1992 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

1992 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 19
Record9–3 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorCarl Torbush (5th season)
Base defense4–3
CaptainCorey Holliday, Randall Parsons, Jonathan Perry, Tommy Thigpen
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1991
1993 →
1992 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Florida State $ 8 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 17 NC State 6 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 1
No. 19 North Carolina 5 – 3 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 25 Wake Forest 4 – 4 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Virginia 4 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Georgia Tech 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Clemson 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Maryland 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Duke 0 – 8 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1992 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1992 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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 512:10 p.m.at Wake Forest
JPSW 35–1723,447[1]
September 127:00 p.m.Furman*
W 28–048,500[2]
September 197:00 p.m.Army*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 22–940,500[3]
September 2612:10 p.m.No. 23 NC State
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
L 20–2753,725[4]
October 31:30 p.m.Navy*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 28–1442,000[5]
October 1012:10 p.m.at No. 8 Florida State
JPSL 13–3660,553[6]
October 1712:10 p.m.No. 17 Virginia
W 27–745,500[7]
October 243:30 p.m.No. 19 Georgia Tech
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
ABCW 26–1452,800[8]
October 311:30 p.m.at MarylandNo. 22
W 31–2422,099[9]
November 71:00 p.m.at ClemsonNo. 18
L 7–4078,000[10]
November 2112:10 p.m.at DukeNo. 21
W 31–2828,680[11]
January 2, 19938:00 p.m.vs. No. 24 Mississippi State*No. 19
ESPNW 21–1769,125[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

1992 North Carolina Tar Heels football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 1 Corey Holliday Jr
WR 7 Bucky Brooks Jr
RB 20 Natrone Means Jr
FB 33 William Henderson So
FB 34 Mike Faulkerson Sr
OT 64 Ethan Albright Jr
TE 85 Greg DeLong So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 18 Jimmy Hitchcock So
LB 24 Bernardo Harris Jr
DB 29 Thomas Smith Sr
OLB 41 Ray Jacobs Jr
LB 82 Mike Morton So
DT 97 Riddick Parker Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
DS 68 Stu Holt So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References

  1. ^ "QBs give Tar Heels options". The Charlotte Observer. September 6, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Tar Heels rip Furman 28–0 as Means scores two TDs". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. September 13, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Carolina grounds Army to remain unbeaten". Greensboro News & Record. September 20, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Wolfpack flies 'Friendly skies'". The Herald-Sun. September 27, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Sluggish Tar Heels sink Navy". The Sun-News. October 4, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "FSU wins and takes ACC lead". The Orlando Sentinel. October 11, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Carolina brings Cavaliers to heel". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 18, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Another big win for UNC". The Roanoke Times & World-News. October 25, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Means the way for UNC". The News and Observer. November 1, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Clemson clobbers N. Carolina 40–7". The Palm Beach Post. November 8, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Heels edge Duke, 31–28". Danville Register & Bee. November 22, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Heels stage Peach of a rally". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. January 3, 1993. Retrieved November 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Tar Heel Football 1993". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 1993. pp. 90–102. Retrieved September 20, 2022 – via Internet Archive.
  14. ^ "1992 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 4, 2017.