1995 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

1995 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Carquest Bowl champion
Carquest Bowl, W 20–10 vs. Arkansas
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record7–5 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorCarl Torbush (8th season)
CaptainEric Thomas, Marcus Wall
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1994
1996 →
1995 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Florida State +   7 – 1     10 – 2  
No. 16 Virginia +   7 – 1     9 – 4  
Clemson   6 – 2     8 – 4  
Georgia Tech   5 – 3     6 – 5  
North Carolina   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Maryland   4 – 4     6 – 5  
NC State   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Duke   1 – 7     3 – 8  
Wake Forest   0 – 8     1 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1995 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1995 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 27:30 p.m.Syracuse*No. 20
ESPNL 9–2052,400[1]
September 912:00 p.m.at Maryland
JPSL 18–3232,215[2]
September 218:00 p.m.at Louisville*
ESPNW 17–1037,704[3]
September 301:30 p.m.Ohio*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 62–043,200[4]
October 712:00 p.m.No. 9 Virginia
JPSW 22–1750,100[5]
October 1412:00 p.m.at Georgia Tech
JPSL 25–2740,201[6]
October 211:30 p.m.Wake Forest
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
W 31–751,000[7]
November 412:00 p.m.at Clemson
JPSL 10–1772,103[8]
November 1112:00 p.m.No. 6 Florida State
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
JPSL 12–2836,000[9]
November 1812:00 p.m.Duke
JPSW 28–2447,000[10]
November 2411:00 a.m.at NC State
ABCW 30–2848,100[11]
December 307:30 p.m.vs. No. 24 Arkansas*
TBSW 20–1034,428[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

1995 North Carolina Tar Heels football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 3 Greg Williams So
TB 12 Leon Johnson Jr
RB 27 Jonathan Linton So
OT 51 Mike Baxter So
G 63 Mike Hobgood So
C 64 Jeff Saturday So
G 74 Jerness Gethers Jr
OT 75 Byron Thomas Jr
TE 92 Freddie Jones Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
S 2 Omar Brown So
LB 9 Keith Newman Fr
CB 29 Robert Williams Fr
LB 41 Brian Simmons So
LB 53 Kivuusama Mays So
LB 54 James Hamilton Jr
DT 70 Andre Purvis Jr
DT 94 Rick Terry Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
DS 69 Stu Holt Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References

  1. ^ "Orange upset Tar Heels with 17-point scoring blitz". Star-Gazette. September 3, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Preseason dreams aside, Heels are 0–2". Greensboro News & Record. September 10, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Heels overcome ineptitude, edge Louisville, 17–10". The Daily Progress. September 22, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Heels build confidence against tame Bobcats". The News and Observer. October 1, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Fourth-down gamble pays off as N. Carolina upsets Virginia". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. October 8, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Jackson pick off victory". The Herald-Sun. October 15, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tar Heels victory grounded in the basics". The Charlotte Observer. October 22, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Clemson blankets UNC with defense". South Florida Sun Sentinel. November 5, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "FSU trudges through Tar Heels". Pensacola News Journal. November 12, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Heels keep heads, beat Devils". Winston-Salem Journal. November 19, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Wolfpack rally comes up short against Tar Heels". The Greenville News. November 25, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Tar Heels win Carquest before sparse JRS crowd". The Palm Beach Post. December 31, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1995 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 9, 2024.