2024 North Carolina Tar Heels football | |
---|---|
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 0–0 (0–0 ACC) |
Head coach |
|
Offensive coordinator | Chip Lindsey (2nd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Geoff Collins (1st season) |
Home stadium | Kenan Memorial Stadium |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida State | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisville | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: December 7, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2024 North Carolina Tar Heels football team will represent the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tar Heels are led by head coach Mack Brown, who will be coaching in the sixth season of his second stint at North Carolina and 16th overall season at the university. The team plays their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium.
After the conclusion of the 2023 season, the following changes were made to the Tar Heel football staff for the 2024 season.
Name | Position | Reason | Replacement |
---|---|---|---|
Gene Chizik | Assistant Head Coach for Defense/Defensive Coordinator [1] | Dismissed | Geoff Collins [2] |
Tim Cross | Defensive line coach [1] | Dismissed | Ted Monachino [1] |
Darrell Moody | Senior Advisor to the Head Coach | Retired [3] | Brian Simmons [3] |
Sparky Woods | Senior Advisor to the Head Coach | Resigned [4] | N/A |
^ Defensive backs coach/Co-DC Charlton Warren will receive title of Assistant Head Coach for Defense, Collins' title will be solely Defensive Coordinator.
^ Mack Brown announced in February that no additional staff hires will be made to replace Woods, but rather existing staff members will have some duties reshuffled.
The following Tar Heels were selected in the 2024 NFL draft.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Team |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 3 | Drake Maye | QB | New England Patriots |
4 | 106 | Cedric Gray | LB | Tennessee Titans |
4 | 113 | Devontez Walker | WR | Baltimore Ravens |
Source: [5]
Name | No. | Pos. | Height | Weight | Hometown | Year | New school |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kamari Morales | 88 | TE | 6'3" | 250 | Tallahassee, FL | Senior | Boston College |
Kedrick Bingley-Jones | 41 | DL | 6'4" | 295 | Charlotte, NC | Junior | Mississippi State |
Jefferson Boaz | 14 | QB | 6'6.5" | 245 | Pilot Mountain, NC | Junior | Stephen F. Austin |
Elijah Green | 21 | RB | 5'11.5" | 205 | Roswell, GA | Junior | Indiana |
Jalen Brooks | 36 | LB | 5'10.5" | 240 | Knightdale, NC | Junior | TBD |
Ryan Coe | 40 | K | 6'3" | 225 | McDonald, PA | Senior | California |
Cole Maynard | 92 | P | 6'1" | 181 | Mooresville, NC | Sophomore | TBD |
Major Byrd | 39 | CB | 5'9" | 200 | Charlotte, NC | Freshman | TBD |
Tychaun Chapman | 0 | WR | 5'9.5" | 164 | Virginia Beach, VA | Freshman | Marshall |
Andre Greene Jr. | 1 | WR | 6'2.5" | 175 | Richmond, VA | Freshman | Virginia |
George Pettaway | 23 | RB | 5'11" | 183 | Suffolk, VA | Sophomore | James Madison |
Don Chapman | 2 | S | 6'1" | 195 | San Diego, CA | Senior | TBD |
Justin Kanyuk | 74 | IOL | 6'7" | 290 | Bethlehem, PA | Freshman | Georgia Southern |
Russell Tabor | 16 | QB | 6'2" | 215 | Charlotte, NC | Sophomore | TBD |
Deuce Caldwell | 44 | LB | 6'1" | 210 | Mauldin, SC | Sophomore | TBD |
Sebastian Cheeks | 32 | LB | 6'3" | 216 | Evanston, IL | Freshman | Wisconsin |
Tayon Holloway | 20 | CB | 6'1" | 164 | Virginia Beach, VA | Freshman | Louisville |
D.J. Jones | 26 | RB | 5'10.5" | 205 | Fayetteville, NC | Senior | TBD |
Diego Pounds | 61 | OT | 6'7" | 330 | Raleigh, NC | Sophomore | Ole Miss |
Chance Carroll | 54 | IOL | 6'2" | 300 | Cornelius, NC | Junior | TBD |
‡ Entered transfer portal following the conclusion of spring practices.
