2017 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

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.

2017 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Coastal Division
Record	3–9 (1–7 ACC)
Head coach	Larry Fedora (6th season)
Co-offensive coordinators	Gunter Brewer (4th season) Chris Kapilovic (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	John Papuchis (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Captains	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

v t e	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

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

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Game summaries

California

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

See also: 2017 California Golden Bears football team

Louisville

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

See also: 2017 Louisville Cardinals football team

At Old Dominion

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

See also: 2017 Old Dominion Monarchs football team

Duke

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

See also: 2017 Duke Blue Devils football team

At Georgia Tech

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

See also: 2017 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

Notre Dame

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

See also: 2017 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

Virginia

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

See also: 2017 Virginia Cavaliers football team

At Virginia Tech

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

See also: 2017 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

Miami (FL)

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

See also: 2017 Miami Hurricanes football team

At Pittsburgh

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

See also: 2017 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

Western Carolina

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

See also: 2017 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

At NC State

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

See also: 2017 NC State Wolfpack football team

2018 NFL Draft

Main article: 2018 NFL draft

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