University of North Carolina Athletics
1979 Football Schedule
Overall8-3-10.708
Conference3-3-00.500
StreakW2
Home3-2-1
Away4-1
Neutral1-0
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 (Sat) | Home | South Carolina | Chapel Hill, N.C. | W 28-0 | ||
| Sep 22 (Sat) | Home | Pittsburgh | Chapel Hill, N.C. | W 17-7 | ||
| Sep 29 (Sat) | Away | Army | West Point, N.Y. | W 41-3 | ||
| Oct 6 (Sat) | Home | Cincinnati | Chapel Hill, N.C. | W 35-14 | ||
| Oct 13 (Sat) | Home | Wake Forest | Chapel Hill, N.C. | L 19-24 | ||
| Oct 17 (Wed) | Away | Virginia | Charlottesville, VA. | W 13-7 | ||
| Oct 20 (Sat) | Away | NC State | Raleigh, N.C. | W 35-21 | ||
| Oct 27 (Sat) | Home | East Carolina | Chapel Hill, N.C. | T 24-24 | ||
| Nov 3 (Sat) | Away | Maryland | College Park, MD. | L 14-17 | ||
| Nov 10 (Sat) | Home | Clemson | Chapel Hill, N.C. | L 10-19 | ||
| Nov 24 (Sat) | Away | Duke | Durham, N.C. | W 37-16 | ||
| Dec 28 (Fri) | Neutral | Michigan | Jacksonville, FLA. | Gator Bowl | W 17-15 |