1977 North Carolina Tar Heels football team
| 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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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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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]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 10 | 1:30 p.m. | at Kentucky* | L 7–10 | 57,796 | [2] | ||
| September 17 | 1:30 p.m. | Richmond* | W 31–0 | 47,100 | [3] | ||
| September 24 | 1:30 p.m. | at Northwestern* | W 41–7 | 19,597 | [4] | ||
| October 1 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 13 Texas Tech* |
| L 7–10 | 48,000 | [5] | |
| October 8 | 1:30 p.m. | Wake Forest |
| W 24–3 | 48,000 | [6] | |
| October 15 | 1:30 p.m. | at NC State | W 27–14 | 51,300 | [7] | ||
| October 22 | 1:30 p.m. | South Carolina* |
| W 17–0 | 48,250 | [8] | |
| October 29 | 1:30 p.m. | at Maryland | W 16–7 | 42,683 | [9] | ||
| November 5 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 13 Clemson |
| T 13–13 | 50,500 | [10][11] | |
| November 12 | 1:30 p.m. | at Virginia | No. 19 | W 35–14 | 21,000 | [12] | |
| November 19 | 1:30 p.m. | at Duke | No. 18 | W 16–3 | 40,078 | [13] | |
| December 19 | 9:00 p.m. | vs. No. 12 Nebraska* | No. 14 | L 17–21 | 49,456 | [14] | |
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Roster
[edit]- RB Amos Lawrence, Fr.
Game summaries
[edit]At Virginia
[edit]- Amos Lawrence 286 rush yards
References
[edit]- ^ "1977 North Carolina Tar Heels". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
- ^ "Kentucky Wildcats claw Carolina 10–7". Rocky Mount Telegram. September 11, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Heels bury Spiders, 31–0". Rocky Mount Telegram. September 18, 1977. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "North Carolina rips Northwestern, 41–7". The Rock Island Argus. September 25, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Johnson directs Raiders to victory". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 2, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UNC buries Wake Forest". The Times and Democrat. October 9, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Freshman Lawrence powers Tar Heels". The State. October 16, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tar Heels blank Gamecocks". The Sun-News. October 23, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UNC stuns Terps". The Lynchburg News. October 30, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Clemson Football Media Guide - 1978". Clemson University. 1978. p. 1. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- ^ "Tar Heels play for tie and get it, 13–13". The Roanoke Times. November 6, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lawrence clobbers records, Cavaliers". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 13, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Carolina tops Duke for ACC title". The Memphis Press-Scimitar. November 20, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Nebraska's pass-master brings Carolina to Heel". The News and Observer. December 20, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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