North Carolina 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 6:50 am Saturday, August 10, 2024

The North Carolina Tar Heels’ college football schedule for 2024 includes playing Florida State on November 2. Keep scrolling to check out the full slate.

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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 year (69).
  • In terms of toughness — and using its opponents’ projected win total this season — North Carolina will be playing the 75th-ranked schedule this year.
  • Using their ACC opponents’ combined win total last season, the Tar Heels will be facing the 68th-ranked conference schedule in terms of difficulty.
  • North Carolina will play six games in 2024 against teams that finished above .500 in 2023 (three of those teams won nine or more games and three of them picked up three or fewer wins).
  • 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 totaling 491.2 yards per game. They ranked 97th on defense (404.4 yards allowed per game).
  • North Carolina had the 75th-ranked defense last year (27.3 points allowed per game), and it was more effective on the other side of the ball, ranking 20th-best 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 sported 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).
  • The Tar Heels ranked 60th in third-down defense last year (38.2% third-down percentage allowed), but they thrived on offense, ranking ninth-best in FBS with a 48.7% third-down conversion rate.
  • North Carolina ranked 31st in college football with a +5 turnover margin last season after forcing 22 turnovers (25th in FBS) while committing 17 (51st in FBS).

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