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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-

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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
Record	10-2
Points Scored	357
Scoring Average	29.8
Points Allowed	123
Defense Average	10.3
Opponents Record	70-68
Conference Record	6-2
Home Record	5-0
Away Record	4-2

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	11-1	446	174	Lost 20-52	8-0	314	71	Bobby Bowden
North Carolina	10-2	357	123	Won 20-13	6-2	240	76	Mack Brown
Clemson	7-5	245	241	Lost 7-10	6-2	164	156	Tommy West
Virginia	7-5	341	203	Lost 21-31	5-3	219	112	George Welsh
Georgia Tech	5-6	220	236		4-4	157	161	George OLeary
Maryland	5-6	187	239		3-5	118	205	Mark Duffner
North Carolina State	3-8	268	401		3-5	199	285	Mike OCain
Wake Forest	3-8	144	374		1-7	79	287	Jim Caldwell
Duke	0-11	162	379		0-8	105	242	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.

Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).