List of North Carolina Tar Heels football seasons

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Kenan Memorial Stadium, where the Tar Heels have played since 1927 Game at Kenan Memorial Stadium.jpg
Kenan Memorial Stadium, where the Tar Heels have played since 1927

This is a list of seasons completed by the North Carolina Tar Heels football team of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). Since the team's creation in 1888, the Tar Heels have participated in more than 1,100 officially sanctioned games, including 30 bowl games.

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The Tar Heels have been a member of a few conferences. Initially competing as an independent school, North Carolina joined the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association in 1895, where it was a member until 1921. Between 1922 and 1952, the Tar Heels competed in the Southern Conference, where it won 3 conference championships. In 1953, North Carolina joined the Atlantic Coast Conference as a founding member, where it has been a member ever since.

Seasons

Conference ChampionsBowl game berthDivision Champions
YearCoach(es)ConferenceConference RecordConference Finish [1] Overall Record [2] Bowl/Postseason [3] Final ranking
WinsLossesTiesWinsLossesTies AP
[4] 		Coaches'
[4]
North Carolina Tar Heels
1888 No coach Ind —020—N/AN/A
1889 No coach/Hector Cowan Ind—220—N/AN/A
1890No games played
1891 No coachInd—020—N/AN/A
1892 No coachInd—510—N/AN/A
1893 William J. "Yup" CookInd—340—N/AN/A
1894 Vernon K. Irvine Ind—630—N/AN/A
1895 Thomas Trenchard Ind —711—N/AN/A
1896 Gordon Johnston Ind—341—N/AN/A
1897 William A. Reynolds Ind—730—N/AN/A
1898 Ind—900—N/AN/A
1899 Ind—731—N/AN/A
1900 Ind—413—N/AN/A
1901 Charles O. Jenkins Ind—720—N/AN/A
1902 Herman Olcott Ind—513—N/AN/A
1903 Ind—630—N/AN/A
1904 Robert R. Brown Ind—522—N/AN/A
1905 Bill Warner Ind—431—N/AN/A
1906 Willis Kienholz Ind—142—N/AN/A
1907 Otis Lamson Ind—441—N/AN/A
1908 Edward L. Greene Ind—333—N/AN/A
1909 Arthur Brides Ind—520—N/AN/A
1910 Ind—360—N/AN/A
1911 Branch Bocock Ind—611—N/AN/A
1912 C. W. Martin Ind—341—N/AN/A
1913 Thomas Trenchard Ind—540—N/AN/A
1914 Ind—1010—N/AN/A
1915 Ind—431—N/AN/A
1916 Thomas Campbell Ind—540—N/AN/A
1917No games - World War I
1918No games - World War I
1919 Ind—431—N/AN/A
1920 Myron Fuller Ind—260—N/AN/A
1921 Bill Fetzer Ind—522—N/AN/A
1922 SoCon 5001st910—N/AN/A
1923 SoCon31112th531—N/AN/A
1924 SoCon23014th450—N/AN/A
1925 SoCon4013rd711—N/AN/A
1926 Chuck Collins SoCon33010th450—N/AN/A
1927 SoCon25019th460—N/AN/A
1928 SoCon22211th532—N/AN/A
1929 SoCon7103rd910—N/AN/A
1930 SoCon4228th532—N/AN/A
1931 SoCon23313th433—N/AN/A
1932 SoCon25117th352—N/AN/A
1933 SoCon2103rd450—N/AN/A
1934 Carl Snavely SoCon2012nd711—N/AN/A
1935 SoCon4102nd810—N/AN/A
1936 Raymond Wolf SoCon6102nd820——N/A
1937 SoCon4012nd711—19N/A
1938 SoCon4104th621——N/A
1939 SoCon5103rd811——N/A
1940 SoCon3205th640——N/A
1941 SoCon24011th370——N/A
1942 Jim Tatum SoCon3114th522——N/A
1943 Tom Young SoCon2205th630——N/A
1944 Gene McEver SoCon0319th171——N/A
1945 Carl Snavely SoCon2207th550——N/A
1946 SoCon4011st821Lost 1947 Sugar Bowl vs. Georgia, 10-209N/A
1947 SoCon4102nd820—9N/A
1948 SoCon4012nd911Lost 1949 Sugar Bowl vs. Oklahoma, 6-143N/A
1949 SoCon5001st740Lost 1950 Cotton Bowl Classic vs. Rice, 13-2716N/A
1950 SoCon3217th352———
1951 SoCon23010th280———
1952 SoCon12012th260———
1953 George T. Barclay ACC 230T-3rd460———
1954 ACC4203rd451———
1955 ACC3304th370———
1956 Jim Tatum ACC2315th271———
1957 ACC4304th640———
1958 ACC4304th640———
1959 Jim Hickey ACC5202nd550———
1960 ACC2506th370———
1961 ACC4302nd550———
1962 ACC340T-4th370———
1963 ACC6101st920Won 1963 Gator Bowl vs. Air Force, 35-0—19
1964 ACC430T-3rd550———
1965 ACC330T-5th460———
1966 ACC1408th280———
1967 Bill Dooley ACC2507th280———
1968 ACC1608th370———
1969 ACC330T-3rd550———
1970 ACC520T-2nd840Lost 1970 Peach Bowl vs. Arizona State, 26-48——
1971 ACC6001st930Lost 1971 Gator Bowl vs. Georgia, 3-7—18
1972 ACC6001st1110Won 1972 Sun Bowl vs. Texas Tech, 32-281214
