unc football record against top 5 ranked opponents in last 40 years

The North Carolina Tar Heels have a 1-21 record against the AP top 5 between November 2, 1986 and November 2, 2026.

	TEAM	DATE	REC	TM		OPP	RESULT	W%	TD	1DWN	OFF	OPP OFF	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	North Carolina	9/12/1987	0-1	UNC	@	OKLA	L 0-28	.000
2	North Carolina	9/10/1988	0-1	UNC	vs	OKLA	L 0-28	.000
3	North Carolina	10/1/1988	0-1	UNC	@	AUB	L 21-47	.000
4	North Carolina	9/18/1993	0-1	UNC	vs	FSU	L 7-33	.000
5	North Carolina	9/24/1994	0-1	UNC	@	FSU	L 18-31	.000
6	North Carolina	9/28/1996	0-1	UNC	@	FSU	L 0-13	.000
7	North Carolina	11/8/1997	0-1	UNC	vs	FSU	L 3-20	.000			73	334
8	North Carolina	10/31/1998	0-1	UNC	@	FSU	L 13-39	.000			186	421
9	North Carolina	9/25/1999	0-1	UNC	vs	FSU	L 10-42	.000			273	460
10	North Carolina	9/16/2000	0-1	UNC	@	FSU	L 14-63	.000	2	19	323	540
11	North Carolina	10/21/2000	0-1	UNC	vs	CLEM	L 24-38	.000	3	22	403	408
12	North Carolina	8/25/2001	0-1	UNC	@	OKLA	L 27-41	.000	4	20	290	286
13	North Carolina	9/8/2001	0-1	UNC	@	TEX	L 14-44	.000	2	14	211	326
14	North Carolina	9/14/2002	0-1	UNC	vs	TEX	L 21-52	.000	3	24	343	569
15	North Carolina	10/30/2004	1-0	UNC	vs	MIA	W 31-28	1.000	4	30	545	415
16	North Carolina	11/26/2005	0-1	UNC	@	VT	L 3-30	.000	0	11	196	338
17	North Carolina	12/5/2015	0-1	UNC	@	CLEM	L 37-45	.000	5	22	382	608	35.7	50.0
18	North Carolina	9/28/2019	0-1	UNC	vs	CLEM	L 20-21	.000	3	14	290	331	41.2	66.7
19	North Carolina	11/27/2020	0-1	UNC	vs	ND	L 17-31	.000	2	14	298	478	25.0	0.0
20	North Carolina	1/2/2021	0-1	UNC	vs	TAMU	L 27-41	.000	3	18	324	457	33.3	33.3
21	North Carolina	10/3/2026	0-1	UNC	vs	ND	L 26-37	.000	4	18	286	475	50.0	100.0
22	North Carolina	10/31/2026	0-1	UNC	vs	MIA	L 35-38	.000	5	27	407	416	72.7	100.0
	Average							.045			301.9	428.9
	Total		1-21					.045			4,830	6,862

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More North Carolina Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,872

Edwards

RUSH

296

Hall

REC

587

Shipp

Team Rankings

PPG

25.8

92nd

OPP PPG

23.0

63rd

RUSH YDS/G

108.0

152nd

PASS YDS/G

236.8

70th

2026 ACC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
9	Boston College	2-3	4-4
10	NC State	2-3	4-4
11	North Carolina	2-3	4-4
12	Virginia	2-4	4-5
13	California	2-4	3-6

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 11/7	UNC	@	CONN	12:00 PM
Sat 11/14	LOU	@	UNC	1:00 PM
Sat 11/21	UNC	@	UVA	1:00 PM
Sat 11/28	NCST	@	UNC	1:00 PM

