2019_North_Carolina_Tar_Heels_football_team

2019 North Carolina Tar Heels football
2019 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Military Bowl champion
Military Bowl, W 55–13 vs. Temple
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
	Coastal
Record	7–6 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach	Mack Brown (11th season);
Offensive coordinator	Phil Longo (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Jay Bateman (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Tommy Thigpen (1st season)
Captain	British Brooks, Myles Dorn, Charlie Heck, Sam Howell, Jason Strowbridge
Home stadium	Kenan Memorial Stadium
Uniform
	Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

2019 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

American college football season

The 2019 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a member of Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by head coach Mack Brown, in the first season of his second stint at North Carolina and his 11th overall season, the team played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium. The Tar Heels finished the season 7–6 overall and 4–4 in ACC play to tied for third place in the Coastal Division. They were invited to the Military Bowl, where they defeated Temple.

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Personnel

Roster

2019 North Carolina Tar Heels Football Roster

Quarterback

7 Sam Howell – freshman (6'1, 220)
10 Jace Ruder – freshman (6'3, 225)
12 Donovan Brewington – freshman (5'10, 175)
19 Vincent Amendola – freshman (6'2, 215)

Running back

8 Michael Carter – junior (5'10, 200)
23 Josh Henderson – freshman (6'1, 205)
24 Antonio Williams – senior (5'11, 220)
25 Javonte Williams – sophomore (5'10, 215)
34 British Brooks – sophomore (5'11, 205)

Wide receiver

1 Khafre Brown – freshman (6'0, 180)
2 Dyami Brown – sophomore (6'1, 195)
3 Antoine Green – sophomore (6'2, 205)
4 Rontavious Groves – junior (5'11, 195)
5 Dazz Newsome – junior (5'11, 190)
9 Corey Bell – senior (5'9, 190)
11 Roscoe Johnson – junior (6'0, 195)
14 Emery Simmons – freshman (6'0, 190)
15 Beau Corrales – junior (6'4, 210)
17 Welton Spottsville – freshman (6'0, 200)
83 Justin Olson – freshman (6'2, 185)

Placekicker

90 Michael Rubino – graduate (6'3, 215)
97 Noah Ruggles – sophomore (6'2, 185)

Punter

91 Ben Kiernan – freshman (6'0, 205)

Tight end

80 Jake Bargas – senior (6'2, 250)
82 Brandon Fritts – graduate (6'3, 250)
84 Garrett Walston – junior (6'4, 245)
86 Carl Tucker – senior (6'2, 248)
87 Noah Turner – junior (6'3, 255)
88 Kamari Morales – freshman (6'3, 237)

Offensive lineman

51 Wyatt Tunall – freshman (6'6, 295)
54 Avery Jones – freshman (6'4, 305)
55 Ty Murray – freshman (6'2, 320)
56 Billy Ross – sophomore (6'5, 315)
58 Nick Polino – graduate (6'3, 305)
63 Ed Montilus – freshman (6'3, 310)
66 Tobechi Nwokeji – sophomore (6'5, 305)
67 Charlie Heck – senior (6'8, 315)
68 Brian Anderson – sophomore (6'2, 302)
71 Triston Miller – freshman (6'6, 290)
72 Asim Richards – freshman (6'5, 285)
73 Marcus McKethan – sophomore (6'7, 330)
74 Jordan Tucker – sophomore (6'7, 335)
75 Joshua Ezeudu – freshman (6'5, 325)
76 William Barnes – freshman (6'4, 315)
78 Layton Barber – freshman (6'5, 325)

Defensive lineman

51 Raymond Vohasek – sophomore (6'3, 280)
52 Jahlil Taylor – freshman (6'0, 300)
55 Jason Strowbridge – senior (6'5, 285)
56 Tomari Fox – freshman (6'3, 275)
58 Lancine Turay – freshman (6'5, 275)
69 Quiron Johnson – sophomore (6'1, 305)
90 Xach Gill – sophomore (6'4, 290)
91 Nolan DeFranco – junior (6'5, 265)
92 Aaron Crawford – senior (6'2, 290)
93 Kristian Varner – freshman (6'4, 275)
94 Wisdom Asaboro – freshman (6'7, 285)
95 Brant Lawless-Sherrill – freshman (6'2, 290)
98 Kevin Hester – freshman (6'5, 270)

Linebacker

3 Dominique Ross – senior (6'3, 228)
7 Jonathan Smith – senior (6'0, 228)
8 Khadry Jackson – freshman (6'1, 220)
12 Tomon Fox – junior (6'3, 260)
14 Jake Lawler – sophomore (6'4, 245)
17 Chris Collins. – sophomore (6'4, 240)
21 Chazz Surratt – junior (6'3, 230)
24 Eugene Asante – freshman (6'1, 215)
30 Matthew Flint – freshman (6'0, 235)
33 Allen Cater – senior (6'4, 260)
42 Tyrone Hopper – junior (6'4, 255)
43 Hunter Sheridan – junior (6'3 240)
44 Jeremiah Gemmel – sophomore (6'1, 228)
49 Parks Cochrane – freshman (5'11, 225)

