2016 North Carolina Tar Heels football team
The 2016 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Larry Fedora and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium. The Tar Heels competed as a member of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 8–5, 5–3 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place in the Coastal Division. They were invited to the Sun Bowl where they lost to Stanford.
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Coastal Division | |
2016 record | 8–5 (5–3 ACC) |
Head coach |
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Co-offensive coordinator | Gunter Brewer (3rd as coordinator, 10th overall season) |
Co-offensive coordinator | Chris Kapilovic (3rd as coordinator, 5th overall season) |
Offensive scheme | Spread |
Defensive coordinator | Gene Chizik (2nd season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | Kenan Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 63,000) |
Uniform | |
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2016 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Atlantic Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Clemson xy$# | 7 | – | 1 | 14 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 Louisville x | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Florida State | 5 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 3 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 3 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 2 | – | 6 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 16 Virginia Tech xy | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Miami | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 4 | – | 4 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 1 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Clemson 42, Virginia Tech 35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Recruiting
National Signing Day was on February 3, 2016 and was the first chance for high school seniors to officially declare which university or college they will be attending for their college career. North Carolina had 26 high school seniors sign a National Letter of Intent to play football with them. Of the class, 7 athletes enrolled early to UNC.[1]
US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits | ||||||
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
Jordon Brown RB |
Durham, NC | Southern Durham HS | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 182 lb (83 kg) | 4.56 | Aug 17, 2015 |
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Logan Byrd QB |
Kathleen, GA | Veterans HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 238 lb (108 kg) | 4.89 | Apr 9, 2015 |
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Kyree Campbell^ DT |
Woodbridge, VA | Woodbridge HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 305 lb (138 kg) | 5.44 | Aug 5, 2015 |
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Allen Cater DE |
Kennesaw, GA | Mount Paran Christian School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 242 lb (110 kg) | 5.32 | Feb 3, 2016 |
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J.B. Copeland LB |
Southlake, TX | Navarro College | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | N/A | Feb 4, 2016 |
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Nolan DeFranco DE |
Winter Garden, FL | West Orange HS | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 226 lb (103 kg) | 4.89 | Jun 17, 2015 |
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Myles Dorn WR/DB/S |
Charlotte, NC | Zebulon B Vance HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 4.58 | Dec 5, 2015 |
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Marlon Dunlap DT |
Charlotte, NC | West Charlotte HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 290 lb (130 kg) | 5.24 | Oct 26, 2015 |
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Luke Elder OG |
LaGrange, GA | LaGrange HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 282 lb (128 kg) | 5.55 | Jun 21, 2015 |
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D.J. Ford S |
Lineville, AL | Clay Central HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | N/A | Jan 17, 2016 |
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Tomon Fox DE |
Suwanee, GA | Collins Hill HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 232 lb (105 kg) | 4.88 | Jun 21, 2015 |
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Rontavius Groves WR/CB |
Nashville, TN | Pearl-Cohn HS | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 4.5 | Dec 6, 2015 |
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Tyrone Hopper LB |
Roswell, GA | Roswell HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 202 lb (92 kg) | 4.74 | Jun 16, 2015 |
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Roscoe Johnson WR |
Union, SC | Union County HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 173 lb (78 kg) | 4.5 | Jul 15, 2015 |
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Jay Jay McCargo OT |
Arlington, VA | Bishop O'Connell HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 283 lb (128 kg) | 5.4 | Apr 25, 2015 |
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James Pierre^ S |
Deerfield Beach, FL | Deerfield Beach HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 4.61 | May 19, 2015 |
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Tyler Pritchett OG |
Auburn, AL | Auburn HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 290 lb (130 kg) | 5.5 | Apr 14, 2015 |
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Patrice Rene CB |
Alexandria, VA | Episcopal HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 198 lb (90 kg) | 4.57 | Jan 20, 2016 |
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Gregory Ross S |
Oxon Hill, MD | Potomac HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 4.55 | May 23, 2015 |
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Dominique Ross LB |
Jacksonville, FL | Trinity Christian Academy | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 203 lb (92 kg) | N/A | Jun 16, 2015 |
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K.J. Sails S |
Gibsonton, FL | East Bay HS | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 164 lb (74 kg) | 4.5 | Feb 3, 2016 |
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Jonathan Smith LB |
Laurinburg, NC | Scotland HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 229 lb (104 kg) | 4.77 | Aug 17, 2015 |
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Chazz Surratt QB |
Denver, NC | East Lincoln HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 203 lb (92 kg) | 4.5 | Jun 26, 2015 |
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Noah Turner TE |
