2016 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

2016 North Carolina Tar Heels football

Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Coastal Division
2016 record	8–4 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach	Larry Fedora (5th year)
Co-offensive coordinator	Gunter Brewer (3rd as coordinator, 10th overall year)
Co-offensive coordinator	Chris Kapolovic (3rd as coordinator, 5th overall year)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Gene Chizik (2nd year)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Kenan Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 63,000)

2016 ACC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 3 Clemson xy$		7	–	1		12	–	1
No. 15 Louisville x		7	–	1		9	–	3
No. 10 Florida State		5	–	3		9	–	3
NC State		3	–	5		6	–	6
Wake Forest		3	–	5		6	–	6
Boston College		2	–	6		6	–	6
Syracuse		2	–	6		4	–	8
Coastal Division
No. 18 Virginia Tech xy		6	–	2		9	–	4
North Carolina		5	–	3		8	–	4
Miami		5	–	3		8	–	4
No. 22 Pittsburgh		5	–	3		8	–	4
Georgia Tech		4	–	4		8	–	4
Duke		1	–	7		4	–	8
Virginia		1	–	7		2	–	10
Championship: Clemson 42, Virginia Tech 35
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of December 4, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 North Carolina Tar Heels football team is representing the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team is led by fifth-year head coach Larry Fedora and plays their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium. The Tar Heels compete as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Recruiting

National Signing Day was on February 3, 2016 and was the first chance for high school seniors to officially declare which university or college they will be attending for their college career. North Carolina had 26 high school seniors sign a National Letter of Intent to play football with them. Of the class, 7 athletes enrolled early to UNC.^[1]

2016 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40^‡	Commit date
Jordon Brown RB	Durham, NC	Southern Durham HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	4.56	Aug 17, 2015
Jordon Brown RB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Logan Byrd QB	Kathleen, GA	Veterans HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	4.89	Apr 9, 2015
Logan Byrd QB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Kyree Campbell^ DT	Woodbridge, VA	Woodbridge HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	305 lb (138 kg)	5.44	Aug 5, 2015
Kyree Campbell^ DT	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Allen Cater DE	Kennesaw, GA	Mount Paran Christian School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	242 lb (110 kg)	5.32	Feb 3, 2016
Allen Cater DE	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 73
J.B. Copeland LB	Southlake, TX	Navarro College	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	N/A	Feb 4, 2016
J.B. Copeland LB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 74
Nolan DeFranco DE	Winter Garden, FL	West Orange HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	226 lb (103 kg)	4.89	Jun 17, 2015
Nolan DeFranco DE	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 75
Myles Dorn WR/DB/S	Charlotte, NC	Zebulon B Vance HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.58	Dec 5, 2015
Myles Dorn WR/DB/S	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Marlon Dunlap DT	Charlotte, NC	West Charlotte HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	5.24	Oct 26, 2015
Marlon Dunlap DT	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 75
Luke Elder OG	LaGrange, GA	LaGrange HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	282 lb (128 kg)	5.55	Jun 21, 2015
Luke Elder OG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78
D.J. Ford S	Lineville, AL	Clay Central HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	N/A	Jan 17, 2016
D.J. Ford S	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 73
Tomon Fox DE	Suwanee, GA	Collins Hill HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	4.88	Jun 21, 2015
Tomon Fox DE	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Rontavius Groves WR/CB	Nashville, TN	Pearl-Cohn HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	4.5	Dec 6, 2015
Rontavius Groves WR/CB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 76
Tyrone Hopper LB	Roswell, GA	Roswell HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	4.74	Jun 16, 2015
Tyrone Hopper LB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 75
Roscoe Johnson WR	Union, SC	Union County HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	4.5	Jul 15, 2015
Roscoe Johnson WR	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77
Jay Jay McCargo OT	Arlington, VA	Bishop O'Connell HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	283 lb (128 kg)	5.4	Apr 25, 2015
Jay Jay McCargo OT	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
James Pierre^ S	Deerfield Beach, FL	Deerfield Beach HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	4.61	May 19, 2015
James Pierre^ S	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 76
Tyler Pritchett OG	Auburn, AL	Auburn HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	5.5	Apr 14, 2015
Tyler Pritchett OG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78
Patrice Rene CB	Alexandria, VA	Episcopal HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	4.57	Jan 20, 2016
Patrice Rene CB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Gregory Ross S	Oxon Hill, MD	Potomac HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	4.55	May 23, 2015
Gregory Ross S	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 74
Dominique Ross LB	Jacksonville, FL	Trinity Christian Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	N/A	Jun 16, 2015
Dominique Ross LB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77
K.J. Sails S	Gibsonton, FL	East Bay HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	164 lb (74 kg)	4.5	Feb 3, 2016
K.J. Sails S	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 74
Jonathan Smith LB	Laurinburg, NC	Scotland HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	229 lb (104 kg)	4.77	Aug 17, 2015
Jonathan Smith LB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 76
Chazz Surratt QB	Denver, NC	East Lincoln HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	4.5	Jun 26, 2015
Chazz Surratt QB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Noah Turner TE	Mundelein, IL	Carmel Catholic HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	237 lb (108 kg)	4.69	Jul 3, 2015
Noah Turner TE	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 75
Garrett Walston TE	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	N/A	Oct 8, 2015
Garrett Walston TE	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Myles Wolfolk CB	Upper Marlboro, MD	Dr. Henry A. Wise, Jr HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	4.5	Nov 29, 2015
Myles Wolfolk CB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 74
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 25 Rivals: 25 247Sports: 36 ESPN: 34
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "North Carolina Football Commitment List (19)". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 10, 2016. "2016 North Carolina Football Recruiting Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved June 10, 2016. "North Carolina Tar Heels 2016 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 10, 2016. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved June 10, 2016. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 10, 2016. "North Carolina 2016 Football Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved June 10, 2016.

