North Carolina 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 8:52 am Saturday, August 10, 2024

On August 29, the North Carolina Tar Heels will open their 2024 college football schedule against Minnesota. Keep scrolling for more info.

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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, based on their opponents’ combined win total last season, the Tar Heels will be playing the 73rd-ranked schedule this year.
  • North Carolina will face the 75th-ranked schedule in college football, based on its opponents’ projected win total this season (62).
  • The Tar Heels will have the 68th-ranked conference schedule in college football, based on their ACC opponents’ combined win total last year (50).
  • North Carolina’s schedule has six games against teams that finished over .500 in 2023 (three against teams with nine or more victories and three against squads that picked up less than four wins).
  • 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)

  • 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.
  • On offense, North Carolina was a top-25 unit last season, ranking 20th-best in FBS by totaling 34.5 points per game. It ranked 75th on defense (27.3 points allowed per game).
  • The Tar Heels sported the 95th-ranked defense this season in terms of passing yards last season (241.2 allowed per game), and they were better on offense, 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 owned the 60th-ranked defense last season in terms of third-down efficiency (38.2% third-down percentage allowed), and they were better on the other side of the ball, ranking ninth-best with a 48.7% third-down percentage.
  • With 22 forced turnovers (25th in FBS) against 17 turnovers committed (51st in FBS) last season, North Carolina’s +5 turnover margin ranked 31st in college football.

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