American college football season
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 .
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Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source August 31 3:30 p.m. Clemson ABC W 45–047,500 [1]
September 7 6:00 p.m. at No. 9 Syracuse * No. 24 ESPN2 W 27–1048,097 [2]
September 21 3:30 p.m. Georgia Tech No. 11 Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC ABC W 16–050,000 [3]
September 28 3:30 p.m. at No. 2 Florida State No. 11 ABC L 0–1380,120 [4]
October 5 6:30 p.m. at Wake Forest No. 15 W 45–625,681 [5]
October 12 7:00 p.m. Maryland No. 13 Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC ESPN2 W 38–747,500 [6]
October 26 6:30 p.m. at Houston * No. 9 W 42–1416,850 [7]
November 2 12:00 p.m. NC State No. 8 Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry ) JPS W 52–2047,000 [8]
November 9 1:30 p.m. Louisville * No. 8 Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC W 28–1046,000 [9]
November 16 3:30 p.m. at No. 24 Virginia No. 6 ABC L 17–2042,500 [10]
November 23 12:00 p.m. at Duke No. 13 JPS W 27–1030,264 [11]
January 1, 1997 12:30 p.m. vs. No. 25 West Virginia * No. 12 NBC W 20–1352,103 [12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
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Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Final AP — — 24 12 11 11 15 13 11 9 8 8 6т 13 13 13 12 10 Coaches — 22 13 13 11 17 14 11 9 8 8 7 14 14 14 13 10
Roster
1996 North Carolina Tar Heels football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
P
40
David Secrest
Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
References
^ "UNC makes Tigers Heel" . The Greenville News . September 1, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Heels' QB too tall an order for SU" . Press & Sun-Bulletin . September 8, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tar Heels topple Tech 16–0" . The News-Herald . September 22, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "North Carolina shut down by sack-happy Florida State" . The Commercial Appeal . September 29, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tar Heels' Johnson knocks off records and Wake Forest, 45–6" . The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . October 6, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Maryland drops fourth straight game" . The Daily Times . October 13, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "North Carolina swamps Houstin in Astrodome" . San Angelo Standard-Times . October 27, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "A Pack of disasters" . The Herald-Sun . November 3, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "U of L shoots itself in foot vs. Heels, 28–10" . The Courier-Journal . November 10, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "The Cavs have big comeback" . The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . November 17, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Johnson goes out with a bang; Tar Heels put end to Devils' misery" . The Herald-Sun . November 24, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Backup quarterback stars for Tar Heels" . The Cincinnati Enquirer . January 2, 1997. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "1996 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results" . Sports Reference LLC . Retrieved February 10, 2024 .
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