The ACC announced the 2016 football schedules Tuesday, and defending Coastal Division champion North Carolina will host six games at Kenan Stadium, including the season finally versus N.C. State on a Friday.
The Tar Heels' first two games are on the road and three of their first five are away from Chapel Hill versus Georgia, Illinois and Florida State. UNC makes two trips to Florida and the game at Duke is again on a Thursday night, just like two years ago.
The Tar Heels currently have two FCS schools on the schedule - James Madison and The Citadel - but the school is looking to replace one of those games with an FBS opponent.
Here is UNC's 2016 football schedule:
Sept. 3 - Georgia (Georgia Dome in Atlanta)
Sept. 10 - @ Illinois
Sept. 17 - James Madison
Sept. 24 - Pittsburgh
Oct. 1 - @ Florida State
Oct. 8 - Virginia Tech
Oct. 15 - @ Miami
Oct. 22 - @ Virginia
Oct. 29 - Open Date
Nov. 5 - Georgia Tech
Nov. 10 - @ Duke (Thursday night)
Nov. 19 - The Citadel
Nov. 25 - N.C. State (Friday)
Dec. 3 - ACC Championship Game (Charlotte)