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2019 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Military Bowl champion
Military Bowl, W 55–13 vs. Temple
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal Division
Record7–6 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach
  • Mack Brown (1st season of 2nd tenure, 11th overall season)
Offensive coordinatorPhil Longo (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorJay Bateman (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorTommy Thigpen (1st season)
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 50,500)
Uniform
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Atlantic Division
No. 2 Clemson xy$^   8 – 0     14 – 1  
Louisville   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Wake Forest   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Florida State   4 – 4     6 – 7  
Boston College   4 – 4     6 – 7  
Syracuse   2 – 6     5 – 7  
NC State   1 – 7     4 – 8  
Coastal Division
Virginia x   6 – 2     9 – 5  
Virginia Tech   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Miami (FL)   4 – 4     6 – 7  
Pittsburgh   4 – 4     8 – 5  
North Carolina   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Duke   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Georgia Tech   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Championship: Clemson 62, Virginia 17
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2019 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tar Heels were led by head coach Mack Brown, in the first season of his second stint at UNC and his eleventh overall season. They played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium and competed as a member of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). They defeated the Temple Owls in the Military Bowl on December 27.

Preseason

Preseason media poll

In the preseason ACC media poll, North Carolina was predicted to finish in sixth in the Coastal Division.[1]

Media poll (Coastal Division)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Virginia 1003 (82)
2 Miami (FL) 992 (55)
3 Virginia Tech 827 (20)
4 Pittsburgh 691 (8)
5 Duke 566 (6)
6 North Carolina 463 (1)
7 Georgia Tech 302 (1)

Personnel

Coaching staff

North Carolina Tar Heels coaches
Mack Brown Head coach 1st
Phil Longo Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach 1st
Tim Brewster Associate head coach/Tight end coach 1st
Stacy Searels Offensive line coach 1st
Lonnie Galloway Wide receivers coach 1st
Robert Gillespie Running back coach 1st
Jay Bateman Defensive coordinator/Safeties coach 1st
Tommy Thigpen Associate Defensive Coordinator/Inside linebackers coach 2nd
Tim Cross Defensive line coach 1st
Scott Boone Special teams coordinator/Outside linebackers coach 1st
Dre Bly Cornerbacks coach 1st
Brian Hess Strength and conditioning 1st
Sparky Woods Senior advisor to head coach 1st
Darrell Moody Senior advisor to head coach 1st
Ken Browning Senior advisor to head coach 1st
Reference:[2]

Roster

2019 North Carolina Tar Heels Football Roster

Quarterback

  • 7 Sam Howell – Freshman (6'1, 220)
  • 10 Jace Ruder – Redshirt Freshman (6'3, 225)
  • 12 Donovan Brewington – Freshman (5'10, 175)
  • 19 Vincent Amendola – Freshman (6'2, 215)

Running Back

Wide Receiver

  • 1 Khafre Brown – Freshman (6'0, 180)
  • 2 Dyami Brown – Sophomore (6'1, 195)
  • 3 Antoine Green – Sophomore (6'2, 205)
  • 4 Rontavious Groves – Redshirt Junior (5'11, 195)
  • 5 Dazz Newsome – Junior (5'11, 190)
  • 9 Corey Bell – Redshirt Senior (5'9, 190)
  • 11 Roscoe Johnson – Redshirt Junior (6'0, 195)
  • 14 Emery Simmons – Freshman (6'0, 190)
  • 15 Beau Corrales – Junior (6'4, 210)
  • 17 Welton Spottsville – Freshman (6'0, 200)
  • 83 Justin Olson – Freshman (6'2, 185)

Placekicker

  • 90 Michael Rubino – Redshirt Graduate (6'3, 215)
  • 97 Noah Ruggles – Redshirt Sophomore (6'2, 185)

Punter

  • 91 Ben Kiernan – Freshman (6'0, 205)
  

Tight End

  • 80 Jake Bargas – Redshirt Senior (6'2, 250)
  • 82 Brandon Fritts – Redshirt Graduate (6'3, 250)
  • 84 Garrett Walston – Redshirt Junior (6'4, 245)
  • 86 Carl Tucker – Redshirt Senior (6'2, 248)
  • 87 Noah Turner – Redshirt Junior (6'3, 255)
  • 88 Kamari Morales – Freshman (6'3, 237)

