UNC Football Kicks Off 2018 Season At Cal

Posted Sep 1, 2018
North Carolina opens its 2018 football season with its first trip to the West Coast in 20 years when the Tar Heels visit Cal on Saturday at 4 p.m. ET. UNC last played in the Golden State in 1998, a 37-34 loss at Stanford. Saturday's game will be broadcast nationally on FOX. Cal came to Chapel Hill to open the 2017 season and won a tight 35-30 game at Kenan Stadium. (GoHeels.com)

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