Last Game

Miami

8 - 0

Final

North Carolina

4 - 4

Sat 31 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,977

Atkinson

2,649

Mestemaker

2,577

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

1,054

White

1,049

Riley

1,005

Roberts

Rec Yards Leaders

1,110

Legree

1,067

Smith

1,027

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

25

Stokes

25

Atkinson

25

Mensah

Rush TD Leaders

17

Hellums

16

Hawkins

14

Sheppard

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

13

Toney

13

Smith

QB Rating Leaders

202.7

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

178.5

Stokes

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

10.0

Osunsanmi

9.0

Bradley

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

47.6

43.8

41.1

41.0

40.4

Opp PPG Rankings

11.9

12.4

12.5

13.4

Total Yards Rankings

540.5

534.9

529.6

517.4

514.0

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

342.5

341.0

295.8

271.4

261.6

250.8

Pass Yards Rankings

383.4

348.9

338.8

332.4

329.6

324.1

Sack Leaders

35.0

34.0

32.0

31.0

27.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	7	1	.875
2	Oregon State	5	3	.625
3	San Diego State	4	5	.444
4	Texas State	4	4	.500
5	Fresno State	5	3	.625
6	Utah State	3	5	.375
7	Colorado State	3	5	.375
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	8	0	1.000
2	Indiana	8	1	.889
3	Ohio State	6	2	.750
4	USC	7	2	.778
5	Illinois	5	3	.625
6	Minnesota	5	3	.625
7	Iowa	6	2	.750
8	Oregon	5	3	.625
9	Northwestern	6	2	.750
10	Wisconsin	5	3	.625
11	Washington	5	3	.625
12	Michigan	5	3	.625
13	Nebraska	5	3	.625
14	Purdue	3	5	.375
15	Penn State	4	4	.500
16	Rutgers	2	6	.250
17	Maryland	2	6	.250
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	7	1	.875
2	Kentucky	7	1	.875
3	Alabama	6	2	.750
4	Ole Miss	6	2	.750
5	Texas	6	2	.750
6	LSU	6	2	.750
7	Missouri	6	2	.750
8	Tennessee	6	2	.750
9	South Carolina	5	3	.625
10	Florida	5	3	.625
11	Oklahoma	4	4	.500
12	Auburn	4	4	.500
13	Mississippi State	4	4	.500
14	Texas A&M	4	4	.500
15	Arkansas	3	5	.375
16	Vanderbilt	3	5	.375

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	7	1	.875
2	Jacksonville State	6	2	.750
3	Delaware	4	4	.500
4	New Mexico State	3	5	.375
5	Middle Tennessee	4	4	.500
6	Western Kentucky	3	5	.375
7	Missouri State	3	5	.375
8	Florida International	3	5	.375
9	Kennesaw State	2	6	.250
10	Sam Houston	1	7	.125

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	6	2	.750
2	Appalachian State	5	3	.625
3	South Alabama	4	4	.500
4	James Madison	7	2	.778
5	Louisiana	5	3	.625
6	Georgia Southern	4	4	.500
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Coastal Carolina	3	5	.375
9	Troy	4	4	.500
10	Georgia State	4	4	.500
11	Southern Miss	3	5	.375
12	Marshall	5	3	.625
13	Louisiana-Monroe	1	7	.125
14	Old Dominion	2	7	.222

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	8	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	7	1	.875
3	Louisville	5	3	.625
4	SMU	6	2	.750
5	Virginia Tech	6	2	.750
6	Duke	6	2	.750
7	Clemson	5	3	.625
8	Pittsburgh	6	3	.667
9	Boston College	4	4	.500
10	NC State	4	4	.500
11	North Carolina	4	4	.500
12	Virginia	4	5	.444
13	California	3	6	.333
14	Syracuse	4	4	.500
15	Stanford	4	5	.444
16	Florida State	3	5	.375
17	Georgia Tech	2	6	.250

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	7	1	.875
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	UNLV	5	3	.625
4	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
5	Air Force	6	2	.750
6	Nevada	3	5	.375
7	San Jose State	4	5	.444
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	7	.125
10	Northern Illinois	0	8	.000

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	7	1	.875
2	UConn	4	4	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	6	2	.750
2	Western Michigan	6	3	.667
3	Buffalo	5	3	.625
4	Toledo	6	2	.750
5	Miami (OH)	5	3	.625
6	Eastern Michigan	4	5	.444
7	Ball State	3	5	.375
8	Kent State	3	6	.333
9	Bowling Green	2	7	.222
10	UMass	4	4	.500
11	Central Michigan	3	5	.375
12	Sacramento State	2	7	.222
13	Akron	1	7	.125

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	7	1	.875
2	North Texas	6	2	.750
3	Memphis	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	3	.625
5	South Florida	6	2	.750
6	UAB	4	4	.500
7	Florida Atlantic	5	3	.625
8	East Carolina	4	4	.500
9	Tulane	4	4	.500
10	Charlotte	1	7	.125
11	Tulsa	4	4	.500
12	Temple	2	6	.250
13	Navy	2	6	.250
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	8	0	1.000
2	BYU	7	1	.875
3	Texas Tech	7	1	.875
4	Houston	6	2	.750
5	Arizona	6	2	.750
6	Baylor	5	3	.625
7	Oklahoma State	5	3	.625
8	West Virginia	5	3	.625
9	Iowa State	4	4	.500
10	UCF	4	4	.500
11	Cincinnati	5	3	.625
12	Arizona State	4	4	.500
13	TCU	4	4	.500
14	Colorado	3	5	.375
15	Kansas State	4	4	.500
16	Kansas	3	5	.375