2020 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

2020 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
	Championship: Clemson 34, Notre Dame 10
	^ – College Football Playoff participant; $ – Conference champion; y – Championship game participant; Rankings from AP Poll.

2020 North Carolina Tar Heels football
2020 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Orange Bowl, L 27–41 vs. Texas A&M
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
AP	No. 18
2020 record	8–4 (7–3 ACC)
Head coach	Mack Brown (12th season);
Offensive coordinator	Phil Longo (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Co-defensive coordinator	Jay Bateman (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Tommy Thigpen (2nd season)
Home stadium	Kenan Memorial Stadium; (capacity: 50,500)
	Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

The 2020 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tar Heels were led by head coach Mack Brown, in the second season of his second stint at North Carolina and his 12th overall season. The team played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium and competed.

Building on the momentum from the first season of Brown's return to Chapel Hill, the Tar Heels finished in a three-way tie for third place in the ACC. Divisional play had been suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With Clemson and Notre Dame selected for the College Football Playoff, the Tar Heels received a bid to the Orange Bowl, their first appearance in a major bowl since 1949.

Personnel[]

Coaching Staff[]

North Carolina Tar Heels coaches

Mack Brown	Head coach	2nd
Phil Longo	Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach	2nd
John Lilly	Tight end coach	1st
Stacy Searels	Offensive line coach	2nd
Lonnie Galloway	Wide receivers coach	2nd
Robert Gillespie	Running back coach	2nd
Jay Bateman	Defensive coordinator/Safeties coach	2nd
Tommy Thigpen	Associate Defensive Coordinator/Inside linebackers coach	3rd
Tim Cross	Defensive line coach	2nd
Jovan Dewitt	Special teams coordinator/Outside linebackers coach	1st
Dre Bly	Cornerbacks coach	2nd
Brian Hess	Strength and conditioning	2nd
Sparky Woods	Senior advisor to head coach	2nd
Darrell Moody	Senior advisor to head coach	2nd
Ken Browning	Senior advisor to head coach	2nd
Reference:^[1]

Roster[]

2020 North Carolina Tar Heels Football Roster

Quarterback

6 Jacolby Criswell – Freshman (6'1, 225)
7 Sam Howell – Sophomore (6'1, 225)
10 Jace Ruder – Sophomore (6'3, 225)
14 Jefferson Boaz – Freshman (6'7, 245)

Running Back

8 Michael Carter – Senior (5'9, 200)
21 Elijah Green – Freshman (5'11, 200)
23 Josh Henderson – Sophomore (6'0, 210)
25 Javonte Williams – Junior (5'10, 220)
26 D.J. Jones – Freshman (5'10, 190)
34 British Brooks – Junior (5'11, 205)

Wide Receiver

0 Emery Simmons – Sophomore (6'0, 190)
1 Khafre Brown – Freshman (6'0, 180)
2 Dyami Brown – Junior (6'1, 190)
3 Antoine Green – Junior (6'2, 210)
4 Rontavious Groves – Junior (5'11, 185)
5 Dazz Newsome – Senior (5'11, 190)
9 Ray Rose – Freshman (6'1, 210)
11 Josh Downs – Freshman (5'10, 180)
12 Stephen Gosnell – Freshman (6'2, 185)
13 Tylee Craft – Freshman (6'4, 180)
15 Beau Corrales – Senior (6'4, 210)
83 Justin Olson – Freshman (6'2, 190)

Placekicker

17 Grayson Atkins – Graduate (5'9, 185)
95 Jonathan Kim – Sophomore (6'0, 205)
97 Noah Ruggles – Junior (6'2, 185)

Punter

91 Ben Kiernan – Sophomore (6'0, 205)

Tight End

81 Jon Copenhaver – Freshman (6'3, 220)
82 Kendall Karr – Freshman (6'3, 230)
84 Garrett Walston – Senior (6'4, 245)
88 Kamari Morales – Freshman (6'2, 250)

