The team was led by first-year head coach Larry Fedora and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium.
The Tar Heels finished the season 8–4 overall and 5–3 in ACC play to tie for first in the Coastal Division with the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and the Miami Hurricanes.
North Carolina had 23 high school seniors sign a National Letter of Intent to play football with them.
North Carolina started a new era under head coach Larry Fedora with the first shutout since beating Duke 38–0 to finish the 1999 season.
Giovani Bernard scored 3 touchdowns (one rushing, one receiving, and one punt return), all before sitting out the entire second half of the game.