2016 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2016 North Carolina Tar Heels football North Carolina Tar Heels logo.svg 200 Atlantic Coast Conference Coastal Division ACC 8–5 5–3 Larry Fedora 5th Gunter Brewer 3rd Chris Kapilovic 3rd Spread Gene Chizik 2nd 4–3 Mack Hollins Nazair Jones Des Lawrence Caleb Peterson Mitchell Trubisky Nick Weiler Kenan Memorial Stadium Sun Bowl L 23–25 vs. Stanford 250px The 2016 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 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Larry Fedora and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium. The Tar Heels finished the season 8–5 overall and 5–3 in ACC play to place in a three-way tie for second in the Coastal Division. They were invited to the Sun Bowl, where they lost to Stanford. Recruiting National Signing Day was on February 3, 2016 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 26 high school seniors sign a National Letter of Intent to play football with them. Of the class, 7 athletes enrolled early to UNC.North Carolina 2016 Football Commits https://247sports.com/college/north-carolina/Season/2016-Football/Commits/ 247 Sports May 6, 2016 yes yes 2016 Jordon Brown RB Durham, NC Southern Durham HS 5 11 182 4.56 August 17, 2015 3 4 3 79 3 Logan Byrd QB Kathleen, GA Veterans HS 6 3 238 4.89 April 9, 2015 3 4 3 80 4 Kyree Campbell^ DT Woodbridge, VA Woodbridge HS 6 5 305 5.44 August 5, 2015 3 4 3 80 4 Allen Cater DE Kennesaw, GA Mount Paran Christian School 6 4 242 5.32 February 3, 2016 3 3 3 73 3 J.B. Copeland LB Southlake, TX Navarro College 6 2 220 N/A February 4, 2016 3 2 3 74 3 Nolan DeFranco DE Winter Garden, FL West Orange HS 6 6 226 4.89 June 17, 2015 3 3 3 75 3 Myles Dorn WR/DB/S Charlotte, NC Julius L. Chambers HS 6 2 195 4.58 December 5, 2015 3 4 3 79 3 Marlon Dunlap DT Charlotte, NC West Charlotte HS 6 4 290 5.24 October 26, 2015 3 3 3 75 3 Luke Elder OG LaGrange, GA LaGrange HS 6 4 282 5.55 June 21, 2015 3 3 3 78 3 D.J. Ford S Lineville, AL Clay Central HS 6 3 190 N/A January 17, 2016 3 2 2 73 3 Tomon Fox DE Suwanee, GA Collins Hill HS 6 3 232 4.88 June 21, 2015 3 4 3 82 4 Rontavius Groves WR/CB Nashville, TN Pearl-Cohn HS 5 11 170 4.5 December 6, 2015 3 3 3 76 3 Tyrone Hopper LB Roswell, GA Roswell HS 6 3 202 4.74 June 16, 2015 3 3 3 75 3 Roscoe Johnson WR Union, SC Union County HS 6 1 173 4.5 July 15, 2015 3 2 3 77 3 Jay Jay McCargo OT Arlington, VA Bishop O'Connell HS 6 4 283 5.4 April 25, 2015 4 3 3 79 3 James Pierre^ S Deerfield Beach, FL Deerfield Beach HS 6 2 170 4.61 May 19, 2015 3 3 3 76 3 Tyler Pritchett OG Auburn, AL Auburn HS 6 2 290 5.5 April 14, 2015 3 3 3 78 3 Patrice Rene CB Alexandria, VA Episcopal HS 6 2 198 4.57 January 20, 2016 3 4 3 80 4 Gregory Ross S Oxon Hill, MD Potomac HS 6 0 165 4.55 May 23, 2015 3 3 3 74 3 Dominique Ross LB Jacksonville, FL Trinity Christian Academy 6 3 203 N/A June 16, 2015 3 3 3 77 3 K.J. Sails S Gibsonton, FL East Bay HS 5 10 164 4.5 February 3, 2016 3 3 3 74 3 Jonathan Smith LB Laurinburg, NC Scotland HS 6 0 229 4.77 August 17, 2015 3 3 3 76 3 Chazz Surratt QB Denver, NC East Lincoln HS 6 3 203 4.5 June 26, 2015 3 4 4 80 4 Noah Turner TE Mundelein, IL Carmel Catholic HS 6 3 237 4.69 July 3, 2015 3 3 3 75 3 Garrett Walston TE Wilmington, NC New Hanover HS 6 4 230 N/A October 8, 2015 4 3 3 79 3 Myles Wolfolk CB Upper Marlboro, MD Dr. Henry A. Wise, Jr HS 6 0 186 4.5 November 29, 2015 3 3 3 74 3 yes 2016 North Carolina Football Commitment List (19) 2016 