2017 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

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2017 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

	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

The 2017 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represents the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team is led by sixth-year head coach Larry Fedora and plays their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium. The Tar Heels compete as a member of the Coastal Division in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Schedule

September 212:20 p.m.California*

• Kenan Memorial Stadium
• Chapel Hill, NC

ACCNL 30–35 49,500 September 912:00 p.m.No. 17 Louisville

• Kenan Memorial Stadium
• Chapel Hill, NC

ESPNL 35–47 ^47,000  September 163:30 p.m.at Old Dominion*

• Foreman Field
• Norfolk, VA

STADIUM   September 23TBADuke

• Kenan Memorial Stadium
• Chapel Hill, NC (Victory Bell)

TBA   September 30TBAat Georgia Tech

• Bobby Dodd Stadium
• Atlanta, GA

TBA   October 7TBANotre Dame*

• Kenan Memorial Stadium
• Chapel Hill, NC

TBA   October 14TBAVirginia

• Kenan Memorial Stadium
• Chapel Hill, NC (South's Oldest Rivalry)

TBA   October 21TBAat Virginia Tech

• Lane Stadium
• Blacksburg, VA

TBA   October 28TBAMiami (FL)

• Kenan Memorial Stadium
• Chapel Hill, NC

TBA   November 98:00 p.m.at Pittsburgh

• Heinz Field
• Pittsburgh, PA

ESPN   November 18TBAWestern Carolina*

• Kenan Memorial Stadium
• Chapel Hill, NC

TBA   November 25TBAat NC State

• Carter–Finley Stadium
• Raleigh, NC (Rivalry)

TBA  

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Louisville

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals					0
Tar Heels					0

See also: 2017 Louisville Cardinals football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–4	2012	L, 34–39

at Old Dominion

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tar Heels					0
Monarchs					0

See also: 2017 Old Dominion Monarchs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2013	W, 80–20

Duke

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils					0
Tar Heels					0

See also: 2017 Duke Blue Devils football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
59–39–4	2016	L, 27–28

at Georgia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tar Heels					0
Yellow Jackets					0

See also: 2017 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
20–28–3	2016	W, 48–20

Notre Dame

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Irish					0
Tar Heels					0

See also: 2017 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–17	2014	L, 43–50

Virginia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cavaliers					0
Tar Heels					0

See also: 2017 Virginia Cavaliers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
64–54–4	2016	W, 35–14

at Virginia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tar Heels					0
Hokies					0

See also: 2017 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–21–6	2016	L, 3–34

Miami (FL)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hurricanes					0
Tar Heels					0

See also: 2017 Miami Hurricanes football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–9	2016	W, 20–13

at Pittsburgh

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tar Heels					0
Panthers					0

See also: 2017 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–3	2016	W, 37–36

Western Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Catamounts					0
Tar Heels					0

See also: 2017 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at NC State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tar Heels					0
Wolfpack					0

See also: 2017 NC State Wolfpack football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
66–34–6	2016	L, 21–28

Rankings

Further information: 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	—	—
Coaches	RV	—
CFP	Not released															Not released