1977 North Carolina
8–3–1 (5–0–1 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Bill Dooley, finished No. 17 in the AP poll. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Northwestern 41–7Sep 24
By 34 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | at Kentucky | L 7–10 | 33% |
| Sep 17 | vs Richmond | W 31–0 | 65% |
| Sep 24 | at Northwestern | W 41–7 | 67% |
| Oct 1 | vs 13Texas Tech | L 7–10 | 46% |
| Oct 8 | vs Wake Forest | W 24–3 | 71% |
| Oct 15 | at NC State | W 27–14 | 41% |
| Oct 22 | vs South Carolina | W 17–0 | 65% |
| Oct 29 | at Maryland | W 16–7 | 37% |
| Nov 5 | vs 13Clemson | T 13–13 | 66% |
| Nov 12 | at Virginia | W 35–14 | 86% |
| Nov 19 | at Duke | W 16–3 | 59% |
| Dec 19Bowls & playoff | vs 12NebraskaLiberty Bowl | L 17–21 | 45% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Nebraska 21–17 in the Liberty Bowl; No. 17 in the final AP poll; Atlantic Coast Conference champions.
In program history: The 20th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 127 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 10: 19
- Wk 11: 18
- Wk 12: 15
- Wk 13: 14
- Final: 17
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1977.
Atlantic Coast Conference champions5–0–1 in the conference
- Record
- 8–3–1
- Conference
- 5–0–1 first in Atlantic Coast Conference
- AP final
- No. 17 peak No. 14
- Points
- 251–102
- Coach
- Bill Dooley
- Elo
- 1640 +134 this season
- SP+ rating
- 18.6 No. 18 of 140; offense No. 68, defense No. 2
- SRS
- 18.5 No. 14 of 145 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- Jim Dickey
- Captains
- Alan Caldwell and Dee Hardison
Drafted in 1978
The 1978 draft| Rd 2 | Dee Hardison DE | Buffalo Bills |
All-ACC
7 first teamFirst team
Mike SalzanoOGAP-1- Amos LawrenceBAP-1
- Dee HardisonDLAP-1
- Rod BroadwayDLAP-1
- Ken SheetsDLAP-1
Buddy CurryLBAP-1- Alan CaldwellDBAP-1
From Wikipedia’s 1977 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1977 Atlantic Coast Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 5–0–1 | 8–3–1 | 17 |
| Clemson | 4–1–1 | 8–3–1 | 19 |
| Maryland | 4–2 | 8–4 | |
| NC State | 4–2 | 8–4 | |
| Duke | 2–4 | 5–6 | |
| Virginia | 1–5 | 1–9–1 | |
| Wake Forest | 0–6 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.