List of North Carolina Tar Heels football seasons
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 | SIAA | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A | |
| 1896 | Gordon Johnston | SIAA | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A | |
| 1897 | William A. Reynolds | SIAA | — | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | |
| 1898 | SIAA | — | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1899 | SIAA | — | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1900 | SIAA | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1901 | Charles O. Jenkins | SIAA | — | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | |
| 1902 | Herman Olcott | SIAA | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | — | N/A | N/A | |
| 1903 | SIAA | — | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1904 | Robert R. Brown | SIAA | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | N/A | N/A | |
| 1905 | Bill Warner | SIAA | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A | |
| 1906 | Willis Kienholz | SIAA | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | N/A | N/A | |
| 1907 | Otis Lamson | SIAA | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A | |
| 1908 | Edward L. Greene | SIAA | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | N/A | N/A | |
| 1909 | Arthur Brides | SIAA | — | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | |
| 1910 | SIAA | — | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1911 | Branch Bocock | SIAA | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A | |
| 1912 | C. W. Martin | SIAA | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A | |
| 1913 | Thomas Trenchard | SIAA | — | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | |
| 1914 | SIAA | — | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1915 | SIAA | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1916 | Thomas Campbell | SIAA | — | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | |
| 1919 | SIAA | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1920 | Myron Fuller | SIAA | — | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | |
| 1921 | Bill Fetzer | SIAA | — | 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 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 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 1995 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, 20-1 | — | — | |
| 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 | — | — | ||
| Total Totals through December 28th 2013, | 670 | 504 | 54 | (all games) | ||||||
Notes
- ↑ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[5]
- ↑ UNC decided to vacate all of its wins in 2008 and 2009 following a NCAA investigation. Vacated wins are in parentheses.[6]
References
- ↑ 2012 North Carolina Football. Goheels.com. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
- ↑ North Carolina Yearly Totals. College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
- ↑ North Carolina Bowl History. College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- 1 2 North Carolina In the Polls. College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ↑ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. Retrieved 2008-09-29.
- ↑ "UNC files response to NCAA notice of allegations". Sports Illustrated. September 19, 2011. Retrieved 2012-09-14.
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