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American college football season
The 1990 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the
1990 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.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 1 | 1:30 p.m. |
Miami (OH)* | | | W 34–0 | 47,500 |
[1] |
September 8 | 7:00 p.m. | at
South Carolina* | | | L 5–27 | 73,500 |
[2] |
September 15 | 1:30 p.m. |
Connecticut* | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC
| | W 48–21 | 41,000 |
[3] |
September 22 | 1:30 p.m. |
Kentucky* | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC
| | W 16–13 | 43,000 |
[4] |
September 29 | 1:30 p.m. |
NC State | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC (
rivalry)
| | L 9–12 | 53,000 |
[5] |
October 6 | 7:00 p.m. | at
Wake Forest | | | W 31–24 | 27,711 |
[6] |
October 20 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 11
Georgia Tech | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC
| | T 13–13 | 48,000 |
[7] |
October 27 | 1:30 p.m. |
Maryland | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC
| | W 34–10 | 46,000 |
[8] |
November 3 | 12:10 p.m. | at No. 18
Clemson | |
JPS | L 3–20 | 75,196 |
[9] |
November 10 | 12:10 p.m. | No. 11
Virginia | | JPS | L 10–24 | 41,000 |
[10] |
November 17 | 12:10 p.m. | at
Duke | | | W 24–22 | 31,600 |
[11] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in
Eastern time
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[12]
References
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"Tar Heels ruin Walker's debut, 34–0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 2, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Gamecocks rough up UNC 27–5". The Roanoke Times & World-News. September 9, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"UNC defeats UConn". The Hartford Courant. September 16, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Gwaltney helps Tar Heels (3–1) boot Wildcats". The Charlotte Observer. September 23, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Pack clips Heels, 12–9". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 30, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Tar Heels ride Means streak". The Charlotte Observer. October 7, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Carolina, Tech in 13–13 deadlock". Statesville Record and Landmark. October 21, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Tar Heel has a career day in 34–10 win over Maryland". The Roanoke Times & World-News. October 28, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Clemson shields end zone from N.C." The Orlando Sentinel. November 4, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Cavs fiesta in Chapel Hill". Durham Morning Herald. November 11, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Another Heel steps on Devils". Durham Morning Herald. November 18, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"1990 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
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