1987 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

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1987 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record5–6 (3–4 ACC)
Head coach
Captains
Home stadium Kenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons
  1986
1988  
1987 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 12 Clemson $ 6 1 010 2 0
Virginia 5 2 08 4 0
Wake Forest 4 3 07 4 0
NC State 4 3 04 7 0
Maryland 3 3 04 7 0
North Carolina 3 4 05 6 0
Duke 2 5 05 6 0
Georgia Tech 0 6 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Tar Heels were led by tenth-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 in sixth. Coach Dick Crum resigned at the end of the season, leaving as the school's all-time winningest coach. [1]

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 512:05 p.m. [2] Illinois *W 34–1440,000 [3]
September 122:30 p.m.at No. 1 Oklahoma *L 0–2875,004 [4]
September 191:00 p.m.at Georgia Tech W 30–2333,151 [5]
September 262:00 p.m.at Navy *W 45–1423,636 [6]
October 31:00 p.m.No. 6 Auburn *
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 10–2052,811 [7]
October 101:00 p.m. Wake Forest
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
L 14–2252,000 [8]
October 1712:05 p.m. [9] at NC State W 17–1457,400 [10]
October 3112:05 p.m. [11] at Maryland W 27–1435,425 [12]
November 74:00 p.m. [13] No. 10 Clemson
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 10–1353,115 [14]
November 141:00 p.m. [15] at Virginia L 17–2038,400 [16]
November 2112:05 p.m. [17] Duke
L 10–2546,000 [18]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Personnel

1987 North Carolina Tar Heels football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB Derrick Fenner
FB Kennard Martin
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
    • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

References

  1. "North Carolina Football Coach Crum Resigns After 5-6 Season". Los Angeles Times. December 1, 1987. p. SD_B5.
  2. "The Charlotte Observer from Charlotte, North Carolina on September 5, 1987 · 20 (newspapers.com)".
  3. "Punter's run sparks Tar Heels over Illinois". The Pantagraph. September 6, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Sooners race by UNC". Bryan-College Station Eagle. September 13, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Maye to the rescue as Tar Heels rally by Jackets". The Tampa Tribune. September 20, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "UNC unleashes running game, spanks outclassed Midshipmen". The State. September 27, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Auburn turns to pass, Burger, to defeat North Carolina". The Danville Register. October 4, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Hoyle kicks Deacons over UNC". Daily Press. October 11, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "The Herald-Sun from Durham, North Carolina on October 17, 1987 · 39 (newspapers.com)".
  10. "Tar Heels use ground game, stop Wolfpack". The Rocky Mount Telegram. October 18, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "The Chapel Hill News from Chapel Hill, North Carolina on October 30, 1987 · 11 (newspapers.com)".
  12. "Fast-starting Tar Heels bounce Terps, 27–14". The Rocky Mount Telegram. November 1, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  13. "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, November 06, 1987, Page 8, Image 8 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org)".
  14. "Clemson tops Tar Heels, 13–10". The Miami Herald. November 8, 1987. Retrieved February 1, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  15. "Daily Press from Newport News, Virginia on November 14, 1987 · Page 24 (newspapers.com)".
  16. "UVa colors Carolina blue". The News and Advance. November 15, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  17. "The Herald-Sun from Durham, North Carolina on November 21, 1987 · 32 (newspapers.com)".
  18. "Blue Devils flatten Tar Heels". The News and Observer. November 22, 1987. Retrieved February 1, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  19. "1987 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 5, 2017.