Offensive Lineman

51 Wyatt Tunall – Freshman (6'6, 295)
52 Jonathan Adorno – Freshman (6'4, 300)
55 Ty Murray – Freshman (6'3, 325)
57 Cayden Baker – Freshman (6'5, 285)
63 Ed Montilus – Sophomore (6'3, 310)
64 Malik McGowan – Freshman (6'3, 320)
66 Tobechi Nwokeji – Junior (6'4, 305)
67 Trey Zimmerman – Freshman (6'5, 290)
68 Brian Anderson – Junior (6'2, 300)
69 Quiron Johnson – Junior (6'1, 315)
71 Tristan Miller – Freshman (6'4, 290)
72 Asim Richards – Sophomore (6'4, 300)
73 Marcus McKeithan – Junior (6'7, 330)
74 Jordan Tucker – Junior (6'7, 335)
75 Joshua Ezeudu – Sophomore (6'4, 325)
76 William Barnes – Sophomore (6'4, 325)
77 Wisdom Asaboro – Freshman (6'8, 310)
79 Hunter Shope – Freshman (6'2, 290)

Defensive Lineman

41 Kedrick Bingley-Jones – Freshman (6'4, 280)
51 Raymond Vohasek – Junior (6'3, 295)
52 Jahlil Taylor – Sophomore (6'0, 315)
54 A.J. Beatty – Freshman (6'4, 275)
55 Clyde Pinder – Freshman (6'0, 305)
56 Tomari Fox – Sophomore (6'2, 280)
58 Lancine Turay – Sophomore (6'5, 280)
88 Myles Murphy – Freshman (6'4, 285)
90 Xach Gill – Junior (6'4, 290)
93 Kristian Varner – Freshman (6'5, 295)
98 Kevin Hester – Freshman (6'4, 275)

Linebacker

7 Eugene Asante – Sophomore (6'1, 215)
8 Khadry Jackson – Sophomore (6'1, 225)
10 Desmond Evans – Freshman (6'5, 245)
12 Tomon Fox – Senior (6'3, 260)
17 Chris Collins. – Sophomore (6'4, 240)
21 Chazz Surratt – Senior (6'2, 230)
24 Ethan West – Freshman (6'3, 230)
25 Kaimon Rucker – Freshman (6'1, 250)
33 Cedric Gray – Freshman (6'1, 215)
42 Tyrone Hopper – Graduate (6'4, 250)
44 Jeremiah Gemmel – Junior (6'1, 228)
49 Parks Cochrane – Freshman (5'11, 230)

Defensive Back

0 Ja'Qurious Conley – Freshman (6'1, 215)
1 Kyler McMichael – Sophomore (6'0, 200)
2 Don Chapman – Sophomore (6'0, 185)
3 Cameron Roseman-Sinclair – Freshman (5'11, 195)
4 Trey Morrison – Junior (5'9, 190)
5 Patrice Rene – Senior (6'2, 205)
9 Cam'Ron Kelly – Sophomore (6'1, 205)
13 Obi Egbuna – Sophomore (5'10, 180)
14 Welton Spottsville – Sophomore (5'11, 210)
15 Ladaeson DeAndre Hollins – Sophomore (6'1, 210)
16 D.J. Ford – Senior (6'3, 210)
20 Tony Grimes – Freshman (6'0, 180)
23 Javon Terry – Sophomore (6'1, 200)
27 Giovanni Biggers – Sophomore (6'1, 185)
29 Storm Duck – Sophomore (6'1, 200)

Long Snappers

60 Trevor Collins – Senior (6'1, 235)
61 Drew Little – Sophomore (5'11, 225)

: 2020 North Carolina Tar Heels Football Roster 11/16/20^[2]

Schedule[]

North Carolina had games scheduled against Auburn, James Madison, UConn and UCF, which were all canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[3]^[4] On September 17, Charlotte announced the game at North Carolina scheduled for September 19 was canceled due to the impact that contact tracing quarantine had on a key position group. Several members of the Charlotte offensive line were placed into quarantine following the University's COVID-19 contact tracing protocols, effectively depleting that unit.^[5] On November 16, it was announced that the games with Miami and Western Carolina would be swapped due to COVID-19 issues with the Hurricanes. The Tar Heels will play the Catamounts on December 5 and Miami a week later on December 12.^[6]

