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1976 North Carolina Tar Heels football
File:North Carolina Tar Heels logo.svg
Peach Bowl, L 0–21 vs. Kentucky
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
1976 record 9–3 (4–1 ACC)
Head coach Bill Dooley (10th year)
Home stadium Kenan Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 50,000)
Seasons
« 1975 1977 »
1976 ACC football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#13 Maryland 5 0 0     11 1 0
North Carolina 4 1 0     9 3 0
Wake Forest 3 3 0     5 6 0
Duke 2 3 1     5 5 1
NC State 2 3 0     3 7 1
Virginia 1 3 0     2 9 0
Clemson 0 4 1     3 6 2
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

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.[2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 4No. 20 Miami (OH)*W 14–10
September 11at No. 18 Florida*W 24–21
September 18Northwestern*No. 17
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 12–0
September 25at Army*No. 16W 34–32
October 2at No. 12 Missouri*No. 14L 3–24
October 16NC State
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
L 13–21
October 23No. 20 East Carolina*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 12–10
October 30at Wake ForestW 34–14
November 6at ClemsonW 27–23
November 13Virginia
W 31–6
November 20Duke
W 39–38
December 31vs. Kentucky*No. 19
L 0–21
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game time

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