2018 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

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2018 North Carolina Tar Heels football
North Carolina Tar Heels logo.svg
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal
2018 record2–9 (1–7 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChris Kapilovic (5th season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorJohn Papuchis (2nd season)
CaptainMalik Carney, Michael Carter, Nathan Elliott, Cole Holcomb, Thomas Jackson
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
(capacity: 50,500)
Uniform
North carolina football unif17.png
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 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   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 as a member of Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) 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 finished the season 2–9 overall and 1–7 in ACC play to place last out of seven teams in the Coastal Division.

On November 25, one day after the conclusion of the season, 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, who had previously helmed the program from 1988 to 1997, as head coach.[2]

Previous season[]

The Tar Heels finished the 2017 season 3–9 overall and 1–7 in ACC play to place last 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 (Duke–North Carolina)

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

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

2019 NFL Draft[]

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

References[]

  1. ^ "North Carolina fires Fedora after 2-9 season". 25 November 2018.
  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. Archived from the original on 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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