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-
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 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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