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Atlantic Coast · Chapel Hill, Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina

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All-time

0.533

Win %

National titles

Conf titles

Major bowls

Playoff apps

Weeks at #1

Heismans

Greatest games

North Carolina's top games of all time by Game Score.

#	Date	Season	Bowl	Match	Designation	Game Score
1	Jan 1, 1949	1948	Sugar Bowl	#3 North Carolina 6-14 #5 Oklahoma Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana Major Bowl	Major Bowl	1.04
2	Dec 5, 2015	2015	ACC Championship Game	#8 North Carolina 37-45 #1 Clemson Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina Conf Title	Conf Title	0.98
3	Jan 1, 1947	1946	Sugar Bowl	#9 North Carolina 10-20 #3 Georgia Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana Major Bowl	Major Bowl	0.90
4	Nov 8, 1997	1997		#5 North Carolina 3-20 #3 Florida State Kenan Memorial Stadium, Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Conf Game	Conf Game	0.82
5	Nov 7, 1981	1981		#8 North Carolina 8-10 #2 Clemson Kenan Memorial Stadium, Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Conf Game	Conf Game	0.80
6	Sep 30, 1950	1950		#20 North Carolina 7-14 #1 Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, Indiana		0.78
7	Oct 21, 1939	1939		#14 North Carolina 14-14 #4 Tulane Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana		0.77
8	Oct 29, 1983	1983		#3 North Carolina 26-28 #13 Maryland Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland Conf Game	Conf Game	0.71
9	Dec 31, 1971	1971	Gator Bowl	North Carolina 3-7 #6 Georgia Gator Bowl, Jacksonville, Florida		0.68
10	Sep 9, 1982	1982		#5 North Carolina 6-7 #1 Pittsburgh Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania		0.66

Season by season (major seasons)

