| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|
| September 1 | 1:30 p.m. | Miami (OH)* | | | W 34–0 | 47,500 | [1] |
| September 8 | 7:00 p.m. | atSouth Carolina* | | | L 5–27 | 73,500 | [2] |
| September 15 | 1:30 p.m. | Connecticut* | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC
| | W 48–21 | 41,000 | [3] |
| September 22 | 1:30 p.m. | Kentucky* | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC
| | W 16–13 | 43,000 | [4] |
| September 29 | 1:30 p.m. | NC State | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
| | L 9–12 | 53,000 | [5] |
| October 6 | 7:00 p.m. | atWake Forest | | | W 31–24 | 27,711 | [6] |
| October 20 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 11Georgia Tech | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC
| | T 13–13 | 48,000 | [7] |
| October 27 | 1:30 p.m. | Maryland | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC
| | W 34–10 | 46,000 | [8] |
| November 3 | 12:10 p.m. | at No. 18Clemson | | JPS | L 3–20 | 75,196 | [9] |
| November 10 | 12:10 p.m. | No. 11Virginia | | JPS | L 10–24 | 41,000 | [10] |
| November 17 | 12:10 p.m. | atDuke | | | W 24–22 | 31,600 | [11] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are inEastern time
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