UNC Football Set Highest Single-Year Academic Progress Rate Score Posted Jun 29, 2021 Mack Brown's players are excelling on the football field and in the classroom. In 2020, the North Carolina Tar Heels football team set a single-year high with an Academic Progress Rate score of 997 (out of 100). The score was 23 points higher than its previous best. Last season, six UNC football team members earned All-ACC Academic Team honors. (Inside Carolina)