The 2018 season's largest margin: North Carolina 49, Western Carolina 26. A 23-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2018 — The 2018 Season
North Carolina's 2018 season (2-9) 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
- Nathan ElliottQB2,178 passing yards
- Cade FortinQB388 passing yards
- Michael CarterRB597 rushing yards
- Antonio WilliamsRB504 rushing yards
- Jordon Brown?347 rushing yards
- Anthony Ratliff-WilliamsWR696 receiving yards
- Dazz NewsomeWR506 receiving yards
- Carl TuckerTE265 receiving yards
- Cole HolcombLB104 tackles
- J.K. BrittS64 tackles
- Malik CarneyDE60 tackles
- Jason StrowbridgeDL5.5 sacks
- Jalen DaltonDT3.5 sacks
- Tomon FoxLB2.5 sacks
Season leaders, 2018.
The season's deepest loss: North Carolina 10, Miami 47. A 37-point margin the season is remembered by.
"Go Heels"
2018 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.