# 2016 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer team

The 2016 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2015 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 70th season of the university fielding a program.

## Schedule

| Date Time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State |
| Preseason ||||||
| 08-12-2016* 7:00 pm | No. 8 | at Winthrop | W 1–0 | | Eagle Field (Not reported) Rock Hill, SC |
| 08-15-2016* 7:00 pm | No. 8 | vs. South Carolina Battle of the Carolinas | T 1–1 | | WakeMed Soccer Park (Not reported) Cary, NC |
| 08-20-2016* 7:00 pm | No. 8 | at Davidson | W 3–0 | | Alumni Soccer Stadium (Not reported) Davidson, NC |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 08-26-2016* 7:30 pm, ACCN+ | No. 3 | Cal Poly Carolina Nike Classic | W 3–0 | 1–0 | Fetzer Field (3,718) Chapel Hill, NC |
| 08-28-2016* 7:30 pm, ACCN+ | No. 3 | Saint Louis Carolina Nike Classic | W 3–0 | 2–0 | Fetzer Field (2,514) Chapel Hill, NC |
| 09-02-2016* 7:30 pm, ACCN+ | No. 3 | NC State Carolina–State Game | Cancelled | 2–0 | Fetzer Field Chapel Hill, NC |
| 09-05-2016* 7:30 pm, ACCN+ | No. 3 | VCU | W 3–2 | 3–0 | Fetzer Field (1,736) Chapel Hill, NC |
| 09-09-2016 7:30 pm, ACCN+ | No. 3 | at No. 2 Clemson | W 1–0 | 4–0 (1–0) | Riggs Field (7,923) Clemson, SC |
| 09-13-2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN+ | No. 2 | East Tennessee State | L 0–1 | 4–1 | Fetzer Field (410) Chapel Hill, NC |
| 09-16-2016 7:30 pm, ACCN+ | No. 2 | Pittsburgh | W 1–0 | 5–1 (2–0) | Fetzer Field (1,837) Chapel Hill, NC |
| 09-20-2016* 7:00 pm | No. 9 | William & Mary | W 4–1 | 6–1 | Albert–Daly Field (1,837) Williamsburg, VA |
| 09-23-2016 7:00 pm, ACCN+ | No. 9 | No. 25 Boston College | W 5–0 | 7–1 (3–0) | Fetzer Field (1,414) Chapel Hill, NC |
| 09-30-2016 7:00 pm, ACCN+ | No. 4 | at No. 3 Syracuse | T 0–0 $^{2OT}$ | 7–1–1 (3–0–1) | SU Soccer Stadium (1,303) Syracuse, NY |
| 10-04-2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN+ | No. 4 | No. 20 UNC Wilmington | W 1–0 | 8–1–1 | Fetzer Field (1,231) Chapel Hill, NC |
| 10-07-2016 5:00 pm, ACCN+ | No. 4 | No. 16 Virginia South's Oldest Rivalry | L 1–2 | 8–2–1 (3–1–1) | Fetzer Field (237) Chapel Hill, NC |
| 10-11-2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN+ | No. 8 | UNC Asheville | W 7–0 | 9–2–1 | Fetzer Field (402) Chapel Hill, NC |
| 10-14-2016 7:00 pm, ACCN+ | No. 8 | at Duke Carlyle Cup | W 2–1 | 10–2–1 (4–1–1) | Koskinen Stadium (402) Durham, NC |
| 10-18-2016* 7:00 pm | No. 3 | at Charleston | T 0–0 $^{2OT}$ | 10–2–2 | CofC Soccer Stadium (637) Mount Pleasant, SC |
| 10-22-2016 7:00 pm, ACCN+ | No. 4 | No. 23 Virginia Tech | W 2–0 | 11–2–2 (5–1–1) | Fetzer Field (1,011) Chapel Hill, NC |
| 10-28-2016 7:00 pm, ACCN+ | No. 4 | at No. 12 Notre Dame | T 0–0 | 11–2–3 (5–1–2) | Alumni Stadium (2,279) South Bend, IN |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| 11-06-2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN+ | No. 10 (1) | at No. 25 (8) Boston College Quarterfinals | L 0–1 | 11–3–3 | Fetzer Field (1,210) Chapel Hill, NC |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| 11-20-2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN+ | No. 10 (9) | No. 20 Florida Gulf Coast Second Round | W 3–2 | 12–3–3 | Fetzer Field (1,210) Chapel Hill, NC |
| 11-27-2016 2:00 pm, Cuse.com | No. 10 (9) | at No. 8 (8) Syracuse Third Round | W 1–0 | 13–3–3 | David Murphy Field (720) Syracuse, NY |
| 12-02-2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 10 (9) | No. 22 Providence Quarterfinals | W 1–0 $^{2OT}$ | 14–3–3 | Fetzer Field (4,009) Chapel Hill, NC |
| 12/09/16* 8:45 pm, ESPNU | No. 8 (9) | vs. No. 5 (5) Stanford College Cup – Semifinals | T 0–0 L 9–10 pen. $^{2OT}$ | 14–3–4 | BBVA Compass Stadium (6,056) Houston, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||