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2010 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

2010 North Carolina Tar Heels football
University of North Carolina Tarheels Interlocking NC logo.svg
Music City Bowl champion
Music City Bowl, W 30–27 2OT vs. Tennessee
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Division Coastal
2010 record 8–5 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach Butch Davis
Offensive coordinator John Shoop
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Everett Withers
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Kenan Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 60,000)
Seasons
← 2009
2011 →
2010 ACC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Atlantic Division
#17 Florida State x   6 2         10 4  
#23 Maryland   5 3         9 4  
#25 NC State   5 3         9 4  
Boston College   4 4         7 6  
Clemson   4 4         6 7  
Wake Forest   1 7         3 9  
Coastal Division
#16 Virginia Tech x$   8 0         11 3  
Miami   5 3         7 6  
Georgia Tech   4 4         6 7  
North Carolina   4 4         8 5  
Duke   1 7         3 9  
Virginia   1 7         4 8  
Championship: Virginia Tech 44, Florida State 33
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
As of January 11, 2011; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the 2010 college football season. The team was led by fourth year coach Butch Davis and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium, members of the Atlantic Coast Conference in the Coastal Division. They finished the season 8–5, 4–4 in ACC play and were invited to the Music City Bowl where they defeated Tennessee 30–27 in two overtimes.

On July 15, 2010, ESPN reported that players at the University of North Carolina were being investigated and interviewed by the NCAA for possible rules violations concerning sports agents and improper gifts. The next day, it was confirmed that certain members of the football team were thought to have received improper gifts from agents, which is not allowed by NCAA rules.Marvin Austin, one of the players suspected in the probe, had made numerous Twitter posts with questionable content, which the NCAA investigated, and he was the first UNC player to be indefinitely suspended, though for violation of team rules, and not the NCAA probe.Butch Davis, the head coach, did not say much about the probe, as he, and many others, expected a quick resolution to the investigation, and he was known for running a clean program. Soon after though, the NCAA began to look at defensive line coach John Blake, his relationship with certain agents, and whether or not he had received money from them. He later resigned. Also, former UNC lineman Kentwan Balmer admitted that he had paid for a trip to California for two current players. It soon became apparent that things would be much worse, and 13 players were suspended for the opening game. Furthermore, the university launched its own probe, and found academic misconduct within the football team.


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