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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: Mack Brown
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2024
1996 Season Highlights
 Mack Brown enters his 9th season as Head Coach at North Carolina.
 
1996 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Aug. 31  vs. Clemson  45   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 7  @ Syracuse  27   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Georgia Tech  16   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Florida State  0   13   L       
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ Wake Forest  45   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Maryland  38   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Houston  42   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. North Carolina State  52   20   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Louisville  28   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Virginia  17   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Duke  27   10   W       
 Wed., Jan. 1   West Virginia  20   13   W    @ Jacksonville, FL   Gator Bowl
 
1996 Season Totals
  Record10-2
  Points Scored357
  Scoring Average29.8
  Points Allowed123
  Defense Average10.3
  Opponents Record70-68
  Conference Record6-2
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record4-2
1996 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
10 10-2-0 AP
10 10-2-0 Coaches
10 10-2-0 USA Today/CNN
  
1996 Atlantic Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Florida State 11-1446174Lost  20-528-031471  Bobby Bowden
North Carolina 10-2357123Won  20-136-224076  Mack Brown
Clemson 7-5245241Lost  7-106-2164156  Tommy West
Virginia 7-5341203Lost  21-315-3219112  George Welsh
Georgia Tech 5-6220236 4-4157161  George OLeary
Maryland 5-6187239 3-5118205  Mark Duffner
North Carolina State 3-8268401 3-5199285  Mike OCain
Wake Forest 3-8144374 1-779287  Jim Caldwell
Duke 0-11162379 0-8105242  Fred Goldsmith

1996 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1996 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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