Offensive Lineman

  • 51 Wyatt Tunall – Freshman (6'6, 295)
  • 54 Avery Jones – Redshirt Freshman (6'4, 305)
  • 55 Ty Murray – Freshman (6'2, 320)
  • 56 Billy Ross – Redshirt Sophomore (6'5, 315)
  • 58 Nick Polino – Redshirt Graduate (6'3, 305)
  • 63 Ed Montilus – Redshirt Freshman (6'3, 310)
  • 66 Tobechi Nwokeji – Redshirt Sophomore (6'5, 305)
  • 67 Charlie Heck – Redshirt Senior (6'8, 315)
  • 68 Brian Anderson – Redshirt Sophomore (6'2, 302)
  • 71 Tristan Miller – Freshman (6'6, 290)
  • 72 Asim Richards – Freshman (6'5, 285)
  • 73 Marcus McKeithan – Redshirt Sophomore (6'7, 330)
  • 74 Jordan Tucker – Redshirt Sophomore (6'7, 335)
  • 75 Joshua Ezeudu – Redshirt Freshman (6'5, 325)
  • 76 William Barnes – Redshirt Freshman (6'4, 315)
  • 78 Layton Barber – Redshirt Freshman (6'5, 325)

Defensive Lineman

  • 51 Raymond Vohasek – Sophomore (6'3, 280)
  • 52 Jahlil Taylor – Redshirt Freshman (6'0, 300)
  • 55 Jason Strowbridge – Redshirt Senior (6'5, 285)
  • 56 Tomari Fox – Freshman (6'3, 275)
  • 58 Lancine Turay – Redshirt Freshman (6'5, 275)
  • 69 Quiron Johnson – Redshirt Sophomore (6'1, 305)
  • 90 Xach Gill – Redshirt Sophomore (6'4, 290)
  • 91 Nolan DeFranco – Redshirt Junior (6'5, 265)
  • 92 Aaron Crawford – Redshirt Senior (6'2, 290)
  • 93 Kristian Varner – Freshman (6'4, 275)
  • 94 Wisdom Asaboro – Freshman (6'7, 285)
  • 95 Brant Lawless-Sherrill – Freshman (6'2, 290)
  • 98 Kevin Hester – Freshman (6'5, 270)
  

Linebacker

  • 3 Dominique Ross – Senior (6'3, 228)
  • 7 Jonathan Smith – Senior (6'0, 228)
  • 8 Khadry Jackson – Freshman (6'1, 220)
  • 12 Tomon Fox – Redshirt Junior (6'3, 260)
  • 14 Jake Lawler – Redshirt Sophomore (6'4, 245)
  • 17 Chris Collins. – Sophomore (6'4, 240)
  • 21 Chazz Surratt – Redshirt Junior (6'3, 230)
  • 24 Eugene Asante – Freshman (6'1, 215)
  • 30 Matthew Flint – Redshirt Freshman (6'0, 235)
  • 33 Allen Cater – Senior (6'4, 260)
  • 42 Ernest Jones – Redshirt Junior (6'4, 255)
  • 43 Hunter Sheridan – Redshirt Junior (6'3 240)
  • 44 Jeremiah Gemmel – Redshirt Sophomore (6'1, 228)
  • 49 Parks Cochrane – Freshman (5'11, 225)

Defensive Back

  • 1 Myles Dorn – Senior (6'2, 205)
  • 2 Bryce Watts – Junior (6'0, 170)
  • 4 Trey Morrison – Sophomore (5'10, 190)
  • 5 Patrice Rene – Senior (6'2, 205)
  • 6 Bryson Richardson – Sophomore (6'0, 203)
  • 9 Cam'Ron Kelly – Freshman (6'0, 203)
  • 10 Greg Ross – Redshirt Junior (6'0, 188)
  • 11 Myles Woolfolk – Redshirt Junior (5'11, 205)
  • 13 Don Chapman – Freshman (6'0, 185)
  • 15 DeAndre Hollins – Redshirt Freshman (6'1, 210)
  • 16 D.J. Ford – Redshirt Junior (6'3, 210)
  • 20 Obi Egbuna – Freshman (5'10, 171)
  • 23 Jovan Terry – Redshirt Freshman (6'1, 200)
  • 25 Tre Shaw – Redshirt Sophomore (6'0, 190)
  • 27 Giovanni Biggers – Freshman (6'1, 180)
  • 28 Kyler McMichael – Sophomore (6'0, 200)
  • 29 Storm Duck – Freshman (6'1, 200)

