1979 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

1979 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 17–15 vs. Michigan
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 15
Record8–3–1 (3–3 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainBuddy Curry
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
NC State $ 5 1 0 7 4 0
Clemson 4 2 0 8 4 0
Maryland 4 2 0 7 4 0
Wake Forest 3 2 0 8 4 0
No. 15 North Carolina 3 3 0 8 3 1
Virginia 1 4 0 6 5 0
Duke 0 6 0 2 8 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 North Carolina Tar Heels football team was an American football team that represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Dick Crum, the Tar Heels complied an overall record of 8–3–1, with a conference record of 3–3, and finished fifth in the ACC.