Year	School	Record	Conference	Div	Conf	Champ App	Conf Champ	AP	Coach	High	Bowl
2026	North Carolina	0-0	Atlantic Coast
2025	North Carolina	4-8	Atlantic Coast		2-6
2024	North Carolina	6-7	Atlantic Coast		3-5						Fenway Bowl
2023	North Carolina	8-5	Atlantic Coast		4-4					#10	Duke's Mayo Bowl (L)
2022	North Carolina	9-5	Atlantic Coast	Coastal	6-2	✓				#13	Holiday Bowl (L)
2021	North Carolina	6-7	Atlantic Coast	Coastal	3-5					#10	Duke's Mayo Bowl (L)
2020	North Carolina	8-4	Atlantic Coast	West	7-3			#18	#17	#5	Orange Bowl (L)MajorCFP
2019	North Carolina	7-6	Atlantic Coast	Coastal	4-4						Military Bowl (W)
2018	North Carolina	2-9	Atlantic Coast	Coastal	1-7
2017	North Carolina	3-9	Atlantic Coast	Coastal	1-7
2016	North Carolina	8-5	Atlantic Coast	Coastal	5-3					#15	Sun Bowl (L)
2015	North Carolina	11-3	Atlantic Coast	Coastal	8-0	✓		#15	#15	#8	Russell Athletic Bowl (L)
2014	North Carolina	6-7	Atlantic Coast	Coastal	4-4					#21	Quick Lane Bowl (L)
2013	North Carolina	7-6	Atlantic Coast	Coastal	4-4						Belk Bowl (W)
2012	North Carolina	8-4	Atlantic Coast	Coastal	5-3
2011	North Carolina	7-6	Atlantic Coast	Coastal	3-5						Independence Bowl (L)
2010	North Carolina	8-5	Atlantic Coast	Coastal	4-4					#18	Music City Bowl (W)
2009	North Carolina	8-5	Atlantic Coast	Coastal	4-4					#19	Meineke Car Care Bowl (L)
2008	North Carolina	8-5	Atlantic Coast	Coastal	4-4					#17	Meineke Car Care Bowl (L)
2007	North Carolina	4-8	Atlantic Coast	Coastal	3-5
2006	North Carolina	3-9	Atlantic Coast	Coastal	2-6
2005	North Carolina	5-6	Atlantic Coast	Coastal	4-4
2004	North Carolina	6-6	Atlantic Coast		5-3						Continental Tire Bowl (L)
2003	North Carolina	2-10	Atlantic Coast		1-7
2002	North Carolina	3-9	Atlantic Coast		1-7
2001	North Carolina	8-5	Atlantic Coast		5-3					#22	Peach Bowl (W)
2000	North Carolina	6-5	Atlantic Coast		3-5
1999	North Carolina	3-8	Atlantic Coast		2-6
1998	North Carolina	7-5	Atlantic Coast		5-3					#12	Las Vegas Bowl (W)
1997	North Carolina	11-1	Atlantic Coast		7-1			#6	#4	#4	Gator Bowl (W)
1996	North Carolina	10-2	Atlantic Coast		6-2			#10	#10	#7	Gator Bowl (W)
1995	North Carolina	7-5	Atlantic Coast		4-4					#20	Carquest Bowl (W)
1994	North Carolina	8-4	Atlantic Coast		5-3				#21	#13	Sun Bowl (L)
1993	North Carolina	10-3	Atlantic Coast		6-2			#19	#21	#12	Gator Bowl (L)
1992	North Carolina	9-3	Atlantic Coast		5-3			#19	#18	#18	Peach Bowl (W)
1991	North Carolina	7-4	Atlantic Coast		3-4					#19
1990	North Carolina	6-4-1	Atlantic Coast		3-3-1
1989	North Carolina	1-10	Atlantic Coast		0-7
1988	North Carolina	1-10	Atlantic Coast		1-6
1987	North Carolina	5-6	Atlantic Coast		3-4
1986	North Carolina	7-4-1	Atlantic Coast		5-2					#18	Aloha Bowl (L)
1985	North Carolina	5-6	Atlantic Coast		3-4
1984	North Carolina	5-5-1	Atlantic Coast		3-3-1
1983	North Carolina	8-4	Atlantic Coast		4-3					#3	Peach Bowl (L)
1982	North Carolina	8-4	Atlantic Coast		3-3			#18	#13	#5	Sun Bowl (W)
1981	North Carolina	10-2	Atlantic Coast		5-1			#9	#8	#3	Gator Bowl (W)
1980	North Carolina	11-1	Atlantic Coast		6-0		★	#10	#9	#6	Bluebonnet Bowl (W)
1979	North Carolina	8-3-1	Atlantic Coast		3-3			#15	#14	#14	Gator Bowl (W)
1978	North Carolina	5-6	Atlantic Coast		3-3					#19
1977	North Carolina	8-3-1	Atlantic Coast		5-0-1		★	#17	#14	#14	Liberty Bowl (L)
1976	North Carolina	9-3	Atlantic Coast		4-1					#14	Peach Bowl (L)
1975	North Carolina	3-7-1	Atlantic Coast		1-4-1
1974	North Carolina	7-5	Atlantic Coast		4-2						Sun Bowl (L)
1973	North Carolina	4-7	Atlantic Coast		1-5					#19
1972	North Carolina	11-1	Atlantic Coast		6-0		★	#12	#14	#12	Sun Bowl (W)
1971	North Carolina	9-3	Atlantic Coast		6-0		★		#18	#18	Gator Bowl (L)
1970	North Carolina	8-4	Atlantic Coast		5-2					#18	Peach Bowl (L)
1969	North Carolina	5-5	Atlantic Coast		3-3
