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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: Dick Crum
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1977 <- 1978 -> 1979 --> 2024
1978 Season Highlights
 Dick Crum enters his 1st season as Head Coach at North Carolina.
 
1978 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 16  vs. East Carolina  14   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 23  vs. Maryland  20   21   L       
 Sat., Sep. 30  @ Pittsburgh  16   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 7  vs. Miami Ohio  3   7   L       
 Sat., Oct. 14  @ Wake Forest  34   29   W       
 Sat., Oct. 21  vs. North Carolina State  7   34   L       
 Sat., Oct. 28  @ South Carolina  24   22   W       
 Sat., Nov. 4  @ Richmond  18   27   L       
 Sat., Nov. 11  @ Clemson  9   13   L       
 Sat., Nov. 18  vs. Virginia  38   20   W       
 Sat., Nov. 25  vs. Duke  16   15   W       
 
1978 Season Totals
  Record5-6
  Points Scored199
  Scoring Average18.1
  Points Allowed218
  Defense Average19.8
  Opponents Record66-47
  Conference Record3-3
  Home Record3-3
  Away Record2-3
1978 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1978 Atlantic Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Clemson 11-1368131Won  17-156-018371  Charley Pell
Maryland 9-3261167Lost  0-425-115962  Jerry Claiborne
North Carolina State 9-3280208Won  30-174-2133112  Bo Rein
North Carolina 5-6199218 3-3124132  Dick Crum
Duke 4-7108247 3-484118  Mike McGee
Georgia Tech 7-5270253Lost  21-411-13447  Pepper Rodgers
Wake Forest 1-10104274 1-559161  John Mackovic
Miami 6-5194193   Louis H. Lou Saban
Virginia 2-9139236 0-675143  Dick Bestwick

1978 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1978 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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