North Carolina Tar Heels

The North Carolina Tar Heels are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The name Tar Heel is a nickname used to refer to individuals from the state of North Carolina, the Tar Heel State. The campus at Chapel Hill is referred to as the University of North Carolina for the purposes of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Since the school fostered the oldest collegiate team in the Carolinas, the school took on the nickname Carolina, especially in athletics. The Tar Heels are also referred to as UNC or The Heels. The female athletic teams are sometimes referred to as Lady Tar Heels.

Football

North Carolina Tar Heels college football

First Season
1888
Team History
North Carolina Tar Heels (1888-present)
Conference
Atlantic Coast Conference (1953-present) Southern Conference (1922-52) Independent (1888-1921)
Venue
Kenan Memorial Stadium (1927-present) Emerson Field (1916-26)
Key People
Players • Coaches

Programs by season

1940s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1943
October 16	at Duke	Duke Stadium
1946
January 1, 1947	vs. Georgia	Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA)
1947
November 29	vs. Virginia	Kenan Memorial Stadium
1948
January 1, 1949	vs. Oklahoma	Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA)
1949
January 2, 1950	vs. Rice	Cotton Bowl

1950s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1950
September 30	at Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium
1952
October 25	at Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium
1954
October 16	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium
November 13	at Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium
1956
November 17	at Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium
November 24	vs. Duke	Kenan Memorial Stadium

1960s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1962
October 13	vs. Maryland	Kenan Memorial Stadium
1963
December 28	vs. Air Force	Gator Bowl
1964
November 7	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium
1965
November 13	at Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium
1966
September 17	at Kentucky	Stoll Field
October 15	at Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium

1970s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
October 31	vs. Virginia	Kenan Memorial Stadium
November 21	vs. Duke	Kenan Memorial Stadium
1971
September 25	vs. Maryland	Kenan Memorial Stadium
October 16	at Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium
1972
October 21	at Wake Forest	Groves Stadium
November 4	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium
1974
October 5	vs. Pittsburgh	Kenan Memorial Stadium
October 19	vs. NC State	Kenan Memorial Stadium
November 9	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium
1975
September 27	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium
October 11	vs. Notre Dame	Kenan Memorial Stadium
1976
September 11	at Florida	Tampa Stadium
December 31	vs. Kentucky	Peach Bowl (Atlanta, GA)
1977
October 22	vs. South Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium
November 19	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium
December 19	vs. Nebraska	Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN)
1978
September 23	vs. Maryland	Kenan Memorial Stadium
September 30	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium
1979
December 28	vs. Michigan	Gator Bowl

1980s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1980
December 31	vs. Texas	Bluebonnet Bowl (Houston, TX)
1981
October 24	vs. South Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium
December 28	vs. Arkansas	Gator Bowl
1982
December 25	vs. Texas	Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX)
1983
September 10	vs. Memphis State	Kenan Memorial Stadium
December 30	vs. Florida State	Peach Bowl (Atlanta, GA)
1986
September 20	at Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium
December 27	vs. Arizona	Aloha Stadium
1988
November 5	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium

1990s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1992
January 2, 1993	vs. Mississippi State	Georgia Dome
1995
December 30	vs. Arkansas	Joe Robbie Stadium

2000s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
2001
October 20	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium

2010s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
2010
October 9	vs. Clemson	Kenan Memorial Stadium
2011
December 26	vs. Missouri	Independence Stadium
2013
December 28	vs. Cincinnati	Bank of America Stadium
2015
December 29	vs. Baylor	Orlando Citrus Bowl

Media guides and yearbooks by season

Media guides

1960s	1967
1970s	1973 • 1978
1980s	1980 • 1982 • 1988
2010s	2013 • 2016
2020s	2020 • 2021

Men's Basketball

North Carolina Tar Heels men's college basketball

First Season
1910-11
Team History
North Carolina Tar Heels (1910-present)
Conference
Atlantic Coast Conference (1953-present)
Venue
Dean Smith Center (1986-present) Carmichael Auditorium (1965-86) Woollen Gymnasium (1938-65)
Key People
Players • Coaches

Programs by season

1990s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1992-93
April 3 & 5, 1993	vs. Kansas & Michigan	Louisiana Superdome

2000s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
2007-08
April 5, 2008	vs. Kansas	Alamodome
2008-09
April 4 & 6, 2009	vs. Villanova & Michigan State	Ford Field

2010s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
2016-17
April 1 & 3, 2017	vs. Oregon & Gonzaga	University of Phoenix Stadium