No! The Tar Heels lost to Notre Dame 34-44 on Saturday, October 30, 2021.

How good is UNC football?

UNC football ranked in the first AP Top 25 poll. Here's where they'll start the season. North Carolina received its second preseason top 10 nod after being ranked 10th in the Associated Press Top 25 poll on Monday. The Tar Heels were ranked ninth in the USA Today/AFCA Coaches Top 25 Poll released last week.

Is Tar Heel a slur?

According to another version of the tale, the name was originally an insult, alluding to the production of turpentine, pitch and, yes, tar in the Eastern part of the state. The slur became a badge of honor when Robert E. Lee reportedly said during a battle, “God bless the Tar Heel boys.” [10].