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File: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.

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 Champions Bowl game berth Division Champions
Year Coach(es) Conference Conference finish[1] Record[2] Bowl/Postseason[3] Final ranking
Wins Losses Ties AP
[4]
Coaches'
[4]
North Carolina Tar Heels
1888 Hector Cowan Ind 1 3 0 N/A N/A
1889 No coach Ind 1 1 0 N/A N/A
1891 William P. Graves Ind 0 2 0 N/A N/A
1892 No coach Ind 5 1 0 N/A N/A
1893 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
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 1st 9 1 0 N/A N/A
1923 SoCon 12th 5 3 1 N/A N/A
1924 SoCon 14th 4 5 0 N/A N/A
1925 SoCon 3rd 7 1 1 N/A N/A
1926 Chuck Collins SoCon 10th 4 5 0 N/A N/A
1927 SoCon 19th 4 6 0 N/A N/A
1928 SoCon 11th 5 3 2 N/A N/A
1929 SoCon 3rd 9 1 0 N/A N/A
1930 SoCon 8th 5 3 2 N/A N/A
1931 SoCon 13th 4 3 3 N/A N/A
1932 SoCon 17th 3 5 2 N/A N/A
1933 SoCon 3rd 4 5 0 N/A N/A
1934 Carl Snavely SoCon 2nd 7 1 1 N/A N/A
1935 SoCon 2nd 8 1 0 N/A N/A
1936 Raymond Wolf SoCon 2nd 8 2 0 N/A
1937 SoCon 2nd 7 1 1 19 N/A
1938 SoCon 4th 6 2 1 N/A
1939 SoCon 3rd 8 1 1 N/A
1940 SoCon 5th 6 4 0 N/A
1941 SoCon 11th 3 7 0 N/A
1942 Jim Tatum SoCon 4th 5 2 2 N/A
1943 Tom Young SoCon 5th 6 3 0 N/A
1944 Gene McEver SoCon 9th 1 7 1 N/A
1945 Carl Snavely SoCon 7th 5 5 0 N/A
1946 SoCon 1st 8 2 1 Lost 1947 Sugar Bowl vs. Georgia, 10-20 9 N/A
1947 SoCon 2nd 8 2 0 9 N/A
1948 SoCon 2nd 9 1 1 Lost 1949 Sugar Bowl vs. Oklahoma, 6-14 3 N/A
1949 SoCon 1st 7 4 0 Lost 1950 Cotton Bowl Classic vs. Rice, 13-27 16 N/A
1950 SoCon 7th 3 5 2
1951 SoCon 10th 2 8 0
1952 SoCon 12th 2 6 0
1953 George T. Barclay ACC T-3rd 4 6 0
1954 ACC 3rd 4 5 1
1955 ACC 4th 3 7 0
1956 Jim Tatum ACC 5th 0 9 1
1957 ACC 4th 6 4 0
1958 ACC 4th 6 4 0
1959 Jim Hickey ACC 2nd 5 5 0
1960 ACC 6th 3 7 0
1961 ACC 2nd 5 5 0
1962 ACC T-4th 3 7 0
1963 ACC 1st 9 2 0 Won 1963 Gator Bowl vs. Air Force, 35-0 19
1964 ACC T-3rd 5 5 0
1965 ACC T-5th 4 6 0
1966 ACC 8th 2 8 0
1967 Bill Dooley ACC 7th 2 8 0
1968 ACC 8th 3 7 0
1969 ACC T-3rd 5 5 0
1970 ACC T-2nd 8 4 0 Lost 1970 Peach Bowl vs. Arizona State, 26-48
1971 ACC 1st 9 3 0 Lost 1971 Gator Bowl vs. Georgia, 3-7 18
1972 ACC 1st 11 1 0 Won 1972 Sun Bowl vs. Texas Tech, 32-28 12 14
1973 ACC 6th 4 7 0
1974 ACC T-2nd 7 5 0 Lost 1974 Sun Bowl vs. Mississippi State, 24-26
1975 ACC 6th 3 7 1
