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2016 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Atlantic Division
No. 1 Clemson xy$#   7 – 1     14 – 1  
No. 21 Louisville x   7 – 1     9 – 4  
No. 8 Florida State   5 – 3     10 – 3  
NC State   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Wake Forest   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Boston College   2 – 6     7 – 6  
Syracuse   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Coastal Division
No. 16 Virginia Tech xy   6 – 2     10 – 4  
North Carolina   5 – 3     8 – 5  
No. 20 Miami (FL)   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Pittsburgh   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Georgia Tech   4 – 4     9 – 4  
Duke   1 – 7     4 – 8  
Virginia   1 – 7     2 – 10  
Championship: Clemson 42, Virginia Tech 35
  • # – College Football Playoff champion
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Larry Fedora and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium. The Tar Heels competed as a member of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 8–5, 5–3 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place in the Coastal Division. They were invited to the Sun Bowl where they lost to Stanford.

Recruiting

National Signing Day was on February 3, 2016 and was the first chance for high school seniors to officially declare which university or college they will be attending for their college career. North Carolina had 26 high school seniors sign a National Letter of Intent to play football with them. Of the class, 7 athletes enrolled early to UNC.[1]

US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Jordon Brown
RB 		Durham, NC Southern Durham HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 4.56 Aug 17, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 79
Logan Byrd
QB 		Kathleen, GA Veterans HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 238 lb (108 kg) 4.89 Apr 9, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
Kyree Campbell^
DT 		Woodbridge, VA Woodbridge HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 305 lb (138 kg) 5.44 Aug 5, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
Allen Cater
DE 		Kennesaw, GA Mount Paran Christian School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 242 lb (110 kg) 5.32 Feb 3, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 73
J.B. Copeland
LB 		Southlake, TX Navarro College 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg) N/A Feb 4, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 74
Nolan DeFranco
DE 		Winter Garden, FL West Orange HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 226 lb (103 kg) 4.89 Jun 17, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 75
Myles Dorn
WR/DB/S 		Charlotte, NC Zebulon B Vance HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 4.58 Dec 5, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 79
Marlon Dunlap
DT 		Charlotte, NC West Charlotte HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 290 lb (130 kg) 5.24 Oct 26, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 75
Luke Elder
OG 		LaGrange, GA LaGrange HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 282 lb (128 kg) 5.55 Jun 21, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 78
D.J. Ford
S 		Lineville, AL Clay Central HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) N/A Jan 17, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 73
Tomon Fox
DE 		Suwanee, GA Collins Hill HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 4.88 Jun 21, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 82
Rontavius Groves
WR/CB 		Nashville, TN Pearl-Cohn HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 4.5 Dec 6, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 76
Tyrone Hopper
LB 		Roswell, GA Roswell HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 4.74 Jun 16, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 75
Roscoe Johnson
WR 		Union, SC Union County HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 4.5 Jul 15, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 77
Jay Jay McCargo
OT 		Arlington, VA Bishop O'Connell HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 283 lb (128 kg) 5.4 Apr 25, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 79
James Pierre^
S 		Deerfield Beach, FL Deerfield Beach HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 4.61 May 19, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 76
Tyler Pritchett
OG 		Auburn, AL Auburn HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 290 lb (130 kg) 5.5 Apr 14, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 78
Patrice Rene
CB 		Alexandria, VA Episcopal HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 4.57 Jan 20, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
Gregory Ross
S 		Oxon Hill, MD Potomac HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 4.55 May 23, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 74
Dominique Ross
LB 		Jacksonville, FL Trinity Christian Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 203 lb (92 kg) N/A Jun 16, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 77
K.J. Sails
S 		Gibsonton, FL East Bay HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 164 lb (74 kg) 4.5 Feb 3, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 74
Jonathan Smith
LB 		Laurinburg, NC Scotland HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 229 lb (104 kg) 4.77 Aug 17, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 76
Chazz Surratt
QB 		Denver, NC East Lincoln HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 4.5 Jun 26, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
Noah Turner
TE 		Mundelein, IL Carmel Catholic HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 237 lb (108 kg) 4.69 Jul 3, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 75
Garrett Walston
TE 		Wilmington, NC New Hanover HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 230 lb (100 kg) N/A Oct 8, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 79
Myles Wolfolk
CB 		Upper Marlboro, MD Dr. Henry A. Wise, Jr HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 4.5 Nov 29, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 74
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 25   Rivals: 25  247Sports: 36  ESPN: 34
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "North Carolina Football Commitment List (19)". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
  • "2016 North Carolina Football Recruiting Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
  • "North Carolina Tar Heels 2016 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
  • "North Carolina 2016 Football Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved June 10, 2016.

^These signees will not be enrolling at UNC in 2016 due to not being admitted into the school.[2][3]

Coaching staff

North Carolina head coach Larry Fedora enters his fifth year as the North Carolina's head coach for the 2016 season. At the end of the 2015 season, assistant head coach, Seth Littrell, was hired as the head coach at North Texas.[4] As a result, co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach, Chris Kapilovic, was promoted to offensive coordinator, and will retain his role as offensive line coach.[5] Former Tar Heel player, Chad Scott, was hired to replace Littrell as the tight ends/hybrids coach.[6]

