| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 26 | 2:30 p.m. | NC State | | W 29–7 | 20,000 | [2] |
| October 3 | 2:00 p.m. | Washington & Lee* | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC
| W 39–0 | 18,000 | [3] |
| October 10 | 2:00 p.m. | atWake Forest | | W 18–13 | 12,000 | [4] |
| October 17 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 3Maryland | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC
| L 0–26 | 35,000 | [5] |
| October 24 | 2:00 p.m. | atGeorgia* | | L 14–27 | 30,000 | [6] |
| October 31 | 2:00 p.m. | Tennessee* | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC
| L 6–20 | 27,000 | [7] |
| November 7 | 2:00 p.m. | atSouth Carolina | | L 0–18 | 23,000 | [8] |
| November 14 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 1Notre Dame* | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
| L 14–34 | 43,000 | [9] |
| November 21 | 2:00 p.m. | atVirginia* | | W 33–7 | 13,000 | [10] |
| November 28 | 2:00 p.m. | atDuke | | L 20–35 | 40,000 | [11] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are inEastern time
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