North Carolina Tar Heels football

North Carolina Tar Heels football
Current season
File:University of North Carolina Tarheels Interlocking NC logo.svg
First season	1888
Head coach	Larry Fedora
Home stadium	Kenan Memorial Stadium
Stadium capacity	63,000
Stadium surface	Bermuda Grass
Location	Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Conference	ACC
Division	Coastal
All-time record	644–500–54
Postseason bowl record	13–16
Conference titles	9
Consensus All-Americans	13
Current uniform
File:ACC-Uniform-UNC.png
Colors	Carolina Blue and White
Fight song	Here Comes Carolina I'm a Tar Heel Born Carolina Fight
Mascot	Rameses
Marching band	The Marching Tar Heels
Outfitter	Nike
Rivals	Duke Virginia Wake Forest NC State
Website	TarHeelBlue.com

The North Carolina Tar Heels football team represents the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the sport of American football. The Tar Heels compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

In Carolina's first 121 seasons of football competition, the Tar Heels have compiled a record of 646–488–54, a winning percentage of .566. Carolina has played in 29 bowl games in its history and won three Southern Conference championships and five Atlantic Coast Conference titles. Thirty Tar Heel players have been honored as first-team All-Americas on 38 occasions. Carolina had 32 All-Southern Conference selections when it played in that league until 1952 and since joining the ACC in 1953, has had 174 first-team All-ACC choices. The team's most recent bowl appearance came in the 2010 Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl with a double overtime win against the Tennessee Volunteers; the final score was 30-27. Since joining the Atlantic Coast Conference in 1953, the team has won five conference championships, with the most recent title coming in 1980.

One very important contribution to the game of football by North Carolina is the modern use of the forward pass; they were the first college team to use the play in 1895. Bob Quincy notes in his 1973 book They Made the Bell Tower Chime: "John Heisman, a noted historian, wrote 30 years later that, indeed, the Tar Heels had given birth to the forward pass against the Bulldogs (UGA). It was conceived to break a scoreless deadlock and give UNC a 6–0 win. The Carolinians were in a punting situation and a Georgia rush seemed destined to block the ball. The punter, with an impromptu dash to his right, tossed the ball and it was caught by George Stephens, who ran 70 yards for a touchdown.”

While not a consistent football powerhouse, the North Carolina football program has had intermittent success and has featured a number of great players, many of whom have gone on to prominence in the National Football League, including Lawrence Taylor, Charlie Justice, Chris Hanburger, Ken Willard, Don McCauley, Jeff Saturday, Alge Crumpler, Willie Parker, Greg Ellis, Dré Bly, Julius Peppers, and Hakeem Nicks.^{[citation needed]}

Head Coaches

Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
1889	Hector Cowan	1	2–2	.500
1894	V. K. Irvine	1	6–3	.667
1895	T. C. Trenchard	1	7–1–1	.833
1896	Gordon Johnston	1	3–4–1	.438
1897–00	W. A. Reynolds	4	27–7–4	.763
1901	Charles Jenkins	1	7–2	.778
1902–03	H. S. Olcott	2	11–4–3	.694
1904	R. R. Brown	1	5–2–2	.667
1905	William Warner	1	4–3–1	.563
1906	W. S. Keinholz	1	1–4–2	.286
1907	Otis Lamson	1	4–4–1	.500
1908	Edward Green	1	3–3–3	.500
1909–10	A. E. Brides	2	8–8	.500
1911	Branch Bocock	1	6–1–1	.813
1912	W. C. Martin	1	3–4–1	.438
1913–15	T. C. Trenchard	4	19–8–1	.696
1916–19	Thomas Campbell	2	9–7–1	.559
1920	M. E. Fuller	1	2–6	.250
1921–25	Bill Fetzer	5	30–12–4	.696
1926–33	Chuck Collins	8	38–31–9	.545
1934–35	Carl Snavely	2	15-2-1	.833
1936–41	Ray Wolf	6	38–17–3	.681
1942	Jim Tatum	1	5-2-2	.667
1943	Tom Young	1	6–3	.667
1944	Gene McEver	1	1–7–1	.167
1945–52	Carl Snavely	8	44–33–4	.568
1953–55	George Barclay	3	11–18–1	.383
1956–58	Jim Tatum	3	12–15–1	.429
1959–66	Jim Hickey	8	36–45	.444
1967–77	Bill Dooley	11	69–53–2	.565
1978–87	Dick Crum	10	72–41–3	.634
1988–97	Mack Brown	10	69–46–1	.599
1998–00	Carl Torbush	3	17–18	.486
2001–06	John Bunting	6	27–45	.375
2007–10	Butch Davis	4	12–23	.343
2011	Everett Withers (Interim)	1	7-5	.583
2012-	Larry Fedora	-	0-0	0.000[citation needed]
1889–2010	33 coaches	114	644–500–54	.563

• During the years 1888 and 1891–93, North Carolina had no official head coach. Over those four seasons, the team went 8–9.
• In 1890, the North Carolina Tar Heels did not field a team.
  • On September 19, 2011, North Carolina self-imposed sanctions against their football program, including forfeiting their wins from the 2008 and 2009 seasons.
    • On March 12, 2012 The NCAA Committee on Infractions stiffened the previously self-imposed sanctions including, inter alia, vacating participation in the '08 and '09 Bowl Games.

Rivalries

Duke Blue Devils

Main article: Victory Bell (Carolina–Duke)

File:Blue Devil and Rameses.jpg

Rameses and the Blue Devil mascot in 1957.

