2025 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

2025 North Carolina Tar Heels football
2025 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Head coach	Bill Belichick (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Freddie Kitchens (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Stephen Belichick (1st season)
Home stadium	Kenan Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 2024 2026 →

The 2025 North Carolina Tar Heels football team will represent the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tar Heels will be led by first-year head coach Bill Belichick. The team will play their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium.

2025 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Boston College	0	–	0	0	–	0
California	0	–	0	0	–	0
Clemson	0	–	0	0	–	0
Duke	0	–	0	0	–	0
Florida State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Georgia Tech	0	–	0	0	–	0
Louisville	0	–	0	0	–	0
Miami (FL)	0	–	0	0	–	0
NC State	0	–	0	0	–	0
North Carolina	0	–	0	0	–	0
Pittsburgh	0	–	0	0	–	0
SMU	0	–	0	0	–	0
Stanford	0	–	0	0	–	0
Syracuse	0	–	0	0	–	0
Virginia	0	–	0	0	–	0
Virginia Tech	0	–	0	0	–	0
Wake Forest	0	–	0	0	–	0
Championship: December 6, 2025
As of January 1, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll

Following the firing of head coach Mack Brown after six seasons in charge,^[1] assistant Freddie Kitchens was elevated to interim head coach.^[2]

On December 11, 2024, Bill Belichick, former head coach of the NFL's New England Patriots, was hired as the 35th head coach in North Carolina program history.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site
August 30	TCU*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC
September 6	at Charlotte*	Jerry Richardson Stadium Charlotte, NC
September 13	Richmond*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC
September 20	at UCF*	FBC Mortgage Stadium Orlando, FL
TBA	Clemson	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC
TBA	Duke	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (Victory Bell)
TBA	Stanford	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC
TBA	Virginia	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (South's Oldest Rivalry)
TBA	at California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA
TBA	at NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
TBA	at Syracuse	JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY
TBA	at Wake Forest	Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
*Non-conference game Source: ^[4]

Game summaries

vs TCU

Pregame line	Over/under

TCU Horned Frogs (0–0) vs North Carolina Tar Heels (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Horned Frogs			0
Tar Heels			0

at Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Date: August 30

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	TCU	UNC
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
TCU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
North Carolina	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Charlotte

Pregame line	Over/under

North Carolina Tar Heels (0–0) at Charlotte 49ers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Tar Heels			0
49ers			0

at Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, North Carolina

Date: September 6

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UNC	CHAR
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Carolina	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Charlotte	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Richmond

Pregame line	Over/under

Richmond Spiders (0–0) vs North Carolina Tar Heels (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Spiders			0
Tar Heels			0

at Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Date: September 13

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	RICH	UNC
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Richmond	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
North Carolina	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at UCF

Pregame line	Over/under

North Carolina Tar Heels (0–0) at UCF Knights (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Tar Heels			0
Knights			0

at FBC Mortgage Stadium • Orlando, Florida

Date: September 20

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UNC	UCF
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Carolina	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
UCF	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

^ Myerberg, Paul (November 26, 2024). "Mack Brown out as North Carolina football coach during sixth season of second tenure at school". USA Today. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
^ Adelson, Andrea (December 1, 2024). "Freddie Kitchens named interim head coach at North Carolina". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
^ Geagan, Matt (December 11, 2024). "Bill Belichick reaches deal to coach the North Carolina Tar Heels". CBS News. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
^ "2025 North Carolina Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved December 13, 2024.

[1] Myerberg, Paul (November 26, 2024). "Mack Brown out as North Carolina football coach during sixth season of second tenure at school". USA Today. Retrieved December 12, 2024.

[2] Adelson, Andrea (December 1, 2024). "Freddie Kitchens named interim head coach at North Carolina". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 12, 2024.

[3] Geagan, Matt (December 11, 2024). "Bill Belichick reaches deal to coach the North Carolina Tar Heels". CBS News. Retrieved December 12, 2024.

[4] "2025 North Carolina Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved December 13, 2024.

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