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2018 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal Division
Record2–9 (1–7 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChris Kapolovic (5th as coordinator, 7th overall season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorJohn Papuchis (2nd season)
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 50,500)
Uniform
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Atlantic Division
No. 1 Clemson x$#^   8 – 0     15 – 0  
No. 15 Syracuse   6 – 2     10 – 3  
NC State   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Boston College   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Wake Forest   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Florida State   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Louisville   0 – 8     2 – 10  
Coastal Division
Pittsburgh x   6 – 2     7 – 7  
Georgia Tech   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Miami (FL)   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Virginia   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Virginia Tech   4 – 4     6 – 7  
Duke   3 – 5     8 – 5  
North Carolina   1 – 7     2 – 9  
Championship: Clemson 42, Pittsburgh 10
  • # – College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tar Heels were led by seventh-year head coach Larry Fedora and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium. They competed as a member of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). They finished the season 2–9, 1–7 in ACC play to finish in last place in the Coastal Division.

On November 25, one day after the conclusion of the season, head coach Larry Fedora was fired.[1] He finished at North Carolina with a seven year record of 45–43. On November 27, the school rehired Mack Brown as head coach.[2]

Previous season

The Tar Heels finished the 2017 season 3–9, 1–7 in ACC play to finish in last place in the Coastal Division.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Doak Walker Award[3] Michael Carter RB SO
John Mackey Award[4] Carl Tucker TE JR
Paul Hornung Award[5] Anthony Ratliff-Williams WR/KR JR
Wuerffel Trophy[6] Kyle Murphy LS SR
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award[7] Nathan Elliott QB JR

ACC media poll

The ACC media poll was released on July 24, 2018.

Media poll (Coastal)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Miami 998 (122)
2 Virginia Tech 838 (16)
3 Georgia Tech 654 (8)
4 Duke 607 (1)
5 Pittsburgh 420
6 North Carolina 370 (1)
7 Virginia 257

Schedule

The Tar Heels' schedule was released on January 17, 2018.[8]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 14:00 p.m.at California*
FOXL 17–2442,168
September 83:30 p.m.at East Carolina*
ESPNUL 19–4139,268
September 1512:00 p.m.No. 18 UCF*
ESPNU Cancelled[a]
September 2212:20 p.m.Pittsburgh
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
ACCNW 38–3544,168
September 278:00 p.m.at No. 16 Miami (FL)
ESPNL 10–4760,845
October 137:00 p.m.Virginia Tech
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
ESPNUL 19–2250,500
October 2012:20 p.m.at Syracuse
ACCNL 37–40 2OT35,210
October 2712:20 p.m.at Virginia
ACCNL 21–3143,128
November 312:00 p.m.Georgia Techdagger
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
ACCNL 28–3840,782
November 1012:20 p.m.at Duke
ACCNL 35–4235,493
November 173:00 p.m.Western Carolina*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
ACCN ExtraW 49–2641,151
November 2412:20 p.m.NC State
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
ACCNL 28–34 OT41,510
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
  1. ^ This game was cancelled in anticipation of Hurricane Florence.[9]

Game summaries

at California

1 2 3 4 Total
Tar Heels 0 0 3 14 17
Golden Bears 7 10 7 0 24
See also: 2018 California Golden Bears football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2017 L, 30–35

at East Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Tar Heels 6 13 0 0 19
Pirates 7 14 7 13 41
See also: 2018 East Carolina Pirates football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
12–4–1 2014 L, 41–19

Pittsburgh

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 7 21 0 7 35
Tar Heels 7 14 17 0 38
See also: 2018 Pittsburgh Panthers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–3 2017 W, 34–31

at Miami (FL)

1 2 3 4 Total
Tar Heels 10 0 0 0 10
No. 16 Hurricanes 14 19 0 14 47
See also: 2018 Miami Hurricanes football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
11–10 2017 L, 19–24

Virginia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Hokies 7 0 7 8 22
Tar Heels 6 3 7 3 19
See also: 2018 Virginia Tech Hokies football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
12–22–6 2017 L, 7–59

at Syracuse

1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Tar Heels 7 0 17 373 37
Orange 0 13 7 776 40
See also: 2018 Syracuse Orange football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–2 2003 L, 47–49

at Virginia

1 2 3 4 Total
Tar Heels 7 7 0 7 21
Cavaliers 14 3 7 7 31
See also: 2018 Virginia Cavaliers football team and South's Oldest Rivalry
Overall record Last meeting Result
64–54–4 2017 L, 14–20

Georgia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Yellow Jackets 7 14 7 10 38
Tar Heels 7 3 10 8 28
See also: 2018 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
21–29–3 2017 L, 7–33

at Duke

1 2 3 4 Total
Tar Heels 14 14 0 7 35
Blue Devils 14 21 7 0 42
See also: 2018 Duke Blue Devils football team and Victory Bell (North Carolina–Duke)
Overall record Last meeting Result
60–39–5 2017 L, 17–27

Western Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Catamounts 7 9 3 7 26
Tar Heels 14 21 14 0 49
See also: 2018 Western Carolina Catamounts football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2017 W, 49–26

NC State

1 2 3 4OT Total
Wolfpack 7 0 14 76 34
Tar Heels 0 6 15 70 28
See also: 2018 NC State Wolfpack football team and North Carolina–NC State football rivalry
Overall record Last meeting Result
66–35–6 2017 L, 21–35

2019 NFL Draft

See also: 2019 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
5 173 Cole Holcomb LB Washington Redskins

References

  1. ^ http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/25373518/north-carolina-fires-coach-larry-fedora
  2. ^ Kirshner, Alex. "UNC's really, officially bringing back Mack Brown". SB Nation. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  3. ^ "2018 Doak Walker Award Candidates". July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  4. ^ "2018 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released" (PDF). July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  5. ^ "43 PLAYERS NAMED TO 2018 PAUL HORNUNG AWARD WATCH LIST". July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  6. ^ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  7. ^ "2018 Nominations The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award" (PDF). August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  8. ^ Pearson, Zack (January 17, 2018). "UNC Football: Full 2018 Tar Heels football schedule released". KeepingItHeel. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  9. ^ "UCF Football Game, Other Events Will Not Be Played Due To Storm - University of North Carolina". University of North Carolina (Press release). September 11, 2018.
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