CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- The consensus from multiple sources within the Kenan Football Center is that a head coaching change will be made following UNC’s loss to N.C. State on Saturday, ending Larry Fedora's seven-year tenure at the helm.

The Tar Heels' 34-28 overtime loss to the Wolfpack at Kenan Stadium concluded a 2-9 (1-7 ACC) regular season, marking the fewest program wins in a season since 2003. UNC has lost three consecutive games to N.C. State and is 7-13 under Fedora against in-state FBS opponents.

Fedora, 56, is 45-43 (28-28 ACC) in his seven years in Chapel Hill. His 45 wins are the fifth-most in school history. The Tar Heels posted 1-7 ACC records in back-to-back seasons with their lone victories coming against Pat Narduzzi's Pittsburgh Panthers.

After posting an 8-4 record in his first season in 2012 – UNC was not eligible for a bowl game due a postseason ban stemming from the 2010 NCAA investigation – Fedora directed the Tar Heels to four consecutive bowls from 2013-2016. UNC defeated Cincinnati, 39-17, in the 2013 Belk Bowl before losing three consecutive bowl games the following three seasons.

In 2015, UNC won 11 games for the fourth time in school history and went undefeated in ACC play for the first time since 1980 to clinch the program’s first and only Coastal Division title and a spot in the ACC Championship Game. The 11 wins are the most consecutive victories in a season in school history.

UNC’s 19 wins in 2015-16 were its most in back-to-back seasons since winning 21 in 1996-97.

After winning 18 of 22 games spanning the 2015-2016 seasons, UNC has since lost 21 of its last 27 games, including 21 of its last 24 against FBS competition and 16 of its last 18 against ACC opponents. Fedora delivered a 28-17 record at Kenan Stadium despite losing 10 of his last 13 at home.

UNC has set more than 100 single-season and career offensive records during Fedora’s tenure. The Tar Heels set school records for points and touchdowns in 2012 only to top those marks in 2015 with 570 points, 73 touchdowns and a 40.7 points-per-game average.

Larry Fedora

Fedora coached 19 Tar Heels who were selected in the NFL Draft, including four players taken in the first round. In 2017, Chicago drafted Mitch Trubisky with the No. 2 overall pick, joining Julius Peppers (2002), Lawrence Taylor (1982) and Ken Willard (1965) as the highest draft picks in school history.

Fedora agreed to a seven-year contract extension through 2022 prior to UNC’s ACC Championship Game appearance in 2015 that included a hefty buyout equal to the total amount of his remaining salary and supplemental compensation payments. His current buyout is roughly $12.4 million.

The liquidated damages are due on the last day of each subsequent contract year (Jan. 15) and will be reduced by any compensation received if Fedora takes a new coaching job at the college or pro level or if he works as a commentator for any national sports media outlet.

Fedora will make $2,525,000 this season, not including apparel/media contracts.

Fedora officially accepted the UNC job on Dec. 9, 2011, after guiding Southern Miss to the Conference USA title. The College Station, Texas native is 79-62 in 11 years as a head football coach.