| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 4 | 6:30 pm | Vanderbilt* | | | L 12–27 | 16,053 | [2] |
| September 11 | 6:30 pm | NC State | - Groves Stadium
- Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
| | L 16–34 | 25,142 | [3] |
| September 18 | 6:30 pm | Appalachian State* | - Groves Stadium
- Winston-Salem, NC
| | W 16–3 | 26,918 | [4] |
| September 25 | 2:00 pm | atNorthwestern* | | | L 14–26 | 23,875 | [5] |
| October 9 | 12:00 pm | at No. 15North Carolina | | JPS | L 35–45 | 51,000 | [6] |
| October 16 | 1:00 pm | atClemson | | | W 20–16 | 61,102 | [7] |
| October 23 | 1:00 pm | Duke | - Groves Stadium
- Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
| | L 13–21 | 20,123 | [8] |
| October 30 | 2:00 pm | at No. 1Florida State | | | L 0–54 | 66,666 | [9] |
| November 6 | 1:00 pm | at No. 21Virginia | | | L 9–21 | 36,700 | [10] |
| November 13 | 12:00 pm | Georgia Tech | - Groves Stadium
- Winston-Salem, NC
| JPS | L 28–38 | 21,113 | [11] |
| November 20 | 1:00 pm | Maryland | - Groves Stadium
- Winston-Salem, NC
| | L 32–33 | 12,521 | [12] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are inEastern time
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