List of North Carolina Tar Heels football seasons

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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.

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

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Conference Champions Bowl game berth Division Champions
Year Coach(es) Conference Conference Record Conference Finish[1] Overall Record[2] Bowl/Postseason[3] Final ranking
Wins Losses Ties Wins Losses Ties AP
[4]
Coaches'
[4]
North Carolina Tar Heels
1888 No coach Ind 0 2 0 N/A N/A
1889 No coach/Hector Cowan Ind 2 2 0 N/A N/A
1890 No games played
1891 No coach Ind 0 2 0 N/A N/A
1892 No coach Ind 5 1 0 N/A N/A
1893 No Coach Ind 3 4 0 N/A N/A
1894 Vernon K. Irvine Ind 6 3 0 N/A N/A
1895 Thomas Trenchard Ind 7 1 1 N/A N/A
1896 Gordon Johnston Ind 3 4 1 N/A N/A
1897 William A. Reynolds Ind 7 3 0 N/A N/A
1898 Ind 9 0 0 N/A N/A
1899 Ind 7 3 1 N/A N/A
1900 Ind 4 1 3 N/A N/A
1901 Charles O. Jenkins Ind 7 2 0 N/A N/A
1902 Herman Olcott Ind 5 1 3 N/A N/A
1903 Ind 6 3 0 N/A N/A
1904 Robert R. Brown Ind 5 2 2 N/A N/A
1905 Bill Warner Ind 4 3 1 N/A N/A
1906 Willis Kienholz Ind 1 4 2 N/A N/A
1907 Otis Lamson Ind 4 4 1 N/A N/A
1908 Edward L. Greene Ind 3 3 3 N/A N/A
1909 Arthur Brides Ind 5 2 0 N/A N/A
1910 Ind 3 6 0 N/A N/A
1911 Branch Bocock Ind 6 1 1 N/A N/A
1912 C. W. Martin Ind 3 4 1 N/A N/A
1913 Thomas Trenchard Ind 5 4 0 N/A N/A
1914 Ind 10 1 0 N/A N/A
1915 Ind 4 3 1 N/A N/A
1916 Thomas Campbell Ind 5 4 0 N/A N/A
1917 No games - World War I
1918 No games - World War I
1919 Ind 4 3 1 N/A N/A
1920 Myron Fuller Ind 2 6 0 N/A N/A
1921 Bill Fetzer Ind 5 2 2 N/A N/A
1922 SoCon 5 0 0 1st 9 1 0 N/A N/A
1923 SoCon 3 1 1 12th 5 3 1 N/A N/A
1924 SoCon 2 3 0 14th 4 5 0 N/A N/A
1925 SoCon 4 0 1 3rd 7 1 1 N/A N/A
1926 Chuck Collins SoCon 3 3 0 10th 4 5 0 N/A N/A
1927 SoCon 2 5 0 19th 4 6 0 N/A N/A
1928 SoCon 2 2 2 11th 5 3 2 N/A N/A
1929 SoCon 7 1 0 3rd 9 1 0 N/A N/A
1930 SoCon 4 2 2 8th 5 3 2 N/A N/A
1931 SoCon 2 3 3 13th 4 3 3 N/A N/A
1932 SoCon 2 5 1 17th 3 5 2 N/A N/A
1933 SoCon 2 1 0 3rd 4 5 0 N/A N/A
1934 Carl Snavely SoCon 2 0 1 2nd 7 1 1 N/A N/A
1935 SoCon 4 1 0 2nd 8 1 0 N/A N/A
1936 Raymond Wolf SoCon 6 1 0 2nd 8 2 0 N/A
1937 SoCon 4 0 1 2nd 7 1 1 19 N/A
1938 SoCon 4 1 0 4th 6 2 1 N/A
1939 SoCon 5 1 0 3rd 8 1 1 N/A
1940 SoCon 3 2 0 5th 6 4 0 N/A
1941 SoCon 2 4 0 11th 3 7 0 N/A
1942 Jim Tatum SoCon 3 1 1 4th 5 2 2 N/A
