Season:
| Date | Rank | Opponent | Stadium | Result | Record |
| August 24 | #3 | at Iowa State | Arrowhead Stadium | W 38–31 | 1-0 |
| August 31 | #5 | Virginia | Doak Campbell Stadium | W 40–19 | 2-0 |
| September 14 | #5 | at Maryland | Byrd Stadium | W 37–10 | 3-0 |
| September 21 | #5 | Duke | Doak Campbell Stadium | W 48–17 | 4-0 |
| September 26 | #4 | at Louisville | Papa John's Cardinal Stadium | L 20–26 | 4-1 |
| October 3 | #11 | Clemson | Doak Campbell Stadium | W 48–31 | 5-1 |
| October 12 | #9 | at #1 Miami (FL) | Orange Bowl | L 27-28 | 5-2 |
| October 26 | #11 | #6 Notre Dame | Doak Campbell Stadium | L 24–34 | 5-3 |
| November 2 | #18 | at Wake Forest | Groves Stadium | W 34–21 | 6-3 |
| November 9 | #17 | at Georgia Tech | Bobby Dodd Stadium | W 21–13 | 7-3 |
| November 16 | #15 | North Carolina | Doak Campbell Stadium | W 40–14 | 8-3 |
| November 23 | #14 | at NC State | Carter–Finley Stadium | L 7–17 | 8-4 |
| November 30 | #23 | #15 Florida | Doak Campbell Stadium | W 31–14 | 9-4 |
| Sugar Bowl |
| January 1 | No. 16 | vs #4 Georgia | Louisiana Superdome | L 13–26 | 9-5 |
