List of North Carolina Tar Heels head football coaches
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The North Carolina Tar Heels college football team represents the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The Tar Heels compete as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. The program has had 34 head coaches, and one interim head coach, since it began play during the 1888 season.[1][2] Since November 2018, Mack Brown has served as North Carolina's head coach.[3] Brown is in his second stint as Tar Heel head coach, having previously led the Tar Heels from 1988–1997.
The Tar Heels have played more than 1,100 games over 122 seasons.[2] In that time, 10 coaches have led the Tar Heels in postseason bowl games: Carl Snavely, Jim Hickey, Bill Dooley, Dick Crum, Mack Brown, Carl Torbush, John Bunting, Butch Davis, Everett Withers, and Larry Fedora.[1] Four of those coaches also won conference championships: Snavely captured three as a member of the Southern Conference and Hickey, Dooley, and Crum won a combined five as a member of the ACC.[1]
Brown is the leader in games won (90) during his 13 years with the program. Branch Bocock has the highest winning percentage of those who have coached more than one game, with .812. Gene McEver has the lowest winning percentage of those who have coached more than one game, with .067.Of the 33 different head coaches who have led the Tar Heels, Jim Tatum and Snavely have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.[4][5] Brown was also named to the Hall, but was inducted as a Texas Longhorn.
Key
[edit]| General | Overall | Conference | Postseason[A 1] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Order of coaches[A 2] | GC | Games coached | CW | Conference wins | PW | Postseason wins |
| DC | Division championships | OW | Overall wins | CL | Conference losses | PL | Postseason losses |
| CC | Conference championships | OL | Overall losses | CT | Conference ties | PT | Postseason ties |
| NC | National championships | OT | Overall ties[A 3] | C% | Conference winning percentage | ||
| † | Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame | O% | Overall winning percentage[A 4] | ||||
Coaches
[edit]| No. | Name | Season(s) [A 6] | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | PT | DC [A 7] | CC | NC | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | No Coach | 1888, 1889, 1891-1892 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0.529 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 1 | Hector Cowan | 1889 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| X | William P. Graves | 1891 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 2 | William J. "Yup" Cook[10][11][12][13] | 1893 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0.429 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 3 | Vernon K. Irvine | 1894 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.666 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 4 | Thomas Trenchard | 1895, 1913–1915 (4) | 37 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 0.729 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | — |
| 5 | Gordon Johnston | 1896 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.437 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 6 | William A. Reynolds | 1897–1900 (4) | 38 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 0.763 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 7 | Charles O. Jenkins | 1901 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.777 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 8 | Herman Olcott | 1902–1903 (2) | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0.694 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 9 | R. R. Brown | 1904 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0.666 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 10 | William Warner | 1905 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.562 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 11 | Willis Kienholz | 1906 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0.285 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 12 | Otis Lamson | 1907 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 13 | Edward L. Greene | 1908 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0.500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 14 | Arthur Brides | 1909–1910 (2) | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0.500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 15 | Branch Bocock | 1911 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0.812 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 16 | C. W. Martin | 1912 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.437 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 17 | Thomas J. Campbell | 1916, 1919 (2) | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0.558 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 18 | Myron Fuller | 1920 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.250 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 19 | Bob Fetzer & Bill Fetzer | 1921–1925 (5) | 46 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 0.695 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0.700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — |
| 20 | Chuck Collins | 1926–1933 (8) | 78 | 38 | 31 | 9 | 0.544 | 24 | 22 | 8 | 0.518 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 21 | Carl Snavely† | 1934–1935, 1945–1952 (10) | 99 | 59 | 35 | 5 | 0.621 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 0.733 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — |
| 22 | Raymond Wolf | 1936–1941 (6) | 58 | 38 | 17 | 3 | 0.681 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 0.712 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — |
