1979 Gator Bowl

1979 Gator Bowl
Bowl Game
Michigan Wolverines North Carolina Tar Heels (8–3) (7–3–1) 15 17 Head coach:  Bo Schembechler Head coach:  Dick Crum AP Coaches 14 14 1 2 3 4 Total University of Michigan 0 9 0 6 15 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 0 7 7 3 17
Date	December 28, 1979
Season	1979
Stadium	Gator Bowl Stadium
Location	Jacksonville, Florida
MVP	Matt Kupec (North Carolina QB), Amos Lawrence (North Carolina RB), John Wangler (Michigan QB), Anthony Carter (Michigan WR)
Attendance	70,407
United States TV coverage
Network	ABC
Announcers:	Keith Jackson, Ara Parseghian
Gator Bowl  < 1978  1980 >

The 1979 Gator Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 28, 1979. The North Carolina Tar Heels of the Atlantic Coast Conference defeated the Michigan Wolverines of the Big Ten Conference, 17–15.

Scoring summary

First quarter

• No score

Second quarter

• Michigan - Virgil, 20-yard field goal
• Michigan - Anthony Carter, 53-yard pass from John Wangler (kick failed)
• North Carolina - Doug Paschal, 1-yard run (Hayes kick)

Third quarter

• North Carolina - Phil Farris 12-yard pass from Matt Kupec (Hayes kick)

Fourth quarter

• North Carolina - Hayes 32-yard field goal
• Michigan - Anthony Carter 30-yard pss from B. J. Dickey (B.J. Dickey pass failed)

External links

• Summary at Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan Athletics History