The Zeitgeist List · coaching
North Carolina: a coaching history
See North Carolina’s full 91-year Zeitgeist History →← all coaches
Program GOAT
Carl Snavely
0 Dynasty · 0 Blue-Blood seasons
Built by
Carl Snavely
National Program II → Power Program II (+15.4)
The fall
Jim Tatum
National Program I → National Program II (−11.5)
Right now
Bill Belichick
in year 1 — too new to place in North Carolina's history
Bill Belichick is in year 1 — too new to place in North Carolina's history.
Stature & coaches, 1936–2026
The program’s standing over time, with every coach’s tenure beneath it — read down to see who was there for each rise and fall.
Every coach
2012–2018
Larry Fedoracaretaker
National Program I
45–43
2007–2010
Butch Daviscaretaker
National Program II
28–23
2001–2006
John Buntingcaretaker
−10.8
27–45
1998–2000
Carl Torbushcaretaker
Power Program III
16–18
1988–2024
Mack Browncaretaker
−8.4
113–79
1978–1987
Dick Crumbuilder
+14.6
72–41
1967–1977
Bill Dooleycaretaker
National Program II
69–53
1959–1966
James Hickeycaretaker
National Program II
36–45
1953–1955
George Barclaycaretaker
−10.1
11–18
1945–1952
Carl Snavelybuilder
+15.4
44–33
1942–1958
Jim Tatumcaretaker
−11.5
19–17
1936–1941
Raymond Wolfcaretaker
Power Program III
38–17