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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:
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 736-578-54
 Winning Pct. 56%
 Vacated Wins 16
 Forfeit Games 1
 Adjusted Record 736-578-54
 Winning Pct. 56%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 10
 Division Titles 2
 Conference Record 259-249-5
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 423-229-29
 Away Record 280-315-24
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 136
 Winning Seasons (#1) 85
 Losing Seasons (#1)46
 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 15-24-0
 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  37-28
 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
 
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  31-24 W
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Boston College  21-41 L
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. North Carolina State  30-35 L
 Sat., Dec. 28  vs. Connecticut  14-27 L
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record6-7
  Scoring402-365
  Conference Record3-5
  Home Record3-4
  Away Record3-2
 
2024 Atlantic Coast  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Southern Methodist 11-38-0
Clemson 10-47-1
Miami 10-36-2
Duke 9-45-3
Georgia Tech 7-65-3
Louisville 9-45-3
Syracuse 10-35-3
Boston College 7-64-4
Virginia Tech 6-74-4
North Carolina 6-73-5
North Carolina State 6-73-5
Pittsburgh 7-63-5
Virginia 5-73-5
California 6-72-6
Stanford 3-92-6
Wake Forest 4-82-6
Florida State 2-101-7
 
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 141-137
 20 or more  131-93
 30 or more 107-31
 40 or more 64-8
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 17-1
 10 or more 125-155
 20 or more 74-145
 30 or more 29-106
 40 or more 9-45
 
  
 
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

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.