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 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
Record 5-4
Scoring 306-238
Conference Record 0-2
Home Record 2-3
Away Record 3-1
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
Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.