1976 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Peach Bowl, L 0–21 vs. Kentucky
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record9–3 (4–1 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPat Watson (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJim Dickey (2nd season)
CaptainCraig Funk, Ronny Johnson
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
1976 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Maryland $ 5 –0 –011 –1 –0
North Carolina 4 –1 –09 –3 –0
Wake Forest 3 –3 –05 –6 –0
Duke 2 –3 –15 –5 –1
NC State 2 –3 –03 –7 –1
Virginia 1 –3 –02 –9 –0
Clemson 0 –4 –13 –6 –2
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 41:30 p.m.No. 20 Miami (OH)*
W 14–1034,000
September 117:00 p.m.vs. No. 18 Florida*
W 24–2142,262[3]
September 181:30 p.m.Northwestern*No. 17
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 12–041,000
September 251:30 p.m.at Army*No. 16
W 34–3224,694
October 21:30 p.m.at No. 12 Missouri*No. 14
L 3–2460,676
October 161:30 p.m.NC State
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
L 13–2150,000
October 231:30 p.m.No. 20 East Carolina*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 12–1049,000[4]
October 301:30 p.m.at Wake Forest
W 34–1430,150
November 61:00 p.m.at Clemson
W 27–2339,200
November 131:30 p.m.Virginia
W 31–648,000
November 201:30 p.m.Duke
W 39–3848,000
December 312:30 p.m.vs. Kentucky*No. 19
L 0–2154,132[5]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

References

  1. ↑ "1976 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  2. ↑ "1976 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Florida staggered by North Carolina". The Miami Herald. September 12, 1976. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Carolina halts Pirates' streak, 12–10". The News and Observer. October 24, 1976. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Kentucky rips Voight-less Heels". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. January 1, 1977. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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