UNC has won season openers in the recent past. They’re on a slight losing streak in those, but they did beat Liberty in 2014. However, it’s been much longer since they’ve beaten a fellow FBS team in a season opener. In order to find one of those, you have to go back to September 2, 2000, when they won over Tulsa.
If that sounds like a stupidly long time ago, it is. Here is a list of true facts about the world the last time the Tar Heels opened a campaign with a win over a fellow FBS team.