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North Carolina

ACC · 2020 Season · Final

Developing −
Record
8–4
0.667 Win %
Conference
4th
7–3 in ACC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
123
1902–2026
All-Time Record
697–557–48
0.554 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#3
1948
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 2 · Top 10: 13 · Top 25: 27
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 5 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 28 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 4 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare North Carolina head-to-head · History & Eras

2020 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 15Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HACC1–10W 31–6
6Week 6 · Oct 6Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HACC6–5W 26–22
7Week 7 · Oct 13Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HACC5–6W 56–45
8Week 8 · Oct 20Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HACC3–6L 28–31
9Week 9 · Oct 27NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC8–4W 48–21
10Week 10 · Nov 3Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC5–5L 41–44
11Week 11 · Nov 10Duke (DUKE)H2HACC2–9W 56–24
12Week 12 · Nov 17Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC4–5W 59–53
14Week 14 · Dec 1Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HACC10–2L 17–31
14Regular Season Final · Dec 8Western Carolina CatamountsUnranked—W 49–9
1Post-Season Week 1 · Dec 15Miami (MIAMI)H2HACC8–3W 62–26
4Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 5Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HSEC9–1L 27–41

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
1.746
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+20
-14+34
  • NC State +8
  • Miami +8
  • Boston College +6
  • Virginia Tech +5
  • Wake Forest +4
  • Duke +2
  • Syracuse +1
  • Texas A&M -1
  • Notre Dame -2
  • Virginia -5
  • Florida State -6

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #32Better than 77%
Win % Place 33rdBetter than 77%

0.667 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#27Post-Season W1#25Post-Season W2#26Post-Season W3#32Post-Season W4#32Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+25
+4
+11
-3
+27
-3
+32
+6
-14
+40
+36
-14

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#242015#512016#1102017#1212018#512019

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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