The football rivalry between Duke and North Carolina began in 1888, when Duke was known by the name of Trinity. Trinity won the first game in the now-longstanding series. While the two teams are more known for their basketball rivalry, they have been known to have some great games every now and then. The Victory Bell was introduced for the 1948 match-up, which North Carolina won 20-0. It's tradition for the school that has possession of the bell to paint the bell in the shade of blue of their school. The longest consecutive win streak in the series is a 13 game win streak by the Tar Heels from 1990-2002. The all-time series record is 55-35-4 (excluding the two Carolina vacated victories).

North Carolina State Wolfpack

Main article: Carolina – NC State football rivalry

File:Carter-Finley Stadium from NCSU sideline.jpg

The 2007 game between the Tar Heels and the Wolfpack.

The first football game between the NC State Wolfpack and the Tar Heels occurred in 1894, and the Tar Heels won 44-0. The two teams played every now and then until the formation of the ACC. Since the two teams have been apart of the ACC, they have played every year since 1953. In the past few years, the rivalry has been more highly contested than the Tar Heels rivalry with Duke. The 1998 and 1999 games were held at Bank of America Stadium, the Tar Heels won both games. The longest consecutive win streak in the series is 9 games, from 1943-1955 by the Tar Heels. The Tar Heels have currently lost five straight to the Wolfpack, matching a five-game losing streak from 1988-92. The all-time series is 63-32-6 in favor of the Tar Heels.

Virginia Cavaliers

Main article: South's Oldest Rivalry

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Ronald Curry is sacked by the Virginia defense in 2000.

The Tar Heels' rivalry with the Virginia Cavaliers began in 1892, and the rivalry has come to be known as the "South's Oldest Rivalry." The teams played twice during the 1892 season, with the Cavaliers winning the first game and the Tar Heels winning the second. The two teams have played a total of 116 times, more than the two teams have played any other program. It is the fourth most played rivalry game among college football's major conference schools. The all-time series record is 58–54–4, in favor of the Tar Heels.

NCAA Investigation 2010-2011

In July 2010, it was reported that the program was being investigated by the NCAA due to possible connections with sport agents. The football program was also under investigation for academic fraud and a failure to properly monitor players, which the NCAA found to be true. Seven players from the UNC football program, including starters and once top recruits Greg Little and Marvin Austin, were reported to have accepted more than $27,000 in impermissible benefits in 2009 and 2010. Following an NCAA investigation into misconduct, in July 2011, head coach Butch Davis was fired and replaced by interim coach Everett Withers. Also, in September 2011, the program decided to vacate all its wins from the 2008 and 2009 seasons, reduce its scholarship athletes by 3, begin serving two years of probation, and pay a $50,000 fine. The NCAA later increased the penalties to a reduction of athletic scholarships by 15, three years of probation, and a post-season ban of one year.

Conference Affiliations

• 1888–1894: Independent
• 1895–1921: Southern Conference Athletic Association
• 1922–1952: Southern Conference
• 1953–current: ACC

Championships

See also: List of Atlantic Coast Conference football champions

Year	Conference	Overall record	Conference record
1895	SIAA	7-1-1	5-0
1922	Southern	9–1	5–1
1946	Southern	8–2–1	4–0–1
1949	Southern	7–4	5–0
1963	ACC	9–2	5–1
1971	ACC	9–3	6–0
1972	ACC	11–1	6–0
1977	ACC	8–3–1	5–0–1
1980	ACC	11–1	7–0

• 9 conference championships

Bowl History

Bowl Record

North Carolina has played in 29 bowl games in its history with a record of 13–16 .

Date	Bowl Name	Result	Opponent	PF	PA
January 1, 1947	Sugar Bowl	L	Georgia	10	20
January 1, 1949	Sugar Bowl	L	Oklahoma	6	14
January 2, 1950	Cotton Bowl Classic	L	Rice	13	27
December 28, 1963	Gator Bowl	W	Air Force	35	0
December 30, 1970	Peach Bowl	L	Arizona State	26	48
December 31, 1971	Gator Bowl	L	Georgia	3	7
December 30, 1972	Sun Bowl	W	Texas Tech	32	28
December 28, 1974	Sun Bowl	L	Mississippi State	24	26
December 31, 1976	Peach Bowl	L	Kentucky	0	21
December 19, 1977	Liberty Bowl	L	Nebraska	17	21
December 28, 1979	Gator Bowl	W	Michigan	17	15
December 31, 1980	Bluebonnet Bowl	W	Texas	16	7
December 28, 1981	Gator Bowl	W	Arkansas	31	27
December 25, 1982	Sun Bowl	W	Texas	26	10
December 30, 1983	Peach Bowl	L	Florida State	3	28
December 27, 1986	Aloha Bowl	L	Arizona	21	30
January 2, 1993	Peach Bowl	W	Mississippi State	21	17
December 31, 1993	Gator Bowl	L	Alabama	10	24
December 30, 1994	Sun Bowl	L	Texas	30	35
December 30, 1995	CarQuest Bowl	W	Arkansas	20	10
January 1, 1997	Gator Bowl	W	West Virginia	20	13
January 1, 1998	Gator Bowl	W	Virginia Tech	42	3
December 19, 1998	Las Vegas Bowl	W	San Diego State	20	13
December 31, 2001	Peach Bowl	W	Auburn	16	10
December 30, 2004	Continental Tire Bowl	L	Boston College	24	37
December 27, 2008	Meineke Car Care Bowl	L	West Virginia	30	31
December 26, 2009	Meineke Car Care Bowl	L	Pittsburgh	17	19
December 30, 2010	Music City Bowl	W	Tennessee	30	27 (2OT)
December 26, 2011	Independence Bowl	L	Missouri	24	41

