The 2020 season's largest margin: North Carolina 49, Western Carolina 9. A 40-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2020 — The Winning Chapter
North Carolina's 2020 season (8-3) 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
- Sam HowellQB3,586 passing yards
- Michael CarterRB1,245 rushing yards
- Javonte WilliamsRB1,140 rushing yards
- Dyami BrownWR1,084 receiving yards
- Dazz NewsomeWR684 receiving yards
- Khafre BrownWR337 receiving yards
- Chazz SurrattLB91 tackles
- Jeremiah GemmelLB78 tackles
- Cam'Ron KellyDB55 tackles
- Tomon FoxLB7 sacks
- Tomari FoxDL4 sacks
- Raymond VohasekDL3.5 sacks
Season leaders, 2020.
The season's deepest loss: North Carolina 17, Notre Dame 31. A 14-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: North Carolina fell to Texas A&M 27-41 in the postseason.
"Go Heels"
2020 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.