 On November 27, 2018, the school rehired Mack Brown as head coach.In his first season at UNC in 22 years and first year coaching in 6 years, his team finished 6-6 and became bowl eligible for the first time since the 2016 season.On October 26 in a win over Duke he became the all time leader in wins with 73 surpassing his predecessor Dick Crum.