1989 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

1989 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	1–10 (0–7 ACC)
Head coach	Mack Brown (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Carl Torbush (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Captain	Clarence Carter, Pat Crowley, Torin Dorn, Cecil Gray, Jonathan Hall
Home stadium	Kenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  1988 1990  →

1989 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 18 Virginia +	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	3	–	0
Duke +	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 12 Clemson	5	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Georgia Tech	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
NC State	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Maryland	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	1
Wake Forest	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	1
North Carolina	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1989 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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	4:00 p.m.	VMI *	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC		W 49–7	50,400	[1]
September 16	1:30 p.m.	at Kentucky *	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY		L 6–13	50,174	[2]
September 23	1:00 p.m.	at No. 18 NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)		L 6–40	57,200	[3]
September 30	4:00 p.m.	Navy *	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC		L 7–12	38,000	[4]
October 7	12:00 p.m.	Wake Forest	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	JPS	L 16–17	47,500	[5]
October 14	1:00 p.m.	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry)		L 17–50	34,600	[6]
October 21	1:00 p.m.	at Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA		L 14–17	41,114	[7]
October 28	12:00 p.m.	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		L 0–38	27,441	[8]
November 4	12:00 p.m.	No. 21 Clemson	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	JPS	L 3–35	44,500	[9]
November 11	2:00 p.m.	South Carolina *	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)		L 20–27	44,200	[10]
November 18	12:00 p.m.	No. 25 Duke	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (Victory Bell)		L 0–41	46,000	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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References

1. "Tar Heels crack VMI, 49–7". The Herald-Sun. September 10, 1989. Retrieved February 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Kentucky slogs past Tar Heels 13–6". Winston-Salem Journal. September 17, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
3. "N.C. State rolls by UNC 40–6". The Charlotte Observer. September 24, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Navy sinks Heels 12–7 in wet Kenan". Greensboro News & Record. October 1, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Wake Forest holds off Tar Heels 17–16". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 8, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Cavaliers crush Heels". The Daily News Leader. October 15, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Big play flattens Heels". The Charlotte Observer. October 22, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Heels dig deeper in cellar". The News and Observer. October 29, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Henderson, Tigers whip Heels". The Herald. November 5, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Gamecocks rally over Tar Heels". The Herald. November 12, 1989. Retrieved February 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Duke rips UNC for share of ACC crown". The Asheville Citizen-Times. November 19, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
12. "1989 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 4, 2017.