1990 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

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1990 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record6–4–1 (3–3–1 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDarrell Moody (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorCarl Torbush (3rd season)
CaptainDwight Hollier
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1989
1991 →
1990 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Georgia Tech $ 6 – 0 – 1 11 – 0 – 1
No. 9 Clemson 5 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 23 Virginia 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Maryland 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 1
North Carolina 3 – 3 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
NC State 3 – 4 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Duke 1 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Wake Forest 0 – 7 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1990 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[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 11:30 p.m.Miami (OH)*
W 34–047,500[1]
September 87:00 p.m.at South Carolina*
L 5–2773,500[2]
September 151:30 p.m.Connecticut*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 48–2141,000[3]
September 221:30 p.m.Kentucky*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 16–1343,000[4]
September 291:30 p.m.NC State
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
L 9–1253,000[5]
October 67:00 p.m.at Wake Forest
W 31–2427,711[6]
October 201:30 p.m.No. 11 Georgia Tech
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
T 13–1348,000[7]
October 271:30 p.m.Maryland
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 34–1046,000[8]
November 312:10 p.m.at No. 18 Clemson
JPSL 3–2075,196[9]
November 1012:10 p.m.No. 11 Virginia
JPSL 10–2441,000[10]
November 1712:10 p.m.at Duke
W 24–2231,600[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Tar Heels ruin Walker's debut, 34–0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 2, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Gamecocks rough up UNC 27–5". The Roanoke Times & World-News. September 9, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "UNC defeats UConn". The Hartford Courant. September 16, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Gwaltney helps Tar Heels (3–1) boot Wildcats". The Charlotte Observer. September 23, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Pack clips Heels, 12–9". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 30, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tar Heels ride Means streak". The Charlotte Observer. October 7, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Carolina, Tech in 13–13 deadlock". Statesville Record and Landmark. October 21, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tar Heel has a career day in 34–10 win over Maryland". The Roanoke Times & World-News. October 28, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Clemson shields end zone from N.C." The Orlando Sentinel. November 4, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Cavs fiesta in Chapel Hill". Durham Morning Herald. November 11, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Another Heel steps on Devils". Durham Morning Herald. November 18, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1990 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
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