1979 North Carolina Tar Heels football team information
American college football season
1979North Carolina Tar Heels football
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
Dick Crum (2nd season)
Captain
Buddy Curry
Home stadium
Kenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
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
$ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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.
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