The 2023 season's largest margin: North Carolina 59, Campbell 7. A 52-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2023 — The Winning Chapter
North Carolina's 2023 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
- Drake MayeQB3,608 passing yards
- Omarion HamptonRB1,504 rushing yards
- British BrooksRB375 rushing yards
- J.J. JonesWR711 receiving yards
- Devontez WalkerWR699 receiving yards
- Bryson NesbitTE585 receiving yards
- Cedric GrayLB121 tackles
- Power EcholsLB102 tackles
- Don ChapmanDB64 tackles
- Kaimon RuckerDE8.5 sacks
- Beau AtkinsonDL3.5 sacks
- Desmond EvansDL3 sacks
Season leaders, 2023.
The season's deepest loss: North Carolina 10, West Virginia 30. A 20-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: North Carolina fell to West Virginia 10-30 in the postseason.
"Go Heels"
2023 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.