1984 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record5–5–1 (3–2–1 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainBrian Johnston
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
1984 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 12 Maryland $ 5 –0 –09 –3 –0
No. 20 Virginia 3 –1 –28 –2 –2
North Carolina 3 –2 –15 –5 –1
Wake Forest 3 –3 –06 –5 –0
Georgia Tech 2 –2 –16 –4 –1
NC State 1 –5 –03 –8 –0
Duke 1 –5 –02 –9 –0
Clemson 0 –0 –0*7 –4 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Clemson was under NCAA and ACC probation and was ineligible for the ACC title. As a result, their ACC games did not count in the league standings.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Tar Heels were led by seventh-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 in third.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 1512:00 p.m.[2]Navy*
L 30–3349,500[3]
September 227:30 p.m.[4]at No. 10 Boston College*
ESPNL 20–5244,671[5]
September 291:00 p.m.[6]Kansas*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 23–1745,000[7]
October 61:00 p.m.[8]at Clemson*A
L 12–2080,000[9]
October 1312:20 p.m.[10]at Wake Forest
L 3–1433,778[11]
October 2012:00 p.m.[12]NC State
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
W 28–2150,600[13]
October 277:30 p.m.[14]at Memphis State*
W 30–2737,781[15]
November 312:15 p.m.[16]Maryland
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 23–3448,000[17]
November 101:00 p.m.[18]Georgia Tech
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 24–1747,000[19]
November 171:00 p.m.[20]No. 19 Virginia
T 24–2448,000[21]
November 241:30 p.m.[22]at Duke
W 17–1531,200[23]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[24]

A.^ Clemson was under NCAA probation, and was ineligible for the ACC title. Therefore this game did not count in the league standings.[1]

Personnel

1984 North Carolina Tar Heels football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB Kevin Anthony
RB Eddie Colson
RB Ethan Horton Sr
QB Mark Maye
WR Eric Streater
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Lee Gilarmis
K Rob Rogers
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Season summary

    Navy Midshipmen (0–0) at North Carolina Tar Heels (0–0)
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Navy 3 9 71433
    North Carolina 7 14 0930

    at Kenan Memorial Stadium, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

    • Date: September 15, 1984
    • Game attendance: 49,500
    • [25][26]
    TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
    Navy PassingBill Byrne13/28, 217 Yds, 3 TD, 2 INT
    RushingNapoleon McCallum19 Rush, 117 Yds
    ReceivingChris Weiler4 Rec, 62 Yds, TD
    North Carolina PassingKevin Anthony12/18, 197 Yds, 3 INT
    RushingEddie Colson13 Rush, 97 Yds, 2 TD
    ReceivingEarl Winfield4 Rec, 88 Yds

    At Boston College

    Kansas

    At Clemson

    At Wake Forest

    NC State

    At Memphis State

    Maryland

    Georgia Tech

    Virginia

    At Duke

    References

    1. 1 2 Williams, Larry (2012). The Danny Ford Years at Clemson.
    2. ↑ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, September 14, 1984, Page 6, Image 6 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org)".
    3. ↑ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, September 17, 1984, Page 1, Image 1 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org)".
    4. ↑ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, September 21, 1984, Page 6, Image 6 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org)".
    5. ↑ "The Chapel Hill News from Chapel Hill, North Carolina on September 23, 1984 · 19 (newspapers.com)".
    6. ↑ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, September 28, 1984, Page 6, Image 6 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org)".
    7. ↑ "The Charlotte Observer from Charlotte, North Carolina on September 30, 1984 · 50 (newspapers.com)".
    8. ↑ "The Charlotte Observer from Charlotte, North Carolina on October 6, 1984 · 53 (newspapers.com)".
    9. ↑ "The Charlotte Observer from Charlotte, North Carolina on October 7, 1984 · 41 (newspapers.com)".
    10. ↑ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 11, 1984, Page 5, Image 5 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org)".
    11. ↑ "The Chapel Hill News from Chapel Hill, North Carolina on October 14, 1984 · 1 (newspapers.com)".
    12. ↑ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 19, 1984, Page 7, Image 7 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org)".
    13. ↑ "The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina on October 21, 1984 · 75 (newspapers.com)".
    14. ↑ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 26, 1984, Page 6, Image 6 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org)".
    15. ↑ "The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina on October 28, 1984 · 90 (newspapers.com)".
    16. ↑ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, November 02, 1984, Page 8, Image 8 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org)".
    17. ↑ "The Charlotte Observer from Charlotte, North Carolina on November 4, 1984 · 36 (newspapers.com)".
    18. ↑ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, November 09, 1984, Page 8, Image 8 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org)".
    19. ↑ "The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina on November 11, 1984 · 75 (newspapers.com)".
    20. ↑ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, November 16, 1984, Page 6, Image 6 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org)".
    21. ↑ "The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina on November 18, 1984 · 79 (newspapers.com)".
    22. ↑ "The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina on November 24, 1984 · 17 (newspapers.com)".
    23. ↑ "The Charlotte Observer from Charlotte, North Carolina on November 25, 1984 · 43 (newspapers.com)".
    24. ↑ "1984 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
    25. ↑ "Navy 33, North Carolina 30". UPI Archives. September 15, 1984. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
    26. ↑ "College Football Scoreboard." Gainesville Sun. pg. 4F. 1984-Sep-16. Retrieved 2022-Dec-25.
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