1994 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

1994 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Sun Bowl, L 31–35 vs Texas
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 21
Record	8–4 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach	Mack Brown (7th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Carl Torbush (7th season)
Base defense	4–3
Captains	Jimmy Hitchcock William Henderson Mike Morton Jason Stanicek
Home stadium	Kenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  1993 1995  →

1994 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Florida State $	8	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	1
No. 17 NC State	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 15 Virginia	5	–	3	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Duke	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
North Carolina	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Clemson	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Maryland	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Wake Forest	1	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Georgia Tech	0	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1994 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1994 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
September 3	7:00 p.m.	TCU *	No. 18	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC		W 27–17	52,000	[1]
September 17	1:30 p.m.	Tulane *	No. 16	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC		W 49–0	43,000	[2]
September 24	7:30 p.m.	at No. 3 Florida State	No. 13	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ESPN	L 18–31	78,111	[3]
October 1	3:00 p.m.	at SMU *	No. 18	Ownby Stadium University Park, TX		W 28–24	18,200	[4]
October 8	12:10 p.m.	Georgia Tech	No. 14	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	JPS	W 31–24	52,200	[5]
October 15	1:30 p.m.	Maryland	No. 15	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC		W 41–17	48,500	[6]
October 22	3:30 p.m.	at No. 25 Virginia	No. 15	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry)	ABC	L 10–34	42,800	[7]
October 29	3:30 p.m.	NC State	No. 24	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	ABC	W 31–17	54,300	[8]
November 5	1:30 p.m.	Clemson	No. 19	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC		L 17–28	50,000	[9]
November 12	1:00 p.m.	at Wake Forest		Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)		W 50–0	22,727	[10]
November 19	12:00 p.m.	at No. 24 Duke		Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (Victory Bell)	JPS	W 41–40	40,103	[11]
December 30	2:30 p.m.	vs. Texas *	No. 19	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	CBS	L 31–35	50,612	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

1994 North Carolina Tar Heels football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TB 12 Leon Johnson So TE 85 Greg DeLong Sr TE 92 Freddie Jones So	Defense Pos. # Name Class S 2 Omar Brown Fr DB 18 Jimmy Hitchcock Sr LB 41 Brian Simmons Fr LB 53 Kivuusama Mays Fr LB 54 James Hamilton So DT 70 Andre Purvis So LB 82 Mike Morton Sr DT 94 Rick Terry So DT 97 Riddick Parker Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class DS 69 Stu Holt Sr	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. "TCU's chances slip away". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 4, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Too many Tar Heels for Tulane". The Charlotte Observer. September 18, 1994. Retrieved February 9, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Seminoles shine in prime time, 31–18". The Tampa Tribune. September 25, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
4. "N. Carolina hands SMU another hard-luck loss". The Odessa American. October 2, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Tar Heels make one last stand". The Charlotte Observer. October 9, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Tar Heels run over Terrapins". The Daily Times. October 16, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Cavs stomp Tar Heels". The Roanoke Times & World-News. October 23, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Tar Heels punch holes in Wolfpack defense". The Tampa Tribune. October 30, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Tigers shock Tar Heels with 28–17 victory". Daily Press. November 6, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Blue wave buries Wake". The News and Observer. November 13, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Heels trip Duke 41–40". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. November 20, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Longhorns hook 'em". The El Paso Times. December 31, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
13. "1994 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 6, 2024.