1995 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

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1995 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Carquest Bowl champion
Carquest Bowl, W 20–10 vs. Arkansas
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record7–5 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Carl Torbush (8th season)
CaptainEric Thomas, Marcus Wall
Home stadium Kenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1994
1996  →
1995 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 27:30 p.m. Syracuse *No. 20
 ESPN L 9–2052,400 [1]
September 912:00 p.m.at Maryland
JPS L 18–3232,215 [2]
September 218:00 p.m.at Louisville *
ESPNW 17–1037,704 [3]
September 301:30 p.m. Ohio *
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 62–043,200 [4]
October 712:00 p.m.No. 9 Virginia
JPSW 22–1750,100 [5]
October 1412:00 p.m.at Georgia Tech
JPSL 25–2740,201 [6]
October 211:30 p.m. Wake Forest
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
W 31–751,000 [7]
November 412:00 p.m.at Clemson
JPSL 10–1772,103 [8]
November 1112:00 p.m.No. 6 Florida State
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
JPSL 12–2836,000 [9]
November 1812:00 p.m. Duke
JPSW 28–2447,000 [10]
November 2411:00 a.m.at NC State
ABC W 30–2848,100 [11]
December 307:30 p.m.vs. No. 24 Arkansas *
 TBS W 20–1034,428 [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
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 3Greg WilliamsSo
TB 12 Leon Johnson Jr
RB 27 Jonathan Linton So
OT 51Mike BaxterSo
G 63Mike HobgoodSo
C 64 Jeff Saturday So
G 74Jerness GethersJr
OT 75Byron ThomasJr
TE 92 Freddie Jones Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
S 2 Omar Brown So
LB 9 Keith Newman Fr
CB 29Robert WilliamsFr
LB 41 Brian Simmons So
LB 53 Kivuusama Mays So
LB 54James HamiltonJr
DT 70 Andre Purvis Jr
DT 94 Rick Terry Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

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  2. ↑ "Preseason dreams aside, Heels are 0–2". Greensboro News & Record. September 10, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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  8. ↑ "Clemson blankets UNC with defense". South Florida Sun Sentinel. November 5, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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  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.
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