1978 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

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1978 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1978 record5–6 (3–3 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainBernie Menapace, Bunn Rhames, Mike Salzano
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Clemson $ 6 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 20 Maryland 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 18 NC State 4 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
North Carolina 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Duke 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Wake Forest 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
Virginia 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Tar Heels were led by first-year head coach Dick Crum 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 fourth.[1]

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 16East Carolina*
W 14–1051,150[2]
September 23No. 18 Maryland
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 20–21
September 301:30 p.m.at No. 9 Pittsburgh*
ABCL 16–2050,439
October 7Miami (OH)*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 3–7
October 14at Wake Forest
W 34–2931,500
October 21NC State
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
L 7–34
October 28at South Carolina*
W 24–2255,104
November 4at Richmond*
L 18–27
November 11at No. 15 Clemson
L 9–1353,800
November 18Virginia
W 38–2044,000
November 25Duke
W 16–1545,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster[]

References[]

  1. ^ "1978 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  2. ^ "Fumbling Pirates fall short, Carolina wins opener 14–10". Rocky Mount Telegram. September 17, 1978. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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