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1979 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

The 1979 North Carolina Tar Heels football team was an American football team that represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Dick Crum, the Tar Heels complied an overall record of 8–3–1, with a conference record of 3–3, and finished fifth in the ACC.

1979 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 17–15 vs. Michigan
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 15
Record8–3–1 (3–3 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainBuddy Curry
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
NC State $ 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Clemson 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Maryland 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Wake Forest 3 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 15 North Carolina 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 1
Virginia 1 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Duke 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 81:00 p.m.South Carolina*
RaycomW 28–049,500[1]
September 221:00 p.m.No. 13 Pittsburgh*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
RaycomW 17–750,550[2]
September 292:00 p.m.at Army*No. 20
RaycomW 41–332,157[3]
October 61:00 p.m.Cincinnati*No. 18
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
RaycomW 35–1449,000[4]
October 131:00 p.m.Wake ForestNo. 14
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
ABCL 19–2450,720[5]
October 204:00 p.m.at No. 15 NC StateNo. 19
ABCW 35–2154,200[6]
October 271:00 p.m.East Carolina*No. 15
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
RaycomT 24–2449,700[7]
November 31:30 p.m.at MarylandNo. 18
RaycomL 14–1735,618[8]
November 101:00 p.m.No. 18 Clemson
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
RaycomL 10–1950,100[9]
November 171:30 p.m.at Virginia
RaycomW 13–731,472[10]
November 241:30 p.m.at Duke
RaycomW 37–1639,800[11]
December 289:00 p.m.vs. No. 14 Michigan*
ABCW 17–1570,407[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Roster edit

1979 North Carolina Tar Heels football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
C 51 Rick Donnalley Jr
QB 12 Matt Kupec Sr
RB 20 Amos Lawrence Jr
RB 25 Doug Paschal Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 57 Buddy Curry Sr
LB 98 Lawrence Taylor Jr
DT 76 Donnell Thompson Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

1979 team players in the NFL edit

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.

Player Position Round Pick Franchise
Buddy Curry Linebacker 2 36 Atlanta Falcons
Doug Paschal Running back 5 121 Minnesota Vikings
Phil Farris Wide receiver 11 297 Denver Broncos

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References edit

  1. ^ "Tar Heels get their kicks in 28–0 win". The Charlotte Observer. September 9, 1979. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "North Carolina upsets 13th-ranked Pitt, 17–7". The Des Moines Register. September 23, 1979. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Lawrence stars as unbeaten Tar Heels rout Army, 41–3". The Tampa Tribune. September 30, 1979. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Heels rally, avery upset". Durham Morning Herald. October 7, 1979. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Wake Forest stuns UNC". Daily Press. October 14, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tar Heels subdue Wolfpack". Winston-Salem Journal. October 21, 1979. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Smoocher! Heels, Bucs tie one on". The News and Observer. October 28, 1979. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tice, Castro lead Terps by Tar Heels". The News and Observer. November 4, 1979. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tigers boot Heels". The Greenville News. November 11, 1979. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tar Heels defeat Cavaliers, 13–7". The Sun-News. November 18, 1979. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Lawrence, UNC rush past Duke". Winston-Salem Journal. November 25, 1979. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Michigan loses in Gator, 17–15". Detroit Free Press. December 29, 1979. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1979 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  14. ^ "1980 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
 

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