1994 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

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1994 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Sun Bowl, L 31–35 vs Texas
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 21
Record8–4 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Carl Torbush (7th season)
Captain Jimmy Hitchcock, William Henderson, Mike Morton, Jason Stanicek
Home stadium Kenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1993
1995  →
1994 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Florida State $ 8 –0 –010 –1 –1
No. 17 NC State 6 –2 –09 –3 –0
No. 15 Virginia 5 –3 –09 –3 –0
Duke 5 –3 –08 –4 –0
North Carolina 5 –3 –08 –4 –0
Clemson 4 –4 –05 –6 –0
Maryland 2 –6 –04 –7 –0
Wake Forest 1 –7 –03 –8 –0
Georgia Tech 0 –8 –01 –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.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 37:00 p.m. TCU *No. 18
W 27–1752,000 [1]
September 171:30 p.m. Tulane *No. 16
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 49–043,000 [2]
September 247:30 p.m.at No. 3 Florida State No. 13
 ESPN L 18–3178,111 [3]
October 13:00 p.m.at SMU *No. 18
W 28–2418,200 [4]
October 812:10 p.m. Georgia Tech No. 14
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
 JPS W 31–2452,200 [5]
October 151:30 p.m. Maryland No. 15
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 41–1748,500 [6]
October 223:30 p.m.at No. 25 Virginia No. 15
 ABC L 10–3442,800 [7]
October 293:30 p.m. NC State No. 24
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
ABCW 31–1754,300 [8]
November 51:30 p.m. Clemson No. 19
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 17–2850,000 [9]
November 121:00 p.m.at Wake Forest
W 50–022,727 [10]
November 1912:00 p.m.at No. 24 Duke
JPSW 41–4040,103 [11]
December 302:30 p.m.vs. Texas *No. 19
 CBS L 31–3550,612 [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
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TB 12 Leon Johnson So
TE 85 Greg DeLong Sr
TE 92 Freddie Jones So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
DS 69 Stu Holt Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster

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References

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  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.
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