View 2026 football schedules for North Carolina’s seven FBS college programs: Appalachian State, Charlotte, Duke, East Carolina, NC State, North Carolina and Wake Forest . Each table includes game dates, opponents, kickoff times and final scores once games are played. Click any final score to read the full game recap, if available.
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Date H/A Opponent Score Time TV/Stream W-L (Conf) Notes Week #
Sat,4/25 Spring Game 10:00 a.m. ET Open Practice Spring
Sat,8/29 BYE Week 0
Sat,9/5 vs The Citadel L, 41-43 (3OT) 3:30 p.m. ET ESPN+ 0-1 (0-0) Week 1
Sat,9/12 at Ole Miss L, 9-41 7:45 p.m. ET ESPN2 0-2 (0-0) Week 2
Sat,9/19 at Appalachian State 6:00 p.m. ET ESPN+ Week 3
Sat,9/26 vs Louisiana 6:30 p.m. ET ESPN+ Family Weekend Week 4
Sat,10/3 vs Memphis* Homecoming Week 5
Sat,10/10 at North Texas* Week 6
Sat,10/17 at Temple* Week 7
Sat,10/24 BYE Week 8
Fri,10/30 vs Tulane* 7:00 p.m. ET ESPN2 Friday night Week 9
Sat,11/7 at UAB* Week 10
Sat,11/14 vs East Carolina* Week 11
Sat,11/21 at Tulsa* Week 12
Sat,11/28 vs Navy* Military Appreciation Week 13
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Date H/A Opponent Score Time TV/Stream W-L (Conf) Notes Week #
Sat,4/18 Spring Game 2:00 p.m. ET Blue-White Spring Game Spring
Sat,8/29 OPEN Week 0
Sat,9/5 vs Tulane W, 17-3 3:30 p.m. ET ACC Network 1-0 (0-0) Week 1
Sat,9/12 at Illinois W, 31-27 3:30 p.m. ET FS1 2-0 (0-0) Week 2
Sat,9/19 vs Stanford* 4:00 p.m. ET The CW Week 3
Sat,9/26 vs William & Mary 3:30 p.m. ET ACCNX Week 4
Sat,10/3 BYE Week 5
Sat,10/10 at Georgia Tech* Week 6
Sat,10/17 vs North Carolina* Week 7
Fri,10/23 at Virginia* 7:00 p.m. ET ESPN Week 8
Sat,10/31 vs Boston College* Week 9
Sat,11/7 at NC State* Week 10
Sat,11/14 at Miami* Week 11
Fri,11/20 vs Clemson* 7:30 p.m. ET ESPN Week 12
Sat,11/28 at Wake Forest* Week 13
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Date H/A Opponent Score Time TV/Stream W-L (Conf) Notes Week #
Sat,8/29 BYE Week 0
Sat,9/5 at Alabama L, 10-48 12:00 p.m. ET ABC 0-1 (0-0) Week 1
Sat,9/12 vs Appalachian State L, 24-27 12 p.m. ET ESPNU 0-2 (0-0) Pirate Club Weekend Week 2
Sat,9/19 at Old Dominion 6:00 p.m. ET ESPN+ Week 3
Sat,9/26 vs North Carolina Central 4:00 p.m. ET ESPN+ Family Weekend Week 4
Sat,10/3 BYE Week 5
Sat,10/10 vs Rice* Homecoming / Letterwinners Weekend Week 6
Thu,10/15 at UAB* 7:30 p.m. ET ESPN/ESPN2 Week 7
Thu,10/22 at Memphis* 7:30 p.m. ESPN2 Week 8
Sat,10/31 vs Temple* Fan Appreciation Week 9
Fri,11/6 vs South Florida* 7:30 p.m. ET ESPN2 Military Appreciation / Night of the Boneyard Week 10
Sat,11/14 at Charlotte* Week 11
Sat,11/21 at Army* Week 12
Fri,11/27 vs FAU* 1:00 p.m. ET Week 13
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Date H/A Opponent Score Time TV/Stream W-L (Conf) Notes Week #
Sat,8/29 at Virginia* L, 8-34 3:30 p.m. ET ESPN 0-1 (0-1) Week 0
Sat,9/5 BYE Week 1
Fri,9/11 vs Richmond W, 73-0 7:00 p.m. ET ESPNU 1-1 (0-1) Wolfpack Club Day Week 2
Sat,9/19 at Vanderbilt 12:45 p.m. ET SEC Network Week 3
Sat,9/26 vs Appalachian State 7:30 p.m. ET ESPNU AG Day Week 4
Sat,10/3 vs Louisville* Parents & Families Weekend Week 5
Sat,10/10 vs Wake Forest* Educator Appreciation Week 6
Sat,10/17 BYE Week 7
Fri,10/23 at Stanford* 10:30 p.m. ET ESPN Week 8
Sat,10/31 vs California* Homecoming | 10/30 or 10/31 TBA Week 9
Sat,11/7 vs Duke* Military Appreciation | 11/7 or 11/6 TBA Week 10
Sat,11/14 vs Syracuse* Week 11
Sat,11/21 at Florida State* Week 12
Sat,11/28 at North Carolina* Week 13
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Date H/A Opponent Score Time TV/Stream W-L (Conf) Notes Week #
Sat,8/29 vs TCU W, 15-10 12:00 p.m. ET ESPN 1-0 (0-0) Aer Lingus College Football Classic, Dublin, Ireland Week 0
Sat,9/5 BYE Week 1
Sat,9/12 vs East Tennessee St W, 35-3 12:00 p.m. ET ACC Network 2-0 (0-0) Week 2
Sat,9/19 at Clemson* 12:00 p.m. ET ESPN Week 3
Sat,9/26 BYE Week 4
Sat,10/3 vs Notre Dame Week 5
Sat,10/10 at Pittsburgh* Week 6
Sat,10/17 at Duke* Week 7
Sat,10/24 vs Syracuse* Week 8
Sat,10/31 vs Miami* Rams Club Day Week 9
Sat,11/7 at Connecticut 12:00 p.m. ET CBS Sports Week 10
Sat,11/14 vs Louisville* Homecoming, Military Appreciation & Monogram Day Week 11
Sat,11/21 at Virginia* Week 12
Sat,11/28 vs NC State* Senior Day Week 13
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Date H/A Opponent Score Time TV/Stream W-L (Conf) Notes Week #
Sat,4/18 Spring Game Spring Football Fan Fest Spring
Sat,8/29 BYE Week 0
Thu,9/3 vs Akron W, 38-16 7:00 p.m. ET ACC Network 1-0 (0-0) Week 1
Sat,9/12 at Purdue W, 38-36 (2 OT) 12:00 p.m. ET FS1 2-0 (0-0) Week 2
Fri,9/18 vs Miami* 7:30 p.m. ET ESPN UNRIVALED Weekend Week 3
Sat,9/26 at Louisville* 12:00 p.m. ET ESPN2 or ACCN Week 4
Sat,10/3 vs Stanford* Family Weekend Week 5
Sat,10/10 at NC State* Week 6
Sat,10/17 at California* Week 7
Sat,10/24 BYE Week 8
Sat,10/31 vs Virginia* Week 9
Sat,11/7 vs Merrimack Homecoming Week 10
Sat,11/14 at SMU* Week 11
Sat,11/21 at Georgia Tech* Week 12
Sat,11/28 vs Duke* Senior Day Week 13
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