The 2016 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2015 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 70th season of the university fielding a program.
2016 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer | |
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Carolina Nike Classic Champions | |
NCAA Tournament, College Cup, L 0–0 (9–10 pen.) vs. Stanford | |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 14–3–4 (5–1–2 ACC) |
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Home stadium | Fetzer Field |
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Atlantic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Wake Forest ‡ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 19 | – | 2 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Louisville + | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 14 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Clemson + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 14 | – | 4 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Syracuse + | 4 | – | 2 | – | 3 | 12 | – | 4 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College + | 3 | – | 3 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 12 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coastal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 North Carolina + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 14 | – | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Virginia + | 4 | – | 2 | – | 3 | 11 | – | 4 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Notre Dame + | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 12 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Virginia Tech + | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 13 | – | 5 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 0 | – | 7 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 13 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from NSCAA |
Schedule
editDate Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
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Preseason | |||||||||||
08-12-2016* 7:00 pm |
No. 8 | at Winthrop | W 1–0 | Eagle Field (Not reported) Rock Hill, SC | |||||||
08-15-2016* 7:00 pm |
No. 8 | vs. South Carolina Battle of the Carolinas |
T 1–1 | WakeMed Soccer Park (Not reported) Cary, NC | |||||||
08-20-2016* 7:00 pm |
No. 8 | at Davidson | W 3–0 | Alumni Soccer Stadium (Not reported) Davidson, NC | |||||||
Regular Season | |||||||||||
08-26-2016* 7:30 pm, ACCN+ |
No. 3 | Cal Poly Carolina Nike Classic |
W 3–0 | 1–0 |
Fetzer Field (3,718) Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
08-28-2016* 7:30 pm, ACCN+ |
No. 3 | Saint Louis Carolina Nike Classic |
W 3–0 | 2–0 |
Fetzer Field (2,514) Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
09-02-2016* 7:30 pm, ACCN+ |
No. 3 | NC State Carolina–State Game |
Cancelled | 2–0 |
Fetzer Field Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
09-05-2016* 7:30 pm, ACCN+ |
No. 3 | VCU | W 3–2 | 3–0 |
Fetzer Field (1,736) Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
09-09-2016 7:30 pm, ACCN+ |
No. 3 | at No. 2 Clemson | W 1–0 | 4–0 (1–0) |
Riggs Field (7,923) Clemson, SC | ||||||
09-13-2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN+ |
No. 2 | East Tennessee State | L 0–1 | 4–1 |
Fetzer Field (410) Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
09-16-2016 7:30 pm, ACCN+ |
No. 2 | Pittsburgh | W 1–0 | 5–1 (2–0) |
Fetzer Field (1,837) Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
09-20-2016* 7:00 pm |
No. 9 | William & Mary | W 4–1 | 6–1 |
Albert–Daly Field (1,837) Williamsburg, VA | ||||||
09-23-2016 7:00 pm, ACCN+ |
No. 9 | No. 25 Boston College | W 5–0 | 7–1 (3–0) |
Fetzer Field (1,414) Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
09-30-2016 7:00 pm, ACCN+ |
No. 4 | at No. 3 Syracuse | T 0–0 2OT | 7–1–1 (3–0–1) |
SU Soccer Stadium (1,303) Syracuse, NY | ||||||
10-04-2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN+ |
No. 4 | No. 20 UNC Wilmington | W 1–0 | 8–1–1 |
Fetzer Field (1,231) Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
10-07-2016 5:00 pm, ACCN+ |
No. 4 | No. 16 Virginia South's Oldest Rivalry |
L 1–2 | 8–2–1 (3–1–1) |
Fetzer Field (237) Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
10-11-2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN+ |
No. 8 | UNC Asheville | W 7–0 | 9–2–1 |
Fetzer Field (402) Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
10-14-2016 7:00 pm, ACCN+ |
No. 8 | at Duke Carlyle Cup |
W 2–1 | 10–2–1 (4–1–1) |
Koskinen Stadium (402) Durham, NC | ||||||
10-18-2016* 7:00 pm |
No. 3 | at Charleston | T 0–0 2OT | 10–2–2 |
CofC Soccer Stadium (637) Mount Pleasant, SC | ||||||
10-22-2016 7:00 pm, ACCN+ |
No. 4 | No. 23 Virginia Tech | W 2–0 | 11–2–2 (5–1–1) |
Fetzer Field (1,011) Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
10-28-2016 7:00 pm, ACCN+ |
No. 4 | at No. 12 Notre Dame | T 0–0 | 11–2–3 (5–1–2) |
Alumni Stadium (2,279) South Bend, IN | ||||||
ACC Tournament | |||||||||||
11-06-2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN+ |
No. 10 (1) | at No. 25 (8) Boston College Quarterfinals |
L 0–1 | 11–3–3 |
Fetzer Field (1,210) Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
11-20-2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN+ |
No. 10 (9) | No. 20 Florida Gulf Coast Second Round |
W 3–2 | 12–3–3 |
Fetzer Field (1,210) Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
11-27-2016 2:00 pm, Cuse.com |
No. 10 (9) | at No. 8 (8) Syracuse Third Round |
W 1–0 | 13–3–3 |
David Murphy Field (720) Syracuse, NY | ||||||
12-02-2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
No. 10 (9) | No. 22 Providence Quarterfinals |
W 1–0 2OT | 14–3–3 |
Fetzer Field (4,009) Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
12/09/16* 8:45 pm, ESPNU |
No. 8 (9) | vs. No. 5 (5) Stanford College Cup – Semifinals |
T 0–0 L 9–10 pen. 2OT |
14–3–4 |
BBVA Compass Stadium (6,056) Houston, TX | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |