2017 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

2017 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Division Coastal Division
2017 record 3–9 (1–7 ACC)
Head coach Larry Fedora (6th season)
Co-offensive coordinator Gunter Brewer (4th as coordinator, 11th overall season)
Co-offensive coordinator Chris Kapolovic (4th as coordinator, 6th overall season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator John Papuchis (1st season)
Home stadium Kenan Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 63,000)
2017 ACC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Atlantic Division
No. 4 Clemson xy$^  7 –1     12 –2  
No. 23 NC State  6 –2     9 –4  
Boston College  4 –4     7 –6  
Louisville  4 –4     8 –5  
Wake Forest  4 –4     8 –5  
Florida State  3 –5     7 –6  
Syracuse  2 –6     4 –8  
Coastal Division
No. 13 Miami xy  7 –1     10 –3  
No. 24 Virginia Tech  5 –3     9 –4  
Georgia Tech  4 –4     5 –6  
Duke  3 –5     7 –6  
Pittsburgh  3 –5     5 –7  
Virginia  3 –5     6 –7  
North Carolina  1 –7     3 –9  
Championship: Clemson 38, Miami 3
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
As of October 15, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Larry Fedora and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium. The Tar Heels competed as a member of the Coastal Division in the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 3–9, 1–7 in ACC play to finish in last place in the Coastal Division.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 2 12:20 p.m. California* Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC ACCN L 30–35   49,500
September 9 12:00 p.m. No. 17 Louisville Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC ESPN L 35–47   47,000
September 16 3:30 p.m. at Old Dominion* Foreman Field • Norfolk, VA STADIUM W 53–23   20,118
September 23 3:30 p.m. Duke Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC (Victory Bell) ESPNU L 17–27   59,000
September 30 12:00 p.m. at Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA ESPN2 L 7–33   42,805
October 7 3:30 p.m. No. 21 Notre Dame* Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC ABC L 10–33   57,000
October 14 3:30 p.m. Virginia Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC (South's Oldest Rivalry) ACCRSN L 14–20   50,000
October 21 3:30 p.m. at No. 14 Virginia Tech Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA ESPN2 L 7–59   65,632
October 28 12:00 p.m. No. 8 Miami (FL) Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC ESPN2 L 19–24   45,000
November 9 8:00 p.m. at Pittsburgh Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA ESPN W 34–31   34,056
November 18 3:00 p.m. Western Carolina* Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC ACCN Extra W 65–10   43,000
November 25 3:30 p.m. at NC State Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC (Rivalry) ESPNU L 21–33   57,600
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

[1]

Game summaries

California

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Bears 7 7 7 14 35
Tar Heels 7 10 7 6 30
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Louisville

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 17 Cardinals 10 10 7 20 47
Tar Heels 7 7 14 7 35
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–4 2012 L, 34–39

at Old Dominion

1 2 3 4 Total
Tar Heels 11 28 7 7 53
Monarchs 0 7 10 6 23
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2013 W, 80–20

Duke

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 7 3 3 14 27
Tar Heels 3 7 7 0 17
Overall record Last meeting Result
59–39–4 2016 L, 27–28

at Georgia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Tar Heels 0 0 0 7 7
Yellow Jackets 7 3 14 9 33
Overall record Last meeting Result
20–28–3 2016 W, 48–20

Notre Dame

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 20 Fighting Irish 0 16 10 7 33
Tar Heels 0 7 0 3 10
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–17 2014 L, 43–50

Virginia

1 2 3 4 Total
Cavaliers 0 10 7 3 20
Tar Heels 0 0 14 0 14
Overall record Last meeting Result
64–54–4 2016 W, 35–14

at Virginia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Tar Heels 0 0 0 7 7
No. 14 Hokies 14 21 17 7 59
Overall record Last meeting Result
11–21–6 2016 L, 3–34

Miami (FL)

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 8 Hurricanes 0 7 10 7 24
Tar Heels 3 3 7 6 19
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–9 2016 W, 20–13

at Pittsburgh

1 2 3 4 Total
Tar Heels 14 10 3 7 34
Panthers 3 14 7 7 31
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–3 2016 W, 37–36

Western Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Catamounts 7 0 0 3 10
Tar Heels 7 35 10 13 65
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at NC State

1 2 3 4 Total
Tar Heels 7 7 0 7 21
Wolfpack 6 6 7 14 33
Overall record Last meeting Result
66–34–6 2016 L, 21–28

2018 NFL Draft

PlayerTeamRoundPick #Position
Andre SmithCarolina Panthers7th234LB
Austin ProehlBuffalo Bills7th255WR

References

  1. ↑ 2017 North Carolina Tar Heels football schedule. FBSchedules.com. Accessed April 14, 2017.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.