North Carolina Football Recruiting Commits North Carolina 2016 Football Commits North Carolina Tar Heels 2016 Player Commits northcarolina 41 northcarolina 153 25 25 36 34 June 10, 2016 no ^These signees will not be enrolling at UNC in 2016 due to not being admitted into the school.McAllister Michael Syracuse Adds 2016 3-star Safety James Pierre http://www.scout.com/college/syracuse/story/1669033-syracuse-adds-2016-3-star-safety-james-pierre Scout.com June 10, 2016Callahan Don DT Signee Kyree Campbell Denied UNC Admission http://www.scout.com/college/north-carolina/story/1675514-campbell-denied-admission Scout.com June 10, 2016 Schedule 2016 AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 1 released prior to game Eastern September 3 5:30 p.m. l y y 22 Georgia 18 Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game ESPN 24–33 75,405https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/unc.sidearmsports.com/documents/2017/7/31/2017UNCFootballMediaGuide.pdf 2017 UNC Football Media Guide September 10 7:30 p.m. w y y Illinois Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL BTN 48–23 60,670 September 17 3:30 p.m. w y James Madison No. 11 (FCS) Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC ACCRSN 56–28 56,000 September 24 3:30 p.m. w Pittsburgh Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC ESPNU 37–36 54,500 October 1 3:30 p.m. w y Florida State 12 Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL ESPN 37–35 77,584 October 8 3:30 p.m. l 17 Virginia Tech 25 Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC ABC/ESPN2 3–34 33,000 October 15 3:30 p.m. w y Miami (FL) 16 Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL ABC/ESPN2 20–13 58,731 October 22 3:00 p.m. w y 22 Virginia Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA South's Oldest Rivalry ACCRSN 35–14 40,882 November 5 12:30 p.m. w y 21 Georgia Tech Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC ACCN 48–20 58,000 November 10 Thursday 7:30 p.m. l y 17 Duke Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC Victory Bell ESPN 27–28 39,212 November 19 3:30 p.m. w y The Citadel 5 (FCS) Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC ACCN+ 41–7 41,000 November 25 Friday 12:00 p.m. l NC State Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC rivalry ESPN 21–28 59,000 December 30 2:00 p.m. l y y Stanford 18 Sun Bowl El Paso, TX Sun Bowl CBS 23–25 42,166 2016 North Carolina Tar Heels Football Schedule http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-16/2016-north-carolina-tar-heels-football-schedule.php FB Schedules March 28, 2016 Personnel North Carolina head coach Larry Fedora enters his fifth year as the North Carolina's head coach for the 2016 season. At the end of the 2015 season, assistant head coach, Seth Littrell, was hired as the head coach at North Texas.https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2015/12/05/ap-source-north-texas-picks-uncs-littrell-as-head-coach/76832904/ North Texas hires UNC off. coordinator Littrell as coach USA Today December 5, 2015 June 13, 2016 As a result, co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach, Chris Kapilovic, was promoted to offensive coordinator, and will retain his role as offensive line coach.UNC promotes Coach Kap to offensive coordinator Ross Martin http://northcarolina.247sports.com/Bolt/UNC-promotes-Coach-Kap-to-offensive-coordinator-43431186 https://web.archive.org/web/20160207041836/http://northcarolina.247sports.com/Bolt/UNC-promotes-Coach-Kap-to-offensive-coordinator-43431186 