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Welcome to the UNC Tar Heels football schedule hub on NC Football News. This page serves as a central reference for North Carolina football schedules, featuring the most current season’s slate along with past and future schedules as they become available.
UNC competes in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Below, you’ll find game dates, opponents, locations and available TV/streaming information, with schedules organized by season for easy reference.
North Carolina Football Schedule 2026
North Carolina Football Schedule 2026| Date | H/A | Opponent | Score | Time | TV/Stream | W-L (Conf) | Notes | Week # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat,8/29 | vs | TCU | in Dublin, Ireland | Week 0 | ||||
| Sat,9/5 | BYE | Week 1 | ||||||
| Sat,9/12 | vs | East Tennessee St | Week 2 | |||||
| Sat,9/19 | at | Clemson* | 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 | 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 |
North Carolina Football Schedule 2025: Scores & Final Record
| Date | H/A | Opponent | Score | Time | TV/Stream | Total | Conf. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 1 | vs | TCU | L, 14-48 | 8 p.m. | ESPN | 0-1 | 0-0 | Labor Day Monday |
| Sept. 6 | at | Charlotte | W, 20-3 | 7 p.m. | ESPN+ | 1-1 | 0-0 | |
| Sept. 13 | vs | Richmond | W, 41-6 | 3:30 p.m. | ACCN | 2-1 | 0-0 | |
| Sept. 20 | at | Central Florida | L, 9-34 | 3:30 p.m. | FOX | 2-2 | 0-0 | |
| Oct. 4 | vs | Clemson* | L, 10-38 | 12 p.m. | ESPN | 2-3 | 0-1 | |
| Oct. 17 | at | California* | L, 18-21 | 10:30 p.m. | ESPN | 2-4 | 0-2 | |
| Oct. 25 | vs | Virginia* | L, 16-17 | 12 p.m. | ACCN | 2-5 | 0-3 | |
| Oct. 31 | at | Syracuse* | W, 27-10 | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN | 3-5 | 1-3 | |
| Nov. 8 | vs | Stanford* | W, 20-15 | 4:30 p.m. | The CW | 4-5 | 2-3 | |
| Nov. 15 | at | Wake Forest* | L, 12-28 | 4:30 p.m. | The CW | 4-6 | 2-4 | |
| Nov. 22 | vs | Duke* | L, 25-32 | 3:30 p.m. | ACC Network | 4-7 | 2-5 | |
| Nov. 29 | at | NC State* | L, 19-42 | 7:30 p.m. | ACC Network | 4-8 | 2-6 | |
| * ACC game |
Future North Carolina Tar Heels Non-Conference Opponents
2026: vs. TCU in Dublin, Ireland (Aug. 29), East Tennessee State (Sept. 12), Notre Dame (Oct. 3), at Connecticut (Nov. 7)
2027: UCF (Sept. 4), at Purdue (Sept. 11), at Connecticut (Sept. 18), North Alabama (Sept. 25)
2028: at South Carolina (Sept. 2), Kennesaw State (Sept. 9), North Carolina A&T (Sept. 16), James Madison (Sept. 23)
2029: South Carolina (Sept. 1)
2030: Kennesaw State (Sept. 14), at Notre Dame (TBA)
2031: Purdue (Sept. 13), Notre Dame (TBA)
2036: at Notre Dame (Nov. 8)
- Source: UNC athletics, FBSchedules.com
UNC announced that its 2026 game against TCU will be moved to week zero and played in Dublin, Ireland. Read more about the Tar Heels’ first international football game HERE.
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