North Carolina Tar Heels
Welcome to the North Carolina Tar Heels file in the Blindside Bulletin History Room: the story of the program, its best and worst seasons, and the head coaches who shaped it, alongside its live 4-2 record this season. Below you'll find North Carolina Tar Heels football history, coaching history and links to every season, year by year.
The program
The North Carolina Tar Heels football team represents the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) in the sport of American football. They are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS).
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Best & worst seasons
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 coaches
The North Carolina Tar Heels college football team represents the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) level. The program has had 35 head coaches, and two interim head coaches, since it began play during the 1888 season. Since December 2024, Bill Belichick has served as North Carolina's head coach.
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