North Carolina 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 8:53 am Saturday, August 10, 2024

The North Carolina Tar Heels’ college football schedule for 2024 includes an attractive matchup against Florida State on November 2 — 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 will have the 73rd-ranked schedule in college football, based on their opponents’ combined win total last season (69).
  • North Carolina will face the 75th-ranked schedule in college football, based on its opponents’ projected win total this season (62).
  • In terms of toughness, based on their ACC opponents’ combined win total last season, the Tar Heels will be facing the 68th-ranked conference schedule this year.
  • North Carolina will play six games this season against teams that went over .500 in 2023. That schedule includes three teams that ended with nine or more victories and three squads with less than four wins last season.
  • The Tar Heels will see seven teams on their schedule this season that made a bowl game in 2023.

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North Carolina Stat Insights (2023)

  • The Tar Heels sported the 97th-ranked defense last season (404.4 yards allowed per game), and they were better on the other side of the ball, ranking seventh-best with 491.2 yards per game.
  • North Carolina ranked 75th in scoring defense last year (27.3 points allowed per game), but it played really well on offense, ranking 20th-best in FBS with 34.5 points per game.
  • The Tar Heels ranked 95th in pass defense last season (241.2 passing yards allowed per game), but they excelled on the other side of the ball, ranking 14th-best in FBS 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 the defensive side of the ball (176.9 rushing yards allowed per game).
  • Offensively, 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 percentage. They ranked 60th on defense (38.2% third-down conversion rate allowed).
  • North Carolina forced 22 total turnovers (25th in FBS) last season and turned it over 17 times (51st in FBS) for a turnover margin of +5, 31st-ranked in college football.

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