2016 UNC Football Schedule

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Coach: Larry Fedora
Record: 8-5

Date	Game
Sat Sep 3 5:30 PM ET	Georgia Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game - Atlanta, GA	L 24-33
Sat Sep 10 7:42 PM ET	Illinois Ryan Switzer becomes ninth player in ACC history to reach 1,000 career punt return yards	W 48-23
Sat Sep 17 3:30 PM ET	James Madison Mitch Trubisky (24-27, 432 yds, 3 TD) sets UNC single-game record with 18 consecutive completions and UNC record 156 consecutive pass attempts without an interception;	W 56-28
Sat Sep 24 3:30 PM ET	Pittsburgh Mitch Trubisky UNC school record 30 consecutive completions; Elijah Hood 14th player in UNC history with 2,000+ career rushing yards; Mitch Trubisky 453 passing yards second-highest in UNC history; Ryan Switzer 16 catches, 208 yards;	W 37-36
Sat Oct 1 3:30 PM ET	Florida State Nick Weiler kicks a 54-yard field goal as time expires to end Florida State's 22 game home win streak	W 37-35
Sat Oct 8 3:30 PM ET	Virginia Tech Mitch Trubisky's UNC-record streak of consecutive passes without an interception ends at 243; Game played during Hurricane Matthew;	L 3-34
Sat Oct 15 3:30 PM ET	Miami Ryan Switzer becomes UNC's all-time receptions leader with 206; Bug Howard career high 10 catches, 156 yards; First time UNC has won 8 straight road ACC games or beaten two ranked teams on road in a season;	W 20-13
Sat Oct 22 3:00 PM ET	Virginia UNC's 700th win in program history, 7th straight win over Virginia, and 9th consecutive road victory	W 35-14
Sat Nov 5 12:30 PM ET	Georgia Tech Elijah Hood 168 rushing yds, 3 TDs; Bug Howard 120 receiving yds, 1 TD; Mitch Trubisky 329 passing yds., 1 TD	W 48-20
Thu Nov 10 7:30 PM ET	Duke Thursday Night	L 27-28
Sat Nov 19 3:30 PM ET	The Citadel Dominquie Green returns UNC's 1st interception of season for 58-yard TD; T.J. Logan 100-yard kickoff return for TD	W 41-7
Fri Nov 25 12:00 PM ET	NC State Ryan Switzer sets UNC's all-time single-season receptions record with 91; Mitch Trubisky sets UNC's single-season record for passing yards with 3,468	L 21-28
Fri Dec 30 2:00 PM ET	Stanford Sun Bowl - El Paso, TX; Mitch Trubisky UNC single-season total offense record (4,056 yds), UNC single-season TD passing record (29); Ryan Switzer UNC record career receiving yards (2,907)	L 23-25

Purdue wing Myles Colvin commits to Wake Forest

Former UCLA guard Elina Aarnisalo transferring to UNC Women's Basketball

Former UNC forward James Okonkwo back in transfer portal after helping Akron win MAC title

Updated 2026 On3 150 basketball recruiting ranking released