Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 6 | at NC State | | | L 10–38 | 58,650 | [2] |
September 13 | West Virginia | | WITN | L 21–24 | 33,857 | [3] |
September 20 | at No. 10 Auburn | | | L 0–45 | 62,000 | [4] |
September 27 | at No. 7 Penn State | | | L 17–42 | 84,774 | [5] |
October 4 | Southwestern Louisiana | - Ficklen Memorial Stadium
- Greenville, NC
| | L 10–21 | 27,726 | [6] |
October 11 | at Temple | | | W 28–45 (forfeit win) | 15,384 | [7][8] |
October 18 | Georgia Southern | - Ficklen Memorial Stadium
- Greenville, NC
| | W 35–33 | 27,121 | [9] |
October 25 | at South Carolina | | | L 3–38 | 68,327 | [10] |
November 1 | Southern Miss | - Ficklen Memorial Stadium
- Greenville, NC
| | L 21–23 | 18,127 | [11] |
November 15 | Cincinnati | - Ficklen Memorial Stadium
- Greenville, NC
| | W 32–19 | 16,258 | [12] |
| at No. 1 Miami (FL) | | TBS | L 10–36 | 30,202 | [13] |
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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