Since 2026
The six-time Super Bowl-winning Patriots head coach was hired in Dec. 2024 in one of the sport's most unusual coaching moves ever — his first college job at age 72. The transition was rocky: hired after the transfer portal window had already closed, UNC finished his debut season 129th of 134 FBS teams in total offense and 4-8 overall, opening with a 48-14 loss to TCU in Dublin.
Record & context
Lifetime record4–8 at North Carolina (first college head-coaching job)
Current program2nd season at North Carolina
Years in system—
ATS contextNo single published career ATS figure 2025 finished 4-8 (2-6 ACC), a genuinely difficult debut season defined by late roster construction (Belichick was hired after the portal window closed) and offensive dysfunction — UNC ranked 118th in scoring offense and 115th in red-zone efficiency.
Previous season4–8 (2–6 ACC)
Compensation
Salary$10.0M
SourceCoach salary per Fox News/NFL.com (5-yr deal through 2029, only first three years guaranteed at $10M/yr, $1M base plus $9M "supplemental income," plus up to $3.5M in incentives including $1.75M for a national title). UNC has not disclosed a team NIL figure, though the contract explicitly promised significant NIL investment increases to build the roster.
Designationreported
Confidence—
Figures are labeled by designation. Estimated values are not official contract terms.