2010 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

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2010 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Music City Bowl champion
Music City Bowl, W 30–27 2OT vs. Tennessee
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal
Record8–5 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator John Shoop (4th season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Everett Withers (3rd season)
Base defense 4–3
Captain T. J. Yates, Johnny White, Bruce Carter, Tydreke Powell, Ryan Taylor, Zach Brown
Home stadium Kenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  2009
2011  →
2010 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Atlantic Division
No. 17 Florida State x  6 –2   10 –4  
No. 23 Maryland  5 –3   9 –4  
No. 25 NC State  5 –3   9 –4  
Boston College  4 –4   7 –6  
Clemson  4 –4   6 –7  
Wake Forest  1 –7   3 –9  
Coastal Division
No. 16 Virginia Tech x$  8 –0   11 –3  
Miami (FL)  5 –3   7 –6  
Georgia Tech  4 –4   6 –7  
North Carolina  4 –4   8 –5  
Duke  1 –7   3 –9  
Virginia  1 –7   4 –8  
Championship: Virginia Tech 44, Florida State 33
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a member of Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Butch Davis, the Tar Heels played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. North Carolina finished the season 8–5 overall and 4–4 in ACC play to tie for third in the Coastal Division. They were invited to the Music City Bowl, where they defeated Tennessee, 30–27, in two overtimes.

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NCAA investigations

On July 15, 2010, ESPN reported that players at the University of North Carolina were being investigated and interviewed by the NCAA for possible rules violations concerning sports agents and improper gifts. [1] The next day, it was confirmed that certain members of the football team were thought to have received improper gifts from agents, [2] which is not allowed by NCAA rules. [3] Marvin Austin, one of the players suspected in the probe, had made numerous Twitter posts with questionable content, [4] which the NCAA investigated, [5] and he was the first UNC player to be indefinitely suspended, though for violation of team rules, and not the NCAA probe. [6] Butch Davis, the head coach, did not say much about the probe, [7] as he, and many others, expected a quick resolution to the investigation, [8] and he was known for running a clean program. [9] Soon after though, the NCAA began to look at defensive line coach John Blake, his relationship with certain agents, [5] [10] and whether or not he had received money from them. [11] He later resigned. [12] Also, former UNC lineman Kentwan Balmer admitted that he had paid for a trip to California for two current players. [13] It soon became apparent that things would be much worse, and 13 players were suspended for the opening game. [14] [15] Furthermore, the university launched its own probe, and found academic misconduct within the football team. [16] [17]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 48:00 p.m.vs. No. 21 LSU *No. 18
 ABC L 24–3068,919 [18] [19]
September 1812:00 p.m. Georgia Tech
ACCN L 24–3058,500 [18] [20]
September 253:30 p.m.at Rutgers *
 ESPNU W 17–1352,038 [18] [21]
October 23:30 p.m. East Carolina *
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
 ESPN3 W 42–1760,000 [18] [22]
October 93:30 p.m. Clemson
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
ABC/ESPN W 21–1660,000 [18] [23]
October 166:00 p.m.at Virginia
ESPN3W 44–1050,830 [18] [24]
October 237:30 p.m.at No. 25 Miami (FL)
ESPN2 L 10–3343,584 [18]
October 303:30 p.m.No. 3 (FCS) William & Mary *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
ESPN3W 21–1751,000 [18]
November 63:30 p.m.at No. 24 Florida State
ABCW 37–3570,157 [18]
November 133:30 p.m.No. 16 Virginia Tech
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
ABCL 10–2660,000 [18]
November 2012:00 p.m. NC State
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
ACCNL 25–2960,000 [18]
November 273:30 p.m.at Duke
ESPNUW 24–1930,904 [18] [25]
December 306:30 p.m.vs. Tennessee *
ESPNW 30–27 2OT69,143 [18]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

NFL Draft

Twelve Tar Heels were invited to the NFL Scouting Combine, more than any other team in the nation. Nineteen players participated in the annual university pro day, which attracted nearly 100 scouts and coaches from the National Football League (NFL). [26] Many of the players participating, however, missed either part or all of the games played this season due to the above-mentioned investigation. With nine players selected in the 2011 NFL draft, the Tar Heels were tied with USC for the most players selected.

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Team
114 Robert Quinn* DE St. Louis Rams
240 Bruce Carter OLB Dallas Cowboys
252 Marvin Austin* DT New York Giants
259 Greg Little* WR Cleveland Browns
4100 Da'Norris Searcy† SS Buffalo Bills
5133 Johnny White RB Buffalo Bills
5152 T. J. Yates QB Houston Texans
5171 Quan Sturdivant ILB Arizona Cardinals
7218 Ryan Taylor TE Green Bay Packers

*did not play in the 2010 season due to investigation

† missed part of the 2010 season due to investigation

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