North Carolina Tar Heels football
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| North Carolina Tar Heels | |
| Founded: 1888 | |
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| University | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
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| Conference | ACC Coastal Division |
| Location | Chapel Hill, NC |
| Head Coach | Butch Davis (2nd year) |
| Home Stadium | Kenan Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 60,000) |
| Nickname | Tar Heels |
| Colors | Carolina Blue and White
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| Overall Record | 650-470-55 |
| Bowl Record | 12-13 |
| Conference Champions | |
| 1922, 1946, 1949, 1963, 1971, 1972, 1977, 1980 | |
- For information about the 2008 season, see 2008 North Carolina Tar Heels football team.
The North Carolina Tar Heels football team represents the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in collegiate level football. Over its nearly 120 years of existence, the program has won 630 games, boasts an all-time winning percentage of .569, and has appeared in 25 bowl games. The team's most recent bowl victory came in the 2001 Peach Bowl, in which they defeated the Auburn Tigers 16-10. Since joining the Atlantic Coast Conference in 1953, the team has won five conference championships, with the most recent title coming in 1980.
One very important contribution to the game of football by North Carolina is the modern use of the forward pass; they were the first college team to use the play in 1895. Bob Quincy notes in his 1973 book They Made the Bell Tower Chime:
| “ | John Heisman, a noted historian, wrote 30 years later that, indeed, the Tar Heels had given birth to the forward pass against the Bulldogs (UGA). It was conceived to break a scoreless deadlock and give UNC a 6-0 win. The Carolinians were in a punting situation and a Georgia rush seemed destined to block the ball. The punter, with an impromptu dash to his right, tossed the ball and it was caught by George Stephens, who ran 70 yards for a touchdown. | ” |
The team plays its home games Kenan Memorial Stadium on campus. At the beginning of the fourth quarter, AC/DC's "Hells Bells" is played and students hold up four fingers indicating the quarter.[citation needed]
While not consistently successful, the North Carolina football program has had intermittent success and has featured a number of great players, many of whom have gone on to prominence in the National Football League. Among the program's most outstanding alumni are Lawrence Taylor, Jeff Saturday, Alge Crumpler, Willie Parker, Greg Ellis, Dre Bly, and Julius Peppers.[citation needed]
On November 13, 2006, the program took a considerable step toward possible prominence by hiring as head coach Butch Davis, former head coach of the Miami Hurricanes and Cleveland Browns.[1] In addition, the school pledged that they would fund the football program to the same extent that their dominant Men's and Women's basketball teams are funded.
On February 7, 2007, Butch Davis and staff inked one of the top recruiting classes in North Carolina football history, earning national recognition from the recruiting industry's most influential websites, including Scout.com, Rivals.com, and ESPN.com. Though all did not qualify academically, this class did include some of the nation's most highly sought after recruits including Marvin Austin, Dwight Jones, Greg Little, Mike Paulus, and Tydreke Powell.[citation needed]
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[edit] Head coaches
| Tenure | Coach | Years | Record | Pct. |
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| 1889 | Hector Cowan | 1 | 2-2 | .500 |
| 1894 | V.K. Irvine | 1 | 6-3 | .667 |
| 1895 | T.C. Trenchard | 1 | 7-1-1 | .833 |
