ACC · FBS
North Carolina 8-5
2023 season · Tar Heels
No. 62 toughest schedule of 133 — see full rankings
North Carolina is 8-5 under head coach Bill Belichick. Its 13 opponents were a combined 48-31 before playing the Tar Heels and are 33-40 since. The best win was over Minnesota, which was 2-0 going in.
Data last updated
Open a row to see that opponent's season, split into games before North Carolina, the game itself, and games after. Total includes the game vs. North Carolina.
Wk 1·
Neutral · SEC
W 31-17
- Before
- 0-0
- After
- 5-6
- Total
- 5-7
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Wk 1
Duke’s Mayo Classic
W 31-17
0-0
5-6
5-7
Wk 1·
Neutral · SEC
W 31-17
- Before
- 0-0
- After
- 5-6
- Total
- 5-7
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Wk 1
Duke’s Mayo Classic
W 31-17
0-0
5-6
5-7
Wk 4·
Away · ACC
W 41-24
- Before
- 1-2
- After
- 2-6
- Total
- 3-9
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Wk 4·
Away · ACC
W 41-24
- Before
- 1-2
- After
- 2-6
- Total
- 3-9
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Wk 9·
Away · ACC
L 42-46
- Before
- 3-4
- After
- 3-2
- Total
- 7-6
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Wk 9
L 42-46
3-4
3-2
7-6
Wk 9·
Away · ACC
L 42-46
- Before
- 3-4
- After
- 3-2
- Total
- 7-6
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Wk 9
L 42-46
3-4
3-2
7-6
Wk 10·
Campbell
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W 59-7
- Before
- 4-4
- After
- 1-1
- Total
- 5-6
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Wk 10
Campbell
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W 59-7
4-4
1-1
5-6
Wk 10·
Campbell
Home · Coastal Athletic · FCS
W 59-7
- Before
- 4-4
- After
- 1-1
- Total
- 5-6
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Wk 10
Campbell
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W 59-7
4-4
1-1
5-6
L 10-30
- Before
- 8-4
- After
- 0-0
- Total
- 9-4
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Duke's Mayo Bowl
32 days rest
L 10-30
8-4
0-0
9-4
L 10-30
- Before
- 8-4
- After
- 0-0
- Total
- 9-4
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Duke's Mayo Bowl
32 days rest
L 10-30
8-4
0-0
9-4
- Conference
- ACC
- Head coach
- Bill Belichick
- Stadium
- Kenan Stadium, seats 50,500, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- NFL draft
- None picked in the 2026 NFL draft
Receipt insights
- Worst loss by opponent record: Virginia, finished 3-9 (lost 27-31, Wk 8).
- Best win by opponent record: App State, finished 9-5 (won 40-34, Wk 2).
Combined opponents
Across 13 completed games
Before playing North Carolina
48-31
60.8%
vs. North Carolina
5-8
38.5%
After playing North Carolina
33-40
45.2%
Total (including vs. North Carolina)
86-79
52.1%
Teams we beat49-52total (48.5%)
Before playing North Carolina 22-11 · after 27-33
Teams that beat us37-27total (57.8%)
Before playing North Carolina 26-20 · after 6-7
How we count
Records are summed once per game on this schedule, so an opponent who shows up twice is counted twice. Before playing North Carolina uses only that opponent's games completed before the kickoff. vs. North Carolina is the opponents' combined record in those head-to-head games. After playing North Carolina uses only games completed later. Total adds the three together. Canceled, postponed, and vacated games are excluded. Winning percentage counts a tie as half a win.