North Carolina Football Team History
North Carolina Tar Heels
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC
Founded: 1789 Stadium: Kenan Memorial Stadium Capacity: 60,000 Colors: Carolina Blue & White Coach: Dick Crum Conference: Atlantic Coast-
1978 Season Highlights
Dick Crum enters his 1st season as Head Coach at North Carolina.
1978 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 16 vs.
East Carolina
14
10
W
Sat., Sep. 23 vs.
Maryland
20
21
L
Sat., Sep. 30 @
Pittsburgh
16
20
L
Sat., Oct. 7 vs.
Miami Ohio
3
7
L
Sat., Oct. 14 @
Wake Forest
34
29
W
Sat., Oct. 21 vs.
North Carolina State
7
34
L
Sat., Oct. 28 @
South Carolina
24
22
W
Sat., Nov. 4 @ Richmond
18
27
L
Sat., Nov. 11 @
Clemson
9
13
L
Sat., Nov. 18 vs.
Virginia
38
20
W
Sat., Nov. 25 vs.
Duke
16
15
W
1978 Season Totals
Record 5-6
Points Scored 199
Scoring Average 18.1
Points Allowed 218
Defense Average 19.8
Opponents Record 66-47
Conference Record 3-3
Home Record 3-3
Away Record 2-3
1978 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1978 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1978 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.