| 23 | Jim Tatum† | 1942, 1956–1958 (4) | 39 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 0.525 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 0.560 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 24 | Tom Young | 1943 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.666 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 25 | Gene McEver | 1944 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0.166 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 26 | George T. Barclay | 1953–1955 (3) | 30 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 0.383 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0.529 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 27 | Jim Hickey | 1959–1966 (8) | 81 | 36 | 45 | 0 | 0.444 | 28 | 25 | 0 | 0.528 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ACC Coach of the Year (1963)[14][A 8] |
| 28 | Bill Dooley | 1967–1977 (11) | 124 | 69 | 53 | 2 | 0.560 | 38 | 22 | 2 | 0.629 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ACC Coach of the Year (1971)[14] |
| 29 | Dick Crum | 1978–1987 (10) | 116 | 72 | 41 | 3 | 0.633 | 38 | 23 | 1 | 0.620 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ACC Coach of the Year (1980)[14] |
| 30 | Mack Brown † | 1988–1997, 2019–present (16) | 181 | 107 | 73 | 1 | 0.593 | 64 | 53 | 1 | 0.546 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ACC Coach of the Year (1996)[14] |
| 31 | Carl Torbush | 1997–2000 (4) | 35 | 17 | 18 | — | 0.485 | 9 | 15 | — | 0.375 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 32 | John Bunting | 2001–2006 (6) | 72 | 27 | 45 | — | 0.375 | 18 | 30 | — | 0.375 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 33 | Butch Davis [A 9] | 2007–2010 (4) | 35 | 12 | 23 | — | 0.342 | 7 | 17 | — | 0.291 | 1 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Int | Everett Withers[A 10] | 2011 | 13 | 7 | 6 | — | 0.538 | 3 | 5 | — | 0.375 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 34 | Larry Fedora | 2012–2018 (7) | 88 | 45 | 43 | — | 0.511 | 28 | 28 | — | .500 | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.[6]
- ^ A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
- ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[7]
- ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[8]
- ^ Statistics correct as of the end of the 2012 college football season.
- ^ North Carolina did not field teams in 1890 after the faculty voted to discontinue the sport and in 1917 and 1918 due to World War I.[2]
- ^ Divisional champions have advanced to the ACC Championship Game since the institution of divisional play beginning in the 2005 season. Since that time, North Carolina has competed as a member of the Coastal division.[9]
- ^ The ACC Coach of the Year is voted by Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association (ACSMA).[15]
- ^ Davis' record at the conclusion of the 2008 season was eight wins and five losses (8–5, 4–4 ACC) and eight wins and five losses (8–5, 4–4 ACC) in 2009. In September 2011, North Carolina vacated their 16 victories due to sanctions stemming from academic misconduct and accepting illegal benefits discovered during the 2010 season for the 2008 and 2009 seasons. As the penalty to vacate victories does not result in a loss (or forfeiture) of the affected contests or award a victory to the opponent, the official NCAA record for these years are 0–5 and 0–5 respectively.[16][17]
- ^ Everett Withers was named interim head coach for the 2011 season, following the termination of Butch Davis as head coach.[18]
References
[edit]General
- "North Carolina Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
- UNC Athletic Communications Office. "Carolina 2011 Tar Heel Football". University Directories. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
Specific
- ^ a b c 2011 North Carolina Football Media Guide, p. 174-179
- ^ a b c UNC Athletic Communications Office. "History" (PDF). University Directories. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
- ^ Kelly Parson (January 9, 2012). "Trustees approve Larry Fedora as UNC football coach". The Daily Tar Heel. DTH Publishing Corp. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
- ^ "Carl "The Grey Fox" Snavely". National Football Foundation. The National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame, INC. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
- ^ "Jim "Big Jim" Tatum". National Football Foundation. The National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame, INC. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
- ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
- ^ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on September 6, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
- ^ Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
- ^ "ACC Unveils Future League Seal, Divisional Names". The ACC. CBS Interactive. October 18, 2004. Archived from the original on May 25, 2013. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
- ^ "New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, November 19, 1893, Image 4". November 19, 1893. p. 4.
- ^ "The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, November 24, 1893, Image 8". November 24, 1893. p. 8.
- ^ "The Hellenian [1898], University of North Carolina". North Carolina Yearbooks. 1898.
- ^ "The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina on January 31, 1937 · 2".
- ^ a b c d 2011 North Carolina Football Media Guide, p. 116-117
- ^ "2010 ACC Football Information Guide" (PDF). The ACC. Office of the Commissioner and the Communications Office of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved September 19, 2012.
- ^ "North Carolina Response to Notice of NCAA Allegations" (PDF). September 19, 2011. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
- ^ "UNC files response to NCAA notice of allegations". Sports Illustrated. Time Inc. September 19, 2011. Archived from the original on July 23, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
- ^ Heather Dinich (July 28, 2011). "UNC names Everett Withers interim coach". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved April 20, 2013.