2018 North Carolina Tar Heels football team


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. 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. He finished at North Carolina with a seven year record of 45–43. On November 27, the school rehired Mack Brown as head coach.

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
Doak Walker AwardMichael CarterRBSO
John Mackey AwardCarl TuckerTEJR
Paul Hornung AwardAnthony Ratliff-WilliamsWR/KRJR
Wuerffel TrophyKyle MurphyLSSR
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose AwardNathan ElliottQBJR

ACC media poll

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

Schedule

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

Game summaries

at California

at East Carolina

Pittsburgh

at Miami (FL)

Virginia Tech

at Syracuse

at Virginia

Georgia Tech

at Duke

Western Carolina

NC State

2019 NFL Draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Club
5173Cole HolcombLBWashington Redskins