| Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
| August 31 |
3:30 PM |
#25 Clemson |
|
Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC |
ABC |
W 45-0 |
47,500 |
| September 7 |
6:00 PM |
at #9 Syracuse* |
#24 |
Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY |
ESPN2 |
W 27-10 |
48,097 |
| September 21 |
3:30 PM |
Georgia Tech |
#12 |
Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC |
ABC |
W 16-0 |
50,000 |
| September 28 |
3:30 PM |
at #2 Florida State |
#11 |
Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL |
ABC |
L 13-0 |
80,120 |
| October 5 |
6:30 PM |
at Wake Forest |
#15 |
Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC |
|
W 45-6 |
25,681 |
| October 12 |
7:00 PM |
Maryland |
#13 |
Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC |
ESPN2 |
W 38-7 |
47,000 |
| October 26 |
6:30 PM |
at Houston* |
#9 |
Astrodome • Houston, TX |
|
W 42-14 |
16,850 |
| November 2 |
12:00 PM |
North Carolina State |
#8 |
Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC (North Carolina-NC State rivalry) |
JP Sports |
W 52-20 |
47,000 |
| November 9 |
1:30 PM |
Louisville* |
#8 |
Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC |
|
W 28-10 |
46,000 |
| November 16 |
3:30 PM |
at #24 Virginia |
#6 |
Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry) |
ABC |
L 20-17 |
42,500 |
| November 23 |
12:00 PM |
at Duke |
#13 |
Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC (Victory Bell Game) |
JP Sports |
W 27-10 |
30,264 |
| January 1 |
12:30 PM |
vs. #25 West Virginia* |
#10 |
Alltel Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (1997 Gator Bowl) |
CBS |
W 20-13 |
52,103 |
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time[1]. |