2021 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

The 2021 North Carolina Tar Heels football team will represent the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tar Heels will be led by head coach Mack Brown, in the third season of his second stint at UNC and his 13th overall season. The team will play their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium and compete as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

2021 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2021 record0–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach
  • Mack Brown (3rd season of 2nd stint, 13th overall season)
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 50,500)
2021 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Atlantic Division
Boston College  0 0     0 0  
Clemson  0 0     0 0  
Florida State  0 0     0 0  
Louisville  0 0     0 0  
NC State  0 0     0 0  
Syracuse  0 0     0 0  
Wake Forest  0 0     0 0  
Coastal Division
Duke  0 0     0 0  
Georgia Tech  0 0     0 0  
Miami  0 0     0 0  
North Carolina  0 0     0 0  
Pittsburgh  0 0     0 0  
Virginia  0 0     0 0  
Virginia Tech  0 0     0 0  
Championship: December 4, 2021
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
As of February 2, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Coaching staff

North Carolina Tar Heels coaches
Mack BrownHead coach3rd
Phil LongoOffensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach3rd
John LillyTight end coach2nd
Stacy SearelsOffensive line coach3rd
Lonnie GallowayWide receivers coach3rd
Larry PorterRunning back coach1st
Jay BatemanDefensive coordinator/Safeties coach3rd
Tommy ThigpenAssociate Defensive Coordinator/Inside linebackers coach4th
Tim CrossDefensive line coach3rd
Jovan DewittSpecial teams coordinator/Outside linebackers coach2nd
Dre BlyCornerbacks coach3rd
Brian HessStrength and conditioning3rd
Sparky WoodsSenior advisor to head coach3rd
Darrell MoodySenior advisor to head coach3rd
Ken BrowningSenior advisor to head coach3rd
Reference:[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 2 at Virginia Tech
September 11 Georgia State*
September 18 Virginia
September 25 at Georgia Tech
October 2 Duke
October 9 Florida State
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
October 16 Miami
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
October 30 at Notre Dame* NBC
November 6 Wake Forest*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
November 11 at Pittsburgh
November 20 Wofford*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
November 26 at NC State
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[2]

North Carolina's game against Wake Forest on November 6, 2021, will be counted as a non-conference game despite both teams competing in the ACC.

References

  1. "2021 Football Coaching Staff". goheels.com. goheels. February 2, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  2. "2021 North Carolina Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
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