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The North Carolina Tar Heels NCAA football team represents the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in collegiate level football. In 20 years of existence, the program has won 638 games for a winning percentage of .547, and has appeared in 28 bowl games, also the team has won five conference championships, with the most recent title coming in 1980.

The Kenan Memorial Stadium is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and is the home field of the North Carolina Tar Heels. Kenan Memorial Stadium opened in 1927 and holds 60,000 people. It is located in a cluster of pine trees near the center of campus at the University of North Carolina, next door to the Bell Tower.

• Football Season Opener Set For 12:30 p.m.
  Purchase Football TicketsNorth Carolina's season opener vs. Elon on Saturday, Sept. 1, will kickoff at 12:30 p.m. and will be televised by the ACC Network. The following week, the Tar Heels travel to Winston-Salem for a 3 p.m. kickoff vs. Wake Forest. That game will be televised by the Regional Sports Networks (RSN).
• Tar Heels Sign With NFL Teams
  Several University of North Carolina undrafted football players have reportedly signed either free agent contracts or have tryouts scheduled with NFL teams.
• Tar Heels Compete In Chick-fil-A Challenge
  2012 Chick-fil-A Challenge Final ResultsNorth Carolina's team of Larry Fedora and Roy Williams finished tied for eighth at -6 in the 2012 Chick-fil-A Bowl Challenge and won $20,000 for scholarships.
• Brown Selected In Second Round Of NFL Draft By Tennessee
  Titans' Discuss Brown (video) | Zach Brown ProfileNorth Carolina linebacker Zach Brown was selected in the second round of the 2012 NFL Draft (52nd overall) by the Tennessee Titans on Friday evening.
• Coples Picked By Jets In First Round Of NFL Draft
  North Carolina defensive end Quinton Coples was selected with the No. 16 overall pick by the New York Jets in the 2012 NFL Draft Thursday evening. Coples is the 20th first-round pick in UNC history and the fourth in the last five years.
• Fedora On ACC Spring Conference Call
  North Carolina head coach Larry Fedora spoke with the media Wednesday as part of the Atlantic Coast Conference's spring teleconference. Fedora addressed a number of issues as the Tar Heels look forward to the 2012 season.
• Luke Named ACC Video Coordinator Of The Year
  The Collegiate Sports Video Association named Christopher Luke, Director of Football Video Operations for theUniversity of North Carolina, the 2011-2012 ACC Video Coordinator of the Year.
• Official Pairings Announced for Chick-fil-A Bowl Challenge
  The Chick-fil-A Bowl today announced the official pairings for the sixth annual Chick-fil-A Bowl Challenge charity golf tournament. A 16-team field of NCAA head coaches and celebrity alumni will compete in a two-man scramble format over 18 holes, vying for a first-place prize of $125,000 in scholarship funds. North Carolina is represented by Roy Williams and Larry Fedora.
• Vote For UNC To Host College GameDay Promotional Spot
  For the first time, ESPN will film a College GameDay commercial on a university campus selected by fans. College football fans across the country can participate in a social media promotion to have a College GameDay spot shot on their campus this summer.
• Football Mini-Season/Group Tickets On Sale April 21
  North Carolina football mini-season and group tickets go on sale Saturday at 10 a.m. on TarHeelBlue.com. This is the first time in UNC history that fans will have an opportunity to purchase three-game mini-season ticket packages. Mini-season tickets offer a guaranteed seat for three games and are priced at $135 ($10 savings). Fans may choose one game from three different tiers (premium, ACC, non-ACC).
• Turner's Take: Welcome Spring
  Saturday's spring game was the first opportunity for fans to see Tar Heel football under Larry Fedora.
• Extra Points: Light Speed
  Purchase Season Tickets | Morris, Renner Shine in Spring GameUnder a balmy April sky, the crowd was smacked in the face from the opening whistle. The White team offense reeled off 14 snaps in less than four minutes, the play clock running only an average of 15-20 seconds before the next snap. Say what you will of the wing-I, power-I, veer, West Coast and pro set attacks run at Carolina over the last half century, no one's seen anything run with such fervor and velocity.
• Renner, Morris Shine In Fedora's First Spring Game
  North Carolina's offense showed off its new look Saturday in its first spring game under Larry Fedora, complete with impressive performances from quarterback Bryn Renner and tailback Romar Morris.
• Williams & Fedora To Represent UNC In Chick-fil-A Bowl Challenge
  orth Carolina's Roy Williams and Larry Fedora will compete as a team in the sixth annual Chick-fil-A Bowl Challenge charity golf tournament, April 29-May 1 at the Reynolds Plantation resort in Georgia. Williams and Fedora are one of 16 teams competing for a share of the $520,000 scholarship purse.
• Walston: Beats a Million Bucks
  Former North Carolina linebacker Chase Rice is pursuing his country music career in Nashville. On Saturday, April 14, he will perform at the UNC Spring Game Streetfest on Stadium Drive. The following story is reprinted from the February issue of Tar Heel Monthly magazine.
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