Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 29 3:00 p.m.[2] Wake Forest * W 65–015,000 [3]
October 6 2:30 p.m.[4] at Maryland W 26–19[5]
October 13 2:30 p.m.[6] at Harvard * L 0–20[7]
October 20 3:00 p.m.[8] VPI Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC L 14–169,000 [9]
October 27 2:30 p.m.[10] Georgia Tech Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC L 7–2020,000[11] [12]
November 3 2:30 p.m.[13] at NC State T 6–610,000[14] [15]
November 10 2:30 p.m.[16] South Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry ) T 0–0[17]
November 17 2:30 p.m.[18] at Davidson * W 30–77,000 [19]
November 29 2:30 p.m.[20] at Virginia W 24–2018,000-20,000 [21]
December 8 2:00 p.m.[22] Duke * Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry ) W 14–710,000 [23]
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^ "Old Liners Bow To Tarheels" . The Baltimore Sun . October 7, 1928. p. Sports 1, 6 – via Newspapers.com .
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^ "Harvard enjoys one big period to win, 20 to 0" . The Brooklyn Daily Eagle . October 14, 1928. Retrieved December 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, October 20, 1928, Image 1" . October 20, 1928. p. 1.
^ "Gobblers defeat Tar Heels 16–14" . Bristol Herald Courier . October 21, 1928. Retrieved December 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, October 27, 1928, Image 4" . October 27, 1928. p. 4.
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^ "Pass attack wins for Georgia Tech at North Carolina" . The Shreveport Times . October 28, 1928. Retrieved December 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
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^ "Brilliant pass gets tie for N. Carolina" . The Miami Herald . November 4, 1928. Retrieved December 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
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^ "Two Carolinas battle in mud to no decision" . The News and Observer . November 11, 1928. Retrieved January 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
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^ "North Carolina takes Davidson by 30–7 score" . The Atlanta Constitution . November 18, 1928. Retrieved September 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "The Goldsboro News. (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1922-1929, November 28, 1928, Page PAGE FIVE, Image 5 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org)" .
^ "Colorful overhead battle won by Tar Heels 24–20" . Daily Press . November 30, 1928. Retrieved December 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, December 08, 1928, Image 1" . December 8, 1928. p. 1.
^ "Tar Heels whip Duke for North Carolina grid title" . The Sunday Citizen . December 9, 1928. Retrieved December 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
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