The ACC released their schedule on July 29, with specific dates selected at a later date.^[3]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 12	12:00 p.m.	Syracuse	No. 18	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ACCN	W 31–6	0
October 3	3:30 p.m.	at Boston College	No. 12	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ABC	W 26–22	0
October 10	12:00 p.m.	No. 19 Virginia Tech	No. 8	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ABC	W 56–45	3,535
October 17	7:30 p.m.	at Florida State	No. 5	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ABC	L 28–31	18,016
October 24	12:00 p.m.	No. 23 NC State	No. 14	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	ESPN	W 48–21	3,535
October 31	8:00 p.m.	at Virginia	No. 15	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry)	ACCN	L 41–44	1,000
November 7	12:00 p.m.	at Duke		Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (Victory Bell)	ESPN2	W 56–24	0
November 14	12:00 p.m.	Wake Forest		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	ACCN	W 59–53	3,535
November 27	3:30 p.m.	No. 2 Notre Dame	No. 19	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ABC	L 17–31	3,535
December 5	12:00 p.m.	Western Carolina*	No. 17	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ACCN	W 49–9	3,535
December 12	3:30 p.m.	at No. 10 Miami (FL)	No. 17	Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL	ABC	W 62–26	12,092
January 2	8:00 p.m.	vs. No. 5 Texas A&M*	No. 13	Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL (Orange Bowl)	ESPN	L 27–41	13,737
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 24 released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

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Rankings[]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AP	18	18*	12	11	12	8	5	14T	15	RV	RV	RV	25	RV	20	16	14	18
Coaches	19	19*	11	12	11	9	6	13	13	24	RV	24	23	RV	20	15	14	17
CFP	Not released													19	17	15	13	Not released

Game summaries[]

Syracuse[]

Pregame line	Over/under
NC −24	67^[9]

Statistics	Syracuse	North Carolina
First downs	15	23
Total yards	202	463
Rushing yards	68	160
Passing yards	134	303
Turnovers	1	3
Time of possession	27:50	32:10

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Syracuse	Passing	Tommy DeVito	13/31, 112 yards
	Rushing	Tommy DeVito	16 carries, 30 yards
	Receiving	Taj Harris	5 receptions, 64 yards
North Carolina	Passing	Sam Howell	25/34, 295 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Michael Carter	7 carries, 78 yards
	Receiving	Dyami Brown	6 receptions, 94 yards

at Boston College[]

North Carolina at Boston College

	1	2	3	4	Total
• No. 12 Tar Heels	14	7	3	2	26
Eagles	3	13	0	6	22

Date: October 3, 2020
Location: Alumni Stadium
Chestnut Hill, MA
Game start: 3:36 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 33 minutes
Game attendance: 0
Game weather: Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Mostly Sunny • Wind: SW 9 MPH
Referee: Mike Roche
TV announcers (ABC): Joe Tessitore (play–by–play), Greg McElroy (analyst) and Paul Carcaterra (sideline reporter)

Pregame line	Over/under
NC −14.5	52.5^[10]

Statistics	North Carolina	Boston College
First downs	24	22
Total yards	401	353
Rushing yards	176	40
Passing yards	225	313
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	28:57	31:03

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Carolina	Passing	Sam Howell	14/26, 225 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Michael Carter	16 carries, 121 yards
	Receiving	Dyami Brown	4 receptions, 60 yards
Boston College	Passing	Phil Jurkovec	37/56, 313 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	David Bailey	7 carries, 28 yards
	Receiving	Hunter Long	9 receptions, 96 yards

Virginia Tech[]

Virginia Tech at North Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 19 Hokies	0	14	23	8	45
• No. 8 Tar Heels	21	14	7	14	56

Date: October 10, 2020
Location: Kenan Memorial Stadium
Chapel Hill, NC
Game start: 12:06 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 47 minutes
Game attendance: 3,535
Game weather: Temperature: 65 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Light Rain • Wind: NNE 1 MPH
Referee: Gary Patterson
TV announcers (ABC): Bob Wischusen (play–by–play), Dan Orlovsky (analyst) and Jerry Punch (sideline)

Pregame line	Over/under
NC −3.5	58.5^[11]

