Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 30 | 8:00 PM | #8 Florida State | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | ABC | L 0–37 | 59,800 | ||
| September 6 | 1:30 PM | Syracuse* | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | L 47–49 3OT | 47,000 | |||
| September 20 | 11:00 AM | at Wisconsin* | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | ESPN | L 27–38 | 77,439 | ||
| September 27 | 2:00 PM | at NC State | Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC (Carolina–State Game) | L 34–47 | 53,800 | |||
| October 4 | 1:30 PM | Virginia | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC (South's Oldest Rivalry) | L 13–38 | 51,000 | |||
| October 11 | 3:30 PM | at East Carolina* | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC | W 28–17 | 44,040 | |||
| October 18 | 1:30 PM | Arizona State* | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | L 31–33 | 42,000 | |||
| October 25 | 12:00 PM | at Clemson | Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC | JPS | L 28–36 | 77,512 | ||
| November 1 | 12:00 PM | at #24 Maryland | Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD | JPS | L 21–59 | 51,195 | ||
| November 8 | 12:00 PM | Wake Forest | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | JPS | W 42–34 | 35,000 | ||
| November 15 | 12:00 PM | at Georgia Tech | Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA | JPS | L 24–41 | 52,346 | ||
| November 22 | 1:00 PM | Duke | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC (Victory Bell Game) | L 22–30 | 48,000 | |||
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