«» Indicates player did not enroll at a new school.
Source: [5]
Name | No. | Pos. | Height | Weight | Hometown | Year | Previous school |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Max Johnson | 14 | QB | 6'4.5" | 215 | Watkinsville, GA | Junior | Texas A&M |
Jakeen Harris | 6 | S | 5'11" | 183 | Savannah, GA | Senior | NC State |
Darwin Barlow | 22 | RB | 5'11" | 195 | Newton, TX | Senior | USC |
Howard Sampson | 79 | OT | 6'8" | 325 | Humble, TX | Freshman | North Texas |
Austin Blaske | 58 | OT | 6'5" | 310 | Guyton, GA | Junior | Georgia |
Jake Johnson | 19 | TE | 6'4.5" | 206 | Bogart, GA | Sophomore | Texas A&M |
Zach Greenberg | OL | 6'4" | 290 | Livingston, NJ | Graduate | Muhlenberg |
Source: [6]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: #21 247Sports: #51 ESPN: # | ||||||
Sources:
|
North Carolina Tar Heels coaches | ||||||||
Mack Brown | Head coach | 16th | ||||||
Chip Lindsey | Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach | 2nd | ||||||
Freddie Kitchens | Run game coordinator/Tight ends coach | 2nd | ||||||
Randy Clements | Offensive line coach | 2nd | ||||||
Lonnie Galloway | Assistant head coach/Pass Game coordinator/Wide receivers | 6th | ||||||
Larry Porter | Special Teams coordinator/Running backs | 4th | ||||||
Geoff Collins | Defensive Coordinator | 1st | ||||||
Charlton Warren | Assistant head coach/Defensive backs coach | 3rd | ||||||
Tommy Thigpen | Co-defensive coordinator/Inside Linebackers coach | 7th | ||||||
Ted Monachino | Defensive line coach | 2nd | ||||||
Jason Jones | Cornerbacks coach | 2nd | ||||||
Brian Hess | Head strength and conditioning coach | 6th | ||||||
Brian Simmons | Senior advisor to head coach | 1st | ||||||
Clyde Christensen | Offensive Analyst | 2nd | ||||||
Reference: [7] |
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
August 29 | 8:00 p.m. | at Minnesota * | FOX | ||
September 7 | 3:30 p.m. | Charlotte * | ACCN | ||
September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | NC Central * |
| ACCNX/ESPN+ | |
September 21 | James Madison * |
| |||
September 28 | at Duke | ||||
October 5 | Pittsburgh |
| |||
October 12 | Georgia Tech |
| |||
October 26 | at Virginia | ||||
November 2 | at Florida State | ||||
November 16 | Wake Forest |
| |||
November 23 | at Boston College | ||||
November 30 | NC State |
| |||
|
William Mack Brown is an American college football coach. He is currently in his second stint as the head football coach for the University of North Carolina, where he first coached from 1988 until departing in 1997, when he left Chapel Hill to become head coach for the University of Texas. In 2018, Brown was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Two days after Carolina fired Larry Fedora in November 2018, Brown was announced to return as the Tar Heels' head coach after a five-year hiatus from coaching, which he spent as an ESPN analyst.
Jackie Kameron Manuel is an American basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach at American University of the Patriot League.
Paul Hilton "Butch" Davis Jr. is an American football coach. He was most recently the head football coach at Florida International University. After graduating from the University of Arkansas, he became an assistant college football coach at Oklahoma State University and the University of Miami before becoming the defensive coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He was head coach of the University of Miami's Hurricanes football team from 1995 to 2000 and the NFL's Cleveland Browns from 2001 to 2004. Davis served as the head coach of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) Tar Heels football team from 2007 until the summer of 2011, when a series of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) investigations resulted in his dismissal. He was hired by the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an advisor in February 2012.
Carl William Torbush Jr. was an American American football and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Louisiana Tech University in 1987, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1997 to 2000, and East Tennessee State University (ETSU) from 2013 to 2017, compiling a career college football record of 31–48. Outside of football, Torbush was the head baseball coach at Southeastern Louisiana University from 1977 to 1979, tallying a mark of 75–58. Torbush retired from coaching in December 2017.
