The 2022 season's largest margin: North Carolina 56, Florida A&M 24. A 32-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2022 — The Winning Chapter
North Carolina's 2022 season (9-5) 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
- Drake MayeQB4,321 passing yards
- Elijah GreenRB558 rushing yards
- Omarion HamptonRB401 rushing yards
- Caleb HoodRB250 rushing yards
- Josh DownsWR1,029 receiving yards
- Antoine GreenWR798 receiving yards
- Bryson NesbitTE507 receiving yards
- Cedric GrayLB136 tackles
- Power EcholsLB98 tackles
- Giovanni BiggersDB64 tackles
- Kaimon RuckerDE3.5 sacks
- Noah TaylorLB3.5 sacks
- DeAndre BoykinsS2 sacks
Season leaders, 2022.
The season's deepest loss: North Carolina 10, Clemson 39. A 29-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: North Carolina fell to Oregon 27-28 in the postseason.
"Go Heels"
2022 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.