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Larry Fedora, 34th head coach of the North Carolina Tar Heels.

The North Carolina Tar Heels college football team represents the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The Tar Heels compete as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. The program has had 34 head coaches, and one interim head coach, since it began play during the 1888 season.[1][2] Since January 2012, Larry Fedora has served as North Carolina's head coach.[3]

Playing as the Tar Heels, the team has played more than 1,100 games over 121 seasons.[2] In that time, 9 coaches have led the Tar Heels in postseason bowl games: Carl Snavely, Jim Hickey, Bill Dooley, Dick Crum, Mack Brown, Carl Torbush, John Bunting, Butch Davis, and Everett Withers.[1] Four of those coaches also won conference championships: Snavely captured three as a member of the Southern Conference and Hickey, Dooley, and Crum won a combined five as a member of the ACC.[1]

Dooley is the leader in seasons coached and games won, with 124 victories during his 11 years with the program.[4] Branch Bocock has the highest winning percentage of those who have coached more than one game, with .812.[4] Gene McEver has the lowest winning percentage of those who have coached more than one game, with .067.[4] Of the 33 different head coaches who have led the Tar Heels, Jim Tatum[5] and Snavely[6] have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in South Bend, Indiana.

Key[]

Key to symbols in coaches list
General Overall Conference Postseason[8]
No. Order of coaches[9] GC Games coached CW Conference wins PW Postseason wins
DC Division championships OW Overall wins CL Conference losses PL Postseason losses
CC Conference championships OL Overall losses CT Conference ties PT Postseason ties
NC National championships OT Overall ties[11] C% Conference winning percentage
dagger Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame O% Overall winning percentage[13]


Coaches[]