Mundelein, IL | Carmel Catholic HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 237 lb (108 kg) | 4.69 | Jul 3, 2015 |
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Garrett Walston TE |
Wilmington, NC | New Hanover HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | N/A | Oct 8, 2015 |
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Myles Wolfolk CB |
Upper Marlboro, MD | Dr. Henry A. Wise, Jr HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 186 lb (84 kg) | 4.5 | Nov 29, 2015 |
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Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 25 Rivals: 25 247Sports: 36 ESPN: 34 | ||||||
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^These signees will not be enrolling at UNC in 2016 due to not being admitted into the school.[2][3]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 5:30 p.m. | vs. No. 18 Georgia* | No. 22 | ESPN | L 24–33 | 75,405 | |
September 10 | 7:30 p.m. | at Illinois* | BTN | W 48–23 | 60,670 | ||
September 17 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 11 (FCS) James Madison* | ACCRSN | W 56–28 | 56,000 | ||
September 24 | 3:30 p.m. | Pittsburgh |
| ESPNU | W 37–36 | 54,500 | |
October 1 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 12 Florida State | ESPN | W 37–35 | 77,584 | ||
October 8 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 25 Virginia Tech | No. 17 |
| ABC/ESPN2 | L 3–34 | 33,000 |
October 15 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 16 Miami (FL) | ABC/ESPN2 | W 20–13 | 58,731 | ||
October 22 | 3:00 p.m. | at Virginia | No. 22 | ACCRSN | W 35–14 | 40,882 | |
November 5 | 12:30 p.m. | Georgia Tech![]() | No. 18 |
| ACCN | W 48–20 | 58,000 |
November 10 | 7:30 p.m. | at Duke | No. 15 | ESPN | L 27–28 | 39,212 | |
November 19 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 5 (FCS) The Citadel* |
| ACCN+ | W 41–7 | 41,000 | |
November 25 | 12:00 p.m. | NC State |
| ESPN | L 21–28 | 59,000 | |
December 30 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. No. 16 Stanford* | CBS | L 23–25 | 42,166 | ||
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Personnel
North Carolina head coach Larry Fedora enters his fifth year as the North Carolina's head coach for the 2016 season. At the end of the 2015 season, assistant head coach, Seth Littrell, was hired as the head coach at North Texas.[5] As a result, co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach, Chris Kapilovic, was promoted to offensive coordinator, and will retain his role as offensive line coach.[6] Former Tar Heel player, Chad Scott, was hired to replace Littrell as the tight ends/hybrids coach.[7]
Roster
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Offense
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Game summaries
vs. Georgia
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#22 Tar Heels | 0 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
#18 Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 33 |
at Illinois
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Tar Heels | 17 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 48 |
Fighting Illini | 14 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 23 |
James Madison
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#11 (FCS) Dukes | 21 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
Tar Heels | 14 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 56 |
Pittsburgh
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Panthers | 5 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 36 |
Tar Heels | 0 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 37 |
at Florida State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Tar Heels | 7 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 37 |
#12 Seminoles | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 35 |
Virginia Tech
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#25 Hokies | 6 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 34 |
#17 Tar Heels | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
at Miami (FL)
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Tar Heels | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
#16 Hurricanes | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
at Virginia
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#22 Tar Heels | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
Cavaliers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Georgia Tech
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Yellow Jackets | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
#18 Tar Heels | 17 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 48 |
at Duke
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#15 Tar Heels | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 27 |
Blue Devils | 0 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
The Citadel
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#5 (FCS) Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Tar Heels | 14 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 41 |
NC State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wolfpack | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
Tar Heels | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
Stanford–Sun Bowl
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#16 Cardinal | 7 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 25 |
Tar Heels | 7 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 23 |
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
AP | 22 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 17 | RV | 22 | 21 | 18 | 15 | RV | RV | NR | NR | RV | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coaches | 20 | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 16 | RV | 21 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 24 | 25 | RV | RV | NR | ||||||||||||||||||||
CFP | Not released | 21 | 17 | NR | NR | NR | NR | Not released |
References
- "North Carolina 2016 Football Commits". 247 Sports. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
- McAllister, Michael. "Syracuse Adds 2016 3-star Safety James Pierre". Scout.com. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
- Callahan, Don. "DT Signee Kyree Campbell Denied UNC Admission". Scout.com. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
- "2016 North Carolina Tar Heels Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- "North Texas hires UNC off. coordinator Littrell as coach". USA Today. December 5, 2015. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
- Martin, Ross (February 3, 2016). "UNC promotes Coach Kap to offensive coordinator". 247Sports. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
- "UNC Announces New TE Coach Chad Scott". Scout.com. January 29, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016.