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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: John Bunting
Conference: Atlantic Coast-Coastal

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 2005 <- 2006 -> 2007 --> 2024
2006 Season Highlights
 John Bunting enters his 6th season as Head Coach at North Carolina.
 
2006 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 2  vs. Rutgers  16   21   L       
 Sat., Sep. 9  vs. Virginia Tech  10   35   L       
 Sat., Sep. 16  vs. Furman  45   42   W       
 Sat., Sep. 23  @ Clemson  7   52   L       
 Sat., Oct. 7  @ Miami  7   27   L       
 Sat., Oct. 14  vs. South Florida  20   37   L       
 Thu., Oct. 19  @ Virginia  0   23   L       
 Sat., Oct. 28  vs. Wake Forest  17   24   L       
 Sat., Nov. 4  @ Notre Dame  26   45   L       
 Sat., Nov. 11  vs. Georgia Tech  0   7   L       
 Sat., Nov. 18  vs. North Carolina State  23   9   W       
 Sat., Nov. 25  @ Duke  45   44   W       
 
2006 Season Totals
  Record3-9
  Points Scored216
  Scoring Average18.0
  Points Allowed366
  Defense Average30.5
  Opponents Record83-59
  Conference Record2-6
  Home Record2-5
  Away Record1-4
2006 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2006 Atlantic Coast-Coastal Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Georgia Tech 9-5349257Lost  35-387-2219164  Chan Gailey
Virginia Tech 10-3336143Lost  24-316-218693  Frank Beamer
Virginia 5-7181214 4-4124116  Al Groh
Miami 7-6255201Won  21-203-5127127  Larry Coker
North Carolina 3-9216366 2-6109221  John Bunting
Duke 0-12179406 0-8124280  Ted Roof

2006 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2006 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.