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American college football season
The 1979 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season.
Schedule[]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 8 | 1:00 p.m. | South Carolina* | | | Raycom | W 28–0 | 49,500 |
September 22 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 13 Pittsburgh* | | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC
| Raycom | W 17–7 | 50,550 |
September 29 | 2:00 p.m. | at Army* | No. 20 | | Raycom | W 41–3 | 32,157 |
October 6 | 1:00 p.m. | Cincinnati* | No. 18 | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC
| Raycom | W 35–14 | 49,000 |
October 13 | 1:00 p.m. | Wake Forest | No. 14 | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
| ABC | L 19–24 | 50,720 |
October 20 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 15 NC State | No. 19 | | ABC | W 35–21 | 54,200 |
October 27 | 1:00 p.m. | East Carolina* | No. 15 | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC
| Raycom | T 24–24 | 49,700 |
November 3 | 1:30 p.m. | at Maryland | No. 18 | | Raycom | L 14–17 | 35,618 |
November 10 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 18 Clemson | | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC
| Raycom | L 10–19 | 50,100 |
November 17 | 1:30 p.m. | at Virginia | | | Raycom | W 13–7 | 31,472 |
November 24 | 1:30 p.m. | at Duke | | | Raycom | W 37–16 | 39,800 |
December 28 | 9:00 p.m. | vs. No. 14 Michigan* | | | ABC | W 17–15 | 70,407 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Roster[]
1979 North Carolina Tar Heels football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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1979 team players in the NFL[]
The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.
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References[]
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