India, Sept. 7 -- Bill Belichick earned his first college coaching victory as North Carolina defeated Charlotte 20-3 on Saturday night. The six-time Super Bowl-winning coach, who took over the Tar Heels program in December after parting ways with the New England Patriots, said the victory was really about the team, ESPN reported. He added that the players, coaches, and staff worked hard to bounce back and were deserving of the win.

The Tar Heels showed marked improvement, rushing for 148 yards and avoiding turnovers. Their defense limited Charlotte to only 21 rushing yards, a stark contrast to the 258 yards conceded against TCU, to whom they had lost 48-14 earlier in the week.

While the result provided a morale boost for Belichick's new...