North Carolina 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 7:47 am Saturday, August 10, 2024

The North Carolina Tar Heels will face Minnesota in their 2024 season opener, on August 29. For the full North Carolina schedule, see below.

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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

  • According to their opponents’ combined win total last year, the Tar Heels will be facing the 73rd-ranked schedule in terms of toughness.
  • North Carolina is playing the 75th-ranked schedule this season (based on its opponents’ projected win total this year).
  • The Tar Heels will face the 68th-ranked conference schedule in college football, based on their ACC opponents’ combined win total last season (50).
  • North Carolina has six games scheduled against teams that put up winning records in 2023, including three teams that had nine or more wins and three with less than four wins last year.
  • The Tar Heels will have seven teams on their schedule this season that made a bowl game in 2023.

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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).
  • North Carolina ranked 75th in scoring defense last season (27.3 points allowed per game), but it played really well on the other side of the ball, 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 played really well on the other side of the ball, ranking 14th-best in FBS with 299.2 passing yards per game.
  • North Carolina struggled on defense against the run last season, ranking 25th-worst in FBS (176.9 rushing yards allowed per game). However, it ranked 20th-best offensively, putting up 192.1 rushing yards per game.
  • The Tar Heels had the 60th-ranked defense last year in terms of third-down efficiency (38.2% third-down percentage allowed), and they were more effective on offense, ranking ninth-best with a 48.7% third-down conversion rate.
  • North Carolina owned 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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