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North Carolina Football Team History


North Carolina Tar Heels
University of North Carolina
 Chapel Hill, NC
Founded: 1789
Stadium: Kenan Memorial Stadium
Capacity: 60,000
Colors: Carolina Blue & White
Coach: Mack Brown
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

North Carolina 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1888  
  1917 - Did not field a team.
  1918 - Did not field a team.
  2008 - Vacated all of its wins in 2008 and 2009 following an NCAA investigation.
 
Championships
National Championships
None
Conference Championships
  1895, 1922, 1934, 1946, 1949, 1963, 1971
1972, 1977, 1980
Division Championships
  2015, 2022
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 735-575-54
 Winning Pct. 56%
 Vacated Wins 16
 Forfeit Games 1
 Adjusted Record 735-575-54
 Winning Pct. 56%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 10
 Division Titles 2
 Conference Record 256-246-5
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 422-228-29
 Away Record 280-314-24
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 136
 Winning Seasons (#1) 86
 Losing Seasons (#1)45
 Most Wins in A Season 11 (2015)
 Most Loses in A Season 10 (2003)
 10 Win Seasons 8
 Most Points Scored in a Game 80 (11/23/2013)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 570 (2015)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 70 (9/20/2014)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 507 (2014)
 Largest Margin of Victory 66 (9/29/2012)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 66 (11/26/1912)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 124 (9/3/2022)
 Last Shutout 9/29/2012
 Last Time Shutout 11/5/2011
 Shutouts All-Time 253
 Been Shutout All-Time 159
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 14 (10/1/1898-10/23/1899)
 Longest Losing  12 (9/20/2008-9/18/2010)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 15-23-0
 Rose 0-0-0
 Cotton 0-1-0
 Orange 0-1-0
 Fiesta 0-0-0
 Sugar 0-2-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  36-25
 2010-19  68-60
 2000-09  37-68
 1990-99 78-39
 1980-89 61-52-2
 1970-79 72-42-3
 1960-69 41-60
 1950-59 37-57-4
 1940-49 58-37-5
 1930-39 60-24-11
 1920-29 54-33-6
Next Game
 11/16/2024 (Sat)  
vs. Wake Forest in a Conference Game
Last Time: North Carolina won 36-34 in 2022.
All-Time:
 North Carolina vs. Wake Forest 72-36-2 66.7% 
 
2024 Season
 Thu., Aug. 29  @ Minnesota  19-17 W
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Charlotte  38-20 W
 Sat., Sep. 14  vs. North Carolina Central  45-10 W
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. James Madison  50-70 L
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Duke  20-21 L
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Pittsburgh  24-34 L
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Georgia Tech  34-41 L
 Sat., Oct. 12  OPEN 
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Virginia  41-14 W
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Florida State  35-11 W
 Sat., Nov. 2  OPEN 
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Wake Forest  
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Boston College  
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. North Carolina State  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record5-4
  Scoring306-238
  Conference Record0-2
  Home Record2-3
  Away Record3-1
 
2024 Atlantic Coast  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Clemson 6-23-1
Miami 9-03-0
Duke 6-32-1
Georgia Tech 5-42-1
Pittsburgh 7-12-0
Southern Methodist 8-12-0
Syracuse 6-22-1
Virginia 4-42-2
Virginia Tech 5-42-1
Boston College 4-41-1
Florida State 1-81-3
Louisville 6-31-2
North Carolina State 5-41-3
Stanford 2-71-3
California 4-40-3
North Carolina 5-40-2
Wake Forest 4-40-2
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 North Carolina & Virginia have played 129 games.
North Carolina has won 67 games.
Virginia has won 58 games.
with 4 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 1-19
 10 or more 140-134
 20 or more  130-91
 30 or more 106-30
 40 or more 64-8
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 17-1
 10 or more 124-152
 20 or more 73-142
 30 or more 29-104
 40 or more 9-44
 
  
 
Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in College Football History

Before every home game, flowers are placed at the graves of every former Uga (the English Bulldog mascot of Georgia).