| Year: | 2018 |
| Team: | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Division: | Coastal |
| Short Conf: | ACC |
| Record: | 2–9 |
| Conf Record: | 1–7 |
| Head Coach: | Larry Fedora |
| Hc Year: | 7th |
| Off Coach: | Chris Kapilovic |
| Oc Year: | 5th |
| Off Scheme: | Spread |
| Def Coach: | John Papuchis |
| Dc Year: | 2nd |
| Def Scheme: | 4–3 |
| Captain: | Malik Carney, Michael Carter, Nathan Elliott, Cole Holcomb, Thomas Jackson |
| Stadium: | Kenan Memorial Stadium |
The 2018 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 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tar Heels were led by seventh-year head coach Larry Fedora and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium. They finished the season 2–9 overall and 1–7 in ACC play to place last out of seven teams in the Coastal Division.
On November 25, one day after the conclusion of the season, Fedora was fired.[1] He finished at North Carolina with a seven year record of 45–43. On November 27, the school rehired Mack Brown, who had previously helmed the program from 1988 to 1997, as head coach.[2]
Listed in the order that they were released
| Doak Walker Award[3] | Michael Carter | RB | SO | |
| John Mackey Award[4] | Carl Tucker | TE | JR | |
| Paul Hornung Award[5] | Anthony Ratliff-Williams | WR/KR | JR | |
| Wuerffel Trophy[6] | Kyle Murphy | LS | SR | |
| Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award[7] | Nathan Elliott | QB | JR |
The ACC media poll was released on July 24, 2018.
| Media poll (Coastal) | |||
| 1 | Miami | 998 (122) | |
| 2 | Virginia Tech | 838 (16) | |
| 3 | Georgia Tech | 654 (8) | |
| 4 | Duke | 607 (1) | |
| 5 | Pittsburgh | 420 | |
| 6 | North Carolina | 370 (1) | |
| 7 | Virginia | 257 | |
The Tar Heels' schedule was released on January 17, 2018.[8]
See also: 2018 California Golden Bears football team.
See also: 2018 East Carolina Pirates football team.
See also: 2018 Pittsburgh Panthers football team.
See also: 2018 Miami Hurricanes football team.
See also: 2018 Virginia Tech Hokies football team.
See also: 2018 Syracuse Orange football team.
See also: 2018 Virginia Cavaliers football team and South's Oldest Rivalry.
See also: 2018 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team.
See also: 2018 Duke Blue Devils football team and Victory Bell (Duke–North Carolina).
See also: 2018 Western Carolina Catamounts football team.
See also: 2018 NC State Wolfpack football team and North Carolina–NC State football rivalry.
| North Carolina Tar Heels | ||||
| Name | Position | Consecutive season at North Carolina in current position | Previous position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Fedora | Head coach | 7th | Southern Miss head coach (2008–2011) | |
| Deke Adams | Defensive line coach | 2nd | East Carolina defensive line coach (2016) | |
| Henry Baker | Cornerbacks coach | 1st | Rutgers cornerbacks coach (2017) | |
| Mike Ekeler | Linebackers coach | 2nd | North Texas defensive coordinator and linebackers coach (2016) | |
| Robert Gillespie | Running backs coach | 1st | Tennessee running backs coach (2013–2017) | |
| Keith Heckendorf | Quarterbacks coach | 5th | Arkansas State tight ends coach (2014) | |
| Chris Kapilovic | Associate head coach, offensive coordinator, and offensive line coach | 4th | North Carolina co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach (2014) | |
| John Papuchis | Defensive coordinator | 2nd | North Carolina linebackers coach (2015–2016) | |
| Luke Paschall | Special teams coordinator and wide receivers coach | 1st | Arkansas State special teams coordinator and outside wide receivers coach (2017) | |
| Chad Scott | Tight ends coach | 3rd | Kentucky running backs coach (2014–2015) | |
| Tommy Thigpen | Safeties coach | 1st | Tennessee linebackers coach (2016–2017) | |
| Quinshad Davis | Graduate assistant | 1st | Winnipeg Blue Bombers wide receiver (player) (2017) | |
| Sam Dunnam | Graduate assistant | 1st | Ouachita Baptist defensive line coach (2014–2017) | |
| Jordan Marsh | Graduate assistant | 1st | Hickory Ridge HS (NC) assistant coach (2014–2017) | |
| Jeff Schoettmer | Graduate assistant | 1st | New Orleans Saints linebacker (player) (2016) |
See also: 2019 NFL draft.
| 5 | 173 | LB | Washington Redskins |