Eugene C. Chizik Jr. is an American football coach who was most recently the defensive coordinator and Assistant Head Coach for Defense at North Carolina. A veteran of the coaching ranks, Chizik previously was UNC's defensive coordinator for the 2015 and 2016 seasons, and served as the head coach of the Auburn football team from 2009 until the end of the 2012 season. Chizik's 2010 Auburn Tigers football team completed a 14–0 season with a victory over Oregon in the BCS National Championship Game, and quarterback Cam Newton won the Heisman Trophy. Chizik played college football at the University of Florida in 1981 for head coach Charley Pell.
The North Carolina Tar Heels football team represents the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the sport of American football or Gridiron Football. The Tar Heels play in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
The 2007 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 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-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 4–8 overall and 3–5 in ACC play to place fourth in the Coastal Division.
Randy Jordan is an American football coach and former player who is the running backs coach for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of North Carolina. He was not selected in the 1993 NFL Draft, and subsequently played nine seasons for the Los Angeles Raiders, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Oakland Raiders.
Herbert Lawrence Fedora is an American football coach and former player who is the former coach and general manager for the New Orleans Breakers of the United States Football League (USFL). He previously served as head coach at the University of Southern Mississippi from 2008 to 2011, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 2012 to 2018, and the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Baylor University in 2020.
Tommy Thigpen is an American college football coach and former player. He is currently the co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at University of North Carolina, a position he assumed in January 2018. Prior to that, he spent 14 years as an assistant coach in the collegiate ranks, including a stint at Auburn University where he was part of the 2010 National Championship team. Thigpen played as a linebacker at the University of North Carolina and thereafter was drafted by the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He also played for the Barcelona Dragons of the World League of American Football (WLAF).
Everett Rowe Withers is an American football coach and former player. He is the defensive coordinator and outside linebackers coach for the Temple Owls. He was the defensive coordinator at FIU, and was the defensive backs coach for the New York Giants and as the head coach for the Texas State Bobcats. Withers served as head football coach at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2011 season as well as James Madison University in the 2014 and 2015 seasons.
The 2013 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 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by second-year head coach Larry Fedora and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium. The Tar Heels finished the season 7–6 overall and 4–4 in ACC play to place fifth in the Coastal Division. They were invited to the Belk Bowl, where they defeated Cincinnati.
The 2015 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 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Larry Fedora and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium. North Carolina finished the season 11–3 overall and 8–0 in ACC play to win the ACC Coastal Division title. They represented the Coastal Division in the ACC Championship Game, where they lost to Atlantic Division champion Clemson. They were invited to the Russell Athletic Bowl, where they lost to Baylor.
The 2016 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 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Larry Fedora and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium. The Tar Heels finished the season 8–5 overall and 5–3 in ACC play to place in a three-way tie for second in the Coastal Division. They were invited to the Sun Bowl, where they lost to Stanford.
William Geoffrey Collins is an American football coach and former player. He is currently serving as the defensive coordinator at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Prior to the Tar Heels, he was the head coach at Georgia Tech from December 7, 2018, to September 25, 2022. He was previously the head coach at Temple University, and had served in the past as defensive coordinator for the University of Florida and Mississippi State University.
Charlton Warren is an American football coach who is currently Assistant Head Coach for defense and defensive backs coach at the University of North Carolina. Prior to entering the college coaching ranks, Warren served in the United States Air Force.
Jay Bateman is an American football coach who is currently the defensive coordinator for the Texas A&M Aggies. He was previously the inside linebackers coach for the Florida Gators and the co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A former Broyles Award finalist, he has also had assistant coaching stints at Ball State, Army as well as a head coaching stint at Siena from 2000 to 2003.
The 2021 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) for the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tar Heels were led by head coach Mack Brown, who was in the third season of his second stint at North Carolina and his 13th overall season at the university. The team played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium.
The 2022 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a member of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) for the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tar Heels were led by head coach Mack Brown, who was in the fourth season of his second stint at North Carolina and 14th overall season at the university. The team played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium.
The 2023 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tar Heels were led by head coach Mack Brown, who was in the fifth season of his second stint at North Carolina and 15th overall season at the university. The team played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium.