# 2004 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

The 2004 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach John Bunting, the Tar Heels played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. North Carolina finished the season 6–6 overall and 5–3 in ACC play to tie for third place. They lost to Boston College in the Continental Tire Bowl.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 4 | 1:30 p.m. | William & Mary* | Kenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, NC | | W 49–38 | 43,500 |
| September 11 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 15 Virginia | Scott StadiumCharlottesville, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry) | ABC | L 24–56 | 62,790 |
| September 18 | 6:00 p.m. | Georgia Tech | Kenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, NC | | W 34–13 | 46,250 |
| September 25 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 24 Louisville* | Kenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, NC | | L 0–34 | 49,000 |
| October 2 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 9 Florida State | Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL | ESPN2 | L 16–38 | 82,708 |
| October 9 | 6:00 p.m. | NC State | Kenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, NC (rivalry) | | W 30–24 | 60,000 |
| October 16 | 10:00 p.m. | at No. 11 Utah* | Rice–Eccles StadiumSalt Lake City, UT | | L 16–46 | 45,319 |
| October 30 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 4 Miami (FL) | Kenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, NC | ESPN2 | W 31–28 | 58,000 |
| November 6 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 18 Virginia Tech | Kenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, NC | ESPN2 | L 24–27 | 58,000 |
| November 13 | 12:00 p.m. | at Wake Forest | Groves StadiumWinston-Salem, NC (rivalry) | JPS | W 31–24 | 37,623 |
| November 20 | 12:00 p.m. | at Duke | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC (Victory Bell) | JPS | W 40–17 | 30,541 |
| December 30 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. No. 25 Boston College* | Bank of America StadiumCharlotte, NC (Continental Tire Bowl) | ESPN2 | L 24–37 | 73,258 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Seasons in Position |
| John Bunting | Head coach | 4th |
| Gunter Brewer | Wide Receivers | 5th |
| Kenny Browning | Tight Ends | 11th |
| Jeff Connors | Strength and conditioning coordinator | 4th |
| John Gutekunst | Defensive coordinator / Linebackers | 1st |
| Hal Hunter | Offensive Line | 3rd |
| Brad Lawing | Defensive Line / recruiting coordinator | 2nd |
| Andre' Powell | Running backs | 4th |
| Marvin Sanders | Defensive coordinator / defensive backs | 1st |
| Gary Tranquill | Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks | 4th |
| James Webster, Jr. | Assistant head coach/ special teams coordinator | 4th |
| Matt House | Defensive Assistant | 2nd |

## Team statistics

| Passing Leaders | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int |
| Darian Durant | 178 | 299 | 2238 | 17 | 9 |
| Matt Baker | 23 | 36 | 326 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushing Leaders | Car | Yds | Long | TD |
| Chad Scott | 143 | 796 | 48 | 8 |
| Jacque Lewis | 74 | 557 | 53 | 3 |
| Ronnie McGill | 79 | 419 | 49 | 5 |
| Darian Durant | 81 | 188 | 24 | 1 |
| Madison Hedgecock | 30 | 118 | 25 | 2 |
| Receiving Leaders | Rec | Yds | Long | TD |
| Jesse Holley | 30 | 456 | 45 | 2 |
| Jarwarski Pollock | 45 | 408 | 38 | 2 |
| Derrele Mitchell | 21 | 354 | 51 | 3 |
| Adarius Bowman | 18 | 329 | 52 | 3 |
| Mike Mason | 19 | 272 | 35 | 1 |
| Kicking | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGM | Long | Pts |
| Connor Barth | 35 | 36 | 14 | 18 | 50 | 77 |