1947 Sugar Bowl

	1	2	3	4	OT
Georgia	0	0	13	7	20
North Carolina	0	7	3	0	10

The 1947 Sugar Bowl, which pitted the Tar Heels against the Georgia Bulldogs, took place on January 1, 1947. The game was played in Tulane Stadium, which was located in New Orleans, Louisiana. Through the first quarter of play the game remained scoreless. Bob Mitten, a Carolina defensive player, intercepted a Bulldog pass, which eventually led to the first score in the Sugar Bowl. North Carolina scored first, in the second quarter of play, off a 4 yard run by Walt Pupa. After the successful PAT, the score was 7-0 in favor of North Carolina. The score remained that way until halftime. In the third period, Georgia's defensive right end, Joe Tereshinski intercepted a Tar Heel pass, on the Georgia 24 yard line. Tereshinki the lateraled the ball to his teammate, Dick McPhee who ran 52 yards, being tackled on the Carolina 14 yard line. The Tar Heels argued that the lateral was a forward lateral, but the referees thought otherwise. The Bulldogs capitalized on the turnover, by scoring on a 1 yard quarterback sneak, executed by Johnny Rauch. North Carolina retaliated with a 27 yard field goal, kicked by Bob Cox. North Carolina regained the lead, 10-7. Less than three minutes later, after the UNC score, the Bulldogs scored off a 67 yard pass from Trippi to Dan Edwards. However, the PAT was missed, leaving the score at 13-10 in favor of the Bulldogs. In the fourth quarter, Johnny Rauch scored the final touchdown of the game, this time off a 13 yard run. With the made PAT, the score was 20-10 in favor of the Georgia Bulldogs. The Tar Heels lost their first bowl game.

1949 Sugar Bowl

	1	2	3	4	OT
Oklahoma	7	0	7	0	14
North Carolina	6	0	0	0	6

1950 Cotton Bowl

	1	2	3	4	OT
Rice	0	14	7	6	27
North Carolina	0	0	0	13	13

1963 Gator Bowl

	1	2	3	4	OT
Air Force	0	0	0	0	0
North Carolina	6	14	8	7	35

1970 Peach Bowl

	1	2	3	4	OT
Arizona State	7	14	20	7	48
North Carolina	0	26	0	0	26

1971 Gator Bowl

	1	2	3	4	OT
North Carolina	0	0	3	0	3
Georgia	0	0	7	0	7

1972 Sun Bowl

	1	2	3	4	OT
North Carolina	3	6	7	16	32
Texas Tech	0	7	14	7	28

1974 Sun Bowl

	1	2	3	4	OT
North Carolina	7	0	14	3	24
Mississippi State	7	3	10	6	26

1976 Peach Bowl

	1	2	3	4	OT
North Carolina	0	0	0	0	0
Kentucky	0	0	7	14	21

1977 Liberty Bowl

	1	2	3	4	OT
North Carolina	0	14	3	0	17
Nebraska	0	7	0	14	21

1979 Gator Bowl

	1	2	3	4	OT
Michigan	0	9	0	6	15
North Carolina	0	7	7	3	17

1980 Bluebonnet Bowl

	1	2	3	4	OT
North Carolina	6	7	3	0	16
Texas	0	7	0	0	7

1981 Gator Bowl

	1	2	3	4	OT
North Carolina	3	7	14	7	31
Arkansas	7	3	0	17	27

1982 Sun Bowl

	1	2	3	4	OT
North Carolina	0	3	0	23	26
Texas	7	3	0	0	10

1983 Peach Bowl

	1	2	3	4	OT
North Carolina	0	0	0	3	3
Florida State	14	7	0	7	28

1986 Aloha Bowl

	1	2	3	4	OT
Arizona	0	13	17	0	30
North Carolina	0	0	7	14	21

1993 Peach Bowl

	1	2	3	4	OT
North Carolina	0	0	14	7	21
Mississippi State	14	0	0	3	17

1993 Gator Bowl

	1	2	3	4	OT
North Carolina	0	10	0	0	10
Alabama	0	10	7	7	24

1994 Sun Bowl

	1	2	3	4	OT
North Carolina	7	10	0	14	31
Texas	7	14	0	14	35

1995 CarQuest Bowl

	1	2	3	4	OT
Arkansas	7	0	3	0	10
North Carolina	7	0	13	0	20

1997 Gator Bowl

	1	2	3	4	OT
North Carolina	0	17	3	0	20
West Virginia	0	3	7	0	10

1998 Gator Bowl

	1	2	3	4	OT
Virginia Tech	0	0	3	0	3
North Carolina	16	6	6	14	42

1998 Las Vegas Bowl

	1	2	3	4	OT
San Diego State	7	3	0	0	10
North Carolina	12	8	0	0	20

2001 Peach Bowl

	1	2	3	4	OT
North Carolina	7	3	6	0	16
Auburn	0	0	0	10	10

2004 Continental Tire Bowl

	1	2	3	4	OT
Boston College	14	7	0	16	37
North Carolina	7	14	3	0	24

2010 Music City Bowl

	1	2	3	4	OT
North Carolina	7	10	0	3	30
Tennessee	7	7	0	6	27

2011 Independence Bowl

The Independence Bowl marked the final game for head coach Everette Withers at UNC.