Statistics	Virginia Tech	North Carolina
First downs	25	31
Total yards	495	656
Rushing yards	260	399
Passing yards	235	257
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	32:06	27:54

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Virginia Tech	Passing	Hendon Hooker	7/13, 136 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Khalil Herbert	18 carries, 138 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	James Mitchell	4 receptions, 103 yards, 1 TD
North Carolina	Passing	Sam Howell	18/23, 257 yards, 3 TDs
	Rushing	Michael Carter	17 carries, 214 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Dyami Brown	3 receptions, 86 yards, 2 TDs

at Florida State[]

North Carolina at Florida State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 5 Tar Heels	0	7	14	7	28
• Seminoles	7	24	0	0	31

Date: October 17, 2020
Location: Doak Campbell Stadium
Tallahassee, FL
Game start: 7:49 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 43 minutes
Game attendance: 18,016
Game weather: Temperature: 74 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: NE 4 MPH
Referee: Duane Heydt
TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough (play–by–play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), Todd McShay (sideline) and Molly McGrath (sideline)

Pregame line	Over/under
NC −13.5	65^[12]

Statistics	North Carolina	Florida State
First downs	27	16
Total yards	558	432
Rushing yards	184	241
Passing yards	374	191
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	33:51	26:09

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Carolina	Passing	Sam Howell	20/36, 374 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Javonte Williams	18 carries, 119 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Beau Corrales	4 receptions, 141 yards, 1 TD
Florida State	Passing	Jordan Travis	8/19, 191 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	La'Damian Webb	12 carries, 109 yards
	Receiving	Ontaria Wilson	2 receptions, 61 yards

NC State[]

NC State at North Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 23 Wolfpack	0	7	7	7	21
• No. 14 Tar Heels	7	10	21	10	48

Date: October 24, 2020
Location: Kenan Memorial Stadium
Chapel Hill, NC
Game start: 12:02 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 33 minutes
Game attendance: 3,535
Game weather: Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: WSW 4 MPH
Referee: Jeff Flanagan
TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch (play–by–play), Mike Golic (analyst) and Marty Smith (sideline)

Pregame line	Over/under
NC −15	61.5^[13]

Statistics	NC State	North Carolina
First downs	23	34
Total yards	392	578
Rushing yards	34	326
Passing yards	358	252
Turnovers	4	0
Time of possession	20:52	39:08

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
NC State	Passing	Bailey Hockman	14/24, 215 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Zonovan Knight	9 carries, 41 yards
	Receiving	Emeka Emezie	4 receptions, 84 yards, 1 TD
North Carolina	Passing	Sam Howell	18/29, 252 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Javonte Williams	19 carries, 160 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Dyami Brown	7 receptions, 105 yards

at Virginia[]

North Carolina at Virginia

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 Tar Heels	10	10	7	14	41
• Cavaliers	13	14	14	3	44

Date: October 31, 2020
Location: Scott Stadium
Charlottesville, VA
Game start: 8:05 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 14 minutes
Game attendance: 1,000
Game weather: Temperature: 46 °F (8 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: 0 MPH
Referee: Stuart Mullins
TV announcers (ACCN): Dave O'Brien (play–by–play), Matt Hasselbeck (analyst) and Katie George (sideline)

Pregame line	Over/under
NC −8	60.5^[14]

Statistics	North Carolina	Virginia
First downs	24	28
Total yards	536	418
Rushing yards	93	210
Passing yards	443	208
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	25:26	34:34

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Carolina	Passing	Sam Howell	23/28, 443 yards, 4 TDs
	Rushing	Michael Carter	9 carries, 64 yards
	Receiving	Dyami Brown	11 receptions, 240 yards, 3 TDs
Virginia	Passing	Brennan Armstrong	12/22, 208 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Shane Simpson	8 carries, 70 yards
	Receiving	Shane Simpson	1 reception, 71 yards, 1 TD

at Duke[]

North Carolina at Duke

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Tar Heels	21	21	7	7	56
Blue Devils	0	10	7	7	24

