North Carolina 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 6:49 am Saturday, August 10, 2024

The North Carolina Tar Heels will open their 2024 college football schedule against Minnesota on August 29 — see below for more.

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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 playing the 73rd-ranked schedule this season (based on their opponents’ combined win total last year).
  • Based on its opponents’ projected win total this season, North Carolina will be playing the 75th-ranked schedule in terms of difficulty.
  • The Tar Heels will face the 68th-ranked conference schedule in college football, based on their ACC opponents’ combined win total last year (50).
  • North Carolina will take on six teams this season that went over .500 in 2023. That schedule features three teams that had nine or more victories and three squads with three or fewer wins last season.
  • The Tar Heels have seven teams that played in a bowl game last year on their schedule in 2024.

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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 putting up 491.2 yards per game. They ranked 97th on defense (404.4 yards allowed per game).
  • Offensively, 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).
  • Offensively, the Tar Heels were a top-25 unit in terms of passing yards last season, ranking 14th-best in FBS by averaging 299.2 passing yards per game. They ranked 95th on defense (241.2 passing yards allowed per game).
  • North Carolina sported 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 had the 60th-ranked defense last season in terms of third-down efficiency (38.2% third-down conversion rate allowed), and they were better on offense, ranking ninth-best with a 48.7% third-down conversion rate.
  • North Carolina had the 31st-ranked turnover margin in college football last season at +5, forcing 22 turnovers (25th in FBS) while turning it over 17 times (51st in FBS).

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