<P> After starting the 2013 season 1--5, Fedora's Tar Heels rebounded to finish 5--1 in their final six regular season games and capped the season with a thrashing of Cincinnati in the Belk Bowl to finish the season with a 7--6 record . After the 2013 season, offensive coordinator Blake Anderson left the Tar Heels to accept the head coaching position at Arkansas State . </P> <P> The Tar Heels went into the 2014 season with a new offensive coordinator, Seth Littrell . That year, the Tar Heels were never able to achieve much consistency on defense, giving up over 497 yards per game (111th in the nation, and fourth - worst among Power 5 teams) en route to a 6--6 regular season and a 40--21 loss to Rutgers in the 2014 Quick Lane Bowl . In an effort to address this, Fedora fired defensive coordinator Vic Koenning after the season and hired former Iowa State and Auburn head coach Gene Chizik as defensive coordinator . </P> <P> In 2015, Fedora led the Tar Heels to a 11--1 regular season and the team's first ACC Coastal Division championship . The team also finished with a perfect 8--0 record in conference play and were ranked as high as #8 in the AP and Coaches' Polls, their highest ranking since 1997 . In the 2015 ACC Championship Game, the Tar Heels lost to Clemson by a score of 45 - 37, despite a controversial onside kick penalty . The Tar Heels then lost in the Russell Athletic Bowl to Baylor 49 - 38 . The Tar Heels finished the season 11--3 (8--0 ACC) and ranked 15th in the country, marking the team's first postseason Top 25 ranking since 1997 . After the 2015 season, offensive coordinator Seth Littrell left Carolina to take the head coaching position at North Texas . </P> <P> In 2016, Fedora led the Tar Heels to an 8--5 (5--3) record . Carolina began the season with a loss to Georgia in the Chick - fil - A Kickoff Game in Atlanta by a score of 33 - 24 . Carolina then reeled off four straight wins, which included an upset win over No. 12 Florida State in Tallahassee by a score of 37 - 35 after a game - winning field goal as time expired, snapping the Seminoles' 22 - game home winning streak . UNC then suffered an embarrassing home loss to Virginia Tech by a score of 34--3 . After losing to NC State in the regular season finale, the Tar Heels, who were led by star quarterback Mitch Trubisky, lost in the Sun Bowl to Stanford by a score of 25 - 23 . </P>

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