1979 North Carolina Tar Heels football team
American college football season
1979 North Carolina Tar Heels football | |
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Gator Bowl champion | |
Gator Bowl, W 17–15 vs. Michigan | |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 14 |
AP | No. 15 |
Record | 8–3–1 (3–3 ACC) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Buddy Curry |
Home stadium | Kenan Memorial Stadium |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 North Carolina | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1979 North Carolina Tar Heels football team was an American football team that represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Dick Crum, the Tar Heels complied an overall record of 8–3–1, with a conference record of 3–3, and finished fifth in the ACC.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 8 | 1:00 p.m. | South Carolina* | Raycom | W 28–0 | 49,500 | [1] | ||
September 22 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 13 Pittsburgh* |
| Raycom | W 17–7 | 50,550 | [2] | |
September 29 | 2:00 p.m. | at Army* | No. 20 | Raycom | W 41–3 | 32,157 | [3] | |
October 6 | 1:00 p.m. | Cincinnati* | No. 18 |
| Raycom | W 35–14 | 49,000 | [4] |
October 13 | 1:00 p.m. | Wake Forest | No. 14 |
| ABC | L 19–24 | 50,720 | [5] |
October 20 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 15 NC State | No. 19 | ABC | W 35–21 | 54,200 | [6] | |
October 27 | 1:00 p.m. | East Carolina* | No. 15 |
| Raycom | T 24–24 | 49,700 | [7] |
November 3 | 1:30 p.m. | at Maryland | No. 18 | Raycom | L 14–17 | 35,618 | [8] | |
November 10 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 18 Clemson |
| Raycom | L 10–19 | 50,100 | [9] | |
November 17 | 1:30 p.m. | at Virginia | Raycom | W 13–7 | 31,472 | [10] | ||
November 24 | 1:30 p.m. | at Duke |
| Raycom | W 37–16 | 39,800 | [11] | |
December 28 | 9:00 p.m. | vs. No. 14 Michigan* | ABC | W 17–15 | 70,407 | [12] | ||
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Roster
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1979 team players in the NFL
The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.
Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
Buddy Curry | Linebacker | 2 | 36 | Atlanta Falcons |
Doug Paschal | Running back | 5 | 121 | Minnesota Vikings |
Phil Farris | Wide receiver | 11 | 297 | Denver Broncos |
References
- ^ "Tar Heels get their kicks in 28–0 win". The Charlotte Observer. September 9, 1979. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "North Carolina upsets 13th-ranked Pitt, 17–7". The Des Moines Register. September 23, 1979. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lawrence stars as unbeaten Tar Heels rout Army, 41–3". The Tampa Tribune. September 30, 1979. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Heels rally, avery upset". Durham Morning Herald. October 7, 1979. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wake Forest stuns UNC". Daily Press. October 14, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tar Heels subdue Wolfpack". Winston-Salem Journal. October 21, 1979. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Smoocher! Heels, Bucs tie one on". The News and Observer. October 28, 1979. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tice, Castro lead Terps by Tar Heels". The News and Observer. November 4, 1979. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers boot Heels". The Greenville News. November 11, 1979. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tar Heels defeat Cavaliers, 13–7". The Sun-News. November 18, 1979. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lawrence, UNC rush past Duke". Winston-Salem Journal. November 25, 1979. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Michigan loses in Gator, 17–15". Detroit Free Press. December 29, 1979. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1979 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
- ^ "1980 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
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