1995 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

1995 North Carolina Tar Heels football
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);
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Carl Torbush (8th season)
Base defense	4–3
Captain	Eric Thomas, Marcus Wall
Home stadium	Kenan Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1994 1996 →

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.

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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
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

1995 North Carolina Tar Heels football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
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
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
DS	`69`	Stu Holt	Sr

Head coach

Mack Brown

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

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

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

References

^ "Orange upset Tar Heels with 17-point scoring blitz". Star-Gazette. September 3, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Preseason dreams aside, Heels are 0–2". Greensboro News & Record. September 10, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Heels overcome ineptitude, edge Louisville, 17–10". The Daily Progress. September 22, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Heels build confidence against tame Bobcats". The News and Observer. October 1, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Fourth-down gamble pays off as N. Carolina upsets Virginia". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. October 8, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Jackson pick off victory". The Herald-Sun. October 15, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tar Heels victory grounded in the basics". The Charlotte Observer. October 22, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Clemson blankets UNC with defense". South Florida Sun Sentinel. November 5, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "FSU trudges through Tar Heels". Pensacola News Journal. November 12, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Heels keep heads, beat Devils". Winston-Salem Journal. November 19, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Wolfpack rally comes up short against Tar Heels". The Greenville News. November 25, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tar Heels win Carquest before sparse JRS crowd". The Palm Beach Post. December 31, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1995 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 9, 2024.

[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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