1986 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Aloha Bowl, L 21–30 vs. Arizona
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record7–4–1 (5–2 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainWalter Bailey
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
1986 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 17 Clemson $ 5 –1 –18 –2 –2
NC State 5 –2 –08 –3 –1
North Carolina 5 –2 –07 –4 –1
Georgia Tech 3 –3 –05 –5 –1
Maryland 2 –3 –15 –5 –1
Wake Forest 2 –5 –05 –6 –0
Duke 2 –5 –04 –7 –0
Virginia 2 –5 –03 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 612:15 p.m.The Citadel*
W 45–1448,200
September 132:30 p.m.at Kansas*
W 20–040,200
September 2012:20 p.m.at No. 15 Florida State*
WTBST 10–1057,611
October 412:15 p.m.Georgia Tech
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 21–2050,000
October 111:00 p.m.at Wake Forest
W 40–3031,150
October 1812:15 p.m.NC StateNo. 18
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
L 34–3551,550
October 258:00 p.m.at No. 12 LSU*
TigerVisionL 3–3078,301[1]
November 112:15 p.m.Maryland
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 32–3046,000
November 81:00 p.m.at No. 20 Clemson
CBSL 10–3880,000
November 1512:15 p.m.Virginia
JPTW 27–728,000
November 221:30 p.m.at Duke
W 42–3533,500
December 273:45 p.m.[2]vs. No. 16 Arizona*
ABCL 21–3026,743[3]
  • *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
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OL Harris Barton
OL Pat Crowley
RB Torin Dorn
RB Derrick Fenner So
OL Jeff Garnica
DL Tim Goad
QB Jonathan Hall
OL Darrell Hamilton
RB William Humes
OL Creighton Incorminias
TE John Keller
WR Eric Lewis
RB Brad Lopp
WR Randy Marriott
QB Mark Maye
TE Daryl Parham
OL Ralph Phifer
WR Quinton Smith
RB Eric Starr
OL Steve Steinbacher
WR Eric Streater
RB James Thompson
TE Dave Truitt
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DL Carlton Bailey
DB Walter Bailey
DB Skeet Baldwin
DB Danny Burmeister
DL Ron Burton
DB Norris Davis
DL Reuben Davis
LB Leonard Dempsey
DB Derrick Donald
DB Howard Feggins
DB Jim Jauch
DL Kubi Kalombo
DL Noel McEachern
LB Brett Rudolph
DB Dan Vooletich
LB Mitch Wike
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Lee Gliarmis
P, K Danny Miller
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Season summary

    The Citadel

    Derrick Fenner 216 rush yards

    At Florida State

    Derrick Fenner ran into coach Dick Crum, causing a leg injury for the latter.

    Virginia

    Virginia Cavaliers (3–6) at North Carolina Tar Heels (5–3–1)
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Virginia 0 0 077
    North Carolina 10 0 31427

    at Kenan Memorial Stadium, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

    • Date: November 15, 1986
    • Game time: 12:15 p.m.
    • Game attendance: 28,000
    • [5]
    Game information
    • Derrick Fenner sets single game ACC rushing record (benched for first two series for missing practice during the week)
    • Dick Crum's 100th career win
    • North Carolina's Eric Lewis and Virginia's Eric Clay were ejected in second quarter for fighting
    • Transfer Chuck Tabor (sitting out season) ripped down a "Fire Crum" banner after Fenner's second touchdown run
    • North Carolina's late touchdown pass angered Virginia players but Virginia had called timeout just prior to the scoring play

    [6]

    External videos
    video icon Full game

    References

    1. ↑ "Louisiana State crushes North Carolina". The Charlotte Observer. October 26, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
    2. ↑ "The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina on December 27, 1986 · 15 (newspapers.com)".
    3. ↑ "The Charlotte Observer from Charlotte, North Carolina on December 28, 1986 · 76 (newspapers.com)".
    4. ↑ "1986 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
    5. ↑ Gainesville Sun. 1986 Nov 16. Retrieved 2022-Dec-03.
    6. ↑ Fowler, Scott (November 16, 1986). "UNC Runs All Over Virginia, 27-7". Washington Post. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
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