2016 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

2016 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Sun Bowl, L 23–25 vs. Stanford
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal
Record8–5 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorGunter Brewer (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorChris Kapilovic (3rd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorGene Chizik (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
CaptainMack Hollins, Nazair Jones, Des Lawrence, Caleb Peterson, Mitchell Trubisky, Nick Weiler
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Atlantic Division
No. 1 Clemson xy$#   7 1     14 1  
No. 21 Louisville x   7 1     9 4  
No. 8 Florida State   5 3     10 3  
NC State   3 5     7 6  
Wake Forest   3 5     7 6  
Boston College   2 6     7 6  
Syracuse   2 6     4 8  
Coastal Division
No. 16 Virginia Tech xy   6 2     10 4  
North Carolina   5 3     8 5  
No. 20 Miami (FL)   5 3     9 4  
Pittsburgh   5 3     8 5  
Georgia Tech   4 4     9 4  
Duke   1 7     4 8  
Virginia   1 7     2 10  
Championship: Clemson 42, Virginia Tech 35
  • # – College Football Playoff champion
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 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 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Larry Fedora and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium. The Tar Heels finished the season 8–5 overall and 5–3 in ACC play to place in a three-way tie for second in the Coastal Division. They were invited to the Sun Bowl, where they lost to Stanford.