Head Coach: Larry Fedora (5th season)
Stadium: Kenan Stadium, Chapel Hill, NC
Record: 8-5 (5-3 ACC)
Previous: 2015
Next: 2017
Schedule/Results[]
| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/3 | Georgia (1) | L | 24-33 | 0-1 |
| 9/10 | at Illinois | W | 48-23 | 1-1 |
| 9/17 | James Madison | W | 56-28 | 2-1 |
| 9/24 | Pittsburgh | W | 37-36 | 3-1 (1-0) |
| 10/1 | at Florida State | W | 37-35 | 4-1 (2-0) |
| 10/8 | Virginia Tech | L | 3-34 | 4-2 (2-1) |
| 10/15 | at Miami (FL) | W | 20-13 | 5-2 (3-1) |
| 10/22 | at Virginia | W | 35-14 | 6-2 (4-1) |
| 11/5 | Georgia Tech | W | 48-20 | 7-2 (5-1) |
| 11/10 (Thu) | at Duke | L | 27-28 | 7-3 (5-2) |
| 11/19 | The Citadel | W | 41-7 | 8-3 (5-2) |
| 11/25 (Fri) | North Carolina State | L | 21-28 | 8-4 (5-3) |
| Sun Bowl (at Sun Bowl, El Paso, TX) | ||||
| 12/30 | Stanford | L | 23-25 | 8-5 (5-3) |
- (1) - at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA