1979 Gator Bowl
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The 1979 Gator Bowl was a college football
bowl game
played on December 28, 1979. The North Carolina Tar Heels
of the Atlantic Coast Conference
defeated the Michigan Wolverines
of the Big Ten Conference
, 17–15.
College football
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bowl game
Bowl game
In North America, a bowl game is commonly considered to refer to one of a number of post-season college football games. Prior to 2002, bowl game statistics were not included in players' career totals and the games were mostly considered to be exhibition games involving a payout to participating...
played on December 28, 1979. The North Carolina Tar Heels
1979 North Carolina Tar Heels football team
The 1979 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season.-Schedule:The Tar Heels finished the regular season with a 7-3-1 record....
of the Atlantic Coast Conference
Atlantic Coast Conference
The Atlantic Coast Conference is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. Founded in 1953 in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ACC sanctions competition in twenty-five sports in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association for its twelve member universities...
defeated the Michigan Wolverines
1979 Michigan Wolverines football team
The 1979 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1979 college football season. The team's head coach was Bo Schembechler...
of the Big Ten Conference
Big Ten Conference
The Big Ten Conference is the United States' oldest Division I college athletic conference. Its twelve member institutions are located primarily in the Midwestern United States, stretching from Nebraska in the west to Pennsylvania in the east...
, 17–15.
Second quarter
- Michigan - Virgil, 20-yard field goal
- Michigan - Anthony Carter, 53-yard pass from John Wangler (kick failed)
- North Carolina - Doug Paschal, 1-yard run (Hayes kick)
Fourth quarter
- North Carolina - Hayes 32-yard field goal
- Michigan - Anthony Carter 30-yard pss from B. J. Dickey (B.J. Dickey pass failed)