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1979 North Carolina Tar Heels Stats

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Record: 8-3-1, .708 W-L% (27th of 140) ▪ Rank: 15th in Final AP Poll
Conference: ACC (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Dick Crum (8-3-1)

PS/G: 24.2 (34th of 140) ▪ PA/G: 13.9 (27th of 140)
SRS: 16.45 (11th of 140) ▪ SOS: 7.70 (24th of 140)

Bowl Game: Won Gator Bowl 17-15 versus Michigan

Passing

Passing
Rk Player Cmp Att Pct Yds Y/A AY/A TD Int Rate
1 Matt Kupec 123 227 54.2 1587 7.0 6.8 18 9 131.1
2 Chuck Sharpe 3 7 42.9 44 6.3 6.3 0 0 95.7
3 Amos Lawrence 1 2 50.0 15 7.5 7.5 0 0 113.0
4 P.J. Gay 0 2 0.0 0 0.0 -22.5 0 1 -100.0

Rushing & Receiving

Rushing Receiving Scrimmage
Rk Player Att Yds Avg TD Rec Yds Avg TD Plays Yds Avg TD
1 Amos Lawrence 225 1019 4.5 9 12 188 15.7 1 237 1207 5.1 10
2 Doug Paschal 177 835 4.7 5 24 168 7.0 0 201 1003 5.0 5
3 Billy Johnson 78 365 4.7 1 3 26 8.7 0 81 391 4.8 1
4 Matt Kupec 47 -23 -0.5 2 1 15 15.0 0 48 -8 -0.2 2
5 Kelvin Bryant 42 149 3.5 1 42 149 3.5 1
6 Walter Sturdivant 14 47 3.4 0 2 15 7.5 0 16 62 3.9 0
7 Chuck Sharpe 14 20 1.4 0 14 20 1.4 0
8 Ron DeMarco 9 33 3.7 0 9 33 3.7 0
9 Victor Harrison 1 12 12.0 0 1 12 12.0 0
10 Phil Farris 1 3 3.0 0 7 153 21.9 4 8 156 19.5 4
11 Rod Elkins 1 2 2.0 0 1 2 2.0 0
12 Mike Chatham 29 448 15.4 8 29 448 15.4 8
13 Jeff Grey 17 230 13.5 1 17 230 13.5 1
14 Wayne Tucker 16 219 13.7 4 16 219 13.7 4
15 P.J. Gay 9 87 9.7 0 9 87 9.7 0
16 Jon Richardson 5 78 15.6 0 5 78 15.6 0
17 Shelton Robinson 2 19 9.5 0 2 19 9.5 0