From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
American college football season
The 1979 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
---|
September 8 | 1:00 p.m. | South Carolina* | | | Raycom | W 28–0 | 49,500 |
September 22 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 13 Pittsburgh* | | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC
| Raycom | W 17–7 | 50,550 |
September 29 | 2:00 p.m. | at Army* | No. 20 | | Raycom | W 41–3 | 32,157 |
October 6 | 1:00 p.m. | Cincinnati* | No. 18 | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC
| Raycom | W 35–14 | 49,000 |
October 13 | 1:00 p.m. | Wake Forest | No. 14 | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
| ABC | L 19–24 | 50,720 |
October 20 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 15 NC State | No. 19 | | ABC | W 35–21 | 54,200 |
October 27 | 1:00 p.m. | East Carolina* | No. 15 | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC
| Raycom | T 24–24 | 49,700 |
November 3 | 1:30 p.m. | at Maryland | No. 18 | | Raycom | L 14–17 | 35,618 |
November 10 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 18 Clemson | | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC
| Raycom | L 10–19 | 50,100 |
November 17 | 1:30 p.m. | at Virginia | No. Raycom | | Raycom | W 13–7 | 31,472 |
November 24 | 1:30 p.m. | at Duke | | | Raycom | W 37–16 | 39,800 |
December 28 | 9:00 p.m. | vs. No. 14 Michigan* | | | ABC | W 17–15 | 70,407 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
|
Roster
1979 North Carolina Tar Heels football team roster
|
Players
|
Coaches
|
Offense
|
Defense
|
Special teams
|
- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
|
1979 team players in the NFL
The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.
References
|
---|
Venues | |
---|
Bowls & rivalries | |
---|
Culture & lore | |
---|
People | |
---|
Seasons | |
---|