North Carolina at a glance

North Carolina (96-38)

Bill Lange

1941 – lost to Pittsburgh 26-20; lost to Dartmouth 60-59.

Ben Carnevale

1946 – beat New York University 57-49; beat Ohio State 60-57, OT; lost to Oklahoma A&M 43-40. NCAA runner-up.

Frank McGuire

1957 – beat Yale 90-74; beat Canisius 87-75; beat Syracuse 67-58; beat Michigan State 74-70, 3OT; beat Kansas 54-53, 3OT. NCAA champion.
1959 – lost to Navy 76-73.

Dean Smith

1967 – beat Princeton 78-70, OT; beat Boston College 96-80; lost to Dayton 76-62; lost to Houston 84-62. Final Four.
1968 – beat St. Bonaventure 91-72; beat Davidson 70-66; beat Ohio State 80-66; lost to UCLA 78-55. NCAA runner-up.
1969 – beat Duquesne 79-78; beat Davidson 87-85; lost to Purdue 92-65; lost to Drake 104-84. Final Four.
1972 – beat South Carolina 92-69; beat Pennsylvania 73-59; lost to Florida State 79-75; beat Louisville 105-91. Final Four.
1975 – beat New Mexico State 93-69; lost to Syracuse 78-76; beat Boston College 110-90.
1976 – lost to Alabama 79-64.
1977 – beat Purdue 69-66; beat Notre Dame 79-77; beat Kentucky 79-72; beat UNLV 84-83; lost to Marquette 67-59. NCAA runner-up.
1978 – lost to San Francisco 68-64.
1979 – lost to Pennsylvania 72-71.
1980 – lost to Texas A&M 78-61, 2OT.
1981 – beat Pittsburgh 74-57; beat Utah 61-56; beat Kansas State 82-68; beat Virginia 78-65; lost to Indiana 63-50. NCAA runner-up.
1982 – beat James Madison 52-50; beat Alabama 74-69; beat Villanova 70-60; beat Houston 68-63; beat Georgetown 63-62. NCAA champion.
1983 – beat James Madison 68-49; beat Ohio State 64-51; lost to Georgia 82-77.
1984 – beat Temple 77-66; lost to Indiana 72-68.
1985 – beat Middle Tennessee State 76-57; beat Notre Dame 60-58; beat Auburn 62-56; lost to Villanova 56-44.
1986 – beat Utah 84-72; beat Alabama-Birmingham 77-59; lost to Louisville 94-79.
1987 – beat Pennsylvania 113-82; beat Michigan 109-97; beat Notre Dame 74-68; lost to Syracuse 79-75.
1988 – beat North Texas State 83-65; beat Loyola Marymount 123-97; beat Michigan 78-69; lost to Arizona 70-52.
1989 – beat Southern University 93-79; beat UCLA 88-81; lost to Michigan 92-87.
1990 – beat Southwest Missouri State 83-70; beat Oklahoma 79-77; lost to Arkansas 96-73.
1991 – beat Northeastern 101-66; beat Villanova 84-69; beat Eastern Michigan 93-67; beat Temple 75-72; lost to Kansas 79-73. Final Four.
1992 – beat Miami, Ohio 68-63; beat Alabama 64-55; lost to Ohio State 80-73.
1993 – beat East Carolina 85-65; beat Rhode Island 112-67; beat Arkansas 80-74; beat Cincinnati 75-68, OT; beat Kansas 78-68; beat Michigan 77-71. NCAA champion.
1994 – beat Liberty 71-51; lost to Boston College 75-72.
1995 – beat Murray State 80-70; beat Iowa State 73-51; beat Georgetown 74-64; beat Kentucky 74-61; lost to Arkansas 75-68. Final Four.
1996 – beat New Orleans 83-62; lost to Texas Tech 92-73.
1997 – beat Fairfield 82-74; beat Colorado 73-56; beat California 63-57; beat Louisville 97-74; lost to Arizona 66-58. Final Four.

Bill Guthridge

1998 – beat Navy 88-52; beat North Carolina Charlotte 93-83, OT; beat Michigan State 73-58; beat Connecticut 75-64; lost to Utah 65-59. Final Four.1999 – lost to Weber State 76-74.
2000 – beat Missouri 84-70; beat Stanford 60-53; beat Tennessee 74-69; beat Tulsa 59-55; lost to Florida 71-59. Final Four.

Matt Doherty

2001 – beat Princeton 70-48; lost to Penn State 82-74.

Roy Williams

2004 – beat Air Force 63-52; lost to Texas 78-75.
2005 – beat Oakland, Mich. 96-68; beat Iowa State 92-65; beat Villanova 67-66; beat Wisconsin 88-82; beat Michigan State 87-71; beat Illinois 75-70. NCAA champion.
2006 – beat Murray State 69-65; lost to George Mason 65-60.
2007 – beat Eastern Kentucky 86-65; beat Michigan State 81-67; beat Southern California 74-64; lost to Georgetown 96-84, OT.
2008 – beat Mount St. Mary’s, Md. 113-74; beat Arkansas 108-77; beat Washington State 68-47; beat Louisville 83-73. Final Four.