2014 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

The 2014 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by third-year head coach Larry Fedora and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium. The Tar Heels competed as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference in the Coastal Division. They finished the season 6–7, 4–4 in ACC play to finish in a tie for third place in the Coastal Division. They were invited to the Quick Lane Bowl where they lost to Rutgers.

2014 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Quick Lane Bowl, L 21–40 vs. Rutgers
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal Division
2014 record6–7 (4–4 ACC)
Head coachLarry Fedora (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorGunter Brewer (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorChris Kapolovic (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Co-defensive coordinatorDan Disch (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorRon West (2nd season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 63,000)
Uniform
2014 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Atlantic Division
No. 5 Florida State x$^  8 –0     13 –1  
No. 15 Clemson  6 –2     10 –3  
No. 24 Louisville  5 –3     9 –4  
Boston College  4 –4     7 –6  
NC State  3 –5     8 –5  
Syracuse  1 –7     3 –9  
Wake Forest  1 –7     3 –9  
Coastal Division
No. 8 Georgia Tech x  6 –2     11 –3  
Duke  5 –3     9 –4  
North Carolina  4 –4     6 –7  
Pittsburgh  4 –4     6 –7  
Miami  3 –5     6 –7  
Virginia Tech  3 –5     7 –6  
Virginia  3 –5     5 –7  
Championship: Florida State 37, Georgia Tech 35
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Coaching staff

North Carolina head coach Larry Fedora entered his third year as the North Carolina's head coach for the 2014 season. Seth Littrell was hired to be the team's assistant head coach for offense and tight ends coach.[1] Keith Heckendorf, formerly UNC’s player development assistant, became the team's quarterbacks coach.[2] Larry Porter was hired to coach running backs and previously coached running backs at Arizona State, Louisiana State and Oklahoma State, among other schools, before spending the 2013 season at Texas. He also was the head coach at Memphis in 2010 and 2011.[2]

Coaches for the 2014 season[3]
Name Position Seasons at North Carolina
Larry Fedora Head Coach 3rd
Gunter Brewer Co-Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers 3rd (8th overall)
Chris Kapilovic Co-Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line 1st (3rd overall)
Seth Littrell Assistant Head Coach for Offense/Tight Ends 1st
Keith Heckendorf Quarterbacks 1st
Dan Disch Co-Defensive Coordinator/Cornerbacks 3rd
Keith Gilmore Defensive Line 2nd
Lou Hernandez Strength and Conditioning Coordinator 3rd
Vic Koenning Associate Head Coach for Defense/Safeties 3rd
Ron West Co-defensive coordinator/Linebackers 2nd
Caleb Pressley Supervisor of Morale 1st

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 306:00 p.m.Liberty*No. 23
ESPN3W 56–2951,000
September 68:00 p.m.San Diego State*No. 21
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
ESPNewsW 31–2758,000
September 203:30 p.m.at East Carolina*
ESPNUL 41–7051,082
September 277:00 p.m.at Clemson
ESPNUL 35–5079,155
October 412:30 p.m.Virginia Tech
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
ACCNL 17–3460,000
October 113:30 p.m.at No. 6 Notre Dame*
NBCL 43–5080,795
October 187:00 p.m.Georgia Tech
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
ESPNUW 48–4353,000
October 2512:30 p.m.at Virginia
ACCNW 28–2745,200
November 112:30 p.m.at Miami (FL)
ACCNL 20–4751,702
November 1512:30 p.m.Pittsburgh
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
ACCNW 40–3553,000
November 207:30 p.m.at No. 25 Duke
ESPNW 45–2033,941
November 2912:30 p.m.NC State
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
ACCNL 7–3553,000
December 264:30 p.m.vs. Rutgers*
ESPNL 21–4023,876
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
  • All times are in Eastern time
Schedule Source:[4]

Game summaries

Liberty
1 2 3 4 Total
Flames 7 8 7 7 29
Tar Heels 14 7 28 7 56
See also: 2014 Liberty Flames football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First Meeting

San Diego State
1 2 3 4 Total
Aztecs 0 14 7 6 27
Tar Heels 0 7 7 17 31
See also: 2014 San Diego State Aztecs football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 1998 UNC 20–13

East Carolina
1 2 3 4 Total
Tar Heels 13 7 7 14 41
Pirates 14 21 21 14 70
See also: 2014 East Carolina Pirates football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
11–3–1 2013 ECU 55–31

Clemson
1 2 3 4 Total
Tar Heels 0 7 14 14 35
Tigers 10 12 14 14 50
See also: 2014 Clemson Tigers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
19–35–1 2011 CLEM 59–38

Virginia Tech
1 2 3 4 Total
Hokies 14 10 0 10 34
Tar Heels 3 0 0 14 17
See also: 2014 Virginia Tech Hokies football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
10–19–6 2013 VT 27–17

Notre Dame
1 2 3 4 Total
Tar Heels 14 12 10 7 43
Fighting Irish 7 21 7 15 50
See also: 2014 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–16 2008 UNC 29–24 (vacated)

Georgia Tech
1 2 3 4 Total
Yellow Jackets 7 10 7 19 43
Tar Heels 7 14 14 13 48
See also: 2014 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
17–28–3 2013 GT 28–20

Virginia
1 2 3 4 Total
Tar Heels 14 7 0 7 28
Cavaliers 14 10 3 0 27
See also: 2014 Virginia Cavaliers football team and South's Oldest Rivalry
Overall record Last meeting Result
60–54–4 2013 UNC 45–14

Miami (FL)
1 2 3 4 Total
Tar Heels 0 6 7 7 20
Hurricanes 7 23 14 3 47
See also: 2014 Miami Hurricanes football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–8 2013 UM 27–23

Pittsburgh
1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 14 7 7 7 35
Tar Heels 0 13 13 14 40
See also: 2014 Pittsburgh Panthers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–3 2013 UNC 34–27

Duke
1 2 3 4 Total
Tar Heels 21 7 10 7 45
Blue Devils 7 0 7 6 20
See also: 2014 Duke Blue Devils football team and Victory Bell (North Carolina–Duke)
Overall record Last meeting Result
56–37–5 2013 DUKE 27–25

NC State
1 2 3 4 Total
Wolfpack 7 14 7 7 35
Tar Heels 0 0 0 7 7
See also: 2014 NC State Wolfpack football team and North Carolina–NC State football rivalry
Overall record Last meeting Result
65–32–6 2013 UNC 27–19

Rutgers (Quick Lane Bowl)
1 2 3 4 Total
Scarlet Knights 7 16 7 10 40
Tar Heels 0 0 7 14 21
Main article: 2014 Quick Lane Bowl
See also: 2014 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–4 2011 UNC 24–22

Rankings
Further information: 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final 
AP 23 21 RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 
Coaches 23 23 25 25 NR RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 
CFP Not released NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Not released

References
  1. Carter, Andrew (January 24, 2014). "UNC announces hiring of new offensive coach". The News & Observer. Raleigh. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
  2. Carter, Andrew (February 10, 2014). "UNC Announces New Football Coaching Hires". The News & Observer. Raleigh. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
  3. "Football - Coaches". University of North Carolina Department of Athletics. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
  4. "2014 North Carolina Tar Heels Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
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