2015 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2015 North Carolina Tar Heels football North Carolina Tar Heels logo.svg 200 Atlantic Coast Conference Coastal Division ACC 15 15 11–3 8–0 Larry Fedora 4th Seth Littrell 2nd Spread Gene Chizik 1st 4–3 Marquise Williams Landon Turner Shakeel Rashad Jeff Schoettmer Mack Hollins Kenan Memorial Stadium ACC Coastal Division champion ACC Championship Game L 37–45 vs. Clemson Russell Athletic Bowl L 38–49 vs. Baylor 250px The 2015 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 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Larry Fedora and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium. North Carolina finished the season 11–3 overall and 8–0 in ACC play to win the ACC Coastal Division title. They represented the Coastal Division in the ACC Championship Game, where they lost to Atlantic Division champion Clemson. They were invited to the Russell Athletic Bowl, where they lost to Baylor. Recruiting National Signing Day was on February 4, 2015, and was the first chance for high school seniors to officially declare which university or college they will be attending for their college career. North Carolina had 19 high school seniors sign a National Letter of Intent to play football with them. Of the class, 10 athletes enrolled early to UNC.UNC Announces Ten Early Enrollees in Football Brian Barbour http://www.tarheelblog.com/2015/1/7/7511863/unc-announces-ten-early-enrollees-in-football SB Nation January 7, 2015 August 19, 2015 yes yes 2015 Jake Bargas TE Boca Raton, FL St. Andrew's School 6 4 225 4.7 Jan 19, 2015 3 3 3 77 3 Corey Bell DB Charlotte, NC Hough HS 5 9 158 - Mar 18, 2014 3 3 3 75 3 J. K. Britt ATH Newnan, GA Newnan HS 5 11 187 - Jun 30, 2014 3 3 3 78 3 Aaron Crawford DT Ashburn, VA Stone Bridge HS 6 0 303 - May 20, 2014 4 3 3 78 3 Jalen Dalton DE Clemmons, NC West Forsyth HS 6 6 230 - Nov 13, 2014 4 4 4 84 4 Nathan Elliott QB Celina, TX Celina HS 6 1 190 - Apr 18, 2014 3 3 3 76 3 Tommy Hatton OC Montvale, NJ St. Joseph's HS 6 3 280 - Jun 13, 2014 4 4 4 82 4 Charlie Heck OT Kansas City, MO Rockhurst HS 6 7 250 - Dec 1, 2014 3 3 3 73 3 Mike Hughes CB New Bern, NC New Bern HS 5 10 160 - Dec 22, 2014 3 4 3 80 4 Juval Mollette WR Randleman, NC Randleman HS 6 4 186 - Jun 21, 2014 3 4 3 80 4 Nick Polino OG Buford, GA Buford HS 6 4 270 - Jun 22, 2014 3 3 3 78 3 Anthony Ratliff-Williams QB Matthews, NC Butler HS 6 2 195 - Mar 10, 2014 4 3 3 77 3 Andre Smith LB Jacksonville, FL Trinity Christian HS 6 0 225 - Dec 12, 2014 3 3 3 79 3 Jason Strowbridge DE Deerfield Beach, FL Deerfield Beach HS 6 4 245 4.9 Feb 2, 2015 4 3 3 80 4 Johnathon Sutton LB Swansea, SC Swansea HS 5 11 214 - Jun 21, 2014 4 3 3 80 4 William Sweet OT Jacksonville, FL First Coast HS 6 7 280 - Apr 12, 2014 4 4 4 80 4 Carl Tucker TE Huntersville, NC Hough HS 6 7 280 - Apr 12, 2014 3 3 3 81 4 Mason Veal OG Charlotte, NC Ardrey Kell HS 6 5 295 - Mar 28, 2014 3 3 3 80 4 Ty'Son Williams RB Sumter, SC Crestwood HS 5 11 202 4.6 Jul 29, 2014 4 3 4 82 4 yes 2015 North Carolina Football Commitment List (19) North Carolina 2015 Football Commits North Carolina Tar Heels 2015 Player Commits northcarolina northcarolina 153 24 28 28 24 August 19, 2015 no Schedule 2015 AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 3 released prior to game Eastern September 3 Thursday 6:00 p.m. l y y South Carolina Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, NC Belk Kickoff Game, rivalry ESPN 13–17 51,664https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/unc.sidearmsports.com/documents/2019/7/24/2016footballguide_o.pdf 2016 UNC Football Media Guide September 12 6:00 p.m. w y North Carolina A&T Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC ESPN3 53–14 44,000 September 19 12:00 p.m. w y