List of North Carolina Tar Heels bowl games
Bowl games

List of North Carolina Tar Heels bowl games

Section Title: Bowl games
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#	Bowl	Score	Date	Season	Opponent	Stadium	Location	Attendance	Head coach

1	Sugar Bowl	L 10–20	January 1, 1947	1946	Georgia Bulldogs	Tulane Stadium	New Orleans	73,300	Carl Snavely

2	Sugar Bowl	L 6–14	January 1, 1949	1948	Oklahoma Sooners	Tulane Stadium	New Orleans	82,000	Carl Snavely

3	Cotton Bowl Classic	L 13–27	January 2, 1950	1949	Rice	Cotton Bowl	Dallas	75,347	Carl Snavely

4	Gator Bowl	W 35–0	December 28, 1963	1963	Air Force	Gator Bowl Stadium	Jacksonville	50,018	Jim Hickey

5	Peach Bowl	L 26–48	December 30, 1970	1970	Arizona State Sun Devils	Grant Field	Atlanta	52,126	Bill Dooley

6	Gator Bowl	L 3–7	December 31, 1971	1971	Georgia Bulldogs	Gator Bowl Stadium	Jacksonville	71,208	Bill Dooley

7	Sun Bowl	W 32–28	December 30, 1972	1972	Texas Tech Red Raiders	Sun Bowl Stadium	El Paso	31,312	Bill Dooley

8	Sun Bowl	L 24–26	December 28, 1974	1974	Mississippi State Bulldogs	Sun Bowl Stadium	El Paso	30,131	Bill Dooley

9	Peach Bowl	L 0–21	December 31, 1976	1976	Kentucky Wildcats	Fulton County Stadium	Georgia	54,132	Bill Dooley

10	Liberty Bowl	L 17–21	December 19, 1977	1977	Nebraska Cornhuskers	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium	Memphis	49,456	Bill Dooley

11	Gator Bowl	W 17–15	December 28, 1979	1979	Michigan Wolverines	Gator Bowl Stadium	Jacksonville	70,407	Dick Crum

12	Bluebonnet Bowl	W 16–7	December 31, 1980	1980	Texas Longhorns	Houston Astrodome	Houston	36,667	Dick Crum

13	Gator Bowl	W 31-27	December 28, 1981	1981	Arkansas Razorbacks	Gator Bowl Stadium	Jacksonville	71,009	Dick Crum

14	Sun Bowl	W 26–10	December 25, 1982	1982	Texas Longhorns	Sun Bowl Stadium	El Paso	31,359	Dick Crum

15	Peach Bowl	L 3–28	December 30, 1983	1983	Florida State Seminoles	Fulton County Stadium	Georgia	25,648	Dick Crum

16	Aloha Bowl	L 21–30	December 27, 1986	1986	Arizona Wildcats	Aloha Stadium	Honolulu	26,743	Dick Crum

17	Peach Bowl	W 21–17	January 2, 1993	1992	Mississippi State Bulldogs	Georgia Dome	Georgia	69,125	Mack Brown

18	Gator Bowl	L 10–24	December 31, 1993	1993	Alabama Crimson Tide	Gator Bowl Stadium	Jacksonville	67,205	Mack Brown

20	CarQuest Bowl	W 20–10	December 30, 1995	1995	Arkansas Razorbacks	Joe Robbie Stadium	Miami	34,428	Mack Brown

21	Gator Bowl	W 20–13	January 1, 1997	1996	West Virginia Mountaineers	Jacksonville Municipal Stadium	Jacksonville	45,202	Mack Brown

22	Gator Bowl	W 42–3	January 1, 1998	1997	Virginia Tech Hokies	Alltel Stadium	Jacksonville	54,116	Carl Torbush

23	Las Vegas Bowl	W 20–13	December 19, 1998	1998	San Diego State Aztecs	Sam Boyd Stadium	Whitney	21,429	Carl Torbush

24	Peach Bowl	W 16–10	December 31, 2001	2001	Auburn Tigers	Georgia Dome	Atlanta	71,827	John Bunting

25	Continental Tire Bowl	L 24–37	December 30, 2004	2004	Boston College	Bank of America Stadium	Charlotte	70,412	John Bunting

26	Meineke Car Care Bowl	L 30–31	December 27, 2008	2008	West Virginia Mountaineers	Bank of America Stadium	Charlotte	73,712	Butch Davis

27	Meineke Car Care Bowl	L 17–19	December 26, 2009	2009	Pittsburgh Panthers	Bank of America Stadium	Charlotte	50,389	Butch Davis

28	Music City Bowl	W 30–272OT	December 31, 2010	2010	Tennessee Volunteers	LP Field	Nashville	69,143	Butch Davis

29	Independence Bowl	L 24–41	December 26, 2011	2011	Missouri Tigers	Independence Stadium	Shreveport	41,728	Everett Withers

30	Belk Bowl	W 39–17	December 28, 2013	2013	Cincinnati Bearcats	Bank of America Stadium	Charlotte	45,211	Larry Fedora

31	Quick Lane Bowl	L 21–40	December 26, 2014	2014	Rutgers Scarlet Knights	Ford Field	Detroit	23,876	Larry Fedora

32	Russell Athletic Bowl	L 38–49	December 29, 2015	2015	Baylor Bears	Orlando Citrus Bowl Stadium	Orlando	40.418	Larry Fedora

33	Sun Bowl	L 23–25	December 30, 2016	2016	Stanford	Sun Bowl Stadium	El Paso	42,166	Larry Fedora

Sentence(s)

Withers coached the Tar Heels to participate in the 2011 Independence Bowl, where they lost by seventeen points to the Missouri Tigers.

final_sentence: Withers coached the Tar Heels to participate in the 2011 Independence Bowl, where they lost by seventeen points to the Missouri Tigers.