Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 8 |
1:00 PM |
South Carolina* |
|
Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC |
Raycom |
W 28–0 |
49,500 |
September 22 |
1:00 PM |
No. 13 Pittsburgh* |
|
Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC |
Raycom |
W 17–7 |
50,550 |
September 29 |
2:00 PM |
at Army* |
No. 20 |
Michie Stadium • West Point, NY |
Raycom |
W 41–3 |
32,157 |
October 6 |
1:00 PM |
Cincinnati* |
No. 18 |
Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC |
Raycom |
W 35–14 |
49,000 |
October 13 |
1:00 PM |
Wake Forest |
No. 14 |
Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC (Rivalry) |
ABC |
L 19–24 |
50,720 |
October 20 |
4:00 PM |
at No. 15 NC State |
No. 19 |
Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC (Rivalry) |
ABC |
W 35–21 |
54,200 |
October 27 |
1:00 PM |
East Carolina* |
No. 15 |
Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC |
Raycom |
T 24–24 |
49,700 |
November 3 |
1:30 PM |
at Maryland |
No. 18 |
Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD |
Raycom |
L 14–17 |
35,618 |
November 10 |
1:00 PM |
No. 18 Clemson |
|
Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC |
Raycom |
L 10–19 |
50,100 |
November 17 |
1:30 PM |
at Virginia |
No. Raycom |
Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA (Rivalry) |
Raycom |
W 13–7 |
31,472 |
November 24 |
1:30 PM |
at Duke |
|
Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC (Rivalry) |
Raycom |
W 37–16 |
39,800 |
December 28 |
9:00 PM |
vs. No. 14 Michigan* |
|
Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl) |
ABC |
W 17–15 |
70,407 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Roster
1979 North Carolina Tar Heels football team roster |
Players |
Coaches |
Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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1979 team players in the NFL
The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.
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