American college football season
The 1986 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Tar Heels were led by ninth-year head coach Dick Crum and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing tied for second. North Carolina was invited to the 1986 Aloha Bowl, where they lost to Arizona.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 6 | 12:15 p.m. | The Citadel* | | | | W 45–14 | 48,250 | [1] |
September 13 | 2:30 p.m. | at Kansas* | | | | W 20–0 | 40,200 | [2] |
September 20 | 12:20 p.m. | at No. 15 Florida State* | | | WTBS | T 10–10 | 57,611 | [3] |
October 4 | 12:15 p.m. | Georgia Tech | | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC
| | W 21–20 | 50,000 | [4] |
October 11 | 1:00 p.m. | at Wake Forest | | | | W 40–30 | 31,150 | [5] |
October 18 | 12:15 p.m. | NC State | No. 18 | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
| | L 34–35 | 51,550 | [6] |
October 25 | 8:00 p.m. | at No. 12 LSU* | | | TigerVision | L 3–30 | 78,301 | [7] |
November 1 | 12:15 p.m. | Maryland | | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC
| | W 32–30 | 46,000 | [8] |
November 8 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 20 Clemson | | | CBS | L 10–38 | 79,210 | [9] |
November 15 | 12:15 p.m. | Virginia | | | JPT | W 27–7 | 28,000 | [10] |
November 22 | 1:30 p.m. | at Duke | | | | W 42–35 | 33,500 | [11] |
December 27 | 3:45 p.m. | vs. No. 16 Arizona* | | | ABC | L 21–30 | 26,743 | [12] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Personnel
1986 North Carolina Tar Heels football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
Pos. |
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Name |
Class
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DL
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Carlton Bailey
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DB
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Walter Bailey
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DB
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Skeet Baldwin
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DB
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Danny Burmeister
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DL
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Ron Burton
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DB
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Norris Davis
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DL
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Reuben Davis
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LB
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Leonard Dempsey
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DB
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Derrick Donald
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DB
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Howard Feggins
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DB
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Jim Jauch
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DL
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Kubi Kalombo
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DL
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Noel McEachern
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LB
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Brett Rudolph
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DB
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Dan Vooletich
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LB
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Mitch Wike
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Special teams
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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K
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Lee Gliarmis
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P, K
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Danny Miller
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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References
- ^ "UNC, Fenner rush past The Citadel, 45–14". Florence Morning News. September 7, 1986. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "North Carolina too tough up front for KU". The Kansas City Star. September 14, 1986. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Missed FG gets Tar Heels a tie". The Greenville News. September 21, 1986. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Heels trim Jackets, 21–20". The Herald. October 5, 1986. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Heels' passing tops Wake 40–30". The Rocky Mount Telegram. October 12, 1986. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "N.C. State stuns North Carolina in a thriller". The Charlotte Observer. October 19, 1986. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Louisiana State crushes North Carolina". The Charlotte Observer. October 26, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ross grabs ref after UNC FG fells Maryland". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 2, 1986. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers' 'Orange Day' makes UNC see blue". The Times and Democrat. November 9, 1986. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UNC's Fenner burns Virginia". Daily Press. November 16, 1986. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Heels turn back Duke on big plays". Greensboro News & Record. November 23, 1986. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Not much Aloha as Arizona beats North Carolina, 30–21". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. December 28, 1986. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1986 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
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