Date: November 7, 2020
Location: Wallace Wade Stadium
Durham, NC
Game start: 12:01 p.m. EST
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 25 minutes
Game attendance: 0
Game weather: Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: NE 6 MPH
Referee: Duane Heydt
TV announcers (ESPN2): Roy Philpott (play–by–play), Kelly Stouffer (analyst) and Alex Chappell (sideline)

Pregame line	Over/under
NC −11.5	63.5^[15]

Statistics	North Carolina	Duke
First downs	30	26
Total yards	573	411
Rushing yards	338	185
Passing yards	235	226
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	30:56	29:04

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Carolina	Passing	Sam Howell	18/27, 235 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Javonte Williams	12 carries, 151 yards, 3 TDs
	Receiving	Emery Simmons	2 receptions, 67 yards
Duke	Passing	Chase Brice	11/23, 155 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Mataeo Durant	11 carries, 132 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Darrell Harding Jr.	5 receptions, 70 yards

Wake Forest[]

Wake Forest at North Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Demon Deacons	14	21	10	8	53
• Tar Heels	17	7	7	28	59

Date: November 14, 2020
Location: Kenan Memorial Stadium
Chapel Hill, NC
Game start: 12:03 p.m. EST
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 39 minutes
Game attendance: 3,535
Game weather: Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: ESE 2 MPH
Referee: Gary Patterson
TV announcers (ACCN): Dave O'Brien (play–by–play), Matt Hasselbeck (analyst) and Katie George (sideline)

Pregame line	Over/under
NC −12.5	70.5^[16]

Statistics	Wake Forest	North Carolina
First downs	30	30
Total yards	606	742
Rushing yards	177	192
Passing yards	429	550
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	28:48	31:12

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Wake Forest	Passing	Sam Hartman	29/45, 429 yards, 4 TDs
	Rushing	Christian Beal-Smith	17 carries, 120 yards
	Receiving	Donavon Greene	8 receptions, 170 yards, 2 TDs
North Carolina	Passing	Sam Howell	32/45, 550 yards, 6 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Javonte Williams	13 carries, 101 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Dazz Newsome	10 receptions, 189 yards, 2 TDs

Notre Dame[]

Notre Dame at North Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
• No. 2 Fighting Irish	14	3	7	7	31
No. 19 Tar Heels	14	3	0	0	17

Date: November 27, 2020
Location: Kenan Memorial Stadium
Chapel Hill, NC
Game start: 3:41 p.m. EST
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 13 minutes
Game attendance: 3,535
Game weather: Temperature: 65 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: NNE 5 MPH
Referee: Duane Heydt
TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play–by–play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst) and Katie George (sideline)

Pregame line	Over/under
NC +4.5	69.5^[17]

Statistics	Notre Dame	North Carolina
First downs	25	14
Total yards	478	298
Rushing yards	199	87
Passing yards	279	211
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	35:04	24:56

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Notre Dame	Passing	Ian Book	23/33, 279 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Kyren Williams	23 carries, 124 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Javon McKinley	6 receptions, 135 yards
North Carolina	Passing	Sam Howell	17/27, 211 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Michael Carter	8 carries, 57 yards
	Receiving	Dyami Brown	4 receptions, 84 yards

Western Carolina[]

Western Carolina at North Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Catamounts	3	0	0	6	9
• No. 17 Tar Heels	21	21	7	0	49

Date: December 5, 2020
Location: Kenan Memorial Stadium
Chapel Hill, NC
Game start: 12:03 p.m. EST
Elapsed time: 2 hours and 54 minutes
Game attendance: 3,535
Game weather: Temperature: 51 °F (11 °C) • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: NW 9 MPH
Referee: Gary Patterson
TV announcers (ACCN): Wes Durham (play–by–play), Roddy Jones (analyst) and Lericia Harris (sideline)

Pregame line	Over/under
NC −49.5	70^[18]

Statistics	Western Carolina	North Carolina
First downs	13	31
Total yards	253	540
Rushing yards	137	231
Passing yards	116	309
Turnovers	1	3
Time of possession	31:44	28:16

