1996 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

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1996 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 20–13 vs. West Virginia
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 10
Record10–2 (6–2 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGreg Davis (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorCarl Torbush (9th season)
CaptainGreg Ellis, James Hamilton, Leon Johnson, Freddie Jones, Chris Keldorf, Jeff Saturday, Brian Simmons, Rick Terry
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Florida State $   8 – 0     11 – 1  
No. 10 North Carolina   6 – 2     10 – 2  
Clemson   6 – 2     7 – 5  
Virginia   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Georgia Tech   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Maryland   3 – 5     5 – 6  
NC State   3 – 5     3 – 8  
Wake Forest   1 – 7     3 – 8  
Duke   0 – 8     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1996 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1996 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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 313:30 p.m.Clemson
ABCW 45–047,500[1]
September 76:00 p.m.at No. 9 Syracuse*No. 24
ESPN2W 27–1048,097[2]
September 213:30 p.m.Georgia TechNo. 11
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
ABCW 16–050,000[3]
September 283:30 p.m.at No. 2 Florida StateNo. 11
ABCL 0–1380,120[4]
October 56:30 p.m.at Wake ForestNo. 15
W 45–625,681[5]
October 127:00 p.m.MarylandNo. 13
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
ESPN2W 38–747,500[6]
October 266:30 p.m.at Houston*No. 9
W 42–1416,850[7]
November 212:00 p.m.
JPS
W 52–2047,000[8]
November 91:30 p.m.Louisville*No. 8
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 28–1046,000[9]
November 163:30 p.m.at No. 24 VirginiaNo. 6
ABCL 17–2042,500[10]
November 2312:00 p.m.at DukeNo. 13
JPSW 27–1030,264[11]
January 1, 199712:30 p.m.vs. No. 25
Jacksonville Municipal Stadium
  • Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)
    		• NBCW 20–1352,103[12]
    • *Non-conference game
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
    • All times are in Eastern time

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    Rankings

    See also: 1996 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
    — = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below
    Week
    PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
    AP
    		——241211111513119886т1313131210
    Coaches—2213131117141198871414141310

    Roster

    1996 North Carolina Tar Heels football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    WR 4 Ocatvus Barnes Jr
    FB 6 Chris Watson Sr
    TB 12 Leon Johnson Sr
    QB 15 Chris Keldorf Jr
    WR 18 Na Brown So
    WR 23 LC Stevens So
    RB 27 Jonathan Linton Jr
    OT 51 Mike Baxter Jr
    G 63 Mike Hobgood Jr
    C 64 Jeff Saturday Jr
    G 74 Jerness Gethers Sr
    OT 75 Byron Thomas Sr
    TE 86 Ebenezer Ekuban So
    TE 92 Freddie Jones Sr
    		Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    S 2 Omar Brown Jr
    S 3 Greg Williams Jr
    LB 9 Keith Newman So
    CB 29 Robert Williams So
    CB 31 Dré Bly  Fr
    LB 41 Brian Simmons Jr
    LB 53 Kivuusama Mays Jr
    LB 54 James Hamilton Sr
    DT 70 Andre Purvis Sr
    DT 84 Nate Hobgood-Chittick Jr
    DT 85 Chris Mintz  Fr
    DE 87 Greg Ellis Jr
    DT 90 Vonnie Holliday Jr
    DE 91 Mike Pringley So
    DT 94 Rick Terry Sr
    DE 96 Russell Davis So
    		Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    P
    		 40 David Secrest Sr
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Roster

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