| Date | Game | Result | Notes |
| 9/8/1979 | UNC vs. South Carolina | W 28-0 | |
| 9/22/1979 | UNC vs. Pittsburgh | W 17-7 | |
| 9/29/1979 | UNC @ Army | W 41-3 | |
| 10/6/1979 | UNC vs. Cincinnati | W 35-14 | |
| 10/13/1979 | UNC vs. Wake Forest | L 19-24 | |
| 10/20/1979 | UNC @ N.C. State | W 35-21 | |
| 10/27/1979 | UNC vs. East Carolina | T 24-24 | |
| 11/3/1979 | UNC @ Maryland | L 14-17 | |
| 11/10/1979 | UNC vs. Clemson | L 10-19 | |
| 11/17/1979 | UNC @ Virginia | W 13-7 | |
| 11/24/1979 | UNC @ Duke | W 37-16 | |
| 12/28/1979 | UNC vs. Michigan | W 17-15 | Gator Bowl - Jacksonville, FL |
| | | Record: 8-3-1 | |