The North Carolina Tar Heels were 7-3-1 in 1979. They emerged victorious over the Michigan Wolverines, 17 to 15, in the Gator Bowl.
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1979 ACC Standings
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 |  NC State | 5-1 | 7-4 |
 North Carolina | 3-3 | 8-3 | |
 Clemson | 4-2 | 8-4 | |
 Wake Forest | 3-2 | 8-4 | |
 Maryland | 4-2 | 7-4 |
1979 Stats
See stats| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 273 | 4,108 | 847 | 4.9 | 2,462 | 609 | 4.0 | 1,646 | 238 | 6.9 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 33rd | 31st | 11th | 53rd | 38th | 25th | 49th | 43rd | 58th | 46th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 152 | 3,338 | 4.0 | 1,656 | 553 | 3.0 | 1,682 | 277 | 6.1 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 27th | 44th | 24th | 30th | 86th | 21st | 98th | 116th | 54th | ||||||||||
Net | +121 | +770 | +847 | +0.8 | +806 | +56 | +1.0 | -36 | -39 | +0.8 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 23rd | 28th | 11th | 28th | 29th | 45th | 24th | 68th | 98th | 38th |
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| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Boise State | 9 | 1 | .900 |
| 2 |  Colorado State | 7 | 3 | .700 |
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Colorado | Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Marshall | 7 | 3 | .700 |
| 2 |  Georgia Southern | 6 | 4 | .600 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Notre Dame | 9 | 1 | .900 |
| 2 |  UConn | 7 | 3 | .700 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ohio | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| 2 |  Miami (OH) | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Oregon | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Ohio State | 9 | 1 | .900 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Washington State | 8 | 2 | .800 |
| 2 |  Oregon State | 4 | 6 | .400 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacksonville State | 7 | 3 | .700 |
| 2 |  Western Kentucky | 7 | 3 | .700 |
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