1973 ACC1506th470———
1974 ACC420T-2nd750Lost 1974 Sun Bowl vs. Mississippi State, 24-26——
1975 ACC1416th371———
1976 ACC4102nd930Lost 1976 Peach Bowl vs. Kentucky, 0-21——
1977 ACC5011st831Lost 1977 Liberty Bowl vs. Nebraska, 17-211714
1978 Dick Crum ACC3304th560———
1979 ACC3305th831Won 1979 Gator Bowl vs. Michigan, 17-151514
1980 ACC6001st1110Won 1980 Bluebonnet Bowl vs. Texas, 16-7109
1981 ACC5102nd1020Won 1981 Gator Bowl vs. Arkansas, 31-2798
1982 ACC330T-3rd840Won 1982 Sun Bowl vs. Texas, 26-101813
1983 ACC4202nd840Lost 1983 Peach Bowl vs. Florida State, 3-28——
1984 ACC3213rd551———
1985 ACC3405th560———
1986 ACC5202nd741Lost 1986 Aloha Bowl vs. Arizona, 21-30——
1987 ACC3406th560———
1988 Mack Brown ACC1607th1100———
1989 ACC0708th1100———
1990 ACC3315th641———
1991 ACC3405th740———
1992 ACC5303rd930Won 1993 Peach Bowl vs. Mississippi State, 21-171918
1993 ACC6202nd1030Lost 1993 Gator Bowl vs. Alabama, 10-241921
1994 ACC530T-3rd840Lost 1994 Sun Bowl vs. Texas, 30-35—21
1995 ACC4405th750Won Carquest Bowl vs. Arkansas, 20-10——
1996 ACC62—2nd102— [A 1] Won 1997 Gator Bowl vs. West Virginia, 20-131010
1997 ACC71—2nd101—did not coach bowl game.64
Carl Torbush ACC————10—Won 1998 Gator Bowl vs. Virginia Tech, 42-3
1998 ACC44—T-4th75—Won 1998 Las Vegas Bowl vs. San Diego State, 20-13——
1999 ACC26—9th38————
2000 ACC35—6th65————
2001 John Bunting ACC53—3rd85—Won 2001 Peach Bowl vs. Auburn, 16-10——
2002 ACC17—8th39————
2003 ACC17—9th210————
2004 ACC53—T-3rd66—Lost 2004 Continental Tire Bowl vs. Boston College, 24-37——
2005 ACC44—4th (Coastal)56————
2006 ACC26—5th (Coastal)39————
2007 Butch Davis ACC35—4th (Coastal)48————
2008 [A 2] ACC0 (4)4—3rd (Coastal)0 (8)5—Lost 2008 Meineke Car Care Bowl vs. West Virginia, 30-31——
2009 ACC0 (4)4—4th (Coastal)0 (8)5—Lost 2009 Meineke Car Care Bowl vs. Pittsburgh, 17-19——
2010 ACC44—3rd (Coastal)85—Won 2010 Music City Bowl vs. Tennessee, 30-27 (2OT)——
2011 Everett Withers ACC35—4th (Coastal)76—Lost 2011 Independence Bowl vs. Missouri, 24-41——
2012 Larry Fedora ACC53—T-1st (Coastal)84—Ineligible——
2013 ACC44—5th (Coastal)76—Won 2013 Belk Bowl vs. Cincinnati, 39-17——
2014 ACC44—3rd (Coastal)67—Lost 2014 Quick Lane Bowl vs. Rutgers, 21-41——
2015 ACC80—1st (Coastal)113—Lost 2015 Russell Athletic Bowl vs. Baylor, 38-491515
2016 ACC53—3rd (Coastal)85—Lost 2016 Sun Bowl vs. Stanford, 23-25——
2017 ACC17—7th (Coastal)39————
2018 ACC17—7th (Coastal)29————
2019 Mack Brown ACC44—4th (Coastal)76—Won 2019 Military Bowl vs. Temple, 55-13——
2020 ACC73—T-4th (Coastal)84—Lost 2021 Orange Bowl vs. Texas A&M, 27-411817
2021 ACC35—5th (Coastal)67—Lost 2021 Duke's Mayo Bowl vs. South Carolina, 21-38——
2022 ACC62—1st (Coastal)95—Lost 2022 Holiday Bowl vs. Oregon, 27-28——
2023 ACC44—T-5th85—Lost 2023 Duke's Mayo Bowl vs. West Virginia, 10-30
2024 ACC35—T-10th66—
Totals (Through November 30, 2024)SoCon:
98–52–17
(.638)

ACC:
262–251–5
(.511)

All-time:
735–575–54
(.559)		Postseason:
15–23
(.395)

Notes

  1. ↑ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since. [5]
  2. ↑ UNC decided to vacate all of its wins in 2008 and 2009 following an NCAA investigation. Vacated wins are in parentheses. [6]

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References

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  2. ↑ North Carolina Yearly Totals Archived 2012-10-18 at the Wayback Machine . College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  3. ↑ North Carolina Bowl History Archived 2012-10-18 at the Wayback Machine . College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  4. 1 2 North Carolina In the Polls Archived 2012-10-18 at the Wayback Machine . College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  5. ↑ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. Retrieved September 29, 2008.
  6. ↑ "UNC files response to NCAA notice of allegations". Sports Illustrated. September 19, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
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