	1	2	3	4	OT
Missouri	14	17	7	3	41
North Carolina	7	3	7	7	24

1000-yard Rushers

Year	Player	Yards
1969	Don McCauley	1,092
1970	Don McCauley	1,720
1973	Sammy Johnson	1,006
1974	Jim Betterson	1,082
1974	Mike Voight	1,033
1975	Mike Voight	1,250
1976	Mike Voight	1,407
1977	Amos Lawrence	1,211
1978	Amos Lawrence	1,043
1979	Amos Lawrence	1,019
1980	Amos Lawrence	1,118
1980	Kelvin Bryant	1,039
1981	Kelvin Bryant	1,015
1982	Kelvin Bryant	1,064
1983	Ethan Horton	1,107
1983	Tyrone Anthony	1,063
1984	Ethan Horton	1,247
1986	Derrick Fenner	1,250
1988	Kennard Martin	1,146
1991	Natrone Means	1,030
1992	Natrone Means	1,195
1993	Curtis Johnson	1,034
1993	Leon Johnson	1,012
1997	Jonathan Linton	1,004
2011	Gio Bernard	1,253

Notable Players

All-Americans

Year	Player(s)
1929	Ray Farris
1933	George Barclay
1934	George Barclay*, Jim Hutchins
1935	Don Jackson
1936	Andy Bershak
1937	Andy Bershak*
1938	Steve Maronic*
1939	George Sternweiss, Jim Lalanne, Paul Severin*
1940	Paul Severin*
1943	Ray Poole
1946	Charlie Justice
1947	Charlie Justice, Walt Pupa
1948	Charlie Justice*, Art Weiner*, Len Szafaryn
1949	Charlie Justice*, Art Weiner*, Ken Powell*
1950	Irv Holdash*
1958	Al Goldstein*, Phil Blazer
1961	Jim LeCampte
1963	Bob Lacey*
1964	Ken Willard
1969	Ed Chalupka
1970	Don McCauley*
1972	Ron Rusnak*, Jerry Sain
1974	Ken Huff*, Charles Waddell*
1976	Mike Voight, Mark Cantrell
1977	Dee Hardison*, Mike Salzano
1979	Ricky Barden*, Ron Wooten
1980	Ron Wooten*, Amos Lawrence, Donnell Thompson, Lawrence Taylor*, Rick Donnalley
1981	Greg Poole, David Drechsler*
1982	David Drechsler*, William Fuller*
1983	William Fuller*, Brian Blados*, Ethan Horton
1986	Harris Barton*, Derrick Fenner
1987	Carlton Bailey
1988	Jeff Garnica
1989	Pat Crowley*
1990	Kevin Donnalley
1992	Randall Parsons, Natrone Means
1993	Bracey Walker*
1994	Marcus Jones
1995	Marcus Jones*
1996	Dré Bly*, Greg Ellis, Brian Simmons*, Freddie Jones
1997	Dré Bly*, Greg Ellis*, Brian Simmons*, Kivuusama Mays
1998	Dré Bly*
1999	Brian Schmitz*
2000	Julius Peppers*
2001	Julius Peppers*, Ryan Sims
2004	Jason Brown*
2008	Trimane Goddard

(*) Denotes First Team All-American

Jersey Honorings

Retired jerseys

Number	Player
22	Charlie Justice
46	Bill Sutherland
50	Art Weiner
59	Andy Bershak
99	George Barclay

Honored jerseys

Around the front of second tier of stands in Kenan Stadium, there are strips of metal with names of former Tar Heel footballers with their numbers, these are the honored jerseys.

Number	Player
99	George Barclay
59	Andy Bershak
46	Bill Sutherland
22	Charlie Justice
50	Art Weiner
10	Danny Talbott
23	Don McCauley
62	Ron Rusnak
68	Ken Huff
44	Mike Voight
71	Dee Hardison
98	Lawrence Taylor
95	William Fuller
12	Ethan Horton
71	Marcus Jones
87	Greg Ellis
41	Brian Simmons
31	Dré Bly
49	Julius Peppers
44	Kelvin Bryant
67	Harris Barton
60	Brian Blados
25	Irv Holdash
85	Bob Lacey
20	Amos Lawrence
87	Paul Severin

