This is a list of seasons completed by the North Carolina Tar Heels football team of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). Since the team's creation in 1888, the Tar Heels have participated in more than 1,100 officially sanctioned games, including 30 bowl games.

The Tar Heels have been a member of a few conferences. Initially competing as an independent school, North Carolina joined the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association in 1895, where it was a member until 1921. Between 1922 and 1952, the Tar Heels competed in the Southern Conference, where it won 3 conference championships. In 1953, North Carolina joined the Atlantic Coast Conference as a founding member, where it has been a member ever since.

Seasons Conference championsBowl game berthDivision champions YearCoach(es)ConferenceConference RecordConference Finish2012 North Carolina Football. Goheels.com. Retrieved 24 September 2012.Overall RecordNorth Carolina Yearly Totals . College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 24 September 2012.Bowl/PostseasonNorth Carolina Bowl History . College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 14 September 2012. Final rankingWinsLossesTiesWinsLossesTiesAPNorth Carolina In the Polls . College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 14 September 2012.Coaches'North Carolina Tar Heels 1888No coachInd —020—N/AN/A 1889No coach/Hector CowanInd —220—N/AN/A1890No games played 1891No coachInd —020—N/AN/A 1892No coachInd —510—N/AN/A 1893William J. "Yup" CookInd —340—N/AN/A 1894Vernon K. IrvineInd —630—N/AN/A 1895Thomas TrenchardInd —711—N/AN/A 1896Gordon JohnstonInd —341—N/AN/A 1897William A. ReynoldsInd —730—N/AN/A 1898Ind —900—N/AN/A 1899Ind —731—N/AN/A 1900Ind —413—N/AN/A 1901Charles O. JenkinsInd —720—N/AN/A 1902Herman OlcottInd —513—N/AN/A 1903Ind —630—N/AN/A 1904Robert R. BrownInd —522—N/AN/A 1905Bill WarnerInd —431—N/AN/A 1906Willis KienholzInd —142—N/AN/A 1907Otis LamsonInd —441—N/AN/A 1908Edward L. GreeneInd —333—N/AN/A 1909Arthur BridesInd —520—N/AN/A 1910Ind —360—N/AN/A 1911Branch BocockInd —611—N/AN/A 1912C. W. MartinInd —341—N/AN/A 1913Thomas TrenchardInd —540—N/AN/A 1914Ind —1010—N/AN/A 1915Ind —431—N/AN/A 1916Thomas CampbellInd —540—N/AN/A1917No games - World War I1918No games - World War I 1919Ind —431—N/AN/A 1920Myron FullerInd —260—N/AN/A 1921Bill FetzerInd —522—N/AN/A1922SoCon5001st910—N/AN/A 1923SoCon31112th531—N/AN/A 1924SoCon23014th450—N/AN/A 1925SoCon4013rd711—N/AN/A 1926Chuck CollinsSoCon33010th450—N/AN/A 1927SoCon25019th460—N/AN/A 1928SoCon22211th532—N/AN/A 1929SoCon7103rd910—N/AN/A 1930SoCon4228th532—N/AN/A 1931SoCon23313th433—N/AN/A 1932SoCon25117th352—N/AN/A 1933SoCon2103rd450—N/AN/A 1934Carl SnavelySoCon20 12nd711—N/AN/A 1935SoCon41 02nd810—N/AN/A 1936Raymond WolfSoCon61 02nd820——N/A 1937SoCon40 12nd711—19N/A 1938SoCon41 04th621——N/A 1939SoCon51 03rd811——N/A 1940SoCon32 05th640——N/A 1941SoCon24 011th370——N/A 1942Jim TatumSoCon31 14th522——N/A 1943Tom YoungSoCon22 05th630——N/A 1944Gene McEverSoCon03 19th171——N/A 1945Carl SnavelySoCon22 07th550——N/A1946SoCon40 11st821Lost 1947 Sugar Bowl vs. Georgia, 10-209N/A 1947SoCon41 02nd820—9N/A 1948SoCon40 12nd911Lost 1949 Sugar Bowl vs. Oklahoma, 6-143N/A1949SoCon50 01st740Lost 1950 Cotton Bowl Classic vs. Rice, 13-2716N/A 1950SoCon32 17th352——— 1951SoCon23 010th280——— 1952SoCon12 012th260——— 1953George T. BarclayACC23 0T-3rd460——— 1954ACC42 03rd451——— 1955ACC33 04th370——— 1956Jim TatumACC23 15th271——— 1957ACC43 04th640——— 1958ACC43 04th640——— 