In their 2024 season opener, on August 29, the North Carolina Tar Heels will meet Minnesota. For the full North Carolina schedule, see below.

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2024 North Carolina Game and TV Schedule

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North Carolina 2024 Strength of Schedule

• The Tar Heels will have the 73rd-ranked schedule in college football, based on their opponents’ combined win total last year (69).
• North Carolina will face the 75th-ranked schedule in college football, based on its opponents’ projected win total this season (62).
• According to their ACC opponents’ combined win total last season (50), the Tar Heels have the 68th-ranked conference schedule in college football.
• North Carolina will face six teams this season that went over .500 in 2023. That schedule features three teams that ended with nine or more victories and three squads with three or fewer wins last year.
• The Tar Heels will clash with seven teams in 2024 who played in a bowl game in 2023.

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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 ranked 75th in scoring defense last year (27.3 points allowed per game), but it excelled on the offensive side of the ball, ranking 20th-best in FBS with 34.5 points per game.
• On the offensive side of the ball, the Tar Heels were a top-25 unit in terms of passing yards last season, ranking 14th-best in FBS by totaling 299.2 passing yards per game. They ranked 95th on defense (241.2 passing yards allowed 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 the other side of the ball, as it ranked 20th-best in FBS (192.1 rushing yards per game).
• The Tar Heels ranked 60th in third-down defense last season (38.2% third-down conversion rate allowed), but they thrived on the other side of the ball, ranking ninth-best in FBS 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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