The 1979 North Carolina Tar Heels football team was an American football team that represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Dick Crum, the Tar Heels compiled an overall record of 8âÂÂ3âÂÂ1, with a conference record of 3âÂÂ3, and finished fifth in the ACC.
The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.