| 1896 | Gordon Johnston | 1 | 3-4-1 | .438 |
| 1897-00 | W.A. Reynolds | 4 | 27-7-4 | .763 |
| 1901 | Charles Jenkins | 1 | 7-2 | .778 |
| 1902-03 | H.S. Olcott | 2 | 11-4-3 | .694 |
| 1904 | R.R. Brown | 1 | 5-2-2 | .667 |
| 1905 | William Warner | 1 | 4-3-1 | .563 |
| 1906 | W.S. Keinholz] | 1 | 1-4-2 | .286 |
| 1907 | Otis Lamson | 1 | 4-4-1 | .500 |
| 1908 | Edward Green | 1 | 3-3-3 | .500 |
| 1909-10 | A.E. Brides | 2 | 8-8 | .500 |
| 1911 | Branch Bocock | 1 | 6-1-1 | .813 |
| 1912 | W.C. Martin | 1 | 3-4-1 | .438 |
| 1913-15 | H.C. Trenchard | 4 | 26-9-2 | .730 |
| 1916-19 | Thomas Campbell | 2 | 9-7-1 | .559 |
| 1920 | M.E. Fuller | 1 | 2-6 | .250 |
| 1921-25 | Fetzler | 5 | 30-12-4 | .696 |
| 1926-33 | Chuck Collins | 8 | 38-31-9 | .545 |
| 1936-41 | Ray Wolf | 6 | 38-17-3 | .681 |
| 1943 | Tom Young | 1 | 6-3 | .667 |
| 1944 | George McEver | 1 | 1-7-1 | .167 |
| 1945-52 | Carl Snavely | 10 | 59-35-5 | .621 |
| 1953-55 | George Barclay | 3 | 11-18-1 | .383 |
| 1956-58 | Jim Tatum | 4 | 19-17-3 | .526 |
| 1959-66 | Jim Hickey | 8 | 36-45 | .444 |
| 1967-77 | Bill Dooley | 11 | 69-53-2 | .565 |
| 1978-87 | Dick Crum | 10 | 72-41-3 | .634 |
| 1988-97 | Mack Brown | 10 | 69-46-1 | .599 |
| 1998-00 | Carl Torbush | 3 | 17-18 | .486 |
| 2001-06 | John Bunting | 6 | 27-45 | .375 |
| 2007- | Butch Davis | 1 | 4-8 | .333 |
| 1889–2007 | 33 coaches | 113 | 630-470-55 | .545 |
- † During the years 1888 and 1891-93, North Carolina had no official head coach. Over those four seasons, the team went 8-9.
- ‡ In 1890, the North Carolina did not field a team.
[edit] Conference affiliations
- 1947: Independent
- 1948-1950: Dixie Conference
- 1953: ACC
[edit] Championships
| Year | Conference | Overall Record | Conference Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | Southern | 9-1 | 5-1 |
| 1946 | Southern | 8-2-1 | 4-0-1 |
| 1949 | Dixie | 7-4 | 5-0 |
| 1963 | ACC | 9-2 | 5-1 |
| 1971 | ACC | 9-3 | 6-0 |
| 1972 | ACC | 11-1 | 6-0 |
| 1977 | ACC | 8-3-1 | 5-0-1 |
| 1980 | ACC | 11-1 | 7-0 |
- 8 conference championships.
[edit] Bowl record
North Carolina has played in 25 bowl games in its history and owns a 12-13 record in those games.
- 25 bowl games (overall record 12–13).
[edit] Retired Jerseys
| Number | Player |
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| 22 | Charlie Justice |
| 46 | Bill Sutherland |
| 50 | Art Weiner |
| 59 | Andy Bershak |
| 99 | George Barclay |
[edit] Individual award winners
- Chuck Bednarik Award: Julius Peppers (2001)
- Lombardi Award: Julius Peppers (2001)
[edit] Hall of Fame
[edit] Colllege football
[edit] Pro football
- Lawrence Taylor, LB, 1999
[edit] Current NFL players
[edit] AFC
- Jason Brown, OG, Baltimore Ravens
- Sam Aiken, WR, New England Patriots
- Dre' Bly, CB, Denver Broncos
- Alge Crumpler, TE, Tennessee Titans
- Ebenezer Ekuban, DE, Denver Broncos
- Jeff Saturday, C, Indianapolis Colts
- Gerald Sensabaugh, S, Jacksonville Jaguars
- Vonnie Holiday, DT, Miami Dolphins
- Chase Page, DT, Miami Dolphins
- Wallace Wright, WR, New York Jets
- Ronald Curry, WR, Oakland Raiders
- Willie Parker, RB, Pittsburgh Steelers
- Jeff Reed, K, Pittsburgh Steelers
- Greg Warren, LS, Pittsburgh Steelers
- Victor Worsley, LB, Indianapolis Colts
- David Thornton, LB, Tennessee Titans
- Matt Baker, QB, Miami Dolphins
[edit] NFC
- Julius Peppers, DE, Carolina Panthers
- Greg Ellis, LB, Dallas Cowboys
- Madison Hedgecock, FB, New York Giants
- Ryan Sims, DT, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Ethan Albright, LS, Washington Redskins
- Hilee Taylor, DE, Carolina Panthers
- Jeb Terry, OG, San Francisco 49ers
- Cedrick Holt, CB, Washington Redskins
- Kentwan Balmer, DT, San Francisco 49ers
- Tommy Davis, DE, Washington Redskins
[edit] References
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