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North Carolina

ACC · 1974 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
7–5
0.583 Win %
Conference
4th
4–2 in ACC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
123
1902–2026
All-Time Record
697–557–48
0.554 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#3
1948
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 2 · Top 10: 13 · Top 25: 27
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 5 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 28 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 4 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare North Carolina head-to-head · History & Eras

1974 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 17Ohio (OHIO)H2HMAC6–5W 42–7
5Week 5 · Sep 24Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC1–10W 31–0
6Week 6 · Oct 1Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC8–4L 12–24
7Week 7 · Oct 8Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND FBSI7–4W 45–29
8Week 8 · Oct 15Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HIND FBSI6–5L 28–29
9Week 9 · Oct 22NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC9–2–1W 33–14
10Week 10 · Oct 29South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HIND FBSI4–7L 23–31
11Week 11 · Nov 5Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC4–7W 24–10
12Week 12 · Nov 12Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC7–4L 32–54
13Week 13 · Nov 19Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI3–8W 56–42
14Week 14 · Nov 26Duke (DUKE)H2HACC6–5W 14–13
3Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 31Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2HSEC9–3L 24–26

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.624
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+13
-23+36
  • NC State +9
  • Pittsburgh +7
  • Ohio +6
  • Duke +6
  • Virginia +4
  • Army +3
  • Wake Forest +1
  • Mississippi State -3
  • Maryland -4
  • Clemson -4
  • Georgia Tech -5
  • South Carolina -7

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #44Better than 69%
Win % Place 51stBetter than 64%

0.583 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#38Regular Season Final#40Post-Season W1#40Post-Season W2#44Post-Season W3#44Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+35
+31
-12
+16
-1
+19
-8
+14
-22
+14
+1
-2

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#611969#441970#211971#71972#861973

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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