Long Snappers

  • 60 Trevor Collins – Redshirt Junior (6'2, 235)
  • 61 Drew Little – Freshman (5'11, 225)
  • : 2019 North Carolina Tar Heels Football Roster 08/27/19[3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 313:30 p.m.vs. South Carolina*
ESPNW 24–2052,183
September 78:00 p.m.Miami (FL)
ACCNW 28–2550,500
September 136:00 p.m.at Wake Forest*[note 1]
ESPNL 18–2431,345
September 213:30 p.m.Appalachian State*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
ACCRSNL 31–3450,500
September 283:30 p.m.No. 1 Clemson
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
ABCL 20–2150,500
October 54:00 p.m.at Georgia Tech
ACCNW 38–2245,044
October 193:30 p.m.at Virginia Tech
ACCRSNL 41–43 6OT65,632
October 264:00 p.m.Dukedagger
ACCRSNW 20–1750,500
November 27:30 p.m.Virginia
ACCNL 31–3850,500
November 148:00 p.m.at Pittsburgh
ESPNL 27–34 OT39,290
November 233:30 p.m.Mercer*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
ACCRSNW 56–750,500
November 307:00 p.m.at NC State
ACCNW 41–1056,413
December 2712:00 p.m.vs. Temple*
ESPNW 55–1324,242

Source:[4]

^note 1 The game against Wake Forest, a fellow member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, was played as a non-conference game and did not count in the league standings.[5] This was done because the two rivals otherwise only play once every six years due to conference divisional alignment.

Game summaries

vs. South Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Gamecocks 10 3 7 0 20
Tar Heels 3 3 3 15 24
See also: 2019 South Carolina Gamecocks football team and North Carolina–South Carolina football rivalry



Miami (FL)

1 2 3 4 Total
Hurricanes 3 10 6 6 25
Tar Heels 17 0 3 8 28
See also: 2019 Miami Hurricanes football team



at Wake Forest

1 2 3 4 Total
Tar Heels 0 0 3 15 18
Demon Deacons 7 14 0 3 24
See also: 2019 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team and North Carolina–Wake Forest rivalry



Appalachian State

1 2 3 4 Total
Mountaineers 13 14 7 0 34
Tar Heels 7 10 7 7 31
See also: 2019 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team



Clemson

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 1 Tigers 0 14 0 7 21
Tar Heels 7 7 0 6 20
See also: 2019 Clemson Tigers football team



at Georgia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Tar Heels 3 14 0 21 38
Yellow Jackets 0 0 7 15 22
See also: 2019 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team



at Virginia Tech

1 2 3 4OT2OT3OT4OT5OT6OT Total
Tar Heels 10 7 7 7370000 41
Hokies 7 14 0 10370002 43
See also: 2019 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

Starting with the 2019 season, every overtime period starting with the fifth overtime consists solely of one two-point attempt per team from the three yard line.



Duke

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 3 0 14 0 17
Tar Heels 7 0 10 3 20
See also: 2019 Duke Blue Devils football team and Victory Bell (North Carolina–Duke)



Virginia

1 2 3 4 Total
Cavaliers 7 10 21 0 38
Tar Heels 3 14 14 0 31
See also: 2019 Virginia Cavaliers football team and South's Oldest Rivalry



at Pittsburgh

1 2 3 4OT Total
Tar Heels 7 3 0 170 27
Panthers 3 14 7 37 34
See also: 2019 Pittsburgh Panthers football team



Mercer

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 0 0 7 7
Tar Heels 21 21 14 0 56
See also: 2019 Mercer Bears football team



at NC State

1 2 3 4 Total
Tar Heels 0 6 28 7 41
Wolfpack 3 7 0 0 10
See also: 2019 NC State Wolfpack football team and North Carolina–NC State football rivalry



vs. Temple — Military Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total
Tar Heels 7 13 21 14 55
Owls 0 6 7 0 13
See also: 2019 Temple Owls football team and 2019 Military Bowl



Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2020 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
4 126 Charlie Heck OT Houston Texans
5 154 Jason Strowbridge DL Miami Dolphins

References

  1. ^ "Clemson Favored to Continue ACC Football Championship Run". theACC.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  2. ^ "2019 Football Coaching Staff". goheels.com. goheels. July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  3. ^ "2019 Football Roster". goheels.com. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  4. ^ "2019 North Carolina Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  5. ^ Wolken, Dan (January 26, 2015). "ACC teams Wake Forest and North Carolina schedule non-conference matchups". USA Today.
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