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1996 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

American college football season

American college football season

FieldValue
year1996
teamNorth Carolina Tar Heels
sportfootball
conferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
short_confACC
CoachRank10
APRank10
record10–2
conf_record6–2
head_coachMack Brown
hc_year9th
off_coachGreg Davis
oc_year1st
off_schemeMultiple
def_coachCarl Torbush
dc_year9th
def_scheme[4–3](4-3-defense)
captainGreg Ellis
captain2James Hamilton
captain3Leon Johnson
captain4Freddie Jones
captain5Chris Keldorf
captain6Jeff Saturday
captain7Brian Simmons
captain8Rick Terry
stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
championGator Bowl champion
bowl[Gator Bowl](1997-gator-bowl)
bowl_resultW 20–13 vs. [West Virginia](1996-west-virginia-mountaineers-football-team)

The 1996 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Tar Heels played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The team was led by head coach Mack Brown.

Schedule

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Rankings

Roster

References

References

  1. (September 1, 1996). "UNC makes Tigers Heel". The Greenville News.
  2. (September 8, 1996). "Heels' QB too tall an order for SU". Press & Sun-Bulletin.
  3. (September 22, 1996). "Tar Heels topple Tech 16–0". The News-Herald.
  4. (September 29, 1996). "North Carolina shut down by sack-happy Florida State". The Commercial Appeal.
  5. (October 6, 1996). "Tar Heels' Johnson knocks off records and Wake Forest, 45–6". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
  6. (October 13, 1996). "Maryland drops fourth straight game". The Daily Times.
  7. (October 27, 1996). "North Carolina swamps Houstin in Astrodome". San Angelo Standard-Times.
  8. (November 3, 1996). "A Pack of disasters". The Herald-Sun.
  9. (November 10, 1996). "U of L shoots itself in foot vs. Heels, 28–10". The Courier-Journal.
  10. (November 17, 1996). "The Cavs have big comeback". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
  11. (November 24, 1996). "Johnson goes out with a bang; Tar Heels put end to Devils' misery". The Herald-Sun.
  12. (January 2, 1997). "Backup quarterback stars for Tar Heels". The Cincinnati Enquirer.
  13. "1996 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
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