North Carolina 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 7:44 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
The North Carolina Tar Heels will face Minnesota on August 29, their first game of the 2024 college football schedule — keep scrolling for the complete slate.
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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
- The Tar Heels are facing the 73rd-ranked schedule this season (based on their opponents’ combined win total last year).
- In terms of difficulty — and using its opponents’ projected win total this season — North Carolina will be playing the 75th-ranked schedule this year.
- The Tar Heels are playing the 68th-ranked conference schedule this season (based on their ACC opponents’ combined win total last year).
- North Carolina has six games this season against teams that went over .500 in 2023. That schedule includes three teams that put up nine or more victories and three squads with less than four wins last year.
- The Tar Heels will play seven games against teams who played in a bowl in 2023 bowl.
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North Carolina Stat Insights (2023)
- The Tar Heels ranked 97th in total defense last year (404.4 yards allowed per game), but they played really well on the other side of the ball, ranking seventh-best in FBS with 491.2 total yards per game.
- North Carolina ranked 75th in scoring defense last season (27.3 points allowed per game), but it played really well on the other side of the ball, ranking 20th-best in FBS with 34.5 points per game.
- On the offensive side of the ball, the Tar Heels were a top-25 unit in terms of passing yards last season, ranking 14th-best in FBS by putting up 299.2 passing yards per game. They ranked 95th on defense (241.2 passing yards allowed per game).
- North Carolina struggled defensively against the run last season, ranking 25th-worst in FBS (176.9 rushing yards allowed per game). However, it ranked 20th-best offensively, totaling 192.1 rushing yards per game.
- On the offensive side of the ball, the Tar Heels were a top-25 unit in terms of third-down efficiency last season, ranking ninth-best in FBS by putting up a 48.7% third-down conversion rate. They ranked 60th on defense (38.2% third-down percentage allowed).
- With 22 forced turnovers (25th in FBS) against 17 turnovers committed (51st in FBS), North Carolina (+5) owned the 31st-ranked turnover margin in college football last season.
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