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2016 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Sun Bowl, L 23–25 vs. Stanford
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal Division
2016 record8–5 (5–3 ACC)
Head coachLarry Fedora (5th season)
Co-offensive coordinatorGunter Brewer (3rd as coordinator, 10th overall season)
Co-offensive coordinatorChris Kapolovic (3rd as coordinator, 5th overall season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorGene Chizik (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 63,000)
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →

Template:2016 ACC football standings The 2016 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 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 competed as a member of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 8–5, 5–3 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place in the Coastal Division. They were invited to the Sun Bowl where they lost to Stanford.

Recruiting[]

National Signing Day was on February 3, 2016 and was the first chance for high school seniors to officially declare which university or college they will be attending for their college career. North Carolina had 26 high school seniors sign a National Letter of Intent to play football with them. Of the class, 7 athletes enrolled early to UNC.[1]


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