dead February 7, 2016 247Sports February 3, 2016 June 13, 2016 Former Tar Heel player, Chad Scott, was hired to replace Littrell as the tight ends/hybrids coach.UNC Announces New TE Coach Chad Scott Scout.com http://www.scout.com/college/north-carolina/story/1637531-unc-announces-te-coach-hire January 29, 2016 June 13, 2016 Roster 2016 North Carolina Tar Heels y 10 JR Mitchell Trubisky QB y 11 FR Nathan Elliott QB y 12 FR Chazz Surratt QB y 14 FR Logan Byrd QB 16 FR Manny Miles QB y 1 SR Khris Francis RB 2 FR Jordon Brown RB 8 SR T. J. Logan RB y 27 SO Darius Graves RB 32 SO Jacob Schmidt RB 33 SO Antonio James RB 34 JR Elijah Hood RB y 38 SO David Smith Jr. RB 47 SR Don Mastromatteo FB 3 SR Ryan Switzer WR y 4 FR Rontavius Groves WR 5 FR Juval Mollette WR y 7 JR Austin Proehl WR y 9 FR Roscoe Johnson WR 13 SR Mack Hollins WR y 15 JR Jordan Cunningham WR 17 FR Anthony Ratliff-Williams WR y y 18 SO Josh Cabrera WR 21 SO Devin Perry WR 28 SO Dante DiMaggio WR 48 JR Thomas Jackson WR 81 SO Hunter Smith WR 84 SR Bug Howard WR y 80 FR Jake Bargas TE y y 82 SO Brandon Fritts TE 83 FR Garrett Walston TE 86 FR Carl Tucker TE y 87 FR Noah Turner TE 89 FR Jared Worley TE y 51 FR William Sweet OT y 67 FR Charlie Heck OT y y 71 SR Jon Heck OT 75 JR Bentley Spain OT 76 JR R. J. Prince OT y 77 SR John Ferranto OT 70 SR Caleb Peterson G 72 FR Mason Veal G y 73 JR Brad Henson G 52 FR Tommy Hatton C y 55 FR Jay-Jay McCargo OL 57 FR Tyler Pritchett OL 58 FR Nick Polino OL y 62 JR Mark Uptegraff OL 69 JR Jonathan Trull OL 78 FR Layton Barber OL 79 FR Luke Elder OL 68 SR Lucas Crowley C 2 SR Des Lawrence CB 6 JR M. J. Stewart CB y 18 SO Corey Bell Jr. CB 15 JR Donnie Miles S 16 FR Stephen Albright S y 26 SR Dominquie Green S 27 FR Jaye Stackhouse S y 29 SO J. K. Britt S 31 SO Cameron Albright S 5 FR Patrice Rene DB y 8 FR Greg Ross DB 9 FR K. J. Sails DB 11 FR Myles Wolfolk DB 13 SO Jesse Cuccia DB 16 FR D. J. Ford DB 19 JR Robert Morgan DB 20 SO Thomas Brown DB 21 FR Myles Dorn DB y 24 SO Zach Goins DB 28 FR Simeon Gatling DB 35 JR Chris Ripberger DB 48 SO Robert James DB 4 JR Allen Artis LB 7 FR Jonathan Smith LB 10 SO Andre Smith LB y Andre Smith (linebacker) 20 FR Dominique Ross LB 23 JR Cayson Collins LB 25 SO Ayden Bonilla LB 30 JR Hunter Crafford LB 36 SO Cole Holcomb LB y 38 SO Keith Beasley Jr. LB 41 JR J. B. Copeland LB 42 FR Tyrone Hopper LB 44 SO Sam Blobe LB 52 JR Kemmi Pettway LB 54 FR Johnathon Sutton LB y 57 JR Marlon Petty LB 12 FR Tomon Fox DE 17 JR Dajuan Drennon DE 33 FR Allen Cater DE 45 SR Mikey Bart DE 53 SO Malik Carney DE 55 FR Jason Strowbridge DE y y 58 SO Josh Strickland DE 91 FR Nolan DeFranco DE 96 SO Matt Gampe DE 98 JR Connor Barringer DE 49 SO Jeremiah Clarke DT 90 JR Nazair Jones DT y 92 FR Aaron Crawford DT y Aaron Crawford (American football) y 93 SO Robert Dinkins DT 94 FR Marlon Dunlap DT 97 SO Jalen Dalton DT y 95 JR Tyler Powell DL 24 SR Nick Weiler K 90 SO Connor Albrecht K 95 SO Tolson Jeffrey K 98 SO Freeman Jones K 14 SR Joey Mangili P 39 FR Tom Shelton P 91 SO Hunter Lent P 41 JR Kyle Murphy LS 61 SO Tommy Bancroft LS https://goheels.com/roster.aspx?roster=392&path=football Larry Fedora Gunter Brewer (OC/WR) Gene Chizik (DC) Keith Heckendorf (QB) Lou Hernandez (Str+Cond) Chris Kapilovic (OC/OL) John Papuchis (LB) Chad Scott (TE) Tray Scott (DL) Charlton Warren (DB) Game summaries Vs. 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