UNC Football ranked No. 9 in preseason coaches poll

Posted Aug 10, 2021
UNC Football is No. 9 in the preseason USA Today Coaches Poll released Tuesday, the highest preseason coaches poll ranking since the Tar Heels were No. 8 in 1997, the last season of Mack Brown’s first stint in Chapel Hill. That season, UNC was ranked No. 7 in the preseason AP poll and finished 11-1 after beating Virginia Tech 42-3 in the Gator Bowl. (Tar Heel Tribune)

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