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North Carolina Football Team History


North Carolina Tar Heels
University of North Carolina
 Chapel Hill, NC
Founded: 1789
Stadium: Kenan Memorial Stadium
Capacity: 60,000
Colors: Carolina Blue & White
Coach: Mack Brown
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024
1997 Season Highlights
 Mack Brown enters his 10th season as Head Coach at North Carolina.
 
1997 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 6  vs. Indiana  23   6   W       
 Sat., Sep. 13  vs. Stanford  28   17   W       
 Sat., Sep. 20  @ Maryland  40   14   W       
 Sat., Sep. 27  vs. Virginia  48   20   W       
 Sat., Oct. 4  @ Texas Christian  31   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Wake Forest  30   12   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ North Carolina State  20   7   W       
 Thu., Oct. 30  @ Georgia Tech  16   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. Florida State  3   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 15  @ Clemson  17   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 22  vs. Duke  50   14   W       
 Thu., Jan. 1   Virginia Tech  42   3   W    @ Jacksonville, FL   Gator Bowl
 
1997 Season Totals
  Record11-1
  Points Scored348
  Scoring Average29.0
  Points Allowed146
  Defense Average12.2
  Opponents Record62-74
  Conference Record7-1
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record5-0
1997 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
6 11-1-0 AP
4 11-1-0 Coaches
4 11-1-0 USA Today/ESPN
  
1997 Atlantic Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Florida State 11-1468181Won  31-148-0347128  Bobby Bowden
North Carolina 11-1348146Won  42-37-1224110  Mack Brown
Georgia Tech 7-5314296Won  35-305-3200208  George OLeary
Virginia 7-4277242 5-3200187  George Welsh
Clemson 7-5292219Lost  17-214-4166158  Tommy West
North Carolina State 6-5325268 3-5215199  Mike OCain
Wake Forest 5-6245288 3-5166229  Jim Caldwell
Maryland 2-9161355 1-7109282  Ron Vanderlinden
Duke 2-9223341 0-8157283  Fred Goldsmith

1997 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1997 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.