^These signees will not be enrolling at UNC in 2016 due to not being admitted into the school.^[2]^[3]

Coaching staff

North Carolina head coach Larry Fedora enters his fifth year as the North Carolina's head coach for the 2016 season. At the end of the 2015 season, assistant head coach, Seth Littrell, was hired as the head coach at North Texas.^[4] As a result, co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach, Chris Kapilovic, was promoted to offensive coordinator, and will retain his role as offensive line coach.^[5] Former Tar Heel player, Chad Scott, was hired to replace Littrell as the tight ends/hybrids coach.^[6]

Coaches for the 2016 season
Name	Position	Seasons at North Carolina
Larry Fedora	Head Coach	5th
Gene Chizik	Defensive Coordinator	2nd
Chris Kapilovic	Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line	3rd (5th overall)
Gunter Brewer	Co-Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers	5th (10th overall)
Chad Scott	Tight Ends/Hybrids	1st
Keith Heckendorf	Quarterbacks	3rd
John Papuchis	Linebackers Coach	2nd
Tray Scott	Defensive Line Coach	2nd
Charlton Warren	Defensive Backs Coach	2nd
Lou Hernandez	Strength and Conditioning Coordinator	5th

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	5:30 p.m.	vs. No. 18 Georgia*	No. 22	Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA (Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game)	ESPN	L 24–33	75,405
September 10	7:30 p.m.	at Illinois*		Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	BTN	W 48–23	60,670
September 17	3:30 p.m.	No. 11 (FCS) James Madison*		Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	ACCRSN	W 56–28	56,000
September 24	3:30 p.m.	Pittsburgh		Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	ESPNU	W 37–36	54,500
October 1	3:30 p.m.	at No. 12 Florida State		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	ESPN	W 37–35	77,584
October 8	3:30 p.m.	No. 25 Virginia Tech	No. 17	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	ABC/ESPN2	L 3–34	33,000
October 15	3:30 p.m.	at No. 16 Miami (FL)		Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL	ABC/ESPN2	W 20–13	58,731
October 22	3:00 p.m.	at Virginia	No. 22	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry)	ACCRSN	W 35–14	40,882
November 5	12:30 p.m.	Georgia Tech	No. 18	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	ACCN	W 48–20	58,000
November 10	7:30 p.m.	at Duke	No. 15	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC (Battle for the Victory Bell)	ESPN	L 27–28	39,212
November 19	3:30 p.m.	No. 5 (FCS) The Citadel*		Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	ACCN+	W 41–7	41,000
November 25	12:00 p.m.	NC State		Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC (Rivalry)	ESPN	L 21–28	59,000
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:^[7]

