North Carolina Tar Heels

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North Carolina Tar Heels college football
First Season
1888
Team History
North Carolina Tar Heels (1888-present)
Conference
Atlantic Coast Conference (1953-present)
Southern Conference (1922-52)
Independent (1888-1921)
Venue
Kenan Memorial Stadium (1927-present)
Emerson Field (1916-26)
Key People
Players • Coaches


The North Carolina Tar Heels football team represents the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the sport of American college football. The Tar Heels play in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

Publications

Programs by season

1940s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1943
October 16 at Duke Duke Stadium
1946
January 1, 1947 vs. Georgia Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA)
1947
November 29 vs. Virginia Kenan Memorial Stadium
1948
January 1, 1949 vs. Oklahoma Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA)
1949
January 2, 1950 vs. Rice Cotton Bowl

1950s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1950
September 30 at Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium
1952
October 25 at Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium
1954
October 16 at Maryland Byrd Stadium
November 13 at Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium
1956
November 17 at Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium
November 24 vs. Duke Kenan Memorial Stadium

1960s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1962
October 13 vs. Maryland Kenan Memorial Stadium
1963
December 28 vs. Air Force Gator Bowl
1964
November 7 at Clemson Memorial Stadium
1965
November 13 at Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium
1966
September 17 at Kentucky Stoll Field
October 15 at Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium

1970s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
October 31 vs. Virginia Kenan Memorial Stadium
November 21 vs. Duke Kenan Memorial Stadium
1971
September 25 vs. Maryland Kenan Memorial Stadium
October 16 at Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium
1972
October 21 at Wake Forest Groves Stadium
November 4 at Clemson Memorial Stadium
1974
October 5 vs. Pittsburgh Kenan Memorial Stadium
October 19 vs. NC State Kenan Memorial Stadium
November 9 at Clemson Memorial Stadium
1975
September 27 at Ohio State Ohio Stadium
October 11 vs. Notre Dame Kenan Memorial Stadium
1976
September 11 at Florida Tampa Stadium
December 31 vs. Kentucky Peach Bowl (Atlanta, GA)
1977
November 19 at Duke Wallace Wade Stadium
December 19 vs. Nebraska Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN)
1978
September 23 vs. Maryland Kenan Memorial Stadium
1979
December 28 vs. Michigan Gator Bowl

1980s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1980
December 31 vs. Texas Bluebonnet Bowl (Houston, TX)
1981
October 24 vs. South Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium
December 28 vs. Arkansas Gator Bowl
1982
December 25 vs. Texas Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX)
1983
September 10 vs. Memphis State Kenan Memorial Stadium
December 30 vs. Florida State Peach Bowl (Atlanta, GA)
1986
September 20 at Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium
December 27 vs. Arizona Aloha Stadium
1988
November 5 at Clemson Memorial Stadium

1990s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1992
January 2, 1993 vs. Mississippi State Georgia Dome
1995
December 30 vs. Arkansas Joe Robbie Stadium

2000s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
2001
October 20 at Clemson Memorial Stadium

2010s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
2010
October 9 vs. Clemson Kenan Memorial Stadium
2011
December 26 vs. Missouri Independence Stadium
2013
December 28 vs. Cincinnati Bank of America Stadium
2015
December 29 vs. Baylor Orlando Citrus Bowl

Media guides and yearbooks

All media guides

1960s 1967
1970s 1978
1980s 1980 • 1982 • 1988
2010s 2016
2020s 2020
Atlantic Coast Conference
Atlantic Division Boston College Eagles • Clemson Tigers • Florida State Seminoles • Louisville Cardinals • NC State Wolfpack • Notre Dame Fighting Irish • Syracuse Orange • Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Coastal Division Duke Blue Devils • Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets • Miami Hurricanes • North Carolina Tar Heels • Pittsburgh Panthers • Virginia Cavaliers • Virginia Tech Hokies
Basketball Venues Littlejohn Coliseum
Football Venues Alumni Stadium • Bobby Dodd Stadium • Hard Rock Stadium • Kenan Memorial Stadium • Lane Stadium • Scott Stadium • Wallace Wade Stadium