Illinois Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC ESPN2 48–14 41,000 September 26 12:30 p.m. w y Delaware Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC ACCRSN 41–14 39,000 October 3 3:30 p.m. w y Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA ESPNU 38–31 50,585 October 17 7:00 p.m. w Wake Forest rivalry Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC ACCRSN 50–14 50,500 October 24 3:30 p.m. w Virginia Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC South's Oldest Rivalry ACCRSN 26–13 52,000 October 29 Thursday 7:00 p.m. w y Pittsburgh 23 Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA ESPN 26–19 43,049 November 7 12:00 p.m. w y Duke Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC Victory Bell ESPN2 66–31 60,000 November 14 3:30 p.m. w 23 Miami (FL) Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC ESPNU 59–21 61,000 November 21 12:00 p.m. w y 17 Virginia Tech Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA ESPN 30–27 OT 65,632 November 28 3:30 p.m. w y 14 NC State Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC rivalry ABC/ESPN2 45–34 57,600 December 5 8:00 p.m. l y 10 Clemson 1 Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, NC ACC Championship Game ABC 37–45 74,514 December 29 5:30 p.m. l y y 10 Baylor 17 Orlando Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL Russell Athletic Bowl ESPN 38–49 40,418 2015 North Carolina Tar Heels Football Schedule http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-15/acc/2015-north-carolina-tar-heels-football-schedule.php FB Schedules April 11, 2015 North Carolina is the only FBS team that played all of its 2015 regular-season games, both home and away, on grass fields.40 Schedule Observations for This College Football Season Pat Forde Pat Forde https://sports.yahoo.com/news/40-schedule-observations-for-this-college-football-season-232440906-ncaaf.html Yahoo! 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South Carolina Gamecocks 0 10 0 7 Tar Heels 7 6 0 0 2015 South Carolina Gamecocks football team North Carolina A&T Aggies 0 0 7 7 Tar Heels 22 14 17 0 2015 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team Illinois Fighting Illini 0 7 0 7 Tar Heels 10 10 7 21 2015 Illinois Fighting Illini football team Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens 7 0 7 0 Tar Heels 7 6 14 14 2015 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team At Georgia Tech Tar Heels 0 14 10 14 Yellow Jackets 7 14 7 3 2015 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team Wake Forest Demon Deacons 7 7 0 0 Tar Heels 0 29 7 14 2015 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team North Carolina–Wake Forest rivalry Virginia Cavaliers 10 3 0 0 Tar Heels 7 6 3 10 2015 Virginia Cavaliers football team South's Oldest Rivalry At Pittsburgh Tar Heels 3 17 3 3 #23 Panthers 3 0 10 6 2015 Pittsburgh Panthers football team Duke Blue Devils 3 7 14 7 #21 Tar Heels 21 17 21 7 2015 Duke Blue Devils football team Victory Bell (Duke–North Carolina) Miami (FL) Hurricanes 0 0 7 14 #17 Tar Heels 7 24 21 7 2015 Miami Hurricanes football team At Virginia Tech #12 Tar Heels 7 0 3 14 6 Hokies 0 3 7 14 3 2015 Virginia Tech Hokies football team At NC State #11 Tar Heels 35 0 0 10 Wolfpack 7 7 9 11 2015 NC State Wolfpack football team North Carolina–NC State football rivalry vs Clemson 2015 Clemson Tigers football team 2015 ACC Championship Game North Carolina Tar Heels ;text-align:center; autocollapse #1 Clemson Tigers vs #8 North Carolina Tar Heels – Game summary December 5, 2015 8:00 p.m. #1 Tigers 7 14 14 10 #8 Tar Heels 9 7 7 14 Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC ABC Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (color), Heather Cox (sideline) Sources: vs Baylor 2015 Baylor Bears football team 