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1996 North Carolina Tar Heels 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.

1996 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 20–13 vs. West Virginia
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 10
Record10–2 (6–2 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGreg Davis (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorCarl Torbush (9th season)
Base defense4–3
CaptainGreg Ellis, James Hamilton, Leon Johnson, Freddie Jones, Chris Keldorf, Jeff Saturday, Brian Simmons, Rick Terry
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Florida State $   8 – 0     11 – 1  
No. 10 North Carolina   6 – 2     10 – 2  
Clemson   6 – 2     7 – 5  
Virginia   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Georgia Tech   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Maryland   3 – 5     5 – 6  
NC State   3 – 5     3 – 8  
Wake Forest   1 – 7     3 – 8  
Duke   0 – 8     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 313:30 p.m.Clemson
ABCW 45–047,500[1]
September 76:00 p.m.at No. 9 Syracuse*No. 24
ESPN2W 27–1048,097[2]
September 213:30 p.m.Georgia TechNo. 11
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
ABCW 16–050,000[3]
September 283:30 p.m.at No. 2 Florida StateNo. 11
ABCL 0–1380,120[4]
October 56:30 p.m.at Wake ForestNo. 15
W 45–625,681[5]
October 127:00 p.m.MarylandNo. 13
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
ESPN2W 38–747,500[6]
October 266:30 p.m.at Houston*No. 9
W 42–1416,850[7]
November 212:00 p.m.NC StateNo. 8
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
JPSW 52–2047,000[8]
November 91:30 p.m.Louisville*No. 8
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 28–1046,000[9]
November 163:30 p.m.at No. 24 VirginiaNo. 6
ABCL 17–2042,500[10]
November 2312:00 p.m.at DukeNo. 13
JPSW 27–1030,264[11]
January 1, 199712:30 p.m.vs. No. 25 West Virginia*No. 12
NBCW 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

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See also: 1996 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP——241211111513119886т1313131210
Coaches—2213131117141198871414141310

Roster

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1996 North Carolina Tar Heels football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 4 Ocatvus Barnes Jr
FB 6 Chris Watson Sr
TB 12 Leon Johnson Sr
QB 15 Chris Keldorf Jr
WR 18 Na Brown So
WR 23 LC Stevens So
RB 27 Jonathan Linton Jr
OT 51 Mike Baxter Jr
G 63 Mike Hobgood Jr
C 64 Jeff Saturday Jr
G 74 Jerness Gethers Sr
OT 75 Byron Thomas Sr
TE 86 Ebenezer Ekuban So
TE 92 Freddie Jones Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
S 2 Omar Brown Jr
S 3 Greg Williams Jr
LB 9 Keith Newman So
CB 29 Robert Williams So
CB 31 Dré Bly   Fr
LB 41 Brian Simmons Jr
LB 53 Kivuusama Mays Jr
LB 54 James Hamilton Sr
DT 70 Andre Purvis Sr
DT 84 Nate Hobgood-Chittick Jr
DT 85 Chris Mintz   Fr
DE 87 Greg Ellis Jr
DT 90 Vonnie Holliday Jr
DE 91 Mike Pringley So
DT 94 Rick Terry Sr
DE 96 Russell Davis So
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

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  1. ^ "UNC makes Tigers Heel". The Greenville News. September 1, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Heels' QB too tall an order for SU". Press & Sun-Bulletin. September 8, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tar Heels topple Tech 16–0". The News-Herald. September 22, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "North Carolina shut down by sack-happy Florida State". The Commercial Appeal. September 29, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Maryland drops fourth straight game". The Daily Times. October 13, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "North Carolina swamps Houstin in Astrodome". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 27, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "A Pack of disasters". The Herald-Sun. November 3, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "U of L shoots itself in foot vs. Heels, 28–10". The Courier-Journal. November 10, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "The Cavs have big comeback". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. November 17, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "Backup quarterback stars for Tar Heels". The Cincinnati Enquirer. January 2, 1997. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1996 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
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