1986 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

1986 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Aloha Bowl, L 21–30 vs. Arizona
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	7–4–1 (5–2 ACC)
Head coach	Dick Crum (9th season)
Captain	Walter Bailey
Home stadium	Kenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  1985 1987  →

1986 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 17 Clemson $	5	–	1	–	1			8	–	2	–	2
NC State	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	1
North Carolina	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	1
Georgia Tech	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
Maryland	2	–	3	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Wake Forest	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Duke	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Virginia	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Tar Heels were led by ninth-year head coach Dick Crum and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing tied for second. North Carolina was invited to the 1986 Aloha Bowl, where they lost to Arizona.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	12:15 p.m.	The Citadel *		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC		W 45–14	48,250	[1]
September 13	2:30 p.m.	at Kansas *		Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS		W 20–0	40,200	[2]
September 20	12:20 p.m.	at No. 15 Florida State *		Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	WTBS	T 10–10	57,611	[3]
October 4	12:15 p.m.	Georgia Tech		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC		W 21–20	50,000	[4]
October 11	1:00 p.m.	at Wake Forest		Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)		W 40–30	31,150	[5]
October 18	12:15 p.m.	NC State	No. 18	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)		L 34–35	51,550	[6]
October 25	8:00 p.m.	at No. 12 LSU *		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	TigerVision	L 3–30	78,301	[7]
November 1	12:15 p.m.	Maryland		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC		W 32–30	46,000	[8]
November 8	1:00 p.m.	at No. 20 Clemson		Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	CBS	L 10–38	79,210	[9]
November 15	12:15 p.m.	Virginia		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (South's Oldest Rivalry)	JPT	W 27–7	28,000	[10]
November 22	1:30 p.m.	at Duke		Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (Victory Bell)		W 42–35	33,500	[11]
December 27	3:45 p.m.	vs. No. 16 Arizona *		Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI (Aloha Bowl)	ABC	L 21–30	26,743	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Personnel

1986 North Carolina Tar Heels football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OL Harris Barton OL Pat Crowley RB Torin Dorn RB Derrick Fenner So OL Jeff Garnica DL Tim Goad QB Jonathan Hall OL Darrell Hamilton RB William Humes OL Creighton Incorminias TE John Keller WR Eric Lewis RB Brad Lopp WR Randy Marriott QB Mark Maye TE Daryl Parham OL Ralph Phifer WR Quinton Smith RB Eric Starr OL Steve Steinbacher WR Eric Streater RB James Thompson TE Dave Truitt	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL Carlton Bailey DB Walter Bailey DB Skeet Baldwin DB Danny Burmeister DL Ron Burton DB Norris Davis DL Reuben Davis LB Leonard Dempsey DB Derrick Donald DB Howard Feggins DB Jim Jauch DL Kubi Kalombo DL Noel McEachern LB Brett Rudolph DB Dan Vooletich LB Mitch Wike	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Lee Gliarmis P, K Danny Miller	Head coach Dick Crum Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "UNC, Fenner rush past The Citadel, 45–14". Florence Morning News. September 7, 1986. Retrieved February 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
2. "North Carolina too tough up front for KU". The Kansas City Star. September 14, 1986. Retrieved February 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Missed FG gets Tar Heels a tie". The Greenville News. September 21, 1986. Retrieved February 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Heels trim Jackets, 21–20". The Herald. October 5, 1986. Retrieved February 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Heels' passing tops Wake 40–30". The Rocky Mount Telegram. October 12, 1986. Retrieved February 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
6. "N.C. State stuns North Carolina in a thriller". The Charlotte Observer. October 19, 1986. Retrieved February 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Louisiana State crushes North Carolina". The Charlotte Observer. October 26, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Ross grabs ref after UNC FG fells Maryland". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 2, 1986. Retrieved February 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Tigers' 'Orange Day' makes UNC see blue". The Times and Democrat. November 9, 1986. Retrieved February 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
10. "UNC's Fenner burns Virginia". Daily Press. November 16, 1986. Retrieved February 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Heels turn back Duke on big plays". Greensboro News & Record. November 23, 1986. Retrieved February 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Not much Aloha as Arizona beats North Carolina, 30–21". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. December 28, 1986. Retrieved February 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
13. "1986 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 5, 2017.