Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 3 7:30 pm Ohio * W 34–3135,500 [ 1] September 12 3:30 pm No. 2 Florida State Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC ABC W 24–750,800 [ 2] September 19 12:30 pm at Baylor * No. 20 FSN L 30–3328,734 [ 3] October 1 8:00 pm No. 11 Syracuse * Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC ESPN W 38–1751,200 [ 4] October 10 3:30 pm Georgia Tech No. 23 Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC ABC L 24–4748,600 [ 5] October 17 12:00 pm Duke Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry ) JPS W 27–2450,200 [ 6] October 24 3:30 pm at No. 16 Virginia ABC L 13–2345,900 [ 7] October 31 12:00 pm at Clemson JPS W 46–3963,624 [ 8] November 7 12:00 pm Wake Forest Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry ) JPS W 38–2751,500 [ 9] November 21 1:00 pm at Maryland W 35–2121,589 [ 10] November 28 1:00 pm vs. North Carolina ABC L 34–37 OT 68,797 [ 11] December 29 7:30 pm vs. No. 24 Miami (FL) * TBS L 23–4644,387 [ 12] *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time