2016 North Carolina Tar Heels football team
American college football season
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.[ 1]
College recruiting information (2016)
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
40‡
Commit date
Jordon Brown RB
Durham, NC
Southern Durham HS
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
182 lb (83 kg)
4.56
Aug 17, 2015
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Logan Byrd QB
Kathleen, GA
Veterans HS
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
238 lb (108 kg)
4.89
Apr 9, 2015
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Kyree Campbell^ DT
Woodbridge, VA
Woodbridge HS
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
305 lb (138 kg)
5.44
Aug 5, 2015
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Allen Cater DE
Kennesaw, GA
Mount Paran Christian School
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
242 lb (110 kg)
5.32
Feb 3, 2016
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J.B. Copeland LB
Southlake, TX
Navarro College
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
N/A
Feb 4, 2016
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Nolan DeFranco DE
Winter Garden, FL
West Orange HS
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
226 lb (103 kg)
4.89
Jun 17, 2015
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Myles Dorn WR/DB/S
Charlotte, NC
Julius L. Chambers HS
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
4.58
Dec 5, 2015
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Marlon Dunlap DT
Charlotte, NC
West Charlotte HS
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
290 lb (130 kg)
5.24
Oct 26, 2015
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Luke Elder OG
LaGrange, GA
LaGrange HS
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
282 lb (128 kg)
5.55
Jun 21, 2015
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D.J. Ford S
Lineville, AL
Clay Central HS
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
N/A
Jan 17, 2016
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Tomon Fox DE
Suwanee, GA
Collins Hill HS
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
232 lb (105 kg)
4.88
Jun 21, 2015
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Rontavius Groves WR/CB
Nashville, TN
Pearl-Cohn HS
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
4.5
Dec 6, 2015
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Tyrone Hopper LB
Roswell, GA
Roswell HS
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
202 lb (92 kg)
4.74
Jun 16, 2015
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Roscoe Johnson WR
Union, SC
Union County HS
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
173 lb (78 kg)
4.5
Jul 15, 2015
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Jay Jay McCargo OT
Arlington, VA
Bishop O'Connell HS
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
283 lb (128 kg)
5.4
Apr 25, 2015
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James Pierre^ S
Deerfield Beach, FL
Deerfield Beach HS
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
4.61
May 19, 2015
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Tyler Pritchett OG
Auburn, AL
Auburn HS
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
290 lb (130 kg)
5.5
Apr 14, 2015
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Patrice Rene CB
Alexandria, VA
Episcopal HS
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
198 lb (90 kg)
4.57
Jan 20, 2016
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Gregory Ross S
Oxon Hill, MD
Potomac HS
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
4.55
May 23, 2015
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Dominique Ross LB
Jacksonville, FL
Trinity Christian Academy
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
203 lb (92 kg)
N/A
Jun 16, 2015
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K.J. Sails S
Gibsonton, FL
East Bay HS
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
164 lb (74 kg)
4.5
Feb 3, 2016
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Jonathan Smith LB
Laurinburg, NC
Scotland HS
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
229 lb (104 kg)
4.77
Aug 17, 2015
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Chazz Surratt QB
Denver, NC
East Lincoln HS
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
