The 2025 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tar Heels were led by first-year head coach Bill Belichick. The team plays their home games at Kenan Stadium.
Following the firing of head coach Mack Brown after six seasons in charge, assistant Freddie Kitchens was elevated to interim head coach.
On December 11, 2024, Bill Belichick, former head coach of the NFL's New England Patriots, was hired as the 35th head coach in North Carolina program history.
The North Carolina Tar Heels drew an average home attendance of 50,500, the 43rd-highest of all college football teams.
After the conclusion of the 2024 season, the following changes were made to the Tar Heel football staff for the 2025 season.
Matt Lombardi will receive title of Quarterbacks coach, Kitchens' title will be solely Offensive Coordinator. <br> McGee's title will be solely Wide receivers coach. <br> Collins's title will be solely Inside Linebackers coach.
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â¡ Departed team mid-season.
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