Captains

Year	Player(s)
1888	Bob Bingham, Steve Bragaw
1889	Lacy Little, Steve Bragaw
1891	Mike Hoke, George Graham
1892	Mike Hoke
1893	A. S. Bernard
1894	Charles Baskerville
1895	Edwin Gregory
1896	Robert Wright
1897	Arthur Belden
1898	Frank Rogers
1899	Samuel Shull
1900	Frank Osborne
1901	Albert M. Carr
1902	Frank Foust
1903	G. Lyles Jones
1904	R. S. Stewart
1905	Foy Roberson
1906	Romy Story
1907	Joseph S. Mann
1908	George Thomas
1909	C.C. Garrett
1910	Earl Thompson
1911	Bob Winston
1912	William Tillett
1913	L.L. Abernethey
1914	Dave Tayloe
1915	Dave Tayloe
1916	George Tandy
1919	J.M. Coleman
1920	Beemer Harrell
1921	Robbins Lowe
1922	Grady Pritchard
1923	Roy Morris
1924	Pierce Matthews
1925	Herman McIver
1926	Manly Whisnant
1927	Garret Morehead
1928	Harry Schwartz
1929	Ray Farris
1930	Strud Nash
1931	-
1932	-
1933	Bill Croom
1934	George Barclay
1935	Herman Snyder, Harry Montgomery
1936	Dick Buck
1937	Andy Bershak, Crowell Little
1938	Steve Maronic, George Watson
1939	George Stirnweiss, Jim Woodson
1940	Paul Severin, Gates Kimball
1941	Harry Dunkle, Carl Suntheimer
1942	Joe Austin, Tank Marshall
1943	Craven Turner
1944	Bobby Weant
1945	Bill Voris, Bill Walker
1946	Chan Highsmith, Ralph Strayhorn
1947	George Sparger, Joe Wright
1948	Hosea Rodgers, Dan Stiegman
1949	Charlie Justice
1950	Dick Bunting, Irv Holdash
1951	Joe Dudeck, Bob Gantt
1952	George Norris, Bud Wallace
1953	Ken Yarborough
1954	-
1955	Will Frye, Roland Perdue
1956	George Stavnitski, Ed Sutton
1957	Dave Reed, Buddy Payne
1958	Phil Blazer, Curtis Hathaway
1959	Jack Cummings, Wade Smith
1960	Rip Hawkins, Frank Riggs
1961	Bob Elliott, Jim LeCompte
1962	Joe Craver, Ward Marslender
1963	Gene Sigmon, Roger Smith
1964	Chris Hanburger, Ron Tuthill
1965	Hank Barden, Ed Stringer
1966	Bob Hume, Hank Sadler, Danny Talbott
1967	Jack Davenport, David Riggs
1968	Gayle Bomar, Mike Smith
1969	Sam Bounds, Ed Chalupka, Bob Hanna, Don Hartig, David Jackson, Ken Price, Saulis Zemaitis
1970	Don McCauley, Flip Ray, Bill Richardson
1971	John Bunting, Paul Miller
1972	Gene Brown, Ron Rusnak
1973	Sammy Johnson, Terry Taylor
1974	Ken Huff, Chris Kupec
1975	Deke Andrews, Roc Bauman, James Betterson, Bill Paschall, Ray Stanford, Bobby Trott
1976	Craig Funk, Ronny Johnson
1977	Alan Caldwell
1978	Bernie Menapace, Bunn Rhames, Mike Salzano
1979	Buddy Curry
1980	Rick Donnalley, Steve Streater, Lawrence Taylor, Ron Wooten
1981	Shelton Robinson, Lee Shaffer
1982	David Dreschsler
1983	Brain Blados, William Fuller
1984	Brian Johnston
1985	Carl Carr
1986	Walter Bailey
1987	Carlton Bailey, Mark Maye
1988	Bryan Causey, Jeff Garnica, Antonio Goss, Creighton Incorminias, John Keller, Mitch Wike
1989	Clarence Carter, Pat Crowley, Torin Dorn, Cecil Gray, Jonathan Hall
1990	Dwight Hollier
1991	Dwight Hollier
1992	Corey Holliday, Randall Parsons, Jonathan Perry, Tommy Thigpen
1993	Corey Holliday, Rick Steinbacher
1994	Jimmy Hitchcock, William Henderson, Mike Morton, Jason Stanicek
1995	Eric Thomas, Marcus Wall
1996	Greg Ellis, James Hamilton, Leon Johnson, Freddie Jones, Chris Keldorf, Jeff Saturday, Brian Simmons, Rick Terry
1997	Greg Ellis, Vonnie Holliday, Jonathan Linton, Jeff Saturday, Brian Simmons
1998	Na Brown, Ebenezer Ekuban, Deon Dyer, Keith Newman, Brandon Spoon
1999	Ryan Carfley, Deon Dyer, Billy-Dee Greenwood, Brian Schmitz
2000	Alge Crumpler, Ronald Curry, Sedrick Hodge, Brandon Spoon
2001	Ronald Curry, Quincy Monk, Jeff Reed
2002	Sam Aiken, Dexter Reid, Ronald Brewer
2003	Dexter Reid, Jeb Terry, D.J. Walker
2004	Darian Durant, Jason Brown, Gerald Sensabaugh, Jonas Seawright, Greg Warren
2005	Matt Baker, Tommy Richardson, Wallace Wright
2006	Melik Brown, Ronnie McGill, Kareen Taylor
2007	Kentwan Balmer, Connor Barth, Scott Lenahan, Garret Reynolds, Hilee Taylor
2008	Ryan Taylor, Matt Merletti, Garrett Reynolds, Hakeem Nicks, Trimane Goddard, Mark Paschal
2009	Jordan Hembley, Kyle Jolly, Quan Sturdivant, Cam Thomas, Kennedy Tinsley, E.J. Wilson, T.J. Yates
2010	T.J. Yates, Johnny White, Bruce Carter, Tydreke Powell, Ryan Taylor, Zach Brown

National Award Winners

• Chuck Bednarik Award: Julius Peppers (2001)
• Lombardi Award: Julius Peppers (2001)

