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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: Bill Dooley
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1975 <- 1976 -> 1977 --> 2024
1976 Season Highlights
 Bill Dooley enters his 10th season as Head Coach at North Carolina.
 
1976 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 4  vs. Miami Ohio  14   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 11  @ Florida  24   21   W    @ Tampa, FL   
 Sat., Sep. 18  vs. Northwestern  12   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 25  @ Army  34   32   W       
 Sat., Oct. 2  @ Missouri  3   24   L       
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. North Carolina State  13   21   L       
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. East Carolina  12   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  @ Wake Forest  34   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  @ Clemson  27   23   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. Virginia  31   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 20  vs. Duke  39   38   W       
 Fri., Dec. 31   Kentucky  0   21   L    @ Atlanta, GA   Peach Bowl
 
1976 Season Totals
  Record9-3
  Points Scored243
  Scoring Average20.3
  Points Allowed220
  Defense Average18.3
  Opponents Record59-71
  Conference Record4-1
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record4-1
1976 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1976 Atlantic Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Maryland 11-1294115Lost  21-305-011124  Jerry Claiborne
North Carolina 9-3243220Lost  0-214-1144102  Bill Dooley
Wake Forest 5-6177206 3-3124118  Chuck Mills
Duke 5-5-1234245 2-3-1125145  Mike McGee
North Carolina State 3-7-1205259 2-39798  Bo Rein
Virginia 2-9106266 1-33097  Dick Bestwick
Clemson 3-6-2172237 0-4-176123  Jimmy Red Parker

1976 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1976 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

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.