Coaches for the 2016 season
Name Position Seasons at North Carolina
Larry Fedora Head Coach 5th
Gene Chizik Defensive Coordinator 2nd
Chris Kapilovic Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line 5th
Gunter Brewer Co-Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers 5th (10th overall)
Chad Scott Tight Ends/Hybrids 1st
Keith Heckendorf Quarterbacks 3rd
John Papuchis Linebackers Coach 2nd
Tray Scott Defensive Line Coach 2nd
Charlton Warren Defensive Backs Coach 2nd
Lou Hernandez Strength and Conditioning Coordinator 5th

Schedule

September 35:30 p.m.vs. No. 18 Georgia*No. 22

ESPNL 24–3375,405 September 107:30 p.m.at Illinois*

BTNW 48–2360,670 September 173:30 p.m.11 (FCS) James Madison*

ACCRSNW 56–2856,000 September 243:30 p.m.Pittsburgh

  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC

ESPNUW 37–3654,500 October 13:30 p.m.at No. 12 Florida State

ESPNW 37–3577,584 October 83:30 p.m.No. 25 Virginia TechNo. 17

  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC

ABC/ESPN2L 3–3433,000 October 153:30 p.m.at No. 16 Miami (FL)

ABC/ESPN2W 20–1358,731 October 223:00 p.m.at VirginiaNo. 22

ACCRSNW 35–1440,882 November 512:30 p.m.Georgia TechdaggerNo. 18

  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC

ACCNW 48–2058,000 November 107:30 p.m.at DukeNo. 15

ESPNL 27–2839,212 November 193:30 p.m.No. 5 (FCS) The Citadel*

  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC

ACCN+W 41–741,000 November 2512:00 p.m.NC State

  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (Rivalry)

ESPNL 21–2859,000 December 302:00 p.m.vs. No. 16 Stanford*

CBSL 23–2542,166

Template:CFB Schedule End

Schedule Source:[7]

Game summaries

vs. Georgia

1 2 3 4 Total
#22 Tar Heels 0 10 14 0 24
#18 Bulldogs 7 7 9 10 33
See also: 2016 Georgia Bulldogs football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
12–16–2 1971 UGA, 7–3

at Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Tar Heels 17 7 7 17 48
Fighting Illini 14 2 0 7 23
See also: 2016 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–0 2015 UNC, 48–14

James Madison

1 2 3 4 Total
#11 (FCS) Dukes 21 0 7 0 28
Tar Heels 14 21 14 7 56
See also: 2016 James Madison Dukes football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–0 2011 UNC, 42–10

Pittsburgh

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 5 14 14 3 36
Tar Heels 0 16 7 14 37
See also: 2016 Pittsburgh Panthers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–3 2015 UNC, 26–19

at Florida State

1 2 3 4 Total
Tar Heels 7 14 7 9 37
#12 Seminoles 0 7 7 21 35
See also: 2016 Florida State Seminoles football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–15–1 2010 UNC, 37–35

Virginia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
#25 Hokies 6 7 14 7 34
#17 Tar Heels 0 3 0 0 3
See also: 2016 Virginia Tech Hokies football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
11–20–6 2015 UNC, 30–27 OT

at Miami (FL)

1 2 3 4 Total
Tar Heels 10 10 0 0 20
#16 Hurricanes 0 3 7 3 13
See also: 2016 Miami Hurricanes football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–9 2015 UNC, 59–21

at Virginia

1 2 3 4 Total
#22 Tar Heels 7 7 14 7 35
Cavaliers 0 7 0 7 14
See also: 2016 Virginia Cavaliers football team and South's Oldest Rivalry
Overall record Last meeting Result
62–54–4 2015 UNC, 26–13

Georgia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Yellow Jackets 7 10 3 0 20
#18 Tar Heels 17 10 14 7 48
See also: 2016 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
19–28–3 2015 UNC, 38–31

at Duke

1 2 3 4 Total
#15 Tar Heels 14 7 6 0 27
Blue Devils 0 21 7 0 28
See also: 2016 Duke Blue Devils football team and Victory Bell (North Carolina–Duke)
Overall record Last meeting Result
59–37–4 2015 UNC, 66–31

The Citadel

1 2 3 4 Total
#5 (FCS) Bulldogs 0 0 0 7 7
Tar Heels 14 17 10 0 41
See also: 2016 The Citadel Bulldogs football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–0 2009 UNC, 40–6

NC State

1 2 3 4 Total
Wolfpack 14 7 7 0 28
Tar Heels 0 7 0 14 21
See also: 2016 NC State Wolfpack football team and North Carolina–NC State football rivalry
Overall record Last meeting Result
66–33–6 2015 UNC, 45–34

Stanford–Sun Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total
#16 Cardinal 7 6 3 9 25
Tar Heels 7 0 10 6 23
See also: 2016 Stanford Cardinal football team and 2016 Sun Bowl
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–1 1998 STAN, 37–34

Rankings

Further information: 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP22RVRVRVRV17RV22211815RVRV——RV
Coaches20RVRVRV2316RV212017132425RVRV—
CFPNot released2117————Not released

References

  1. ^ "North Carolina 2016 Football Commits". 247 Sports. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  2. ^ McAllister, Michael. "Syracuse Adds 2016 3-star Safety James Pierre". Scout.com. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
  3. ^ Callahan, Don. "DT Signee Kyree Campbell Denied UNC Admission". Scout.com. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
  4. ^ "North Texas hires UNC off. coordinator Littrell as coach". USA Today. December 5, 2015. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  5. ^ Martin, Ross (February 3, 2016). "UNC promotes Coach Kap to offensive coordinator". 247Sports. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  6. ^ "UNC Announces New TE Coach Chad Scott". Scout.com. January 29, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  7. ^ "2016 North Carolina Tar Heels Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
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