The North Carolina Tar Heels were 6-6 in 2021. They fell to the South Carolina Gamecocks, 38 to 21, in the Duke's Mayo Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
8 | 4-4 | 6-7 | |
9 | 4-4 | 6-7 | |
10 | 3-5 | 6-7 | |
11 | 4-4 | 5-7 | |
12 | 2-6 | 5-7 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 13 | 458 | 6,089 | 896 | 6.8 | 2,765 | 514 | 5.4 | 3,324 | 382 | 8.7 | 48 | 280 | 311 | 151 | 131 | 29 | 95 | 900 |
Team Rank | 19th | 16th | 50th | 7th | 17th | 39th | 9th | 40th | 77th | 16th | 128th | 10th | 22nd | 17th | 61st | 18th | 110th | 117th | |
Opponent | 13 | 417 | 5,437 | 918 | 6.1 | 2,343 | 504 | 4.6 | 3,094 | 385 | 8.0 | 29 | 186 | 300 | 134 | 132 | 34 | 81 | 713 |
Opponent Rank | 115th | 104th | 83rd | 105th | 106th | 106th | 101st | 88th | 52nd | 103rd | 60th | 68th | 122nd | 113th | 78th | 122nd | 50th | 50th | |
Net | +41 | +652 | -22 | +0.7 | +422 | +10 | +0.7 | +230 | -3 | +0.7 | +19 | +94 | +11 | +17 | -1 | -5 | +14 | +187 | |
Net Rank | 63rd | 49th | 60th | 46th | 48th | 57th | 46th | 54th | 66th | 57th | 121st | 20th | 61st | 47th | 64th | 93rd | 102nd | 111th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |