North Carolina 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 7:52 am Saturday, August 10, 2024

The North Carolina Tar Heels will begin their 2024 college football schedule versus Minnesota on August 29 — see below for their entire schedule.

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2024 North Carolina Game and TV Schedule

Opponent Date/Time Score/Tickets TV Channel
@ Minnesota August 29 | 8:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub FOX (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
Charlotte September 7 | 3:30 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub ACC Network (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
North Carolina Central (FCS) September 14 | 6:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub ACC Network Extra
James Madison September 21 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
@ Duke September 28 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
Pittsburgh October 5 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
Georgia Tech October 12 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
@ Virginia October 26 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
@ Florida State November 2 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
Wake Forest November 16 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
@ Boston College November 23 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
North Carolina State November 30 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA

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North Carolina 2024 Strength of Schedule

  • In terms of toughness, using their opponents’ combined win total last season, the Tar Heels will be playing the 73rd-ranked schedule this year.
  • North Carolina is facing the 75th-ranked schedule this season (based on its opponents’ projected win total this year).
  • In terms of toughness, using their ACC opponents’ combined win total last season, the Tar Heels will be facing the 68th-ranked conference schedule this year.
  • North Carolina will play six teams this season that went over .500 in 2023. That schedule will pit them against three teams that ended with nine or more victories and three squads with less than four wins last year.
  • The Tar Heels have seven games scheduled against teams that made a bowl game last year.

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North Carolina Stat Insights (2023)

  • On offense, the Tar Heels were a top-25 unit last season, ranking seventh-best in FBS by compiling 491.2 yards per game. They ranked 97th on defense (404.4 yards allowed per game).
  • On the offensive side of the ball, North Carolina was a top-25 unit last season, ranking 20th-best in FBS by putting up 34.5 points per game. It ranked 75th on defense (27.3 points allowed per game).
  • The Tar Heels had the 95th-ranked defense this season in terms of passing yards last season (241.2 allowed per game), and they were better offensively, ranking 14th-best with 299.2 passing yards per game.
  • North Carolina owned the 20th-best offense last season in terms of rushing yards (192.1 rushing yards per game), but it ranked 25th-worst on defense (176.9 rushing yards allowed per game).
  • The Tar Heels ranked 60th in third-down defense last season (38.2% third-down conversion rate allowed), but they thrived on the offensive side of the ball, ranking ninth-best in FBS with a 48.7% third-down percentage.
  • With 22 forced turnovers (25th in FBS) against 17 turnovers committed (51st in FBS), North Carolina (+5) had the 31st-ranked turnover margin in college football last season.

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