| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 2 | 7:30 p.m. | Syracuse* | No. 20 | | ESPN | L 9–20 | 52,400 | [1] |
| September 9 | 12:00 p.m. | atMaryland | | | JPS | L 18–32 | 32,215 | [2] |
| September 21 | 8:00 p.m. | atLouisville* | | | ESPN | W 17–10 | 37,704 | [3] |
| September 30 | 1:30 p.m. | Ohio* | | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC
| | W 62–0 | 43,200 | [4] |
| October 7 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 9Virginia | | | JPS | W 22–17 | 50,100 | [5] |
| October 14 | 12:00 p.m. | atGeorgia Tech | | | JPS | L 25–27 | 40,201 | [6] |
| October 21 | 1:30 p.m. | Wake Forest | | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
| | W 31–7 | 51,000 | [7] |
| November 4 | 12:00 p.m. | atClemson | | | JPS | L 10–17 | 72,103 | [8] |
| November 11 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 6Florida State | | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC
| JPS | L 12–28 | 36,000 | [9] |
| November 18 | 12:00 p.m. | Duke | | | JPS | W 28–24 | 47,000 | [10] |
| November 24 | 11:00 a.m. | atNC State | | | ABC | W 30–28 | 48,100 | [11] |
| December 30 | 7:30 p.m. | vs. No. 24Arkansas* | | | TBS | W 20–10 | 34,428 | [12] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are inEastern time
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