1977 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

1977 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ACC champion
Liberty Bowl, L 17–21 vs. Nebraska
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 17
Record	8–3–1 (5–0–1 ACC)
Head coach	Bill Dooley (11th season)
Home stadium	Kenan Memorial Stadium

1977 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 17 North Carolina $	5	–	0	–	1			8	–	3	–	1
No. 19 Clemson	4	–	1	–	1			8	–	3	–	1
NC State	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Maryland	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Duke	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Virginia	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	9	–	1
Wake Forest	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the North Carolina Tar Heels of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 10	at Kentucky*		Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	L 7–10
September 17	Richmond*		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	W 31–0
September 24	at Northwestern*		Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 41–7
October 1	No. 13 Texas Tech*		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	L 7–10
October 8	Wake Forest		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	W 24–3
October 15	at NC State		Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	W 27–14
October 22	South Carolina*		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	W 17–0
October 29	at Maryland		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 16–7
November 5	No. 13 Clemson		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	T 13–13
November 12	at Virginia	No. 19	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry)	W 35–14
November 19	at Duke	No. 18	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (Victory Bell)	W 16–3
December 19	vs. No. 12 Nebraska*	No. 14	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	L 17–21
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game time

Roster

• RB Amos Lawrence, Fr.