1978 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1978 North Carolina Tar Heels football Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 5–6 3–3 Dick Crum 1st Bernie Menapace Bunn Rhames Mike Salzano Kenan Memorial Stadium The 1978 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Tar Heels were led by first-year head coach Dick Crum 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 fourth.https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/north-carolina/1978-schedule.html 1978 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com sports-reference.com November 22, 2017 Schedule 1978 AP Eastern September 16 1:30 p.m. w y East Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC 14–10 51,150 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72660977/fumbling-pirates-fall-short-carolina/ Rocky Mount Telegram Fumbling Pirates fall short, Carolina wins opener 14–10 September 17, 1978 March 4, 2021 Newspapers.com September 23 1:30 p.m. l Maryland 18 Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC 20–21 48,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-press-maryland-edges-north-carolin/139701657/ Daily Press Maryland edges North Carolina 21–20 September 24, 1978 January 27, 2024 Newspapers.com September 30 1:50 p.m. l y y Pittsburgh 9 Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA ABC 16–20 50,439 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-palm-beach-post-jacobs-trocano-rall/139704264/ The Palm Beach Post Jacobs, Trocano rally Pitt 20–16 October 1, 1978 January 27, 2024 Newspapers.com October 7 1:30 p.m. l y Miami (OH) Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC 3–7 48,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-miami-tops-tar-h/139704466/ The Cincinnati Enquirer Miami tops Tar Heels on freshman's 65-yard reverse pass October 8, 1978 January 27, 2024 Newspapers.com October 14 1:30 p.m. w y Wake Forest Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC rivalry 34–29 32,300 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-herald-sun-famous-remedy-wakes-m/139704660/ Durham Sunday Herald 'Famous' remedy, Wake's mistakes revive Tar Heels October 15, 1978 January 27, 2024 Newspapers.com October 21 1:30 p.m. l NC State Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC rivalry 7–34 50,250 https://www.newspapers.com/article/winston-salem-journal-brown-pack-belt-h/139703357/ Winston-Salem Journal Brown, Pack belt Heels October 22, 1978 January 27, 2024 Newspapers.com October 28 1:30 p.m. w y y South Carolina Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC rivalry 24–22 55,104 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-herald-sun-tar-heels-stave-off-gamec/139663923/ Durham Sunday Herald Tar Heels stave off Gamecocks for upset October 29, 1978 January 27, 2024 Newspapers.com November 4 1:30 p.m. l y y Richmond City Stadium Richmond, VA 18–27 15,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112187080/richmond-embarrasses-tar-heels/ The Charlotte Observer Richmond embarrasses Tar Heels November 5, 1978 October 28, 2022 Newspapers.com November 11 1:00 p.m. l y Clemson 15 Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC 9–13 53,495 Clemson Football Media Guide - 1979 https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/fball_media/55/ Clemson University 1979 89 November 10, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/article/sun-news-brown-clemson-edge-tar-heels/139700957/ The Sun-News Brown, Clemson edge Tar Heels November 12, 1978 January 27, 2024 Newspapers.com November 18 1:30 p.m. w Virginia Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC South's Oldest Rivalry 38–20 44,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch-tar-heels-sharp/139704838/ Richmond Times-Dispatch Tar Heels, Sharpe topple Cavaliers 38–20 November 19, 1978 January 27, 2024 Newspapers.com November 25 1:30 p.m. w Duke Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC Victory Bell 16–15 45,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/winston-salem-journal-unc-comeback-tops/139705069/ Winston-Salem Journal UNC comeback tops Duke 16–15 November 26, 1978 January 27, 2024 Newspapers.com Roster RB Amos Lawrence, So. References North Carolina Category:North Carolina Tar Heels football seasons North Carolina Tar Heels football