Head Coaches
| Tenure | Coach | Years | Record | Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1889 | Hector Cowan | 1 | 2–2 | .500 |
| 1894 | V. K. Irvine | 1 | 6–3 | .667 |
| 1895 | T. C. Trenchard | 1 | 7–1–1 | .833 |
| 1896 | Gordon Johnston | 1 | 3–4–1 | .438 |
| 1897–00 | W. A. Reynolds | 4 | 27–7–4 | .763 |
| 1901 | Charles Jenkins | 1 | 7–2 | .778 |
| 1902–03 | H. S. Olcott | 2 | 11–4–3 | .694 |
| 1904 | R. R. Brown | 1 | 5–2–2 | .667 |
| 1905 | William Warner | 1 | 4–3–1 | .563 |
| 1906 | W. S. Keinholz | 1 | 1–4–2 | .286 |
| 1907 | Otis Lamson | 1 | 4–4–1 | .500 |
| 1908 | Edward Green | 1 | 3–3–3 | .500 |
| 1909–10 | A. E. Brides | 2 | 8–8 | .500 |
| 1911 | Branch Bocock | 1 | 6–1–1 | .813 |
| 1912 | W. C. Martin | 1 | 3–4–1 | .438 |
| 1913–15 | T. C. Trenchard | 4 | 19–8–1 | .696 |
| 1916–19 | Thomas Campbell | 2 | 9–7–1 | .559 |
| 1920 | M. E. Fuller | 1 | 2–6 | .250 |
| 1921–25 | Bill Fetzer | 5 | 30–12–4 | .696 |
| 1926–33 | Chuck Collins | 8 | 38–31–9 | .545 |
| 1934–35 | Carl Snavely | 2 | 15-2-1 | .833 |
| 1936–41 | Ray Wolf | 6 | 38–17–3 | .681 |
| 1942 | Jim Tatum | 1 | 5-2-2 | .667 |
| 1943 | Tom Young | 1 | 6–3 | .667 |
| 1944 | Gene McEver | 1 | 1–7–1 | .167 |
| 1945–52 | Carl Snavely | 8 | 44–33–4 | .568 |
| 1953–55 | George Barclay | 3 | 11–18–1 | .383 |
| 1956–58 | Jim Tatum | 3 | 12–15–1 | .429 |
| 1959–66 | Jim Hickey | 8 | 36–45 | .444 |
| 1967–77 | Bill Dooley | 11 | 69–53–2 | .565 |
| 1978–87 | Dick Crum | 10 | 72–41–3 | .634 |
| 1988–97 | Mack Brown | 10 | 69–46–1 | .599 |
| 1998–00 | Carl Torbush | 3 | 17–18 | .486 |
| 2001–06 | John Bunting | 6 | 27–45 | .375 |
| 2007–10 | Butch Davis | 4 | 12–23 | .343 |
| 2011 | Everett Withers (Interim) | 1 | 7-6 | .538 |
| 2012- | Larry Fedora | 1 | 8-4 | .666 |
| 1889–2010 | 33 coaches (1 interim) | 114 | 654–503–54 | .562 |
- During the years 1888 and 1891–93, North Carolina had no official head coach. Over those four seasons, the team went 8–9.
- In 1890, the North Carolina Tar Heels did not field a team.
- On September 19, 2011, North Carolina self-imposed sanctions against their football program, including forfeiting their wins from the 2008 and 2009 seasons.
- On March 12, 2012 The NCAA Committee on Infractions stiffened the previously self-imposed sanctions including, inter alia, vacating participation in the '08 and '09 Bowl Games.
- On September 19, 2011, North Carolina self-imposed sanctions against their football program, including forfeiting their wins from the 2008 and 2009 seasons.
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