The North Carolina Tar Heels will meet Minnesota in their 2024 season opener, on August 29. For the full North Carolina schedule, keep scrolling.

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2024 North Carolina Game and TV Schedule

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North Carolina 2024 Strength of Schedule

• Based on their opponents’ combined win total last year (69), the Tar Heels have the 73rd-ranked schedule in college football.
• North Carolina is playing the 75th-ranked schedule this season (based on its opponents’ projected win total this year).
• Based on their ACC opponents’ combined win total last season, the Tar Heels will be playing the 68th-ranked conference schedule in terms of difficulty.
• North Carolina’s schedule features six games against teams that finished above .500 in 2023 (three against teams with nine or more wins and three against squads that picked up three or fewer wins).
• 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 year (404.4 yards allowed per game), but they excelled on the other side of the ball, ranking seventh-best in FBS with 491.2 total yards per game.
• North Carolina owned the 75th-ranked defense last year (27.3 points allowed per game), and it was more effective on the other side of the ball, ranking 20th-best with 34.5 points per game.
• The Tar Heels sported the 95th-ranked defense this season in terms of passing yards last season (241.2 allowed per game), and they were better on the other side of the ball, ranking 14th-best with 299.2 passing yards per game.
• North Carolina sported the 20th-best offense last season in terms of rushing yards (192.1 rushing yards per game), but it ranked 25th-worst on defense (176.9 rushing yards allowed per game).
• The Tar Heels had the 60th-ranked defense last season in terms of third-down efficiency (38.2% third-down percentage allowed), and they were more effective on offense, ranking ninth-best with a 48.7% third-down percentage.
• 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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