Game summaries

vs. Georgia

	1	2	3	4	Total
#22 Tar Heels	0	10	14	0	24
#18 Bulldogs	7	7	9	10	33

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–16–2	1971	UGA, 7–3

at Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tar Heels	17	7	7	17	48
Fighting Illini	14	2	0	7	23

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–0	2015	UNC, 48–14

James Madison

	1	2	3	4	Total
#11 (FCS) Dukes	21	0	7	0	28
Tar Heels	14	21	14	7	56

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–0	2011	UNC, 42–10

Pittsburgh

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	5	14	14	3	36
Tar Heels	0	16	7	14	37

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–3	2015	UNC, 26–19

at Florida State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tar Heels	7	14	7	9	37
#12 Seminoles	0	7	7	21	35

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–15–1	2010	UNC, 37–35

Virginia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
#25 Hokies	6	7	14	7	34
#17 Tar Heels	0	3	0	0	3

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–20–6	2015	UNC, 30–27 ^OT

at Miami (FL)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tar Heels	10	10	0	0	20
#16 Hurricanes	0	3	7	3	13

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–9	2015	UNC, 59–21

at Virginia

	1	2	3	4	Total
#22 Tar Heels	7	7	14	7	35
Cavaliers	0	7	0	7	14

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
62–54–4	2015	UNC, 26–13

Georgia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Yellow Jackets	7	10	3	0	20
#18 Tar Heels	17	10	14	7	48

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–28–3	2015	UNC, 38–31

at Duke

	1	2	3	4	Total
#15 Tar Heels	14	7	6	0	27
Blue Devils	0	21	7	0	28

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
59–37–4	2015	UNC, 66–31

The Citadel

	1	2	3	4	Total
#5 (FCS) Bulldogs	0	0	0	7	7
Tar Heels	14	17	10	0	41

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–0	2009	UNC, 40–6

NC State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolfpack	14	7	7	0	28
Tar Heels	0	7	0	14	21

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
66–33–6	2015	UNC, 45–34

Rankings

Further information: 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	22	RV	RV	RV	RV	17	RV	22	21	18	15	RV	RV	NR
Coaches	20	RV	RV	RV	23	16	RV	21	20	17	13	24	25	RV
CFP	Not released									21	17	NR	NR	NR		Not released

References

↑ "North Carolina 2016 Football Commits". 247 Sports. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
↑ McAllister, Michael. "Syracuse Adds 2016 3-star Safety James Pierre". Scout.com. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
↑ Callahan, Don. "DT Signee Kyree Campbell Denied UNC Admission". Scout.com. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
↑ "North Texas hires UNC off. coordinator Littrell as coach". USA Today. December 5, 2015. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
↑ Martin, Ross (February 3, 2016). "UNC promotes Coach Kap to offensive coordinator". 247Sports. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
↑ "UNC Announces New TE Coach Chad Scott". Scout.com. January 29, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
↑ "2016 North Carolina Tar Heels Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 28, 2016.

North Carolina Tar Heels football

Venues	Emerson Field (1916–26) Kenan Memorial Stadium (1927–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Duke: (Victory Bell) NC State South Carolina Virginia: South's Oldest Rivalry Wake Forest

Culture & lore	First forward pass Rameses The Marching Tar Heels Statistical leaders

People	Head coaches All-Americans NFL draftees

Seasons	1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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