2019 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

2019 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Military Bowl champion
Military Bowl, W 55–13 vs. Temple
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Coastal
Record	7–6 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach	Mack Brown (11th season)
Offensive coordinator	Phil Longo (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Jay Bateman (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Tommy Thigpen (1st season)
Captain	British Brooks, Myles Dorn, Charlie Heck, Sam Howell, Jason Strowbridge
Home stadium	Kenan Memorial Stadium
Uniform
Seasons ←  2018 2020  →

2019 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 2 Clemson xy$^		8	–	0					14	–	1
Louisville		5	–	3					8	–	5
Wake Forest		4	–	4					8	–	5
Florida State		4	–	4					6	–	7
Boston College		4	–	4					6	–	7
Syracuse		2	–	6					5	–	7
NC State		1	–	7					4	–	8
Coastal Division
Virginia x		6	–	2					9	–	5
Virginia Tech		5	–	3					8	–	5
Miami (FL)		4	–	4					6	–	7
Pittsburgh		4	–	4					8	–	5
North Carolina		4	–	4					7	–	6
Duke		3	–	5					5	–	7
Georgia Tech		2	–	6					3	–	9
Championship: Clemson 62, Virginia 17
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2019 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 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by head coach Mack Brown, in the first season of his second stint at North Carolina and his 11th overall season, the team played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium. The Tar Heels finished the season 7–6 overall and 4–4 in ACC play to tied for third place in the Coastal Division. They were invited to the Military Bowl, where they defeated Temple.

North Carolina students cheering versus the Virginia Cavaliers

Preseason

Preseason media poll

In the preseason ACC media poll, North Carolina was predicted to finish in sixth in the Coastal Division. ^[1]

Media poll (Coastal Division)
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Virginia	1003 (82)
2	Miami (FL)	992 (55)
3	Virginia Tech	827 (20)
4	Pittsburgh	691 (8)
5	Duke	566 (6)
6	North Carolina	463 (1)
7	Georgia Tech	302 (1)

Personnel

Coaching staff

North Carolina Tar Heels coaches
Mack Brown	Head coach	1st
Phil Longo	Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach	1st
Tim Brewster	Associate head coach/tight end coach	1st
Stacy Searels	Offensive line coach	1st
Lonnie Galloway	Wide receivers coach	1st
Robert Gillespie	Running back coach	1st
Jay Bateman	Defensive coordinator/Safeties coach	1st
Tommy Thigpen	Associate Defensive coordinator/Inside linebackers coach	2nd
Tim Cross	Defensive line coach	1st
Scott Boone	Special teams coordinator/Outside linebackers coach	1st
Dre Bly	Cornerbacks coach	1st
Brian Hess	Strength and conditioning	1st
Sparky Woods	Senior advisor to head coach	1st
Darrell Moody	Senior advisor to head coach	1st
Ken Browning	Senior advisor to head coach	1st
Reference: [2]

