1977 North Carolina Tar Heels football team
The 1977 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the North Carolina Tar Heels of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season.[1]
| 1977 North Carolina Tar Heels football | |
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ACC champion | |
Liberty Bowl, L 17–21 vs. Nebraska | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 14 |
| AP | No. 17 |
| Record | 8–3–1 (5–0–1 ACC) |
| Head coach |
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| Defensive coordinator | Jim Dickey (3rd season) |
| Captain | Alan Caldwell, Dee Hardison |
| Home stadium | Kenan Memorial Stadium |
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| No. 17 North Carolina $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Clemson | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 10 | 1:30 p.m. | at Kentucky* | L 7–10 | 57,796 | |||
| September 17 | 1:30 p.m. | Richmond* | W 31–0 | 47,100 | [2] | ||
| September 24 | 1:30 p.m. | at Northwestern* | W 41–7 | 19,597 | |||
| October 1 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 13 Texas Tech* |
| L 7–10 | 48,000 | ||
| October 8 | 1:30 p.m. | Wake Forest |
| W 24–3 | 48,000 | ||
| October 15 | 1:30 p.m. | at NC State | W 27–14 | 51,300 | |||
| October 22 | 1:30 p.m. | South Carolina* |
| W 17–0 | 48,250 | ||
| October 29 | 1:30 p.m. | at Maryland | W 16–7 | 42,683 | |||
| November 5 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 13 Clemson |
| T 13–13 | 50,400 | ||
| November 12 | 1:30 p.m. | at Virginia | No. 19 | W 35–14 | 21,000 | ||
| November 19 | 1:30 p.m. | at Duke | No. 18 | W 16–3 | 40,078 | ||
| December 19 | 9:00 p.m. | vs. No. 12 Nebraska* | No. 14 | L 17–21 | 49,456 | ||
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Roster
- RB Amos Lawrence, Fr.
Season summary
At Virginia
- Amos Lawrence 286 rush yards
References
- "1977 North Carolina Tar Heels". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
- "Heels bury Spiders, 31–0". Rocky Mount Telegram. September 18, 1977. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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