List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards[A 1]
# Name Season(s)
[A 2]
GC OW OL OT O% CW CL CT C% PW PL PT DC
[A 3]
CC NC Awards
1 Cowan, HectorHector Cowan 1888 &00000000000000020000002 &00000000000000010000001 &00000000000000010000001 &00000000000000000000000 &0000000000000000500000.500 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &00000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
No Coach 1889, 1892-1893 &000000000000001500000015 &00000000000000090000009 &00000000000000060000006 &00000000000000000000000 &0000000000000000600000.600 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &00000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
2 Graves, William P.William P. Graves 1891 &00000000000000020000002 &00000000000000000000000 &00000000000000020000002 &00000000000000000000000 &0000000000000000000000.000 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &00000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
3 Irvine, Vernon K.Vernon K. Irvine 1894 &00000000000000090000009 &00000000000000060000006 &00000000000000030000003 &00000000000000000000000 &0000000000000000666000.666 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &00000000000000000000000 &00000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
4 Trenchard, ThomasThomas Trenchard 1895, 1913–1915 &000000000000003700000037 &000000000000002600000026 &00000000000000090000009 &00000000000000020000002 &0000000000000000729000.729 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &00000000000000010000001 &00000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
5 Johnston, GordonGordon Johnston 1896 &00000000000000080000008 &00000000000000030000003 &00000000000000040000004 &00000000000000010000001 &0000000000000000437000.437 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &00000000000000000000000 &00000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
6 Reynolds, William A.William A. Reynolds 1897–1900 &000000000000003800000038 &000000000000002700000027 &00000000000000070000007 &00000000000000040000004 &0000000000000000763000.763 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &00000000000000000000000 &00000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
7 Jenkins, CharlesCharles Jenkins 1901 &00000000000000090000009 &00000000000000070000007 &00000000000000020000002 &00000000000000000000000 &0000000000000000777000.777 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &00000000000000000000000 &00000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
8 Olcott, HermanHerman Olcott 1902–1903 &000000000000001800000018 &000000000000001100000011 &00000000000000040000004 &00000000000000030000003 &0000000000000000694000.694 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &00000000000000000000000 &00000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
9 Brown, R. R.R. R. Brown 1904 &00000000000000090000009 &00000000000000050000005 &00000000000000020000002 &00000000000000020000002 &0000000000000000666000.666 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &00000000000000000000000 &00000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
10 Warner, WilliamWilliam Warner 1905 &00000000000000080000008 &00000000000000040000004 &00000000000000030000003 &00000000000000010000001 &0000000000000000562000.562 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &00000000000000000000000 &00000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
11 Kienholz, WillisWillis Kienholz 1906 &00000000000000070000007 &00000000000000010000001 &00000000000000040000004 &00000000000000020000002 &0000000000000000285000.285 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &00000000000000000000000 &00000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
12 Lamson, OtisOtis Lamson 1907 &00000000000000090000009 &00000000000000040000004 &00000000000000040000004 &00000000000000010000001 &0000000000000000500000.500 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &00000000000000000000000 &00000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
13 Greene, Edward L.Edward L. Greene 1908 &00000000000000090000009 &00000000000000030000003 &00000000000000030000003 &00000000000000030000003 &0000000000000000500000.500 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &00000000000000000000000 &00000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
14 Brides, ArthurArthur Brides 1909–1910 &000000000000001600000016 &00000000000000080000008 &00000000000000080000008 &00000000000000000000000 &0000000000000000500000.500 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &00000000000000000000000 &00000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
15 Bocock, BranchBranch Bocock 1911 &00000000000000080000008 &00000000000000060000006 &00000000000000010000001 &00000000000000010000001 &0000000000000000812000.812 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &00000000000000000000000 &00000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
16 Martin, C. W.C. W. Martin 1912 &00000000000000080000008 &00000000000000030000003 &00000000000000040000004 &00000000000000010000001 &0000000000000000437000.437 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &00000000000000000000000 &00000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
17 Campbell, Thomas J.Thomas J. Campbell 1916–1919 &000000000000001700000017 &00000000000000090000009 &00000000000000070000007 &00000000000000010000001 &0000000000000000558000.558 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &00000000000000000000000 &00000000000000000000000 &00000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999 &00000000000000000000000 &00000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
18 Fuller, MyronMyron Fuller 1920 &00000000000000080000008 &00000000000000020000002 &00000000000000060000006 &00000000000000000000000 &0000000000000000250000.250 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &00000000000000000000000 &00000000000000000000000 &00000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999 &00000000000000000000000 &00000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
19 Fetzer, BobBob Fetzer & Fetzer, BillBill Fetzer 1921–1925 &000000000000004600000046 &000000000000003000000030 &000000000000001200000012 &00000000000000040000004 &0000000000000000695000.695 &000000000000001300000013 &00000000000000050000005 &00000000000000020000002 &0000000000000000700000.700 &00000000000000000000000 &00000000000000000000000 &00000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999 &00000000000000010000001 &00000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
20 Collins, ChuckChuck Collins 1926–1933 &000000000000007800000078 &000000000000003800000038 &000000000000003100000031 &00000000000000090000009 &0000000000000000544000.544 &000000000000002400000024 &000000000000002200000022 &00000000000000080000008 &0000000000000000518000.518 &00000000000000000000000 &00000000000000000000000 &00000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999 &00000000000000000000000 &00000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
21 Snavely, CarlCarl Snavelydagger 1934–1935, 1945–1952 &000000000000009900000099 &000000000000005900000059 &000000000000003500000035 &00000000000000050000005 &0000000000000000621000.621 &000000000000003200000032 &000000000000001100000011 &00000000000000020000002 &0000000000000000733000.733 &00000000000000000000000 &00000000000000030000003 &00000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999 &00000000000000030000003 &00000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
22 Wolf, RaymondRaymond Wolf 1936–1941 &000000000000005800000058 &000000000000003800000038 &000000000000001700000017 &00000000000000030000003 &0000000000000000681000.681 &000000000000002300000023 &00000000000000090000009 &00000000000000010000001 &0000000000000000712000.712 &00000000000000000000000 &00000000000000000000000 &00000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999 &00000000000000010000001 &00000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
23 Tatum, JimJim Tatumdagger 1942, 1956–1958 &000000000000003900000039 &000000000000001900000019 &000000000000001700000017 &00000000000000030000003 &0000000000000000525000.525 &000000000000001300000013 &000000000000001000000010 &00000000000000020000002 &0000000000000000560000.560 &00000000000000000000000 &00000000000000000000000 &00000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999 &00000000000000000000000 &00000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
24 Young, TomTom Young 1943 &00000000000000090000009 &00000000000000060000006 &00000000000000030000003 &00000000000000000000000 &0000000000000000666000.666 &00000000000000020000002 &00000000000000020000002 &00000000000000000000000 &0000000000000000500000.500 &00000000000000000000000 &00000000000000000000000 &00000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999 &00000000000000000000000 &00000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
25 McEver, GeneGene McEver 1944 &00000000000000090000009 &00000000000000010000001 &00000000000000070000007 &00000000000000010000001 &0000000000000000166000.166 &00000000000000000000000 &00000000000000030000003 &00000000000000010000001 &0000000000000000125000.125 &00000000000000000000000 &00000000000000000000000 &00000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999 &00000000000000000000000 &00000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
26 Barclay, George T.George T. Barclay 1953–1955 &000000000000003000000030 &000000000000001100000011 &000000000000001800000018 &00000000000000010000001 &0000000000000000383000.383 &00000000000000090000009 &00000000000000080000008 &00000000000000000000000 &0000000000000000529000.529 &00000000000000000000000 &00000000000000000000000 &00000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999 &00000000000000000000000 &00000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
27 Hickey, JimJim Hickey 1959–1966 &000000000000008100000081 &000000000000003600000036 &000000000000004500000045 &00000000000000000000000 &0000000000000000444000.444 &000000000000002800000028 &000000000000002500000025 &00000000000000000000000 &0000000000000000528000.528 &00000000000000010000001 &00000000000000000000000 &00000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999 &00000000000000010000001 &00000000000000000000000 ACC Coach of the Year (1963)[15][A 4]
28 Dooley, BillBill Dooley 1967–1977 &0000000000000124000000124 &000000000000006900000069 &000000000000005300000053 &00000000000000020000002 &0000000000000000560000.560 &000000000000003800000038 &000000000000002200000022 &00000000000000020000002 &0000000000000000629000.629 &00000000000000010000001 &00000000000000050000005 &00000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999 &00000000000000030000003 &00000000000000000000000 ACC Coach of the Year (1971)[15]
29 Crum, DickDick Crum 1978–1987 &0000000000000116000000116 &000000000000007200000072 &000000000000004100000041 &00000000000000030000003 &0000000000000000633000.633 &000000000000003800000038 &000000000000002300000023 &00000000000000010000001 &0000000000000000620000.620 &00000000000000040000004 &00000000000000020000002 &00000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999 &00000000000000010000001 &00000000000000000000000 ACC Coach of the Year (1980)[15]
30 Brown, MackMack Brown 1988–1997 &0000000000000116000000116 &000000000000006900000069 &000000000000004600000046 &00000000000000010000001 &0000000000000000599000.599 &000000000000004000000040 &000000000000003500000035 &00000000000000010000001 &0000000000000000532000.532 &00000000000000030000003 &00000000000000020000002 &00000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999 &00000000000000000000000 &00000000000000000000000 ACC Coach of the Year (1996)[15]
31 Torbush, CarlCarl Torbush 1997–2000 &000000000000003500000035 &000000000000001700000017 &000000000000001800000018 &09999999999999998999999 &0000000000000000485000.485 &00000000000000090000009 &000000000000001500000015 &09999999999999998999999 &0000000000000000375000.375 &00000000000000020000002 &00000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &00000000000000000000000 &00000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
32 Bunting, JohnJohn Bunting 2001–2006 &000000000000007200000072 &000000000000002700000027 &000000000000004500000045 &09999999999999998999999 &0000000000000000375000.375 &000000000000001800000018 &000000000000003000000030 &09999999999999998999999 &0000000000000000375000.375 &00000000000000010000001 &00000000000000010000001 &09999999999999998999999 &00000000000000000000000 &00000000000000000000000 &00000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
33 Davis, ButchButch Davis
[A 5]
2007–2010 &000000000000003500000035 &000000000000001200000012 &000000000000002300000023 &09999999999999998999999 &0000000000000000342000.342 &00000000000000070000007 &000000000000001700000017 &09999999999999998999999 &0000000000000000291000.291 &00000000000000010000001 &00000000000000020000002 &09999999999999998999999 &00000000000000000000000 &00000000000000000000000 &00000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
Int Withers, EverettEverett Withers[A 6] 2011 &000000000000001300000013 &00000000000000070000007 &00000000000000060000006 &09999999999999998999999 &0000000000000000538000.538 &00000000000000030000003 &00000000000000050000005 &09999999999999998999999 &0000000000000000375000.375 &00000000000000000000000 &00000000000000010000001 &09999999999999998999999 &00000000000000000000000 &00000000000000000000000 &00000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
34 Fedora, LarryLarry Fedora 2012–present &000000000000001200000012 &00000000000000080000008 &00000000000000040000004 &09999999999999998999999 &0000000000000000666000.666 &00000000000000050000005 &00000000000000030000003 &09999999999999998999999 &0000000000000000625000.625 &00000000000000000000000 &00000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999 &00000000000000010000001 &00000000000000000000000 &00000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999

