2014 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Quick Lane Bowl, L 21–40 vs. Rutgers
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal
Record6–7 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSeth Littrell (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Co-defensive coordinatorDan Disch (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorRon West (2nd season)
Base defense4–2–5
CaptainMarquise Williams, Landon Turner, Ethan Farmer, Norkeithus Otis, Mack Hollins
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 2013
2015 →
2014 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Atlantic Division
No. T–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 (FL)   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

The 2014 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 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. They finished the season 6–7 overall and 4–4 in ACC play to tie for third place in the Coastal Division. They were invited to the Quick Lane Bowl, where they lost to Rutgers.

Personnel

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
2014 North Carolina Tar Heels football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 1 Khris Francis So
WR 13 Mack Hollins So
WR 84 Bug Howard So
RB 8 T.J. Logan So
RB 21 Romar Morris Jr
WR 7 Austin Proehl Fr
WR 81 Kendrick Singleton Jr
WR 3 Ryan Switzer So
WR 5 T.J. Thorpe Jr
QB 10 Mitchell Trubisky  Fr
WR 35 Damien Washington Jr
QB 12 Marquise Williams Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 23 Cayson Collins Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 18 Thomas Moore Sr
K 24 Nick Weiler So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2020-Nov-26

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 306:00 p.m.Liberty*No. 23
ESPN3W 56–2951,000[4]
September 68:00 p.m.San Diego State*No. 21
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
ESPNewsW 31–2758,000[4]
September 203:30 p.m.at East Carolina*
ESPNUL 41–7051,082[4]
September 277:00 p.m.at Clemson
ESPNUL 35–5080,599[4]
October 412:30 p.m.Virginia Tech
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
ACCNL 17–3460,000[4]
October 113:30 p.m.at No. 6 Notre Dame*
NBCL 43–5080,795[4]
October 187:00 p.m.Georgia Tech
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
ESPNUW 48–4353,000[4]
October 2512:30 p.m.at Virginia
ACCNW 28–2745,200[4]
November 112:30 p.m.at Miami (FL)
ACCNL 20–4751,702[4]
November 1512:30 p.m.Pittsburghdagger
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
ACCNW 40–3553,000[4]
November 207:30 p.m.at No. 25 Duke
ESPNW 45–2033,941[4]
November 2912:30 p.m.NC State
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
ACCNL 7–3553,000[4]
December 264:30 p.m.vs. Rutgers*
ESPNL 21–4023,876[4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[5]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

At Miami (FL)

See also: 2014 Miami Hurricanes football team
North Carolina Tar Heels (4–4) at Miami (FL) Hurricanes (5–3)
Period 1 2 34Total
North Carolina 0 6 7720
Miami (FL) 7 23 14347

at Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

  • Date: November 1
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 79 °F (26 °C)
  • Game attendance: 51,702
  • Referee: J. Magallanes
  • Box Score
Game information

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

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 (Duke–North Carolina)

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

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

Rankings

Further information: 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP2321RVRV—————————————
Coaches23232525—RV———————————
CFPNot released———————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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "2015 UNC Football Media Guide" (PDF).
  5. ^ "2014 North Carolina Tar Heels Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
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