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-
1987 Season Highlights
Dick Crum enters his 10th season as Head Coach at North Carolina.
1987 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 5 vs.
Illinois
34
14
W
Sat., Sep. 12 @
Oklahoma
0
28
L
Sat., Sep. 19 @
Georgia Tech
30
23
W
Sat., Sep. 26 @
Navy
45
14
W
Sat., Oct. 3 vs.
Auburn
10
20
L
Sat., Oct. 10 vs.
Wake Forest
14
22
L
Sat., Oct. 17 @
North Carolina State
17
14
W
Sat., Oct. 31 @
Maryland
27
14
W
Sat., Nov. 7 vs.
Clemson
10
13
L
Sat., Nov. 14 @
Virginia
17
20
L
Sat., Nov. 21 vs.
Duke
10
25
L
1987 Season Totals
Record 5-6
Points Scored 214
Scoring Average 19.5
Points Allowed 207
Defense Average 18.8
Opponents Record 65-57
Conference Record 3-4
Home Record 1-4
Away Record 4-2
1987 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1987 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1987 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 oldest college football bowl game is the Rose Bowl, which was first played in 1902.