Hall of Fame

College football

• Charlie Justice
• Don McCauley
• Art Weiner
• Jim Tatum
• Carl Snavely

Pro Football Hall of Fame

• Lawrence Taylor, LB, 1999
• Chris Hanburger, LB, 2011

Tar Heels in the NFL

Tar Heels in the Drafts

Tar Heels in the NFL Draft

Year	Player	Round #	Pick #	Overall #	Team
1938	Andy Bershak	5	6	36	Detroit Lions
1938	Tom Burnette	8	4	64	Pittsburgh Pirates
1938	Henry Bartos	12	9	109	Washington Redskins
1939	Steve Maronic	5	7	37	Detroit Lions
1939	Jack Kraynick	12	4	104	Philadelphia Eagles
1939	George Watson	14	10	130	New York Giants
1940	George Stirnweiss	2	1	11	Chicago Cardinals
1940	Charley Slagle	19	8	178	Washington Redskins
1941	Jim LaLanne	10	8	88	Chicago Bears
1941	Paul Severin	12	2	102	Pittsburgh Steelers
1941	Gates Kimball	16	3	143	Chicago Cardinals
1942	Carl Suntheimer	18	4	164	Chicago Cardinals
1943	Tank Marshall	21	6	196	New York Giants
1944	Hugh Cox	18	6	181	Green Bay Packers
1944	Ray Jordan	26	6	269	Green Bay Packers
1945	Chan Highsmith	15	4	146	Boston Yanks
1945	Ralph Strayhorn	18	2	177	Chicago Cardinals
1946	Hosea Rodgers	3	5	20	New York Giants
1946	Ted Hazelwood	16	4	144	Chicago Bears
1946	Howard Weldon	28	4	264	Chicago Bears
1946	Bill Voris	30	5	285	New York Giants
1947	Ernie Williamson	10	4	79	Washington Redskins
1947	Jack Fitch	12	3	98	Pittsburgh Steelers
1947	Walt Pupa	18	10	165	Chicago Bears
1947	Baxter Jerrell	28	7	262	Green Bay Packers
1947	Don Clayton	32	7	300	New York Giants
1948	Bill Smith	3	10	23	Chicago Cardinals
1948	Jim Camp	8	10	65	Chicago Cardinals
1949	Len Szafaryn	3	7	28	Washington Redskins
1949	Mike Rubish	8	2	73	Pittsburgh Steelers
1949	Bob Kennedy	8	7	78	Washington Redskins
1949	Bob Mitten	19	8	189	Chicago Bears
1949	Joe Romano	20	1	192	Detroit Lions
1949	Bob Cox	23	9	230	Chicago Cardinals
1949	Stan Marczyk	25	8	249	Chicago Bears
1950	Art Weiner	2	2	16	New York Bulldogs
1950	Charlie Justice	16	5	201	Washington Redskins
1950	Kenneth Powell	18	8	230	Pittsburgh Steelers
1951	Irv Holdash	7	8	82	Cleveland Browns
1951	Roscoe Hansen	29	7	346	Philadelphia Eagles
1953	Tom Higgins	6	9	70	Chicago Cardinals
1953	Bud Wallace	16	8	189	Philadelphia Eagles
1954	Jack Maultsby	12	9	142	Los Angeles Rams
1954	Ken Yarborough	27	7	320	Washington Redskins
1955	Larry Parker	11	3	124	Washington Redskins
1956	Bill Koman	8	6	91	Baltimore Colts
1956	Stew Pell	11	2	123	San Francisco 49ers
1956	Ken Keller	11	5	126	Philadelphia Eagles
1957	Ed Sutton	3	8	33	Washington Redskins
1957	Don Klochak	12	3	136	Los Angeles Rams
1957	Jack Stillwell	20	4	233	Cleveland Browns
1958	Buddy Payne	8	5	90	Washington Redskins
1958	Phil Blazer	8	12	97	Detroit Lions
1958	Leo Russavage	10	11	120	Cleveland Browns
1959	Ron Koes	3	6	30	Detroit Lions
1959	Emil DeCantis	10	3	111	Chicago Cardinals
1959	Alan Goldstein	10	9	117	Los Angeles Rams
1959	John Schroeder	15	2	170	Chicago Cardinals
1959	Don Redding	16	8	188	Chicago Bears
1959	Fred Swearingen	21	11	251	New York Giants
1959	Rabe Walton	30	3	351	Chicago Cardinals
1960	Jack Cummings	4	9	45	Philadelphia Eagles
1960	Don Stallings	5	4	52	Washington Redskins
1960	Earl Butler	12	6	138	Pittsburgh Steelers
1960	Jim Williams	12	10	142	San Francisco 49ers
1961	Rip Hawkins	2	2	15	Minnesota Vikings
1961	Henry Clement	11	6	146	Pittsburgh Steelers
1961	Bob Elliott	14	8	190	St. Louis Cardinals
1964	Bob Lacey	6	5	75	Minnesota Vikings
1964	Ed Kesler	16	9	219	Pittsburgh Steelers
1965	Ken Willard	1	2	2	San Francisco 49ers
1965	Chris Hanburger	18	7	245	Washington Redskins
1967	Bo Wood	6	21	159	New Orleans Saints
1967	Danny Talbott	17	13	432	San Francisco 49ers
1968	Jeff Beaver	15	23	404	Baltimore Colts
1969	Mike Richey	4	1	79	Buffalo Bills
1971	Don McCauley	1	22	22	Baltimore Colts
1971	Tony Blanchard	12	14	159	Cleveland Browns
1972	Lewis Jolley	3	4	56	Houston Oilers
1972	John Bunting	10	14	248	Philadelphia Eagles
1973	Bob Thornton	14	22	360	Dallas Cowboys
1974	Robert Pratt	3	15	67	Baltimore Colts
1974	Sammy Johnson	4	12	90	San Francisco 49ers
1974	Paul Lamm	14	1	339	Buffalo Bills
1975	Ken Huff	1	3	3	Baltimore Colts
1975	Charles Waddell	5	21	125	San Diego Chargers
1975	Chris Kupec	15	19	383	Buffalo Bills
1976	James Betterson	8	15	224	Denver Broncos
1976	Milton Butts	12	4	323	New Orleans Saints
1977	Mike Voight	3	20	76	Cincinnati Bengals
1977	Mark Griffin	8	14	209	Detroit Lions
1977	Mark Cantrell	9	25	248	Dallas Cowboys
1977	Tom Burkett	10	18	269	Cleveland Browns
1978	Dee Hardison	2	4	32	Buffalo Bills
1978	Brooks Williams	8	5	199	New Orleans Saints
1978	Walker Lee	8	4	202	Washington Redskins
1979	Bob Hukill	5	11	121	Dallas Cowboys
1979	Dave Simmons	6	16	153	Green Bay Packers
1979	Mike Salzano	6	23	160	Dallas Cowboys
1980	Buddy Curry	2	8	36	Atlanta Falcons
1980	Doug Paschal	5	11	121	Minnesota Vikings
1980	Phil Farris	11	20	297	Denver Broncos
1981	Lawrence Taylor	1	2	2	New York Giants
1981	Donnell Thompson	1	18	18	Baltimore Colts
1981	Rick Donnalley	3	17	73	Pittsburgh Steelers
1981	Amos Lawrence	4	20	103	San Diego Chargers