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Western Carolina	Passing	Will Jones	7/14, 55 yards
	Rushing	Donnavan Spencer	13 carries, 52 yards
	Receiving	Owen Cosenke	2 receptions, 44 yards
North Carolina	Passing	Sam Howell	20/23, 287 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Michael Carter	8 carries, 73 yards, 3 TDs
	Receiving	Dazz Newsome	6 receptions, 82 yards, 1 TD

at Miami (FL)[]

North Carolina at Miami (FL)

	1	2	3	4	Total
• No. 17 Tar Heels	21	13	7	21	62
No. 10 Hurricanes	3	7	8	8	26

Date: December 12, 2020
Location: Hard Rock Stadium
Miami Gardens, FL
Game start: 3:41 p.m. EST
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 27 minutes
Game attendance: 12,092
Game weather: Temperature: 74 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: W 7 MPH
Referee: Jeff Flanagan
TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play–by–play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst) and Maria Taylor (sideline)

Pregame line	Over/under
NC +3	72^[19]

Statistics	North Carolina	Miami (FL)
First downs	31	15
Total yards	778	314
Rushing yards	554	75
Passing yards	224	239
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	40:19	19:41

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Carolina	Passing	Sam Howell	14/19, 223 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Michael Carter	24 carries, 308 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Dyami Brown	4 receptions, 167 yards
Miami (FL)	Passing	D'Eriq King	18/30, 239 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	D'Eriq King	11 carries, 53 yards
	Receiving	Brevin Jordan	6 receptions, 140 yards, 1 TD

vs. Texas A&M (Orange Bowl)[]

North Carolina vs. Texas A&M
(Orange Bowl)

	1	2	3	4	Total
• No. 5 Aggies	7	10	0	24	41
No. 13 Tar Heels	3	10	7	7	27

Date: January 2, 2021
Location: Hard Rock Stadium
Miami Gardens, FL
Game start: 8:10 p.m. EST
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 29 minutes
Game attendance: 13,737
Game weather: Temperature: 73 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Clear and 74% Relative Humidity • Wind: SE 4 MPH
Referee: Larry Smith
TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen (play–by–play), Dan Orlovsky (analyst) and Katie George (sideline)

Pregame line	Over/under
NC +10	65.5^[20]

Statistics	Texas A&M	North Carolina
First downs	19	18
Total yards	457	324
Rushing yards	225	90
Passing yards	232	234
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	32:13	27:47

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas A&M	Passing	Kellen Mond	16/26, 232 yards
	Rushing	Devon Achane	12 carries, 140 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Ainias Smith	6 receptions, 125 yards
North Carolina	Passing	Sam Howell	18/31, 234 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	British Brooks	15 carries, 53 yards
	Receiving	Josh Downs	4 receptions, 91 yards, 2 TDs

Players drafted into the NFL[]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Team
2	35	Javonte Williams	RB	Denver Broncos
3	78	Chazz Surratt	ILB	Minnesota Vikings
3	82	Dyami Brown	WR	Washington Football Team
4	107	Michael Carter	RB	New York Jets
6	221	Dazz Newsome	WR	Chicago Bears

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v t North Carolina Tar Heels football
Venues	Emerson Field (1916–1926) Kenan Memorial Stadium (1927–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Duke: Victory Bell NC State South Carolina Virginia: South's Oldest Rivalry Wake Forest
Culture & lore	First forward pass Rameses The Marching Tar Heels 2010 football scandal 2011 academic-athletic scandal
People	Head coaches All-Americans NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

2020 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
No. 5 Notre Dame y^		9	–	0		10	–	2
No. 3 Clemson y$^		8	–	1		10	–	2
No. 22 Miami (FL)		7	–	2		8	–	3
No. 18 North Carolina		7	–	3		8	–	4
NC State		7	–	3		8	–	4
Boston College		5	–	5		6	–	5
Pittsburgh		5	–	5		6	–	5
Virginia Tech		5	–	5		5	–	6
Virginia		4	–	5		5	–	5
Wake Forest		3	–	4		4	–	5
Georgia Tech		3	–	6		3	–	7
Louisville		3	–	7		4	–	7
Florida State		2	–	6		3	–	6
Duke		1	–	9		2	–	9
Syracuse		1	–	9		1	–	10
Championship: Clemson 34, Notre Dame 10
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll.