Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31 | 1:30 PM | Miami (OH)* | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | L 21–27 | 38,000 | |||
| September 7 | 8:00 PM | at Syracuse* | Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY | ESPN2 | W 30–22 | 39,444 | ||
| September 14 | 8:00 PM | #9 Texas* | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | ABC | L 21–52 | 60,500 | ||
| September 28 | 3:30 PM | Georgia Tech | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | ABC | L 13–21 | 57,000 | ||
| October 5 | 7:00 PM | at Arizona State* | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 38–35 | 42,128 | |||
| October 12 | 12:00 PM | #17 NC State | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC (Carolina–State Game) | JPS | L 17–34 | 60,250 | ||
| October 19 | 12:00 PM | at Virginia | Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry) | JPS | L 27–37 | 55,648 | ||
| October 26 | 12:00 PM | at Wake Forest | Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC | JPS | L 0–31 | 31,476 | ||
| November 2 | 1:30 PM | #18 Maryland | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | L 7–59 | 44,000 | |||
| November 9 | 12:00 PM | Clemson | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | JPS | L 12–42 | 42,000 | ||
| November 16 | 3:30 PM | at #16 Florida State | Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | ABC | L 14–40 | 81,910 | ||
| November 23 | 12:00 PM | at Duke | Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC (Victory Bell Game) | JPS | W 23–21 | 30,002 | ||
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