1981	Ron Wooten	6	19	157	New England Patriots
1981	Harry Stanback	6	26	164	Atlanta Falcons
1982	Calvin Daniels	2	19	46	Kansas City Chiefs
1982	Darrell Nicholson	6	17	156	New York Giants
1982	Bill Jackson	8	16	211	Cleveland Browns
1983	Mike Wilcher	2	8	36	Los Angeles Rams
1983	Dave Drechsler	2	20	48	Green Bay Packers
1983	Kelvin Bryant	7	28	196	Washington Redskins
1984	Brian Blados	1	28	28	Cincinnati Bengals
1984	Tyrone Anthony	3	13	69	New Orleans Saints
1984	Mark Smith	7	27	195	Washington Redskins
1984	Aaron Jackson	10	10	262	Cincinnati Bengals
1985	Ethan Horton	1	15	15	Kansas City Chiefs
1985	Brian Johnston	3	17	73	New York Giants
1985	Greg Naron	4	9	93	Philadelphia Eagles
1985	Micah Moon	9	4	228	Atlanta Falcons
1986	Larry Griffin	8	5	199	Houston Oilers
1986	Tommy Barnhardt	9	2	223	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1986	Carl Carr	10	23	272	New York Jets
1986	Arnold Franklin	11	21	303	Miami Dolphins
1987	Harris Barton	1	22	22	San Francisco 49ers
1988	Tim Goad	4	5	87	New England Patriots
1988	Reuben Davis	9	4	225	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1988	Carlton Bailey	9	14	235	Buffalo Bills
1989	Darrell Hamilton	3	13	69	Denver Broncos
1989	Derrick Fenner	10	17	268	Seattle Seahawks
1989	Antonio Goss	12	12	319	San Francisco 49ers
1990	Torin Dorn	4	14	95	Los Angeles Raiders
1990	Cecil Gray	9	24	244	Philadelphia Eagles
1991	Kevin Donnalley	3	24	79	Houston Oilers
1992	Brian Bollinger	3	20	76	San Francisco 49ers
1992	Dwight Hollier	4	13	97	Miami Dolphins
1992	Roy Barker	4	14	98	Minnesota Vikings
1992	Deems May	7	6	174	San Diego Chargers
1992	Eric Blount	8	6	202	Philadelphia Eagles
1992	Andrew Oberg	10	5	257	Green Bay Packers
1993	Thomas Smith	1	28	28	Buffalo Bills
1993	Natrone Means	2	12	41	San Diego Chargers
1993	Rondell Jones	3	13	69	Denver Broncos
1993	Tommy Thigpen	5	11	123	New York Giants
1994	Bucky Brooks	2	19	48	Buffalo Bills
1994	Austin Robbins	4	17	120	Los Angeles Raiders
1994	Bracy Walker	4	24	127	Kansas City Chiefs
1994	Sean Crocker	4	27	130	Buffalo Bills
1995	William Henderson	3	2	66	Green Bay Packers
1995	Jimmy Hitchcock	3	24	88	New England Patriots
1995	Mike Morton	4	20	118	Los Angeles Raiders
1995	Eddie Mason	6	7	178	New York Jets
1995	Oscar Sturgis	7	28	236	Dallas Cowboys
1996	Marcus Jones	1	22	22	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1996	Sean Boyd	5	16	148	Minnesota Vikings
1997	Rick Terry	2	1	31	New York Jets
1997	Freddie Jones	2	15	45	San Diego Chargers
1997	James Hamilton	3	19	79	Jacksonville Jaguars
1997	Leon Johnson	4	8	104	New York Jets
1997	Andre Purvis	5	14	144	Cincinnati Bengals
1998	Greg Ellis	1	8	8	Dallas Cowboys
1998	Brian Simmons	1	17	17	Cincinnati Bengals
1998	Vonnie Holliday	1	19	19	Green Bay Packers
1998	Omar Brown	4	11	103	Atlanta Falcons
1998	Kivuusama Mays	4	18	110	Minnesota Vikings
1998	Robert Williams	5	5	128	Kansas City Chiefs
1998	Jonathan Linton	5	8	131	Buffalo Bills
1999	Ebenezer Ekuban	1	20	20	Dallas Cowboys
1999	Dré Bly	2	10	41	St. Louis Rams
1999	Russell Davis	2	17	48	Chicago Bears
1999	Keith Newman	4	24	119	Buffalo Bills
1999	Na Brown	4	35	130	Philadelphia Eagles
1999	Mike Pringley	7	9	215	Detroit Lions
2000	Deon Dyer	4	23	117	Miami Dolphins
2001	Alge Crumpler	2	4	35	Atlanta Falcons
2001	Sedrick Hodge	3	8	70	New Orleans Saints
2001	Brandon Spoon	4	15	110	Buffalo Bills
2001	Dauntae' Finger	7	5	205	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
2002	Julius Peppers	1	2	2	Carolina Panthers
2002	Ryan Sims	1	6	6	Kansas City Chiefs
2002	David Thornton	4	8	106	Indianapolis Colts
2002	Joey Evans	7	8	219	Cincinnati Bengals
2002	Ronald Curry	7	24	235	Oakland Raiders
2002	Quincy Monk	7	34	245	New York Giants
2003	Sam Aiken	4	30	127	Buffalo Bills
2004	Dexter Reid	4	17	113	New England Patriots
2004	Michael Waddell	4	28	124	Tennessee Titans
2004	Jeb Terry	5	14	146	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
2005	Jason Brown	4	23	124	Baltimore Ravens
2005	Gerald Sensabaugh	5	21	157	Jacksonville Jaguars
2005	Madison Hedgecock	7	37	251	St. Louis Rams
2006	Chase Page	7	17	225	San Diego Chargers
2008	Kentwan Balmer	1	29	29	San Francisco 49ers
2008	Hilee Taylor	7	14	221	Carolina Panthers
2009	Hakeem Nicks	1	29	29	New York Giants
2009	Richard Quinn	2	32	64	Denver Broncos
2009	Brandon Tate	3	14	83	New England Patriots
2009	Garrett Reynolds	5	20	156	Atlanta Falcons
2009	Brooks Foster	5	24	160	St. Louis Rams
2010	E. J. Wilson	4	28	127	Seattle Seahawks
2010	Cam Thomas	5	15	146	San Diego Chargers
2011	Robert Quinn	1	14	14	St. Louis Rams
2011	Bruce Carter	2	8	40	Dallas Cowboys
2011	Marvin Austin	2	20	54	New York Giants
2011	Greg Little	2	27	59	Cleveland Browns
2011	Da'Norris Searcy	4	3	100	Buffalo Bills
2011	Johnny White	5	2	133	Buffalo Bills
2011	T. J. Yates	5	21	152	Houston Texans
2011	Quan Sturdivant	6	6	171	Arizona Cardinals
2011	Ryan Taylor	7	15	218	Green Bay Packers
2012	Quinton Coples	1	16	16	New York Jets
2012	Zach Brown	2	20	56	Tennessee Titans

