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
editConference Champions | Bowl game berth | Division Champions |
Year | Coach(es) | Conference | Conference Record | Conference Finish[1] | Overall Record[2] | Bowl/Postseason[3] | Final ranking | |||||
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Wins | Losses | Ties | Wins | Losses | Ties | AP [4] |
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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 | |||
Totals (Through December 27, 2023) | SoCon: 98–52–17 (.638) ACC: |
All-time: 729–569–54 (.559) |
Postseason: 15–23 (.395) |
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ 2012 North Carolina Football. Goheels.com. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
- ^ North Carolina Yearly Totals Archived 2012-10-18 at the Wayback Machine. College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
- ^ North Carolina Bowl History Archived 2012-10-18 at the Wayback Machine. College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ a b North Carolina In the Polls Archived 2012-10-18 at the Wayback Machine. College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. Retrieved September 29, 2008.
- ^ "UNC files response to NCAA notice of allegations". Sports Illustrated. September 19, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2012.