North Carolina Tar Heels football
College Football Bowl Subdivision team; member of Atlantic Coast Conference
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| 2025 | Omarion Hampton was the most recent Tar Heel to be drafted in the first round of the NFL Draft. |
| 2024 | Final game for Mack Brown as Tar Heels coach, which ended with a NC State victory and a minor post-game skirmish at midfield after the Wolfpack planted their flag. |
| 2024 | Program's postseason record documented as 15 wins and 24 losses, indicating historical challenges in bowl game performances. |
| 2024 | British Brooks drafted by Houston Texans as a running back from North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 2024 | Amari Gainer drafted by Las Vegas Raiders as a linebacker from North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 2024 | Julius Peppers is inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. |
| 2024 | Omarion Hampton breaks his previous season record by rushing for 1,660 yards, further cementing his place in North Carolina Tar Heels football history. |
| December 28 2024 | Compilation of North Carolina Tar Heels football historical record totals completed through this date, showing comprehensive program statistics across Southern Conference (SoCon) and Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) eras. |
| December 11 2024 | University of North Carolina announced the hiring of Bill Belichick, six-time Super Bowl champion NFL coach, as the new head football coach. At 72 years old, Belichick signed a five-year contract worth $10 million annually, marking his first venture into college football coaching despite a nearly 50-year professional coaching career. |
| November 30 2024 | NC State won the most recent contest against North Carolina with a score of 35-30. |
| November 26 2024 | Mack Brown was fired as head coach after another mediocre season, with tight ends coach Freddie Kitchens taking over as interim head coach for the Fenway Bowl. |
| 2023 | North Carolina Tar Heels lost the Duke's Mayo Bowl to West Virginia 10-30 at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, continuing to be coached by Mack Brown |
| 2023 | Performed a Hollywood Blockbusters halftime show |
| 2023 | Omarion Hampton rushes for 1,504 yards, becoming the most recent Tar Heel to achieve a 1,000-yard season. |
| October 30 2023 | North Carolina Tar Heels football team announces their future conference schedule, detailing upcoming opponents for various seasons. |
| September 2023 | Brown became the first college football head coach in history to win 100 games with two different schools by defeating South Carolina. |
| September 2 2023 | Most recent meeting between North Carolina and South Carolina in the Duke's Mayo Classic, with North Carolina winning 31-17. |
| February 2 2023 | Brown and UNC agreed to another one-year contract extension. |
| 2022 | North Carolina Tar Heels narrowly lost the Holiday Bowl to Oregon 27-28 at Petco Park in San Diego, with head coach Mack Brown |
| 2022 | Performed a halftime show featuring Katy Perry music |
| 2022 | North Carolina wins the ACC Coastal Division championship under coach Mack Brown, becoming the final Coastal Division Champions before the ACC moves to a single-division format, but loses to Clemson in the championship game with a score of 10-39. |
| August 27 2022 | The Marching Tar Heels performed jointly with the Marching 100 of Florida A&M University. |
| 2021 | Performed a halftime show featuring Nirvana music |
| 2021 | Defensive coordinator Jay Bateman and special teams coordinator Jovan Dewitt were let go following a disappointing 6-7 season. |
| 2021 | In a high-scoring football game, Wake Forest entered undefeated at 8-0 and ranked #9 in the College Football Playoff rankings and #10 in the AP Poll, both program-high rankings. North Carolina ultimately won a thrilling comeback victory 58-55, overcoming a 14-point fourth-quarter deficit. |
| 2021 | North Carolina running back Ty Chandler had career-high performances with 213 rushing yards and four touchdowns during the game. |
| 2021 | Football game between UNC and Wake Forest played as a non-conference game, not counting in ACC standings, marking another unusual non-conference matchup within the same conference. |
| 2021 | Wake Forest quarterback Sam Hartman connected with receiver A.T. Perry on a 66-yard touchdown pass, giving the Demon Deacons a 45-27 lead in the third quarter. |
| December 30 2021 | First postseason meeting between North Carolina and South Carolina in the Duke's Mayo Bowl, with South Carolina winning 38-21. |
| 2020 | North Carolina Tar Heels played in the Orange Bowl, losing to Texas A&M 27-41 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens |
| 2019 | Performed halftime shows featuring Journey, Michael Jackson, Beach music, and Leonard Bernstein music |
| 2019 | Anthony Ratliff-Williams drafted by Tennessee Titans as a wide receiver from North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 2019 | Mack Brown returned as head coach of the North Carolina Tar Heels football team. |
| 2019 | Football game between UNC and Wake Forest played as a non-conference game, not counting in ACC standings. |
| December 27 2019 | North Carolina won the Military Bowl against Temple with a decisive 55-13 win. |
| December 15 2019 | Brown and UNC agreed to a one-year contract extension. |
| October 26 2019 | Mack Brown became the school's all-time wins leader by defeating Duke, surpassing predecessor Dick Crum. |
| 2018 | Performed halftime shows featuring Classical Masterworks, The Greatest Showman, and Circus music |
| 2018 | Julius Peppers concludes his playing career with the North Carolina Tar Heels football team. |
| 2018 | Fired as head coach after two struggling seasons with a 5-18 record, culminating in an overtime loss to rival N.C. State. |
| November 27 2018 | North Carolina announced Mack Brown's return as head coach, two days after firing the previous coach Larry Fedora. |
| 2017 | Mitch Trubisky was drafted second overall, marking the fourth time a Tar Heel achieved this draft position. |
| 2017 | Performed a Hollywood Blockbusters halftime show |
| 2016 | The band participated in another Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game. |
| 2016 | Upset No. 12 Florida State 37-35 with a game-winning field goal, ending Seminoles' 22-game home winning streak. Finished the season 8-5 and lost to Stanford in the Sun Bowl. |
| 2015 | Performed halftime shows featuring The Who, Elvis Presley, and Saturday Morning Cartoons |
| 2015 | Lost the ACC Championship Game to Clemson 45-37 and the Russell Athletic Bowl to Baylor 49-38. Finished the season 11-3 and ranked 15th in the country. |
| 2015 | Fedora led the Tar Heels to an 11-1 regular season, winning the ACC Coastal Division championship with a perfect 8-0 conference record. Team ranked as high as No. 8 in national polls. |
| 2014 | Performed a halftime show featuring Stevie Wonder music |
| 2013 | Performed halftime shows featuring Queen, Nirvana, Earth, Wind, & Fire, and Hollywood Blockbusters |
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