1959Jim HickeyACC52 02nd550——— 1960ACC25 06th370——— 1961ACC43 02nd550——— 1962ACC34 0T-4th370———1963ACC61 01st920Won 1963 Gator Bowl vs. Air Force, 35-0—19 1964ACC43 0T-3rd550——— 1965ACC33 0T-5th460——— 1966ACC14 08th280——— 1967Bill DooleyACC25 07th280——— 1968ACC16 08th370——— 1969ACC33 0T-3rd550——— 1970ACC52 0T-2nd840Lost 1970 Peach Bowl vs. Arizona State, 26-48——1971ACC60 01st930Lost 1971 Gator Bowl vs. Georgia, 3-7—181972ACC60 01st1110Won 1972 Sun Bowl vs. Texas Tech, 32-281214 1973ACC15 06th470——— 1974ACC42 0T-2nd750Lost 1974 Sun Bowl vs. Mississippi State, 24-26—— 1975ACC14 16th371——— 1976ACC41 02nd930Lost 1976 Peach Bowl vs. Kentucky, 0-21——1977ACC50 11st831Lost 1977 Liberty Bowl vs. Nebraska, 17-211714 1978Dick CrumACC33 04th560——— 1979ACC33 05th831Won 1979 Gator Bowl vs. Michigan, 17-1515141980ACC60 01st1110Won 1980 Bluebonnet Bowl vs. Texas, 16-7109 1981ACC51 02nd1020Won 1981 Gator Bowl vs. Arkansas, 31-2798 1982ACC33 0T-3rd840Won 1982 Sun Bowl vs. Texas, 26-101813 1983ACC42 02nd840Lost 1983 Peach Bowl vs. Florida State, 3-28—— 1984ACC32 13rd551——— 1985ACC34 05th560——— 1986ACC52 02nd741Lost 1986 Aloha Bowl vs. Arizona, 21-30—— 1987ACC34 06th560——— 1988Mack BrownACC16 07th1100——— 1989ACC07 08th1100——— 1990ACC33 15th641——— 1991ACC34 05th740——— 1992ACC53 03rd930Won 1993 Peach Bowl vs. Mississippi State, 21-171918 1993ACC62 02nd1030Lost 1993 Gator Bowl vs. Alabama, 10-241921 1994ACC53 0T-3rd840Lost 1994 Sun Bowl vs. Texas, 30-35—21 1995ACC44 05th750Won Carquest Bowl vs. Arkansas, 20-10—— 1996ACC62 —2nd102—Won 1997 Gator Bowl vs. West Virginia, 20-13 1010 1997ACC71 —2nd101—did not coach bowl game.64Carl TorbushACC————10—Won 1998 Gator Bowl vs. Virginia Tech, 42–3 1998ACC44 —T-4th75—Won 1998 Las Vegas Bowl vs. San Diego State, 20-13—— 1999ACC26 —9th38———— 2000ACC35 —6th65———— 2001John BuntingACC53 —3rd85—Won 2001 Peach Bowl vs. Auburn, 16-10—— 2002ACC17 —8th39———— 2003ACC17 —9th210———— 2004ACC53 —T-3rd66—Lost 2004 Continental Tire Bowl vs. Boston College, 24-37—— 2005ACC44 —4th (Coastal)56———— 2006ACC26 —5th (Coastal)39———— 2007Butch DavisACC35 —4th (Coastal)48———— 2008ACC0 (4)4 —3rd (Coastal)0 (8)5—Lost 2008 Meineke Car Care Bowl vs. West Virginia, 30-31—— 2009ACC0 (4)4 —4th (Coastal)0 (8)5—Lost 2009 Meineke Car Care Bowl vs. Pittsburgh, 17-19—— 2010ACC44 —3rd (Coastal)85—Won 2010 Music City Bowl vs. Tennessee, 30-27 (2OT)—— 2011Everett WithersACC35 —4th (Coastal)76—Lost 2011 Independence Bowl vs. Missouri, 24-41—— 2012Larry FedoraACC53 —T-1st (Coastal)84—Ineligible—— 2013ACC44 —5th (Coastal)76—Won 2013 Belk Bowl vs. Cincinnati, 39-17—— 2014ACC44 —3rd (Coastal)67—Lost 2014 Quick Lane Bowl vs. Rutgers, 21-41—— 2015ACC80 —1st (Coastal)113—Lost 2015 Russell Athletic Bowl vs. Baylor, 38-491515 2016ACC53 —3rd (Coastal)85—Lost 2016 Sun Bowl vs. Stanford, 23-25—— 2017ACC17 —7th (Coastal)39———— 2018ACC17 —7th (Coastal)29———— 2019Mack BrownACC44 —4th (Coastal)76—Won 2019 Military Bowl vs. Temple, 55-13—— 2020ACC73 —T-4th (Coastal)84—Lost 2021 Orange Bowl vs. Texas A&M, 27-411817 2021ACC35 —5th (Coastal)67—Lost 2021 Duke's Mayo Bowl vs. South Carolina, 21-38—— 2022ACC62 —1st (Coastal)95—Lost 2022 Holiday Bowl vs. Oregon, 27-28 —— 2023ACC44—T-5th85—Lost 2023 Duke's Mayo Bowl vs. West Virginia, 10–30——2024ACC35—T-10th67—Lost 2024 Fenway Bowl vs. Connecticut, 14-27 —— 2025Bill BelichickACC26 —T-1348———— 2026ACC01 ——22————Totals (Through October 3, 2026)SoCon:98–52–17() ACC:257–254–5()All-time:741–586–54()Postseason:15–24()

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