1943 Tom Young SoCon 2 2 0 5th 6 3 0 N/A
1944 Gene McEver SoCon 0 3 1 9th 1 7 1 N/A
1945 Carl Snavely SoCon 2 2 0 7th 5 5 0 N/A
1946 SoCon 4 0 1 1st 8 2 1 Lost 1947 Sugar Bowl vs. Georgia, 10-20 9 N/A
1947 SoCon 4 1 0 2nd 8 2 0 9 N/A
1948 SoCon 4 0 1 2nd 9 1 1 Lost 1949 Sugar Bowl vs. Oklahoma, 6-14 3 N/A
1949 SoCon 5 0 0 1st 7 4 0 Lost 1950 Cotton Bowl Classic vs. Rice, 13-27 16 N/A
1950 SoCon 3 2 1 7th 3 5 2
1951 SoCon 2 3 0 10th 2 8 0
1952 SoCon 1 2 0 12th 2 6 0
1953 George T. Barclay ACC 2 3 0 T-3rd 4 6 0
1954 ACC 4 2 0 3rd 4 5 1
1955 ACC 3 3 0 4th 3 7 0
1956 Jim Tatum ACC 2 3 1 5th 2 7 1
1957 ACC 4 3 0 4th 6 4 0
1958 ACC 4 3 0 4th 6 4 0
1959 Jim Hickey ACC 5 2 0 2nd 5 5 0
1960 ACC 2 5 0 6th 3 7 0
1961 ACC 4 3 0 2nd 5 5 0
1962 ACC 3 4 0 T-4th 3 7 0
1963 ACC 6 1 0 1st 9 2 0 Won 1963 Gator Bowl vs. Air Force, 35-0 19
1964 ACC 4 3 0 T-3rd 5 5 0
1965 ACC 3 3 0 T-5th 4 6 0
1966 ACC 1 4 0 8th 2 8 0
1967 Bill Dooley ACC 2 5 0 7th 2 8 0
1968 ACC 1 6 0 8th 3 7 0
1969 ACC 3 3 0 T-3rd 5 5 0
1970 ACC 5 2 0 T-2nd 8 4 0 Lost 1970 Peach Bowl vs. Arizona State, 26-48
1971 ACC 6 0 0 1st 9 3 0 Lost 1971 Gator Bowl vs. Georgia, 3-7 18
1972 ACC 6 0 0 1st 11 1 0 Won 1972 Sun Bowl vs. Texas Tech, 32-28 12 14
1973 ACC 1 5 0 6th 4 7 0
1974 ACC 4 2 0 T-2nd 7 5 0 Lost 1974 Sun Bowl vs. Mississippi State, 24-26
1975 ACC 1 4 1 6th 3 7 1
1976 ACC 4 1 0 2nd 9 3 0 Lost 1976 Peach Bowl vs. Kentucky, 0-21
1977 ACC 5 0 1 1st 8 3 1 Lost 1977 Liberty Bowl vs. Nebraska, 17-21 17 14
1978 Dick Crum ACC 3 3 0 4th 5 6 0
1979 ACC 3 3 0 5th 8 3 1 Won 1979 Gator Bowl vs. Michigan, 17-15 15 14
1980 ACC 6 0 0 1st 11 1 0 Won 1980 Bluebonnet Bowl vs. Texas, 16-7 10 9
1981 ACC 5 1 0 2nd 10 2 0 Won 1981 Gator Bowl vs. Arkansas, 31-27 9 8
1982 ACC 3 3 0 T-3rd 8 4 0 Won 1982 Sun Bowl vs. Texas, 26-10 18 13
1983 ACC 4 2 0 2nd 8 4 0 Lost 1983 Peach Bowl vs. Florida State, 3-28
1984 ACC 3 2 1 3rd 5 5 1
1985 ACC 3 4 0 5th 5 6 0
1986 ACC 5 2 0 2nd 7 4 1 Lost 1986 Aloha Bowl vs. Arizona, 21-30
1987 ACC 3 4 0 6th 5 6 0
1988 Mack Brown ACC 1 6 0 7th 1 10 0
1989 ACC 0 7 0 8th 1 10 0
1990 ACC 3 3 1 5th 6 4 1
1991 ACC 3 4 0 5th 7 4 0
1992 ACC 5 3 0 3rd 9 3 0 Won 1993 Peach Bowl vs. Mississippi State, 21-17 19 18
1993 ACC 6 2 0 2nd 10 3 0 Lost 1993 Gator Bowl vs. Alabama, 10-24 19 21
1994 ACC 5 3 0 T-3rd 8 4 0 Lost 1994 Sun Bowl vs. Texas, 30-35 21
1995 ACC 4 4 0 5th 7 5 0 Won Carquest Bowl vs. Arkansas, 20-10
