2002 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

2002 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record3–9 (1–7 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGary Tranquill (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorDave Huxtable (1st season)
Base defense4–3
CaptainSam Aiken, Dexter Reid, Ronald Brewer
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2001
2003 →
2002 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 21 Florida State $   7 1     9 5  
No. 22 Virginia   6 2     9 5  
No. 13 Maryland   6 2     11 3  
No. 12 NC State   5 3     11 3  
Clemson   4 4     7 6  
Georgia Tech   4 4     7 6  
Wake Forest   3 5     7 6  
North Carolina   1 7     3 9  
Duke   0 8     2 10  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach John Bunting, the Tar Heels played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. North Carolina finished the season 3–9 overall and 1–7 in ACC play to place eighth.