1968	North Carolina	3-7	Atlantic Coast		1-6
1967	North Carolina	2-8	Atlantic Coast		2-5
1966	North Carolina	2-8	Atlantic Coast		1-4
1965	North Carolina	4-6	Atlantic Coast		3-3
1964	North Carolina	5-5	Atlantic Coast		4-3
1963	North Carolina	9-2	Atlantic Coast		6-1		★		#19		Gator Bowl (W)
1962	North Carolina	3-7	Atlantic Coast		3-4
1961	North Carolina	5-5	Atlantic Coast		4-3
1960	North Carolina	3-7	Atlantic Coast		2-5
1959	North Carolina	5-5	Atlantic Coast		5-2					#12
1958	North Carolina	6-4	Atlantic Coast		4-3					#10
1957	North Carolina	6-4	Atlantic Coast		4-3					#14
1956	North Carolina	2-7-1	Atlantic Coast		2-3-1
1955	North Carolina	3-7	Atlantic Coast		3-3
1954	North Carolina	4-5-1	Atlantic Coast		4-2
1953	North Carolina	4-6	Atlantic Coast		2-3
1952	North Carolina	2-6	Southern		1-2
1951	North Carolina	2-8	Southern		2-3
1950	North Carolina	3-5-2	Southern		3-2-1					#11
1949	North Carolina	7-4	Southern		5-0		★	#16		#6	Cotton Bowl (L)Major
1948	North Carolina	9-1-1	Southern		4-0-1			#3		#1	Sugar Bowl (L)Major
1947	North Carolina	8-2	Southern		4-1			#9		#9
1946	North Carolina	8-2-1	Southern		4-0-1		★	#9		#9	Sugar Bowl (L)Major
1945	North Carolina	5-5	Southern		2-2
1944	North Carolina	1-7-1	Southern		0-3-1
1943	North Carolina	6-3	Southern		2-2
1942	North Carolina	5-2-2	Southern		3-1-1					#19
1941	North Carolina	3-7	Southern		2-4
1940	North Carolina	6-4	Southern		3-2
1939	North Carolina	8-1-1	Southern		5-1					#7
1938	North Carolina	6-2-1	Southern		4-1					#19
1937	North Carolina	7-1-1	Southern		5-0-1			#19		#15
1936	North Carolina	8-2	Southern		6-1
1935	North Carolina	8-1	Southern		4-1
1934	North Carolina	7-1-1	Southern		2-0-1
1933	North Carolina	4-5	Southern		2-1
1932	North Carolina	3-5-2	Southern		2-5-1
1931	North Carolina	4-3-3	Southern		2-3-3
1930	North Carolina	5-3-2	Southern		4-2-2
1929	North Carolina	9-1	Southern		7-1
1928	North Carolina	5-3-2	Southern		3-2-2
1927	North Carolina	4-6	Southern		2-5
1926	North Carolina	4-5	Southern		3-3
1925	North Carolina	7-1-1	Southern		4-0-1
1924	North Carolina	4-5	Southern		2-3
1923	North Carolina	5-3-1	Southern		2-1-1
1922	North Carolina	9-1	Southern		5-0		★
1921	North Carolina	5-2-2	Southern		2-1
1920	North Carolina	2-6	Independent
1919	North Carolina	4-3-1	Independent
1916	North Carolina	5-4	Independent
1915	North Carolina	4-3-1	Independent
1914	North Carolina	10-1	Independent
1913	North Carolina	5-4	Independent
1912	North Carolina	3-4-1	Independent
1911	North Carolina	6-1-1	Independent
1910	North Carolina	3-6	Independent
1909	North Carolina	5-2	Independent
1908	North Carolina	3-3-3	Independent
1907	North Carolina	4-4-1	Independent
1906	North Carolina	1-4-2	Independent
1905	North Carolina	4-3-1	Independent
1904	North Carolina	5-2-2	Independent
1903	North Carolina	6-3	Independent
1902	North Carolina	5-1-3	Independent

Award winners

19 major award winners and consensus All-Americans.

Year	Player	Pos	Award
2012	Jonathan Cooper	OL	Consensus All-American
2001	Julius Peppers	D	Chuck Bednarik Award
2001	Julius Peppers	DL	Consensus All-American
2001	Julius Peppers	DE	Vince Lombardi/Rotary Award
1997	Brian Simmons	LB	Consensus All-American
1997	Dre’ Bly	DB	Consensus All-American
1997	Greg Ellis	DL	Consensus All-American
1996	Dre’ Bly	DB	Consensus All-American
1995	Marcus Jones	DL	Consensus All-American
1983	William Fuller	DL	Consensus All-American
1980	Lawrence Taylor	LB	Consensus All-American
1977	Dee Hardison	DL	Consensus All-American
1974	Ken Huff	G	Consensus All-American
1972	Ron Rusnak	G	Consensus All-American
1970	Don McCauley	B	Consensus All-American
1949	Charlie Justice	HB	Heisman Finalist
1948	Charlie Justice	B	Consensus All-American
1948	Charlie Justice	HB	Heisman Finalist
1937	Andy Bershak	E	Consensus All-American