On August 29, the North Carolina Tar Heels will open their 2024 college football schedule versus Minnesota. Keep scrolling for more info.

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2024 North Carolina Game and TV Schedule

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North Carolina 2024 Strength of Schedule

• Taking into account their opponents’ combined win total last season (69), the Tar Heels have the 73rd-ranked schedule in college football.
• Taking into account its opponents’ projected win total this year (62), North Carolina has the 75th-ranked schedule in college football.
• In terms of difficulty, using their ACC opponents’ combined win total last season, the Tar Heels will be playing the 68th-ranked conference schedule this year.
• North Carolina has six games this season against teams that went over .500 in 2023. That schedule includes three teams that put up nine or more victories and three squads with less than four wins last season.
• The Tar Heels’ schedule in 2024 includes seven returning teams who played in a bowl game.

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North Carolina Stat Insights (2023)

• The Tar Heels ranked 97th in total defense last season (404.4 yards allowed per game), but they played really well on offense, ranking seventh-best in FBS with 491.2 total yards per game.
• North Carolina owned the 75th-ranked defense last year (27.3 points allowed per game), and it was better on the other side of the ball, ranking 20th-best with 34.5 points per game.
• The Tar Heels owned the 95th-ranked defense this year in terms of passing yards last season (241.2 allowed per game), and they were better on the other side of the ball, ranking 14th-best with 299.2 passing yards per game.
• While North Carolina ranked 25th-worst in FBS in rushing defense with 176.9 rushing yards allowed per game last season, it was a different situation on offense, as it ranked 20th-best in FBS (192.1 rushing yards per game).
• The Tar Heels had the 60th-ranked defense last year in terms of third-down efficiency (38.2% third-down conversion rate allowed), and they were more effective offensively, ranking ninth-best with a 48.7% third-down percentage.
• North Carolina had the 31st-ranked turnover margin in college football last season at +5, forcing 22 turnovers (25th in FBS) while turning it over 17 times (51st in FBS).

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