1995 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

American college football season

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)

Defensive coordinator| Carl Torbush (8th season)
Captain| Eric Thomas, Marcus Wall
Home stadium| Kenan Memorial Stadium

Seasons

<- 1994

1996 ->

1995 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

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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

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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

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1995 North Carolina Tar Heels football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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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

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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

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DS | `69` | Stu Holt | Sr

Head coach

* Mack Brown

Coordinators/assistant coaches

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

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Roster

## References

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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.

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North Carolina Tar Heels football

Venues|

* Emerson Field (1916–1926)
* Kenan Memorial Stadium (1927–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Duke: Victory Bell
* NC State
* South Carolina
* Virginia: South's Oldest Rivalry
* Wake Forest

Culture & lore|

* First forward pass
* Rameses
* The Marching Tar Heels
* 2010 football scandal
* 2011 academic-athletic scandal

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