North Carolina
ACC · 1979 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 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
1979 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 11 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–4 | W 28–0 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 25 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND FBSI | 11–1 | W 17–7 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 2 |  Army (ARMY)H2H | IND FBSI | 2–8–1 | W 41–3 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 9 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2H | IND FBSI | 2–9 | W 35–14 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 16 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2H |  ACC | 8–4 | L 19–24 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 23 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2H | ACC | 7–4 | W 35–21 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 30 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–3–1 | T 24–24 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 6 |  Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H | ACC | 7–4 | L 14–17 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 13 |  Clemson (CLEMSON)H2H | ACC | 8–4 | L 10–19 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 20 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2H | ACC | 6–5 | W 13–7 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 27 |  Duke (DUKE)H2H | ACC | 2–8–1 | W 37–16 |
| 4 | Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 1 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H |  B10 | 8–4 | W 17–15 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Pittsburgh +11
- South Carolina +8
- Michigan +8
- NC State +7
- Virginia +6
- Army +2
- Cincinnati +2
- Duke +2
- East Carolina 0
- Wake Forest -4
- Maryland -4
- Clemson -4
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.708 Win % · Change -2
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.