Notes[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 2011 North Carolina Football Media Guide, p. 174-179
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 UNC Athletic Communications Office. "History". University Directories. http://www.goheels.com/fls/3350/old_site/pdf/m-footbl/history2001.pdf?SPID=12962&DB_OEM_ID=3350. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
  3. Kelly Parson (January 9, 2012). "Trustees approve Larry Fedora as UNC football coach". The Daily Tar Heel. DTH Publishing Corp.. http://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2011/12/board_of_trustees_approves_fedora. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 2011 North Carolina Football Media Guide, p. 173
  5. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named JT-HOF
  6. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named CS-HOF
  7. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011) (PDF). Bowl/All-Star Game Records. Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived from the original on August 22, 2011. http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2011/Bowls.pdf. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
  8. Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.[7]
  9. A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
  10. Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today (McLean, Virginia). Archived from the original on November 24, 2009. https://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/2006-08-24-overtime_x.htm. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
  11. Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[10]
  12. Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times (New York City). Archived from the original on October 22, 2009. https://www.nytimes.com/1987/09/06/sports/college-football-big-plays-help-paterno-to-200th.html. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
  13. When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[12]
  14. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Divisions
  15. 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 2011 North Carolina Football Media Guide, p. 116-117
  16. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named CoY ACC
  17. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named BD Vacate
  18. "UNC files response to NCAA notice of allegations". Sports Illustrated. Time Inc.. September 19, 2011. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/football/ncaa/09/19/UNC.NCAA.penalties.ap/index.html?sct=hp_t2_a10&eref=sihp. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
  19. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Withersinterim

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