The North Carolina Tar Heels of the Atlantic Coast Conference defeated the Michigan Wolverines of the Big Ten Conference, 17–15.
This made them fall to 14th position in the polls and they finished as 3rd in the Big Ten Conference.
The Tar Heels had started with a score of 4-0 and were ranked #14 before a loss to Wake Forest started a 1-3-1 middle stretch that ended with victories over Virginia and Duke to make them finish 5th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
This was North Carolina's third ever Gator Bowl appearance.
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