ACC · FBS
North Carolina 4-8
2025 season · Tar Heels
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North Carolina is 4-8 under head coach Bill Belichick. Its twelve opponents were a combined 37-32 before playing the Tar Heels and are 35-37 since. The best win was over Richmond, which was 1-1 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 3·
Richmond
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W 41-6
- Before
- 1-1
- After
- 6-3
- Total
- 7-5
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Wk 3
Richmond
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W 41-6
1-1
6-3
7-5
Wk 3·
Richmond
Home · Patriot · FCS
W 41-6
- Before
- 1-1
- After
- 6-3
- Total
- 7-5
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Wk 3
Richmond
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W 41-6
1-1
6-3
7-5
L 18-21
- Before
- 4-2
- After
- 2-4
- Total
- 7-6
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Wk 8
13 days rest
L 18-21
4-2
2-4
7-6
L 18-21
- Before
- 4-2
- After
- 2-4
- Total
- 7-6
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Wk 8
13 days rest
L 18-21
4-2
2-4
7-6
Wk 12·
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L 12-28
- Before
- 6-3
- After
- 2-1
- Total
- 9-4
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Wk 12
L 12-28
6-3
2-1
9-4
Wk 12·
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L 12-28
- Before
- 6-3
- After
- 2-1
- Total
- 9-4
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Wk 12
L 12-28
6-3
2-1
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
- Best win by opponent record: Richmond, finished 7-5 (won 41-6, Wk 3).
- Worst loss by opponent record: UCF, finished 5-7 (lost 9-34, Wk 4).
Combined opponents
Across 12 completed games
Before playing North Carolina
37-32
53.6%
vs. North Carolina
8-4
66.7%
After playing North Carolina
35-37
48.6%
Total (including vs. North Carolina)
80-73
52.3%
Teams we beat15-33total (31.3%)
Before playing North Carolina 7-13 · after 8-16
Teams that beat us65-40total (61.9%)
Before playing North Carolina 30-19 · after 27-21
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.