1976 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

1976 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Peach Bowl, L 0–21 vs. Kentucky
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record9–3 (4–1 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPat Watson (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJim Dickey (2nd season)
Captains
  • Craig Funk
  • Ronny Johnson
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
1976 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Maryland $ 5 0 011 1 0
North Carolina 4 1 09 3 0
Wake Forest 3 3 05 6 0
Duke 2 3 15 5 1
NC State 2 3 03 7 1
Virginia 1 3 02 9 0
Clemson 0 4 13 6 2
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. The Tar Heels were led by tenth-year head coach Bill Dooley and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in second.