2015 Russell Athletic Bowl North Carolina Tar Heels ;text-align:center; autocollapse #17 Baylor Bears vs #10 North Carolina Tar Heels – Game summary December 29, 2015 5:30 p.m. #10 North Carolina 7 10 14 7 #17 Baylor 14 14 14 7 Orlando Citrus Bowl Stadium • Orlando, FL 40,418 ESPN Coaching staff North Carolina head coach Larry Fedora entered his fourth year as the North Carolina's head coach for the 2015 season. After ranking as one of the worst defenses in the country in 2014, Fedora completely revamped the Tar Heel defensive coaching staff. Fedora hired Gene Chizik as the new defensive coordinator.North Carolina Officially Hires Gene Chizik as Defensive Coordinator Tom Fornelli http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/eye-on-college-football/24978034/north-carolina-officially-hires-gene-chizik-as-defensive-coordinator CBS Sports January 19, 2015 July 24, 2015 Chizik was most recently the head coach at Auburn, where he led the Tigers to a national championship in 2011. With the coaching change, UNC also switched from a 4-2-5 base defense to a 4–3 defense. Other defensive coaching hires include John Papuchis, former defensive coordinator at Nebraska, as linebackers coach, Tray Scott as defensive line coach, and Charlton Warren as defensive backs coach.UNC Football Coaching Staff http://www.goheels.com/SportSelect.dbml?SITE=UNC&DB_OEM_ID=3350&SPID=12962&SPSID=668155 University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill Department of Athletics July 24, 2015 +Coaches for the 2015 season Name Position Seasons at North Carolina Larry Fedora Head coach 4th Gene Chizik Defensive coordinator 1st Gunter Brewer Co-offensive coordinator/wide receivers 4th (9th overall) Chris Kapilovic Co-offensive coordinator/offensive line 2nd (4th overall) Seth Littrell Assistant head coach for offense/tight ends 2nd Keith Heckendorf Quarterbacks 2nd John Papuchis Linebackers coach 1st Tray Scott Defensive line coach 1st Charlton Warren Defensive backs coach 1st Lou Hernandez Strength and conditioning coordinator 4th Awards All-Conference selections 2015 ACSMA Announces 2015 All-ACC Teams theacc.com http://www.theacc.com/news/acsma-announces-2015-all-acc-football-teams 30 November 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151208082154/http://www.theacc.com/news/acsma-announces-2015-all-acc-football-teams 8 December 2015 dead dmy-all First Team • Elijah Hood – Running back • Landon Turner - Guard Second Team • Marquise Williams - Quarterback • Mack Hollins – Wide receiver • Jon Heck – Offensive tackle • Caleb Peterson - Guard • M. J. Stewart - Cornerback • Ryan Switzer - Specialist Third Team • Ryan Switzer – Wide receiver • Quinshad Davis – Wide receiver • Lucas Crowley - Center • Nazair Jones - Defensive tackle • Shakeel Rashad - Linebacker • Des Lawrence - Cornerback All-American selections Landon Turner, Offensive Line (AP, Athlon) Ryan Switzer, All-purpose / return specialist (AFCA) NFL draft For the second year in a row, North Carolina did not have any players selected in the NFL draft.Jaouhari Khaled North Carolina Football: NFL draft shutout and free-agent signings http://isportsweb.com/2016/05/02/2291790/ ISportsWeb 6 May 2016 The following players signed as undrafted free agents:Six Tar Heels Earn NFL Opportunity http://www.goheels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=3350&ATCLID=210930719 GoHeels.com 6 May 2016 Name Position Team Quinshad Davis Wide receiver Detroit Lions Romar Morris Running back New York Jets Shakeel Rashad Linebacker Houston Texans Jeff Schoettmer Linebacker New Orleans Saints Landon Turner Guard New Orleans Saints Marquise Williams Quarterback Minnesota Vikings References North Carolina Category:North Carolina Tar Heels football seasons North Carolina Tar Heels football