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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.[1] 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 [2]
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[3] .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[]

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[]

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[]

File:Benedict-Ronald.jpg

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.[4] The football program was also under investigation for academic fraud and a failure to properly monitor players, which the NCAA found to be true.[5] 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.[5] Following an NCAA investigation into misconduct, in July 2011, head coach Butch Davis was fired [6] 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. [7] 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.[8]

Conference Affiliations[]

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

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Championships[]

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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[10] .

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

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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

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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[]

Hall of Fame[]

College football[]

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Pro Football Hall of Fame[]

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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

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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

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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

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Current NFL players[]

AFC[]
NFC[]

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

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References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 http://football.stassen.com/cgi-bin/records/fetch-team.pl?team=North_Carolina
  2. Two 1956 wins vacated for use of ineligible player.
  3. http://www.nationalchamps.net/NCAA/database/northcarolina_database.htm
  4. Giglio, J.P. (16 July 2010). "NCAA begins probe of UNC". The News and Observer. http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/07/16/583526/ncaa-begins-probe-of-unc.html. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Davis, Curtis (13 Dec 2011). "North Carolina Investigation". The Sporting News. http://aol.sportingnews.com/ncaa-football/feed/2010-08/unc-investigation/story/north-carolina-football-facing-several-serious-ncaa-violations. Retrieved 13 Dec 2011.
  6. http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/6809612/butch-davis-fired-north-carolina-football-coach
  7. "UNC files response to NCAA notice of allegations". si.com (si.com). September 19, 2011. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/football/ncaa/09/19/UNC.NCAA.penalties.ap/index.html?sct=hp_t2_a10&eref=sihp. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
  8. "Holden Thorp updates the UNC community on investigations". http://reesenews.org (http://reesenews.org).+March 12, 2012. http://reesenews.org/2012/03/12/holden-thorp-calls-football-sanctions-disappointing-in-email-to-unc-community/37066/. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
  9. 9.0 9.1 http://www.nationalchamps.net/NCAA/database/northcarolina_database.htm
  10. "NCAA Infractions Report". NCAA Report on Infractions. http://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/public/ncaa/pdfs/2012/university+of+north+carolina%2C+chapel+hill+public+infractions+report+march+12%2C+2012. Retrieved 3/12/2012.
  11. http://www.tarheeltimes.com/football/bowl-games.aspx
  12. http://www.tarheeltimes.com/football/1000-yard-rushers.aspx
  13. http://www.collegefootball.org/
  14. http://origin-www.profootballhof.com/hof/colleges.aspx
  15. 15.0 15.1 http://www.pro-football-reference.com/colleges/nocarolina/drafted.htm
  16. http://www.tarheeltimes.com/football/superbowl-champions.aspx
  17. "North Carolina Tar Heels Football Schedules and Future Schedules". fbschedules.com. http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa/acc/north-carolina-tar-heels.php. Retrieved 2012-5-21.

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