1996 ACC 6 2 2nd 10 2 [A 1] Won 1997 Gator Bowl vs. West Virginia, 20-13 10 10
1997 ACC 7 1 2nd 10 1 did not coach bowl game. 6 4
Carl Torbush ACC 1 0 Won 1998 Gator Bowl vs. Virginia Tech, 42-3
1998 ACC 4 4 T-4th 7 5 Won 1998 Las Vegas Bowl vs. San Diego State, 20-13
1999 ACC 2 6 9th 3 8
2000 ACC 3 5 6th 6 5
2001 John Bunting ACC 5 3 3rd 8 5 Won 2001 Peach Bowl vs. Auburn, 16-10
2002 ACC 1 7 8th 3 9
2003 ACC 1 7 9th 2 10
2004 ACC 5 3 T-3rd 6 6 Lost 2004 Continental Tire Bowl vs. Boston College, 24-37
2005 ACC 4 4 4th (Coastal) 5 6
2006 ACC 2 6 5th (Coastal) 3 9
2007 Butch Davis ACC 3 5 4th (Coastal) 4 8
2008[A 2] ACC 0 (4) 4 3rd (Coastal) 0 (8) 5 Lost 2008 Meineke Car Care Bowl vs. West Virginia, 30-31
2009 ACC 0 (4) 4 4th (Coastal) 0 (8) 5 Lost 2009 Meineke Car Care Bowl vs. Pittsburgh, 17-19
2010 ACC 4 4 3rd (Coastal) 8 5 Won 2010 Music City Bowl vs. Tennessee, 30-27 (2OT)
2011 Everett Withers ACC 3 5 4th (Coastal) 7 6 Lost 2011 Independence Bowl vs. Missouri, 24-41
2012 Larry Fedora ACC 5 3 T-1st (Coastal) 8 4 Ineligible
2013 ACC 4 4 5th (Coastal) 7 6 Won 2013 Belk Bowl vs. Cincinnati, 39-17
2014 ACC 4 4 3rd (Coastal) 6 7 Lost 2014 Quick Lane Bowl vs. Rutgers, 21-41
2015 ACC 8 0 1st (Coastal) 11 3 Lost 2015 Russell Athletic Bowl vs. Baylor, 38-49 15 15
2016 ACC 5 3 3rd (Coastal) 8 5 Lost 2016 Sun Bowl vs. Stanford, 23-25
2017 ACC 1 7 7th (Coastal) 3 9
2018 ACC 1 7 7th (Coastal) 2 9
2019 Mack Brown ACC 4 4 4th (Coastal) 7 6 Won 2019 Military Bowl vs. Temple, 55-13
2020 ACC 7 3 T-4th (Coastal) 8 4 Lost 2021 Orange Bowl vs. Texas A&M, 27-41 18 17
2021 ACC 3 5 5th (Coastal) 6 7 Lost 2021 Duke's Mayo Bowl vs. South Carolina, 21-38
2022 ACC 6 2 1st (Coastal) 9 5 Lost 2022 Holiday Bowl vs. Oregon, 27-28
2023 ACC 4 4 T-5th 8 5 Lost 2023 Duke's Mayo Bowl vs. West Virginia, 10-30
2024 ACC 3 3 6 4
Totals (Through November 16, 2024) SoCon:
98–52–17
(.638)

ACC:
262–249–5
(.513)

All-time:
735–573–54
(.559)
Postseason:
15–23
(.395)

Notes

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  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]

References

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  1. ^ 2012 North Carolina Football. Goheels.com. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  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. ^ a b 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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