203 lb (92 kg)
4.5
Jun 26, 2015
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Noah Turner TE
Mundelein, IL
Carmel Catholic HS
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
237 lb (108 kg)
4.69
Jul 3, 2015
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Garrett Walston TE
Wilmington, NC
New Hanover HS
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
230 lb (100 kg)
N/A
Oct 8, 2015
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Myles Wolfolk CB
Upper Marlboro, MD
Dr. Henry A. Wise, Jr HS
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
186 lb (84 kg)
4.5
Nov 29, 2015
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Overall recruiting rankings: Scout : 25 Rivals : 25 247Sports : 36 ESPN : 34
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:
^These signees will not be enrolling at UNC in 2016 due to not being admitted into the school.[ 2] [ 3]
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 3 5:30 p.m. vs. No. 18 Georgia * No. 22 ESPN L 24–3375,405[ 4] September 10 7:30 p.m. at Illinois * BTN W 48–2360,670[ 4] September 17 3:30 p.m. 11 (FCS ) James Madison * ACCRSN W 56–2856,000[ 4] September 24 3:30 p.m. Pittsburgh Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC ESPNU W 37–3654,500[ 4] October 1 3:30 p.m. at No. 12 Florida State ESPN W 37–3577,584[ 4] October 8 3:30 p.m. No. 25 Virginia Tech No. 17 Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC ABC/ESPN2 L 3–3433,000[ 4] October 15 3:30 p.m. at No. 16 Miami (FL) ABC/ESPN2 W 20–1358,731[ 4] October 22 3:00 p.m. at Virginia No. 22 ACCRSN W 35–1440,882[ 4] November 5 12:30 p.m. Georgia Tech No. 21 Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC ACCN W 48–2058,000[ 4] 7:30 p.m. at Duke No. 17 ESPN L 27–2839,212[ 4] November 19 3:30 p.m. No. 5 (FCS) The Citadel * Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC ACCN+ W 41–741,000[ 4] 12:00 p.m. NC State Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry ) ESPN L 21–2859,000[ 4] December 30 2:00 p.m. vs. No. 18 Stanford * CBS L 23–2542,166[ 4]
[ 5]
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 .[ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
Roster
Game summaries
Vs. Georgia
1
2
3
4
Total
#22 Tar Heels
0
10
14
0
24
#18 Bulldogs
7
7
9
10
33
At Illinois
1
2
3
4
Total
Tar Heels
17
7
7
17
48
Fighting Illini
14
2
0
7
23
James Madison
1
2
3
4
Total
#11 (FCS) Dukes
21
0
7
0
28
Tar Heels
14
21
14
7
56
Pittsburgh
1
2
3
4
Total
Panthers
5
14
14
3
36
Tar Heels
0
16
7
14
37
At Florida State
1
2
3
4
Total
Tar Heels
7
14
7
9
37
#12 Seminoles
0
7
7
21
35
Virginia Tech
1
2
3
4
Total
#25 Hokies
6
7
14
7
34
#17 Tar Heels
0
3
0
0
3
1
2
3
4
Total
Tar Heels
10
10
0
0
20
#16 Hurricanes
0
3
7
3
13
At Virginia
1
2
3
4
Total
#22 Tar Heels
7
7
14
7
35
Cavaliers
0
7
0
7
14
Georgia Tech
1
2
3
4
Total
Yellow Jackets
7
10
3
0
20
#18 Tar Heels
17
10
14
7
48
At Duke
1
2
3
4
Total
#15 Tar Heels
14
7
6
0
27
Blue Devils
0
21
7
0
28
The Citadel
1
2
3
4
Total
#5 (FCS) Bulldogs
0
0
0
7
7
Tar Heels
14
17
10
0
41
NC State
1
2
3
4
Total
Wolfpack
14
7
7
0
28
Tar Heels
0
7
0
14
21
1
2
3
4
Total
#16 Cardinal
7
6
3
9
25
Tar Heels
7
0
10
6
23
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final AP 22 RV RV RV RV 17 RV 22 21 18 15 RV RV — — RV Coaches 20 RV RV RV 23 16 RV 21 20 17 13 24 25 RV RV — CFP Not released 21 17 — — — — Not released
References
^ "North Carolina 2016 Football Commits" . 247 Sports . Retrieved May 6, 2016 .^ McAllister, Michael. "Syracuse Adds 2016 3-star Safety James Pierre" . Scout.com. Retrieved June 10, 2016 . ^ Callahan, Don. "DT Signee Kyree Campbell Denied UNC Admission" . Scout.com. Retrieved June 10, 2016 . ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "2017 UNC Football Media Guide" (PDF) .^ "2016 North Carolina Tar Heels Football Schedule" . FB Schedules. Retrieved March 28, 2016 .^ "North Texas hires UNC off. coordinator Littrell as coach" . USA Today. December 5, 2015. Retrieved June 13, 2016 .^ Martin, Ross (February 3, 2016). "UNC promotes Coach Kap to offensive coordinator" . 247Sports . Archived from the original on February 7, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016 . ^ "UNC Announces New TE Coach Chad Scott" . Scout.com. January 29, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016 .
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