1976 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1976 North Carolina Tar Heels football Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 9–3 4–1 Bill Dooley 10th Pat Watson 1st Jim Dickey 2nd Craig Funk Ronny Johnson Kenan Memorial Stadium Peach Bowl L 0–21 vs. Kentucky The 1976 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. The Tar Heels were led by tenth-year head coach Bill Dooley and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in second.https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/north-carolina/1976-schedule.html 1976 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com sports-reference.com November 22, 2017 Schedule 1976 AP Eastern September 4 1:30 p.m. w y Miami (OH) 20 Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC 14–10 34,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-tar-heels-bewitc/139622846/ The Cincinnati Enquirer Tar Heels bewitch Miami September 5, 1976 January 26, 2024 Newspapers.com September 11 7:00 p.m. w y y Florida 18 Tampa Stadium Tampa, FL 24–21 42,262 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-herald-florida-staggered-by-no/134271235/ The Miami Herald Florida staggered by North Carolina September 12, 1976 October 29, 2023 Newspapers.com September 18 1:30 p.m. w y 17 Northwestern Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC 12–0 41,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star-north-carolina-sto/139623012/ The Indianapolis Star North Carolina stops Northwestern, 12–0 September 19, 1976 January 26, 2024 Newspapers.com September 25 1:30 p.m. w y y 16 Army Michie Stadium West Point, NY 34–32 24,694 https://www.newspapers.com/article/rocky-mount-telegram-carolina-eases-past/139623148/ The Rocky Mount Telegram Carolina eases past Army September 26, 1976 January 26, 2024 Newspapers.com October 2 1:30 p.m. l y y 14 Missouri 12 Faurot Field Columbia, MO 3–24 60,676 https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch-mizzou-humbles-n/139623271/ St. Louis Post-Dispatch Mizzou humbles North Carolina, 24–3 October 3, 1976 January 26, 2024 Newspapers.com October 16 1:30 p.m. l NC State Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC rivalry 13–21 50,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-wichita-eagle-wolfpack-hounds-cross/139623384/ The Wichita Eagle & Beacon Wolfpack hounds cross-state foe North Carolina with 27–0 victory October 17, 1976 January 26, 2024 Newspapers.com October 23 1:30 p.m. w y East Carolina 20 Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC 12–10 49,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72653155/carolina-halts-pirates-streak-1210/ The News and Observer Carolina halts Pirates' streak, 12–10 October 24, 1976 March 4, 2021 Newspapers.com October 30 1:30 p.m. w y Wake Forest Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC rivalry 34–14 30,150 https://www.newspapers.com/article/salisbury-evening-post-tar-heels-enhance/139623490/ Salisbury Evening Post Tar Heels enhance bowl chances with victory October 31, 1976 January 26, 2024 Newspapers.com November 6 1:00 p.m. w y Clemson Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC 27–23 39,200 https://www.newspapers.com/article/florence-morning-news-unc-edges-tigers/139623596/ Florence Morning News UNC edges Tigers, 27–23 November 7, 1976 January 26, 2024 Newspapers.com November 13 1:30 p.m. w Virginia Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC South's Oldest Rivalry 31–6 48,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-robesonian-unc-routs-virginia-look/139623744/ The Robesonian UNC routs Virginia, look for bid to bowl November 14, 1976 January 26, 2024 Newspapers.com November 20 1:30 p.m. w Duke Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC Victory Bell 39–38 48,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-state-brilliant-voight-lifts-unc/139623877/ The State Brilliant Voight lifts UNC November 21, 1976 January 26, 2024 Newspapers.com December 31 Friday 2:30 p.m. l y y 19 Kentucky Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Atlanta, GA Peach Bowl 0–21 54,132 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-constitution-kentucky-rips-v/134271039/ The Atlanta Journal & Constitution Kentucky rips Voight-less Heels January 1, 1977 October 28, 2023 Newspapers.com References North Carolina Category:North Carolina Tar Heels football seasons North Carolina Tar Heels football