Roster

2019 North Carolina Tar Heels Football Roster
Quarterback 7 Sam Howell – freshman (6'1, 220) 10 Jace Ruder – freshman (6'3, 225) 12 Donovan Brewington – freshman (5'10, 175) 19 Vincent Amendola – freshman (6'2, 215) Running back 8 Michael Carter – junior (5'10, 200) 23 Josh Henderson – freshman (6'1, 205) 24 Antonio Williams – senior (5'11, 220) 25 Javonte Williams – sophomore (5'10, 215) 34 British Brooks – sophomore (5'11, 205) Wide receiver 1 Khafre Brown – freshman (6'0, 180) 2 Dyami Brown – sophomore (6'1, 195) 3 Antoine Green – sophomore (6'2, 205) 4 Rontavious Groves – junior (5'11, 195) 5 Dazz Newsome – junior (5'11, 190) 9 Corey Bell – senior (5'9, 190) 11 Roscoe Johnson – junior (6'0, 195) 14 Emery Simmons – freshman (6'0, 190) 15 Beau Corrales – junior (6'4, 210) 17 Welton Spottsville – freshman (6'0, 200) 83 Justin Olson – freshman (6'2, 185) Placekicker 90 Michael Rubino – graduate (6'3, 215) 97 Noah Ruggles – sophomore (6'2, 185) Punter 91 Ben Kiernan – freshman (6'0, 205)		Tight end 80 Jake Bargas – senior (6'2, 250) 82 Brandon Fritts – graduate (6'3, 250) 84 Garrett Walston – junior (6'4, 245) 86 Carl Tucker – senior (6'2, 248) 87 Noah Turner – junior (6'3, 255) 88 Kamari Morales – freshman (6'3, 237) Offensive lineman 51 Wyatt Tunall – freshman (6'6, 295) 54 Avery Jones – freshman (6'4, 305) 55 Ty Murray – freshman (6'2, 320) 56 Billy Ross – sophomore (6'5, 315) 58 Nick Polino – graduate (6'3, 305) 63 Ed Montilus – freshman (6'3, 310) 66 Tobechi Nwokeji – sophomore (6'5, 305) 67 Charlie Heck – senior (6'8, 315) 68 Brian Anderson – sophomore (6'2, 302) 71 Triston Miller – freshman (6'6, 290) 72 Asim Richards – freshman (6'5, 285) 73 Marcus McKethan – sophomore (6'7, 330) 74 Jordan Tucker – sophomore (6'7, 335) 75 Joshua Ezeudu – freshman (6'5, 325) 76 William Barnes – freshman (6'4, 315) 78 Layton Barber – freshman (6'5, 325) Defensive lineman 51 Raymond Vohasek – sophomore (6'3, 280) 52 Jahlil Taylor – freshman (6'0, 300) 55 Jason Strowbridge – senior (6'5, 285) 56 Tomari Fox – freshman (6'3, 275) 58 Lancine Turay – freshman (6'5, 275) 69 Quiron Johnson – sophomore (6'1, 305) 90 Xach Gill – sophomore (6'4, 290) 91 Nolan DeFranco – junior (6'5, 265) 92 Aaron Crawford – senior (6'2, 290) 93 Kristian Varner – freshman (6'4, 275) 94 Wisdom Asaboro – freshman (6'7, 285) 95 Brant Lawless-Sherrill – freshman (6'2, 290) 98 Kevin Hester – freshman (6'5, 270)		Linebacker 3 Dominique Ross – senior (6'3, 228) 7 Jonathan Smith – senior (6'0, 228) 8 Khadry Jackson – freshman (6'1, 220) 12 Tomon Fox – junior (6'3, 260) 14 Jake Lawler – sophomore (6'4, 245) 17 Chris Collins. – sophomore (6'4, 240) 21 Chazz Surratt – junior (6'3, 230) 24 Eugene Asante – freshman (6'1, 215) 30 Matthew Flint – freshman (6'0, 235) 33 Allen Cater – senior (6'4, 260) 42 Tyrone Hopper – junior (6'4, 255) 43 Hunter Sheridan – junior (6'3 240) 44 Jeremiah Gemmel – sophomore (6'1, 228) 49 Parks Cochrane – freshman (5'11, 225) Defensive back 1 Myles Dorn – senior (6'2, 205) 2 Bryce Watts – junior (6'0, 170) 4 Trey Morrison – sophomore (5'10, 190) 5 Patrice Rene – senior (6'2, 205) 6 Bryson Richardson – sophomore (6'0, 203) 9 Cam'Ron Kelly – freshman (6'0, 203) 10 Greg Ross – junior (6'0, 188) 11 Myles Wolfolk – junior (5'11, 205) 13 Don Chapman – freshman (6'0, 185) 15 DeAndre Hollins – freshman (6'1, 210) 16 D.J. Ford – junior (6'3, 210) 20 Obi Egbuna – freshman (5'10, 171) 23 Javon Terry – freshman (6'1, 200) 25 Tre' Shaw – sophomore (6'0, 190) 27 Giovanni Biggers – freshman (6'1, 180) 28 Kyler McMichael – sophomore (6'0, 200) 29 Storm Duck – freshman (6'1, 200) Long snappers 60 Trevor Collins – junior (6'2, 235) 61 Drew Little – freshman (5'11, 225)
: 2019 North Carolina Tar Heels Football Roster 08/27/19 [3]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	3:30 p.m.	vs. South Carolina *	Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, NC (Belk Kickoff Game, rivalry)	ESPN	W 24–20	52,183 [4]
September 7	8:00 p.m.	Miami (FL)	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ACCN	W 28–25	50,500 [4]
September 13	6:00 p.m.	at Wake Forest * [note 1]	BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)	ESPN	L 18–24	31,345 [4]
September 21	3:30 p.m.	Appalachian State *	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ACCRSN	L 31–34	50,500 [4]
September 28	3:30 p.m.	No. 1 Clemson	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ABC	L 20–21	50,500 [4]
October 5	4:00 p.m.	at Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ACCN	W 38–22	45,044 [4]
October 19	3:30 p.m.	at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ACCRSN	L 41–43 6OT	65,632 [4]
October 26	4:00 p.m.	Duke	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (Victory Bell)	ACCRSN	W 20–17	50,500 [4]
November 2	7:30 p.m.	Virginia	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (South's Oldest Rivalry)	ACCN	L 31–38	50,500 [4]
November 14	8:00 p.m.	at Pittsburgh	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN	L 27–34 OT	39,290 [4]
November 23	3:30 p.m.	Mercer *	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ACCRSN	W 56–7	50,500 [4]
November 30	7:00 p.m.	at NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	ACCN	W 41–10	56,413 [4]
December 27	12:00 p.m.	vs. Temple *	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD (Military Bowl)	ESPN	W 55–13	24,242 [4]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

