2017 North Carolina Tar Heels football

Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Coastal
Record	3–9 (1–7 ACC)
Head coach	Larry Fedora (6th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Gunter Brewer (4th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Chris Kapilovic (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	John Papuchis (1st season)
Captain	Nathan Elliott, Cole Holcomb, Donnie Miles, Bentley Spain, M. J. Stewart
Home stadium	Kenan Memorial Stadium
Uniform

Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

2017 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	12:20 p.m.	California*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ACCN	L 30–35	49,500^[1]
September 9	12:00 p.m.	No. 17 Louisville	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ESPN	L 35–47	47,000^[1]
September 16	3:30 p.m.	at Old Dominion*	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA	Stadium	W 53–23	20,118^[1]
September 23	3:30 p.m.	Duke	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (Victory Bell)	ESPNU	L 17–27	59,000^[1]
September 30	12:00 p.m.	at Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPN2	L 7–33	42,805^[1]
October 7	3:30 p.m.	No. 21 Notre Dame*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	ABC	L 10–33	57,000^[1]
October 14	3:30 p.m.	Virginia	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (South's Oldest Rivalry)	ACCRSN	L 14–20	50,000^[1]
October 21	3:30 p.m.	at No. 14 Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ESPN2	L 7–59	65,632^[1]
October 28	12:00 p.m.	No. 8 Miami (FL)	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ESPN2	L 19–24	45,000^[1]
November 9	8:00 p.m.	at Pittsburgh	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN	W 34–31	34,056^[1]
November 18	3:00 p.m.	Western Carolina*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ACCN Extra	W 65–10	43,000^[1]
November 25	3:30 p.m.	at NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	ESPNU	L 21–33	57,600^[1]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Bears	7	7	7	14	35
Tar Heels	7	10	7	6	30

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 17 Cardinals	10	10	7	20	47
Tar Heels	7	7	14	7	35

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tar Heels	11	28	7	7	53
Monarchs	0	7	10	6	23

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	7	3	3	14	27
Tar Heels	3	7	7	0	17

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tar Heels	0	0	0	7	7
Yellow Jackets	7	3	14	9	33

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 20 Fighting Irish	0	16	10	7	33
Tar Heels	0	7	0	3	10

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cavaliers	0	10	7	3	20
Tar Heels	0	0	14	0	14

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tar Heels	0	0	0	7	7
No. 14 Hokies	14	21	17	7	59

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Hurricanes	0	7	10	7	24
Tar Heels	3	3	7	6	19

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tar Heels	14	10	3	7	34
Panthers	3	14	7	7	31

	1	2	3	4	Total
Catamounts	7	0	0	3	10
Tar Heels	7	35	10	13	65

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tar Heels	7	7	0	7	21
Wolfpack	6	6	7	14	33

Player	Team	Round	Pick #	Position
Andre Smith	Carolina Panthers	7th	234	LB
Austin Proehl	Buffalo Bills	7th	255	WR

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Venues	Emerson Field (1916–1926) Kenan Memorial Stadium (1927–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Duke: Victory Bell NC State South Carolina Virginia: South's Oldest Rivalry Wake Forest
Culture & lore	First forward pass Rameses The Marching Tar Heels 2010 football scandal 2011 academic-athletic scandal
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