# 2019 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

The 2019 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a member of Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by head coach Mack Brown, in the first season of his second stint at North Carolina and his 11th overall season, the team played their home games at Kenan Stadium. The Tar Heels finished the season 7–6 overall and 4–4 in ACC play to tied for third place in the Coastal Division. They were invited to the Military Bowl, where they defeated Temple.

## Preseason
### Preseason media poll

In the preseason ACC media poll, North Carolina was predicted to finish in sixth in the Coastal Division.
Media poll (Coastal Division) :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Virginia | 1003 (82) |
| 2 | Miami (FL) | 992 (55) |
| 3 | Virginia Tech | 827 (20) |
| 4 | Pittsburgh | 691 (8) |
| 5 | Duke | 566 (6) |
| 6 | North Carolina | 463 (1) |
| 7 | Georgia Tech | 302 (1) |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 3:30 p.m. | vs. South Carolina* | Bank of America StadiumCharlotte, NC (Belk Kickoff Game, rivalry) | ESPN | W 24–20 | 52,183 |
| September 7 | 8:00 p.m. | Miami (FL) | Kenan StadiumChapel Hill, NC | ACCN | W 28–25 | 50,500 |
| September 13 | 6:00 p.m. | at Wake Forest* | BB&T FieldWinston-Salem, NC (rivalry) | ESPN | L 18–24 | 31,345 |
| September 21 | 3:30 p.m. | Appalachian State* | Kenan StadiumChapel Hill, NC | ACCRSN | L 31–34 | 50,500 |
| September 28 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 1 Clemson | Kenan StadiumChapel Hill, NC | ABC | L 20–21 | 50,500 |
| October 5 | 4:00 p.m. | at Georgia Tech | Bobby Dodd StadiumAtlanta, GA | ACCN | W 38–22 | 45,044 |
| October 19 | 3:30 p.m. | at Virginia Tech | Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA | ACCRSN | L 41–43 $^{6OT}$ | 65,632 |
| October 26 | 4:00 p.m. | Duke | Kenan StadiumChapel Hill, NC (Victory Bell) | ACCRSN | W 20–17 | 50,500 |
| November 2 | 7:30 p.m. | Virginia | Kenan StadiumChapel Hill, NC (South's Oldest Rivalry) | ACCN | L 31–38 | 50,500 |
| November 14 | 8:00 p.m. | at Pittsburgh | Heinz FieldPittsburgh, PA | ESPN | L 27–34 $^{OT}$ | 39,290 |
| November 23 | 3:30 p.m. | Mercer* | Kenan StadiumChapel Hill, NC | ACCRSN | W 56–7 | 50,500 |
| November 30 | 7:00 p.m. | at NC State | Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, NC (rivalry) | ACCN | W 41–10 | 56,413 |
| December 27 | 12:00 p.m. | vs. Temple* | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD (Military Bowl) | ESPN | W 55–13 | 24,242 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||
^note 1 The game against Wake Forest, a fellow member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, was played as a non-conference game and did not count in the league standings. This was done because the two rivals otherwise only play once every six years due to conference divisional alignment.

## Game summaries
### Vs. South Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Gamecocks | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| Tar Heels | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 24 |

### Miami (FL)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hurricanes | 3 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 25 |
| Tar Heels | 17 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 28 |

### At Wake Forest

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tar Heels | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 18 |
| Demon Deacons | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 24 |

### Appalachian State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mountaineers | 13 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 34 |
| Tar Heels | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |

### Clemson

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 1 Tigers | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Tar Heels | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 20 |

### At Georgia Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tar Heels | 3 | 14 | 0 | 21 | 38 |
| Yellow Jackets | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 22 |

### At Virginia Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | 4OT | 5OT | 6OT | Total |
| Tar Heels | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
| Hokies | 7 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 43 |
Starting with the 2019 season, every overtime period starting with the fifth overtime consists solely of one two-point attempt per team from the three yard line.

### Duke

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
| Tar Heels | 7 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 20 |

### Virginia

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cavaliers | 7 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 38 |
| Tar Heels | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 31 |

### At Pittsburgh

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Tar Heels | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 27 |
| Panthers | 3 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 34 |

### Mercer

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Tar Heels | 21 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 56 |

### At NC State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tar Heels | 0 | 6 | 28 | 7 | 41 |
| Wolfpack | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |

### Vs. Temple — Military Bowl

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tar Heels | 7 | 13 | 21 | 14 | 55 |
| Owls | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 |

## Players drafted into the NFL

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
| 4 | 126 | Charlie Heck | OT | Houston Texans |
| 5 | 154 | Jason Strowbridge | DL | Miami Dolphins |