1976 North Carolina Tar Heels football team
1976 North Carolina Tar Heels football | |
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Peach Bowl, L 0–21 vs. Kentucky | |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
1976 record | 9–3 (4–1 ACC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Pat Watson (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Jim Dickey (2nd season) |
Captain | Craig Funk, Ronny Johnson |
Home stadium | Kenan Memorial Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Maryland $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1976 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. The Tar Heels were led by tenth-year head coach Bill Dooley and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in second.[2]
Schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 4 | No. 20 Miami (OH)* | W 14–10 | ||||
September 11 | vs. No. 18 Florida* | W 24–21 | 42,262 | |||
September 18 | Northwestern* | No. 17 |
| W 12–0 | ||
September 25 | at Army* | No. 16 | W 34–32 | |||
October 2 | at No. 12 Missouri* | No. 14 | L 3–24 | |||
October 16 | NC State |
| L 13–21 | |||
October 23 | No. 20 East Carolina* |
| W 12–10 | 49,000 | [3] | |
October 30 | at Wake Forest | W 34–14 | 30,150 | |||
November 6 | at Clemson | W 27–23 | 39,200 | |||
November 13 | Virginia |
| W 31–6 | 48,000 | ||
November 20 | Duke |
| W 39–38 | 48,000 | ||
December 31 | vs. Kentucky* | No. 19 |
| L 0–21 | 57,507 | |
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References[]
- ^ "1976 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
- ^ "1976 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
- ^ "Carolina halts Pirates' streak, 12–10". The News and Observer. October 24, 1976. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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