The North Carolina Tar Heels were 8-2-1 in 1977. They fell to the Nebraska Cornhuskers, 21 to 17, in the Liberty Bowl.
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 234 | 3,714 | 811 | 4.6 | 2,668 | 654 | 4.1 | 1,046 | 157 | 6.7 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 65th | 70th | 44th | 78th | 32nd | 18th | 51st | 106th | 114th | 74th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 81 | 2,624 | 3.6 | 1,487 | 498 | 3.0 | 1,137 | 222 | 5.1 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 55th | 15th | 13th | 22nd | 33rd | 25th | 20th | 80th | 4th | ||||||||||
Net | +153 | +1,090 | +811 | +0.9 | +1,181 | +156 | +1.1 | -91 | -65 | +1.5 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 20th | 25th | 44th | 37th | 19th | 11th | 30th | 84th | 119th | 29th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |