2007 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2007 North Carolina Tar Heels football Atlantic Coast Conference Coastal Division ACC 4–8 3–5 Butch Davis 1st John Shoop 1st Pro-style Chuck Pagano 1st 4–3 Kentwan Balmer Connor Barth Scott Lenahan Garrett Reynolds Hilee Taylor Kenan Memorial Stadium thumb|right | alt=A member of one football team is kicking a field goal against another football team. Both teams are visible. | Connor Barth of the North Carolina Tar Heels kicks a field goal in November 2007. The 2007 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 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Butch Davis, the Tar Heels played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. North Carolina finished the season 4–8 overall and 3–5 in ACC play to place fourth in the Coastal Division. Preseason Immediately after Bunting's firing on October 22, 2006 there was much speculation over who North Carolina would name their new football coach. Rumors immediately started to circulate that former head coach of the Cleveland Browns and the Miami Hurricanes, Butch Davis, was interested in the position.""Butch Davis jumps to top of list for North Carolina job." ESPN.com. Retrieved on March 4, 2007. Athletic director Dick Baddour confirmed the accuracy of the rumors when he announced on November 13, 2006, that Butch Davis had agreed to become the new head football coach.""Butch Davis hired to coach at UNC https://web.archive.org/web/20071002140052/http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?p=1350274 October 2, 2007 ." sportingnews.com. Retrieved on March 4, 2007. Soon after his hiring, Butch Davis began to assemble his coaching staff. He was able to lure offensive coordinator John Shoop and defensive coordinator Chuck Pagano from the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL), and defensive line coach John Blake from Nebraska. Blake is regarded by many to be one of the best recruiters in all of college football.""John Blake Hired As North Carolina Assistant Football Coach https://web.archive.org/web/20070301235748/http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/121506aab.html 2007-03-01 ." tarheelblue.com. Retrieved on March 4, 2007. As of March 2007 many publications began releasing preseason rankings for the upcoming football season. Although UNC still ranked in the lower tier of the Atlantic Coast Conference, many publications were impressed with the Tar Heels' hiring of Butch Davis and their top ranked recruiting class.""Inside Spring Drills: ACC Preview." rivals.com. Retrieved on March 4, 2007. Recruiting The Tar Heels received 20 letters of intent on National Signing Day, February 7, 2007. Three student athletes had already enrolled before National Signing Day making this class relatively large with 23 commitments. yes yes Marvin Austin DT Washington, DC Ballou HS 6 2 295 4.68 February 7, 2007 5 5 85 Charles Brown WR Maple Heights, OH Maple Heights Senior HS 5 9 190 4.47 January 29, 2007 2 2 73 Kevin Bryant OT Lauderdale Lakes, FL Boyd H. Anderson HS 6 6 375 5.87 February 7, 2007 4 3 82 Albert Craddock LB High Point, NC Southwest Guilford HS 6 2 205 4.45 March 4, 2006 3 3 75 Mike Dykes OG Pittsburgh, PA Woodland Hills HS 6 3 275 5.20 January 24, 2007 3 3 77 Linwan Euwell DE Tarboro, NC Southwest Edgecombe HS 6 2 210 4.65 February 2, 2007 3 3 78 LaCount Fantroy CB New Berlin, NY Milford Academy 5 11 170 4.50 June 17, 2005 2 3 40 Carl Gaskins OT Melbourne, FL Palm Bay Senior HS 6 5 255 NA February 4, 2007 2 2 40 Brian Gupton WR Nashville, TN Pearl-Cohn HS 6 3 185 4.50 February 4, 2007 2 3 40 Cameron Holland OG Pittsburgh, PA Perry Traditional Academy 6 2 280 4.95 January 24, 2007 3 3 72 Ryan Houston RB Matthews, NC David W Butler HS 6 2 245 4.58 January 21, 2007 4 4 79 Dwight Jones WR Burlington, NC Hugh M Cummings HS 6 5 210 4.61 February 7, 2007 4 5 81 Greg Little WR Durham, NC Hillside HS 6 3 215 4.55 February 7, 2007 4 4 84 Rashad Mason WR Nashville, TN Pearl-Cohn HS 6 6 215 4.50 February 4, 2007 4 4 40 Matt Merletti CB Cleveland, OH St. Ignatius HS 5 11 185 4.48 December 12, 2006 2 2 40 Mike Paulus QB Syracuse, NY Christian Brothers Academy 6 5 220 4.90 April 28, 2006 4 5 79 Zach Pianalto TE Springdale, AR Springdale HS 6 4 220 4.63 January 2, 2007 4 3 78 Tydreke Powell DT Ahoskie, NC Hertford County HS 6 3 295 4.90 January 21, 2007 4 4 81 Devon Ramsay RB Red Bank, NJ Lawrenceville Prep 6 2 242 4.60 January 7, 2007 3 3 68 Da'Norris Searcy LB Decatur, GA Towers HS 6 0 195 4.50 December 10, 2006 4 3 40 Jonathan Smith LB Durham, NC Hillside HS 6 2 190 4.6 April 11, 2006 3 3 78 Quantavius Sturdivant LB Oakboro, NC West Stanly HS 6 3 227 4.55 November 16, 2006 4 3 79 Jay Wooten K Laurinburg, NC Scotland HS 6 3 180 4.8 May 19, 2006 2 2 73 yes 2007 North Carolina Commit List for 2007 Scout.com Football Recruiting: North Carolina RecruitTracker 2007: North Carolina 15 16 March 4, 2007 yes Coaching staff Name Position"North Carolina Coaching Staff https://web.archive.org/web/20071214175159/http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/fbccoaches.html 2007-12-14 ." tarheelblue.com. Retrieved on March 4, 2007. Seasons in Position Butch Davis Head coach 1st John Blake Associate head coach / recruiting coordinator / defensive line 1st Ken Browning Running backs 14th Jeff Connors Strength and conditioning coordinator 7th Steve Hagen Tight Ends 1st John Lovett Special teams coordinator / Defensive Assistant 1st Chuck Pagano Defensive coordinator / defensive backs 1st Sam Pittman Offensive Line 1st John Shoop Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks 1st Tommy Thigpen Linebackers 3rd Charlie Williams Wide Receivers 1st Schedule 2007 AP Eastern September 1 6:00 p.m. w y James Madison 8 (FCS) Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC ESPN360 37–14 58,500 September 8 6:00 p.m. l y y East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC CSTV 31–34 43,387 September 15 12:00 p.m. l Virginia Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC South's Oldest Rivalry Raycom, LFS 20–22 58,000 September 22 12:00 p.m. l y y South Florida 23 Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL ESPN 10–37 37,693 September 29 12:00 p.m. l y Virginia Tech 17 Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA Raycom/LFS 10–17 66,233 October 6 12:00 p.m. w Miami (FL) Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC ESPN2 33–27 59,000 October 13 3:30 p.m. l y South Carolina 7 Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC ABC 15–21 61,000 October 27 12:00 p.m. l y Wake Forest BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC rivalry Raycom/LFS 10–37 33,023 November 3 3:45 p.m. w y Maryland Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC ESPNU 16–13 56,000 November 10 12:00 p.m. l y NC State Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC rivalry Raycom/LFS 27–31 57,583 November 17 12:00 p.m. l y Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA Raycom/LFS 25–27 45,490 November 24 3:30 p.m. w Duke Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC Victory Bell ESPNU 20–14 OT 52,000 https://archive.org/details/carolinafootball2008unse/page/111/mode/1up UNC Football Media Guide, 2008 Team statistics   Passing Leader   Cmp   Att   Yds   TD   Int   T. J. Yates 218 365 2655 14 18   Rushing Leaders   Car   Yds   Long   TD   Johnny White 95 399 39 0 Anthony Elzy 92 321 39 5 Greg Little 59 300 38 2 Ryan Houston 44 145 10 1 Brandon Tate 12 131 54 1   Receiving Leaders   Rec   Yds   Long   TD   Hakeem Nicks 74 958 53 5 Brandon Tate 25 479 51 5 Brooks Foster 29 417 65 2   Kicking   XPM   XPA   FGM   FGM   Long   Pts   Connor Barth 21 23 19 22 51 78 References North Carolina Category:North Carolina Tar Heels football seasons North Carolina Tar Heels football