The 2018 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a member of Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tar Heels were led by seventh-year head coach Larry Fedora and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium. They finished the season 2–9 overall and 1–7 in ACC play to place last out of seven teams in the Coastal Division.
On November 25, one day after the conclusion of the season, Fedora was fired. He finished at North Carolina with a seven-year record of 45–43. On November 27, the school rehired Mack Brown, who had previously helmed the program from 1988 to 1997, as head coach.
Preseason
Award watch lists Listed in the order that they were released Doak Walker AwardMichael CarterRBSOJohn Mackey AwardCarl TuckerTEJRPaul Hornung AwardAnthony Ratliff-WilliamsWR/KRJRWuerffel TrophyKyle MurphyLSSREarl Campbell Tyler Rose AwardNathan Elliott QBJR
ACC media poll The ACC media poll was released on July 24, 2018.
Media poll (Coastal) 1 Miami 998 (122) 2 Virginia Tech 838 (16) 3 Georgia Tech 654 (8) 4 Duke 607 (1) 5 Pittsburgh 420 6 North Carolina 370 (1) 7 Virginia 257
Schedule The Tar Heels' schedule was released on January 17, 2018.
Game summaries
At California
At East Carolina
Pittsburgh
At Miami (FL)
Virginia Tech
At Syracuse
At Virginia
Georgia Tech
At Duke
Western Carolina
NC State
Coaching staff North Carolina Tar Heels Name Position Consecutive season at North Carolina in current position Previous position Larry Fedora Head coach 7th Southern Miss head coach (2008–2011) Deke Adams Defensive line coach 2nd East Carolina defensive line coach (2016) Henry Baker Cornerbacks coach 1st Rutgers cornerbacks coach (2017) Mike Ekeler Linebackers coach 2nd North Texas defensive coordinator and linebackers coach (2016) Robert Gillespie Running backs coach 1st Tennessee running backs coach (2013–2017) Keith Heckendorf Quarterbacks coach 5th Arkansas State tight ends coach (2014) Chris Kapilovic Associate head coach, offensive coordinator, and offensive line coach 4th North Carolina co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach (2014) John Papuchis Defensive coordinator 2nd North Carolina linebackers coach (2015–2016) Luke Paschall Special teams coordinator and wide receivers coach 1st Arkansas State special teams coordinator and outside wide receivers coach (2017) Chad Scott Tight ends coach 3rdKentucky running backs coach (2014–2015) Tommy Thigpen Safeties coach 1stTennessee linebackers coach (2016–2017) Quinshad Davis Graduate assistant 1st Winnipeg Blue Bombers wide receiver (player) (2017) Sam Dunnam Graduate assistant 1st Ouachita Baptist defensive line coach (2014–2017) Jordan Marsh Graduate assistant 1stHickory Ridge HS (NC) assistant coach (2014–2017) Jeff Schoettmer Graduate assistant 1stNew Orleans Saints linebacker (player) (2016)
2019 NFL draft
5 173 Cole Holcomb LB Washington Redskins
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