The 2016 season's largest margin: North Carolina 41, The Citadel 7. A 34-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2016 — The Winning Chapter
North Carolina's 2016 season (8-5) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
Who carried it
- Mitch TrubiskyQB3,748 passing yards
- Elijah Hood?858 rushing yards
- T.J. Logan?650 rushing yards
- Ryan SwitzerWR1,112 receiving yards
- Bug HowardWR827 receiving yards
- Austin ProehlWR597 receiving yards
- Cole HolcombLB115 tackles
- Andre SmithLB113 tackles
- Donnie MilesLB102 tackles
- Malik CarneyDE5.5 sacks
- Mikey BartDE4 sacks
- Nazair JonesDT2.5 sacks
Season leaders, 2016.
The season's deepest loss: North Carolina 3, Virginia Tech 34. A 31-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: North Carolina fell to Stanford 23-25 in the postseason.
"Go Heels"
2016 is a middle chapter for North Carolina — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.