Defensive back

1 Myles Dorn – senior (6'2, 205)
2 Bryce Watts – junior (6'0, 170)
4 Trey Morrison – sophomore (5'10, 190)
5 Patrice Rene – senior (6'2, 205)
6 Bryson Richardson – sophomore (6'0, 203)
9 Cam'Ron Kelly – freshman (6'0, 203)
10 Greg Ross – junior (6'0, 188)
11 Myles Wolfolk – junior (5'11, 205)
13 Don Chapman – freshman (6'0, 185)
15 DeAndre Hollins – freshman (6'1, 210)
16 D.J. Ford – junior (6'3, 210)
20 Obi Egbuna – freshman (5'10, 171)
23 Javon Terry – freshman (6'1, 200)
25 Tre' Shaw – sophomore (6'0, 190)
27 Giovanni Biggers – freshman (6'1, 180)
28 Kyler McMichael – sophomore (6'0, 200)
29 Storm Duck – freshman (6'1, 200)

Long snappers

60 Trevor Collins – junior (6'2, 235)
61 Drew Little – freshman (5'11, 225)

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Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Media poll (Coastal Division)
1	Virginia	1003 (82)
2	Miami (FL)	992 (55)
3	Virginia Tech	827 (20)
4	Pittsburgh	691 (8)
5	Duke	566 (6)
6	North Carolina	463 (1)
7	Georgia Tech	302 (1)

North Carolina Tar Heels coaches

Mack Brown	Head coach	1st
Phil Longo	Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach	1st
Tim Brewster	Associate head coach/tight end coach	1st
Stacy Searels	Offensive line coach	1st
Lonnie Galloway	Wide receivers coach	1st
Robert Gillespie	Running back coach	1st
Jay Bateman	Defensive coordinator/Safeties coach	1st
Tommy Thigpen	Associate Defensive coordinator/Inside linebackers coach	2nd
Tim Cross	Defensive line coach	1st
Scott Boone	Special teams coordinator/Outside linebackers coach	1st
Dre Bly	Cornerbacks coach	1st
Brian Hess	Strength and conditioning	1st
Sparky Woods	Senior advisor to head coach	1st
Darrell Moody	Senior advisor to head coach	1st
Ken Browning	Senior advisor to head coach	1st
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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	3:30 p.m.	vs. South Carolina*	Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, NC (Belk Kickoff Game, rivalry)	ESPN	W 24–20	52,183^[4]
September 7	8:00 p.m.	Miami (FL)	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ACCN	W 28–25	50,500^[4]
September 13	6:00 p.m.	at Wake Forest*^{[note 1]}	BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)	ESPN	L 18–24	31,345^[4]
September 21	3:30 p.m.	Appalachian State*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ACCRSN	L 31–34	50,500^[4]
September 28	3:30 p.m.	No. 1 Clemson	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ABC	L 20–21	50,500^[4]
October 5	4:00 p.m.	at Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ACCN	W 38–22	45,044^[4]
October 19	3:30 p.m.	at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ACCRSN	L 41–43 ^6OT	65,632^[4]
October 26	4:00 p.m.	Duke	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (Victory Bell)	ACCRSN	W 20–17	50,500^[4]
November 2	7:30 p.m.	Virginia	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (South's Oldest Rivalry)	ACCN	L 31–38	50,500^[4]
November 14	8:00 p.m.	at Pittsburgh	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN	L 27–34 ^OT	39,290^[4]
November 23	3:30 p.m.	Mercer*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ACCRSN	W 56–7	50,500^[4]
November 30	7:00 p.m.	at NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	ACCN	W 41–10	56,413^[4]
December 27	12:00 p.m.	vs. Temple*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD (Military Bowl)	ESPN	W 55–13	24,242^[4]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	4OT	5OT	6OT	Total
Tar Heels	10	7	7	7	3	7	0	0	0	0	41
Hokies	7	14	0	10	3	7	0	0	0	2	43

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tar Heels	0	6	28	7	41
Wolfpack	3	7	0	0	10

2019_North_Carolina_Tar_Heels_football_team

2019 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

Preseason

Preseason media poll

Personnel

Coaching staff

Roster

Schedule

Game summaries

Vs. South Carolina

Miami (FL)

At Wake Forest

Appalachian State

Clemson

At Georgia Tech

At Virginia Tech

Duke

Virginia

At Pittsburgh

Mercer

At NC State

Vs. Temple — Military Bowl

Players drafted into the NFL

References

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Team	W		L	W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 2 Clemson xy$^	8	–	0	14	–	1
Louisville	5	–	3	8	–	5
Wake Forest	4	–	4	8	–	5
Florida State	4	–	4	6	–	7
Boston College	4	–	4	6	–	7
Syracuse	2	–	6	5	–	7
NC State	1	–	7	4	–	8
Coastal Division
Virginia x	6	–	2	9	–	5
Virginia Tech	5	–	3	8	–	5
Miami (FL)	4	–	4	6	–	7
Pittsburgh	4	–	4	8	–	5
North Carolina	4	–	4	7	–	6
Duke	3	–	5	5	–	7
Georgia Tech	2	–	6	3	–	9
Championship: Clemson 62, Virginia 17
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
4	126	Charlie Heck	OT	Houston Texans
5	154	Jason Strowbridge	DL	Miami Dolphins