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1979 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results

Record: 8-3-1 (27th of 140) (Schedule & Results)

Rank: 15th in the Final AP poll

Conference: ACC

Conference Record: 3-3

Coach: Dick Crum (8-3-1)

Points For: 273

Points/G: 22.8 (44th of 140)

Points Against: 167

Opp Pts/G: 13.9 (29th of 140)

SRS: 16.45 (11th of 140)

SOS: 7.70 (24th of 140)

Bowl Game: Won Gator Bowl 17-15 versus Michigan

AP Poll Summary

AP Poll Summary Table
Pre	9/10	9/17	9/24	10/1	10/8	10/15	10/22	10/29	11/5	11/12	11/19	11/26	12/3	Final
				18	14	19	15	18						15

12 Games Table
G	Date	Day	School		Opponent	Conf		Pts	Opp	W	L	T	Streak	Notes
1	Sep 8, 1979	Sat	North Carolina		South Carolina	Ind	W	28	0	1	0	0	W 1
2	Sep 22, 1979	Sat	North Carolina		(13) Pitt	Ind	W	17	7	2	0	0	W 2
3	Sep 29, 1979	Sat	North Carolina	@	Army	Ind	W	41	3	3	0	0	W 3
4	Oct 6, 1979	Sat	(18) North Carolina		Cincinnati	Ind	W	35	14	4	0	0	W 4
5	Oct 13, 1979	Sat	(14) North Carolina		Wake Forest	ACC	L	19	24	4	1	0	L 1
6	Oct 20, 1979	Sat	(19) North Carolina	@	(15) North Carolina State	ACC	W	35	21	5	1	0	W 1
7	Oct 27, 1979	Sat	(15) North Carolina		East Carolina	Ind	T	24	24	5	1	1	T 1
8	Nov 3, 1979	Sat	(18) North Carolina	@	Maryland	ACC	L	14	17	5	2	1	L 1
9	Nov 10, 1979	Sat	North Carolina		(18) Clemson	ACC	L	10	19	5	3	1	L 2
10	Nov 17, 1979	Sat	North Carolina	@	Virginia	ACC	W	13	7	6	3	1	W 1
11	Nov 24, 1979	Sat	North Carolina	@	Duke	ACC	W	37	16	7	3	1	W 2
12	Dec 28, 1979	Fri	North Carolina	N	(14) Michigan	Big Ten	W	17	15	8	3	1	W 3	Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, FL)