1995 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

1995 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Carquest Bowl champion
Carquest Bowl, W 20–10 vs. Arkansas
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	7–5 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach	Mack Brown (8th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Carl Torbush (8th season)
Base defense	4–3
Captains	Eric Thomas Marcus Wall
Home stadium	Kenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  1994 1996  →

1995 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 Florida State +		7	–	1					10	–	2
No. 16 Virginia +		7	–	1					9	–	4
Clemson		6	–	2					8	–	4
Georgia Tech		5	–	3					6	–	5
North Carolina		4	–	4					7	–	5
Maryland		4	–	4					6	–	5
NC State		2	–	6					3	–	8
Duke		1	–	7					3	–	8
Wake Forest		0	–	8					1	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1995 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1995 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 2	7:30 p.m.	Syracuse *	No. 20	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ESPN	L 9–20	52,400	[1]
September 9	12:00 p.m.	at Maryland		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	JPS	L 18–32	32,215	[2]
September 21	8:00 p.m.	at Louisville *		Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	ESPN	W 17–10	37,704	[3]
September 30	1:30 p.m.	Ohio *		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC		W 62–0	43,200	[4]
October 7	12:00 p.m.	No. 9 Virginia		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (South's Oldest Rivalry)	JPS	W 22–17	50,100	[5]
October 14	12:00 p.m.	at Georgia Tech		Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	JPS	L 25–27	40,201	[6]
October 21	1:30 p.m.	Wake Forest		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)		W 31–7	51,000	[7]
November 4	12:00 p.m.	at Clemson		Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	JPS	L 10–17	72,103	[8]
November 11	12:00 p.m.	No. 6 Florida State		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	JPS	L 12–28	36,000	[9]
November 18	12:00 p.m.	Duke		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (Victory Bell)	JPS	W 28–24	47,000	[10]
November 24	11:00 a.m.	at NC State		Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	ABC	W 30–28	48,100	[11]
December 30	7:30 p.m.	vs. No. 24 Arkansas *		Joe Robbie Stadium Miami Gardens, FL (Carquest Bowl)	TBS	W 20–10	34,428	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

1995 North Carolina Tar Heels football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 3 Greg Williams So TB 12 Leon Johnson Jr RB 27 Jonathan Linton So OT 51 Mike Baxter So G 63 Mike Hobgood So C 64 Jeff Saturday So G 74 Jerness Gethers Jr OT 75 Byron Thomas Jr TE 92 Freddie Jones Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class S 2 Omar Brown So LB 9 Keith Newman Fr CB 29 Robert Williams Fr LB 41 Brian Simmons So LB 53 Kivuusama Mays So LB 54 James Hamilton Jr DT 70 Andre Purvis Jr DT 94 Rick Terry Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class DS 69 Stu Holt Sr	Head coach Mack Brown Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

References

1. "Orange upset Tar Heels with 17-point scoring blitz". Star-Gazette. September 3, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Preseason dreams aside, Heels are 0–2". Greensboro News & Record. September 10, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Heels overcome ineptitude, edge Louisville, 17–10". The Daily Progress. September 22, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Heels build confidence against tame Bobcats". The News and Observer. October 1, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Fourth-down gamble pays off as N. Carolina upsets Virginia". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. October 8, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Jackson pick off victory". The Herald-Sun. October 15, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Tar Heels victory grounded in the basics". The Charlotte Observer. October 22, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Clemson blankets UNC with defense". South Florida Sun Sentinel. November 5, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
9. "FSU trudges through Tar Heels". Pensacola News Journal. November 12, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Heels keep heads, beat Devils". Winston-Salem Journal. November 19, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Wolfpack rally comes up short against Tar Heels". The Greenville News. November 25, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Tar Heels win Carquest before sparse JRS crowd". The Palm Beach Post. December 31, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
13. "1995 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 9, 2024.