# 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.

## Schedule

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

## Game summaries
### California

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

### Louisville

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

### At Old Dominion

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

### Duke

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

### At Georgia Tech

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

### Notre Dame

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

### Virginia

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

### At Virginia Tech

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

### Miami (FL)

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

### At Pittsburgh

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

### Western Carolina

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

### At NC State

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

## 2018 NFL Draft

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