1977 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

1977 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ACC champion
Liberty Bowl, L 17–21 vs. Nebraska
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 17
Record8–3–1 (5–0–1 ACC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJim Dickey (3rd season)
CaptainAlan Caldwell, Dee Hardison
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
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.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 101:30 p.m.at Kentucky*
L 7–1057,796[2]
September 171:30 p.m.Richmond*
W 31–047,100[3]
September 241:30 p.m.at Northwestern*
W 41–719,597[4]
October 11:30 p.m.No. 13 Texas Tech*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 7–1048,000[5]
October 81:30 p.m.Wake Forest
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
W 24–348,000[6]
October 151:30 p.m.at NC State
W 27–1451,300[7]
October 221:30 p.m.South Carolina*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
W 17–048,250[8]
October 291:30 p.m.at Maryland
W 16–742,683[9]
November 51:30 p.m.No. 13 Clemson
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
T 13–1350,500[10][11]
November 121:30 p.m.at VirginiaNo. 19
W 35–1421,000[12]
November 191:30 p.m.at DukeNo. 18
W 16–340,078[13]
December 199:00 p.m.vs. No. 12 Nebraska*No. 14
L 17–2149,456[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster

Game summaries

At Virginia

References

  1. ^ "1977 North Carolina Tar Heels". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  2. ^ "Kentucky Wildcats claw Carolina 10–7". Rocky Mount Telegram. September 11, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Heels bury Spiders, 31–0". Rocky Mount Telegram. September 18, 1977. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "North Carolina rips Northwestern, 41–7". The Rock Island Argus. September 25, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Johnson directs Raiders to victory". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 2, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "UNC buries Wake Forest". The Times and Democrat. October 9, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Freshman Lawrence powers Tar Heels". The State. October 16, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tar Heels blank Gamecocks". The Sun-News. October 23, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "UNC stuns Terps". The Lynchburg News. October 30, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Clemson Football Media Guide - 1978". Clemson University. 1978. p. 1. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  11. ^ "Tar Heels play for tie and get it, 13–13". The Roanoke Times. November 6, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Lawrence clobbers records, Cavaliers". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 13, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Carolina tops Duke for ACC title". The Memphis Press-Scimitar. November 20, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Nebraska's pass-master brings Carolina to Heel". The News and Observer. December 20, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.


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