^[5]

^note 1 The game against Wake Forest, a fellow member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, was played as a non-conference game and did not count in the league standings. ^[6] This was done because the two rivals otherwise only play once every six years due to conference divisional alignment.

Game summaries

Vs. South Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Gamecocks	10	3	7	0	20
Tar Heels	3	3	3	15	24

See also: 2019 South Carolina Gamecocks football team and North Carolina–South Carolina football rivalry

Miami (FL)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hurricanes	3	10	6	6	25
Tar Heels	17	0	3	8	28

See also: 2019 Miami Hurricanes football team

At Wake Forest

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tar Heels	0	0	3	15	18
Demon Deacons	7	14	0	3	24

See also: 2019 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team and North Carolina–Wake Forest rivalry

Appalachian State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountaineers	13	14	7	0	34
Tar Heels	7	10	7	7	31

See also: 2019 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

Clemson

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 1 Tigers	0	14	0	7	21
Tar Heels	7	7	0	6	20

See also: 2019 Clemson Tigers football team

At Georgia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tar Heels	3	14	0	21	38
Yellow Jackets	0	0	7	15	22

See also: 2019 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

At Virginia Tech

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	4OT	5OT	6OT	Total
Tar Heels	10	7	7	7	3	7	0	0	0	0	41
Hokies	7	14	0	10	3	7	0	0	0	2	43

See also: 2019 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

Starting with the 2019 season, every overtime period starting with the fifth overtime consists solely of one two-point attempt per team from the three yard line.

Duke

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	3	0	14	0	17
Tar Heels	7	0	10	3	20

See also: 2019 Duke Blue Devils football team and Victory Bell (Duke–North Carolina)

Virginia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cavaliers	7	10	21	0	38
Tar Heels	3	14	14	0	31

See also: 2019 Virginia Cavaliers football team and South's Oldest Rivalry

At Pittsburgh

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Tar Heels	7	3	0	17	0	27
Panthers	3	14	7	3	7	34

See also: 2019 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

Mercer

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	0	7	7
Tar Heels	21	21	14	0	56

See also: 2019 Mercer Bears football team

At NC State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tar Heels	0	6	28	7	41
Wolfpack	3	7	0	0	10

See also: 2019 NC State Wolfpack football team and North Carolina–NC State football rivalry

Vs. Temple — Military Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tar Heels	7	13	21	14	55
Owls	0	6	7	0	13

See also: 2019 Temple Owls football team and 2019 Military Bowl

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2020 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
4	126	Charlie Heck	OT	Houston Texans
5	154	Jason Strowbridge	DL	Miami Dolphins

References

1. "Clemson Favored to Continue ACC Football Championship Run". theACC.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
2. "2019 Football Coaching Staff". goheels.com. goheels. July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
3. "2019 Football Roster". goheels.com. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
4. "2020 UNC Football Media Guide" (PDF).
5. "2019 North Carolina Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
6. Wolken, Dan (January 26, 2015). "ACC teams Wake Forest and North Carolina schedule non-conference matchups". USA Today.