2017 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

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2017 North Carolina Tar Heels football
North Carolina Tar Heels logo.svg
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal
Record3–9 (1–7 ACC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinator Gunter Brewer (4th season)
Co-offensive coordinator Chris Kapilovic (3rd season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator John Papuchis (1st season)
Base defense 4–3
Captains
Home stadium Kenan Memorial Stadium
Uniform
North carolina football unif17.png
Seasons
  2016
2018  
2017 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Atlantic Division
No. 4 Clemson xy$^  7 1   12 2  
No. 23 NC State  6 2   9 4  
Boston College  4 4   7 6  
Louisville  4 4   8 5  
Wake Forest  4 4   8 5  
Florida State  3 5   7 6  
Syracuse  2 6   4 8  
Coastal Division
No. 13 Miami (FL) xy  7 1   10 3  
No. 24 Virginia Tech  5 3   9 4  
Georgia Tech  4 4   5 6  
Duke  3 5   7 6  
Pittsburgh  3 5   5 7  
Virginia  3 5   6 7  
North Carolina  1 7   3 9  
Championship: Clemson 38, Miami 3
  • ^ College Football Playoff participant
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a member of Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Larry Fedora and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium. The Tar Heels finished the season 3–9 overall and 1–7 in ACC play to place last out of seven teams in the Coastal Division.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 212:20 p.m. California * ACCN L 30–3549,500 [1]
September 912:00 p.m.No. 17 Louisville
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
ESPN L 35–4747,000 [1]
September 163:30 p.m.at Old Dominion * Stadium W 53–2320,118 [1]
September 233:30 p.m. Duke
ESPNU L 17–2759,000 [1]
September 3012:00 p.m.at Georgia Tech ESPN2L 7–3342,805 [1]
October 73:30 p.m.No. 21 Notre Dame *
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
ABC L 10–3357,000 [1]
October 143:30 p.m. Virginia
ACCRSN L 14–2050,000 [1]
October 213:30 p.m.at No. 14 Virginia Tech ESPN2L 7–5965,632 [1]
October 2812:00 p.m.No. 8 Miami (FL)
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
ESPN2L 19–2445,000 [1]
November 98:00 p.m.at Pittsburgh ESPN W 34–3134,056 [1]
November 183:00 p.m. Western Carolina *
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
ACCN Extra W 65–1043,000 [1]
November 253:30 p.m.at NC State ESPNUL 21–3357,600 [1]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

California

1234Total
Golden Bears7771435
Tar Heels7107630

Louisville

1234Total
No. 17 Cardinals101072047
Tar Heels7714735

At Old Dominion

1234Total
Tar Heels11287753
Monarchs0710623

Duke

1234Total
Blue Devils7331427
Tar Heels377017

At Georgia Tech

1234Total
Tar Heels00077
Yellow Jackets7314933

Notre Dame

1234Total
No. 20 Fighting Irish01610733
Tar Heels070310

Virginia

1234Total
Cavaliers0107320
Tar Heels0014014

At Virginia Tech

1234Total
Tar Heels00077
No. 14 Hokies142117759

Miami (FL)

1234Total
No. 8 Hurricanes0710724
Tar Heels337619

At Pittsburgh

1234Total
Tar Heels14103734
Panthers3147731

Western Carolina

1234Total
Catamounts700310
Tar Heels735101365

At NC State

1234Total
Tar Heels770721
Wolfpack6671433

2018 NFL Draft

PlayerTeamRoundPick #Position
Andre Smith Carolina Panthers 7th234 LB
Austin Proehl Buffalo Bills 7th255 WR

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "2018 UNC Football Media Guide" (PDF).
  2. 2017 North Carolina Tar Heels football schedule. FBSchedules.com. Accessed April 14, 2017.