North Carolina Football Team History
North Carolina Tar Heels
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC
Founded: 1789 Stadium: Kenan Memorial Stadium Capacity: 60,000 Colors: Carolina Blue & White Coach: Dick Crum Conference: Atlantic Coast-
1986 Season Highlights
Dick Crum enters his 9th season as Head Coach at North Carolina.
1986 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 6 vs. Citadel
45
14
W
Sat., Sep. 13 @
Kansas
20
0
W
Sat., Sep. 20 @
Florida State
10
10
T
Sat., Oct. 4 vs.
Georgia Tech
21
20
W
Sat., Oct. 11 @
Wake Forest
40
30
W
Sat., Oct. 18 vs.
North Carolina State
34
35
L
Sat., Oct. 25 @
Louisiana State
3
30
L
Sat., Nov. 1 vs.
Maryland
32
30
W
Sat., Nov. 8 @
Clemson
10
38
L
Sat., Nov. 15 vs.
Virginia
27
7
W
Sat., Nov. 22 @
Duke
42
35
W
Sat., Dec. 27
Arizona
21
30
L
@ Honolulu, HI
Aloha Classic Bowl
1986 Season Totals
Record 7-4
-1
Points Scored 305
Scoring Average 25.4
Points Allowed 279
Defense Average 23.3
Opponents Record 66-54
Conference Record 5-2
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 3-2
-1
1986 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1986 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1986 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.