1976 ACC 2nd 9 3 0 Lost 1976 Peach Bowl vs. Kentucky, 0-21
1977 ACC 1st 8 3 1 Lost 1977 Liberty Bowl vs. Nebraska, 17-21 17 14
1978 Dick Crum ACC 4th 5 6 0
1979 ACC 5th 8 3 1 Won 1979 Gator Bowl vs. Michigan, 17-15 15 14
1980 ACC 1st 11 1 0 Won 1980 Bluebonnet Bowl vs. Texas, 16-7 10 9
1981 ACC 2nd 10 2 0 Won 1981 Gator Bowl vs. Arkansas, 31-27 9 8
1982 ACC T-3rd 8 4 0 Won 1982 Sun Bowl vs. Texas, 26-10 18 13
1983 ACC 2nd 8 4 0 Lost 1983 Peach Bowl vs. Florida State, 3-28
1984 ACC 3rd 5 5 1
1985 ACC 5th 5 6 0
1986 ACC 2nd 7 4 1 Lost 1986 Aloha Bowl vs. Arizona, 21-30
1987 ACC 6th 5 6 0
1988 Mack Brown ACC 7th 1 10 0
1989 ACC 8th 1 10 0
1990 ACC 5th 6 4 1
1991 ACC 5th 7 4 0
1992 ACC 3rd 9 3 0 Won 1993 Peach Bowl vs. Mississippi State, 21-17 19 18
1993 ACC 2nd 10 3 0 Lost 1993 Gator Bowl vs. Alabama, 10-24 19 21
1994 ACC T-3rd 8 4 0 Lost 1994 Sun Bowl vs. Texas, 30-35 21
1995 ACC 5th 7 5 0 Won Carquest Bowl vs. Arkansas, 20-10
1996 ACC 2nd 10 2 [A 1] Won 1997 Gator Bowl vs. West Virginia, 20-13 10 10
1997 Mack Brown/Carl Torbush ACC 2nd 11 1 Won 1998 Gator Bowl vs. Virginia Tech, 42-3 6 4
1998 Carl Torbush ACC T-4th 7 5 Won 1998 Las Vegas Bowl vs. San Diego State, 20-13
1999 ACC 9th 3 8
2000 ACC 6th 6 5
2001 John Bunting ACC 3rd 8 5 Won 2001 Peach Bowl vs. Auburn, 16-10
2002 ACC 8th 3 9
2003 ACC 9th 2 10
2004 ACC T-3rd 6 6 Lost 2004 Continental Tire Bowl vs. Boston College, 24-37
2005 ACC 4th Coast 5 6
2006 ACC 5th Coast 3 9
2007 Butch Davis ACC 4th Coast 4 8
2008[A 2] ACC 3rd Coast 0 (8) 5 Lost 2008 Meineke Car Care Bowl vs. West Virginia, 30-31
2009 ACC 4th Coast 0 (8) 5 Lost 2009 Meineke Car Care Bowl vs. Pittsburgh, 17-19
2010 ACC 3rd Coast 8 5 Won 2010 Music City Bowl vs. Tennessee, 30-27 (2OT)
2011 Everett Withers ACC 4th Coast 7 6 Lost 2011 Independence Bowl vs. Missouri, 24-41
2012 Larry Fedora ACC T-1st Coast 8 4 Ineligible
2013 ACC 5th Coast 7 6 Won 2013 Belk Bowl vs. Cincinnati, 39-17
2014 ACC 3rd Coast 6 7 Lost 2014 Quick Lane Bowl vs. Rutgers, 21-41
2015 ACC 1st Coast 11 3 Lost 2015 Russell Athletic Bowl vs. Baylor, 38-49 15 15
2016 ACC 3rd Coast 8 5 Lost 2016 Sun Bowl vs. Stanford, 23-25
2017 ACC 7th Coast 3 9
2018 ACC 7th Coast 2 9
Total Totals through November 24, 2018 691 521 54 (all games)

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 a NCAA investigation. Vacated wins are in parentheses.[6]

References[]

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