The 2021 season's largest margin: North Carolina 59, Georgia State 17. A 42-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2021 — The 2021 Season
North Carolina's 2021 season (6-6) 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 HowellQB3,056 passing yards
- Ty ChandlerRB1,092 rushing yards
- British BrooksRB295 rushing yards
- D.J. JonesRB253 rushing yards
- Josh DownsWR1,335 receiving yards
- Antoine GreenWR612 receiving yards
- Emery SimmonsWR243 receiving yards
- Cedric GrayLB99 tackles
- Jeremiah GemmelLB74 tackles
- Cam'Ron KellyDB68 tackles
- Tomon FoxLB9 sacks
- Kaimon RuckerDE4 sacks
- Myles MurphyDL4 sacks
Season leaders, 2021.
The season's deepest loss: North Carolina 22, Georgia Tech 45. A 23-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: North Carolina fell to South Carolina 21-38 in the postseason.
"Go Heels"
2021 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.