1993 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

1993 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Gator Bowl, L 10–24 vs Alabama
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 21
AP	No. 19
Record	10–3 (6–3 ACC)
Head coach	Mack Brown (6th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Carl Torbush (6th season)
Base defense	4–3
Captains	Corey Holliday Rick Steinbacher
Home stadium	Kenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  1992 1994  →

1993 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 Florida State $		8	–	0					12	–	1
No. 19 North Carolina		6	–	2					10	–	3
No. 23 Clemson		5	–	3					9	–	3
Virginia		5	–	3					7	–	5
NC State		4	–	4					7	–	5
Georgia Tech		3	–	5					5	–	6
Duke		2	–	6					3	–	8
Maryland		2	–	6					2	–	9
Wake Forest		1	–	7					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1993 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1993 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	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 29	9:00 p.m.	vs. No. 18 USC *	No. 20	Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, CA (Pigskin Classic)	Raycom	W 31–9	49,309	[1]
September 4	7:00 p.m.	Ohio *	No. 16	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC		W 44–3	35,000	[2]
September 11	1:30 p.m.	Maryland	No. 14	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC		W 59–42	50,000	[3]
September 18	7:30 p.m.	No. 1 Florida State	No. 13	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ESPN	L 7–33	54,100	[4]
September 25	12:10 p.m.	at No. 19 NC State	No. 18	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)		W 35–14	54,400	[5]
October 2	1:30 p.m.	UTEP *	No. 16	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC		W 45–39	49,000	[6]
October 9	12:10 p.m.	Wake Forest	No. 15	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	JPS	W 45–35	51,000	[7]
October 16	12:05 p.m.	at Georgia Tech	No. 14	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA		W 41–3	39,216	[8]
October 23	3:30 p.m.	at No. 21 Virginia	No. 12	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry)		L 10–17	42,300	[9]
November 6	7:30 p.m.	Clemson	No. 16	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ESPN	W 24–0	51,500	[10]
November 13	8:00 p.m.	at Tulane *	No. 15	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		W 42–10	20,492	[11]
November 26	11:00 a.m.	Duke	No. 13	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (Victory Bell)		W 38–24	50,000	[12]
December 31	7:00 p.m.	vs. No. 18 Alabama *	No. 12	Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	TBS	L 10–24	67,205	[13]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

1993 North Carolina Tar Heels football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Corey Holliday Sr WR 7 Bucky Brooks Sr C 54 Matt Jennings So OT 64 Ethan Albright Sr TE 85 Greg DeLong Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 18 Jimmy Hitchcock Jr LB 24 Bernardo Harris Sr OLB 41 Ray Jacobs Sr LB 82 Mike Morton Jr DT 97 Riddick Parker Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class DS 68 Stu Holt Jr	Head coach Mack Brown Coordinators/assistant coaches E. J. Sandusky (graduate assistant) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

References

1. "USC gets well-Heeled in opener". The San Bernardino County Sun. August 30, 1993. Retrieved February 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
2. "UNC defense holds off Ohio until offense awakens". Winston-Salem Journal. September 5, 1993. Retrieved February 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Tar Heels tear up Terrapins' defense". Carroll County Times. September 12, 1993. Retrieved February 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
4. "No. 1 Seminoles blow past Tar Heels". The Commercial Appeal. September 19, 1993. Retrieved February 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Carolina runs away from State". The Rocky Mount Telegram. September 26, 1993. Retrieved February 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
6. "No. 16 North Carolina gets scare from UTEP". The El Paso Times. October 3, 1993. Retrieved February 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Tar Heels withstand Wake's 22-point rally". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 10, 1993. Retrieved February 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Tar Heels blow past Jackets". The State. October 17, 1993. Retrieved February 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Cavs shut down Tar Heels". The Herald-Sun. October 24, 1993. Retrieved February 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Tar Heels skein; clobber Clemson 24–0". The Item. November 7, 1993. Retrieved February 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
11. "N. Carolina blocks Tulane's path". The Charlotte Observer. November 14, 1993. Retrieved February 9, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Heels' bag of tricks overwhelms Duke". The Charlotte Observer. November 27, 1993. Retrieved February 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
13. "Crimson Tide gets second win". The News and Observer. January 1, 1994. Retrieved February 20, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
14. "1993 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 4, 2017.