Tar Heels in the AFL Draft

Year	Player	Round #	Pick #	Overall #	Team
1961	Rip Hawkins	2	2	9	Boston Patriots
1961	Roy (Milam) Wall	11	3	73	Buffalo Bills
1962	Jim LeCompte	7	4	52	Buffalo Bills
1962	Bob Elliott	31	1	241	Oakland Raiders
1963	Joe Craver	12	3	91	New York Jets
1964	Bob Lacey	11	3	83	New York Jets
1964	Ed Kesler	22	6	174	Houston Oilers

Tar Heels with Super Bowl Rings

Super Bowl	Player	Position	Team
XLVI	Hakeem Nicks	WR	New York Giants
XLVI	Marvin Austin	DT	New York Giants
XLIII	Willie Parker	RB	Pittsburgh Steelers
XLIII	Jeff Reed	K	Pittsburgh Steelers
XLIII	Greg Warren	LS	Pittsburgh Steelers
XLII	Russell Davis	DT	New York Giants
XLII	Madison Hedgecock	FB	New York Giants
XLI	Dexter Reid	S	Indianapolis Colts
XLI	Jeff Saturday	C	Indianapolis Colts
XL	Willie Parker	RB	Pittsburgh Steelers
XL	Jeff Reed	K	Pittsburgh Steelers
XL	Greg Warren	LS	Pittsburgh Steelers
XXXIX	Dexter Reid	S	New England Patriots
XXVI	Riddick Parker	DL	New England Patriots
XXXIV	Dré Bly	CB	St. Louis Rams
XXXIV	Mike Morton	LB	St. Louis Rams
XXXIV	Nate Hobgood-Chittick	DT	St. Louis Rams
XXXI	Bucky Brooks	DB	Green Bay Packers
XXXI	Bernardo Harris	LB	Green Bay Packers
XXXI	William Henderson	FB	Green Bay Packers
XXX	Oscar Sturgis	DE	Dallas Cowboys
XXIX	Harris Barton	OL	San Francisco 49ers
XXIX	Brian Bollinger	OL	San Francisco 49ers
XXIX	Antonio Goss	LB	San Francisco 49ers
XXV	Lawrence Taylor	LB	New York Giants
XXIV	Harris Barton	OL	San Francisco 49ers
XXIV	Antonio Goss	LB	San Francisco 49ers
XXIII	Harris Barton	OL	San Francisco 49ers
XXII	Kelvin Bryant	RB	Washington Redskins
XXII	Dave Truitt	TE	Washington Redskins
XXII	Tim Morrison	DB	Washington Redskins
XXII	Danny Burmeister	DB	Washington Redskins
XXI	Lawrence Taylor	LB	New York Giants
XXI	Brian Johnston	C	New York Giants
XVII	Jeff Hayes	P	Washington Redskins
XVI	Amos Lawrence	RB	San Francisco 49ers

Current NFL players

AFC

• Sam Aiken, WR, Free Agent
• Matt Baker, QB, Free Agent
• Greg Ellis, LB/DE, Oakland Raiders
• Alge Crumpler, TE, New England Patriots
• Chase Page, DT, Free Agent
• Richard Quinn, TE, Denver Broncos
• Jeff Reed, K, San Francisco 49ers
• Jeff Saturday, C, Indianapolis Colts
• Brandon Tate, WR, Cincinnati Bengals
• David Thornton, LB, Tennessee Titans
• Greg Warren, LS, Pittsburgh Steelers
• Cam Thomas, NT, San Diego Chargers
• T.J. Yates, QB, Houston Texans
• Greg Little, WR, Cleveland Browns

NFC

• Willie Parker, RB, Free Agent
• Vonnie Holiday, DE, Arizona Cardinals
• Ethan Albright, LS, Free Agent
• Kentwan Balmer, DT, Seattle Seahawks
• Gerald Sensabaugh, S, Dallas Cowboys
• Garrett Reynolds, OT, Atlanta Falcons
• Cedrick Holt, CB, Free agent
• Julius Peppers, DE, Chicago Bears
• Ryan Sims, DT, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Hakeem Nicks, WR, New York Giants
• Wallace Wright, WR, Free Agent
• Dré Bly, CB, Free Agent
• Ronald Curry, WR, Free Agent
• Jason Brown, OG, St. Louis Rams
• Brooks Foster, WR, St. Louis Rams
• Jesse Holley, WR, Dallas Cowboys
• Connor Barth, PK, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• E.J. Wilson, DE, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Robert Quinn, DE, St. Louis Rams
• Marvin Austin, DT, New York Giants

Future non-conference opponents

2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
vs Elon	at South Carolina	at Minnesota	at Ohio State		vs Ohio State
at Louisville	vs Minnesota
vs East Carolina	at East Carolina
vs Idaho

External links

• Official website

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