On August 29, the North Carolina Tar Heels will open their 2024 college football schedule against 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

• According to their opponents’ combined win total last season, the Tar Heels will be playing the 73rd-ranked schedule in terms of difficulty.
• In terms of difficulty — and using its opponents’ projected win total this season — North Carolina will be facing the 75th-ranked schedule this year.
• Based on their ACC opponents’ combined win total last year (50), the Tar Heels have the 68th-ranked conference schedule in college football.
• North Carolina will play six games this season against teams that finished above .500 in 2023. That schedule includes three teams that ended with nine or more victories and three squads with less than four wins last season.
• The Tar Heels’ schedule in 2024 features seven returning teams who played in a bowl game.

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North Carolina Stat Insights (2023)

• The Tar Heels owned the 97th-ranked defense last year (404.4 yards allowed per game), and they were more effective on offense, ranking seventh-best with 491.2 yards per game.
• North Carolina had 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 more effective on the other side of the ball, ranking 14th-best with 299.2 passing yards per game.
• North Carolina struggled on defense against the run last season, ranking 25th-worst in FBS (176.9 rushing yards allowed per game). However, it ranked 20th-best on the offensive side of the ball, totaling 192.1 rushing yards per game.
• The Tar Heels sported the 60th-ranked defense last season in terms of third-down efficiency (38.2% third-down percentage allowed), and they were more effective offensively, ranking ninth-best with a 48.7% third-down conversion rate.
• With 22 forced turnovers (25th in FBS) against 17 turnovers committed (51st in FBS) last season, North Carolina’s +5 turnover margin ranked 31st in college football.

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