1988 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

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The 1988 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1988 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, in his first year at UNC.

Schedule[edit]

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 7:00 p.m. at No. 19 South Carolina* L 10–31 73,275
September 10 5:00 p.m. No. 4 Oklahoma* ESPN L 0–28 53,675
September 24 4:00 p.m. Louisville*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
 L 34–38 49,900
October 1 2:30 p.m. at No. 4 Auburn* L 21–47 73,611
October 8 7:00 p.m. at Wake Forest L 24–42 33,500
October 15 12:00 p.m. NC State
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
 JPS L 3–48 52,508
October 22 2:00 p.m. Georgia Tech
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
 W 20–17 42,000
October 29 12:00 p.m. Maryland
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
 L 38–41 45,000
November 5 12:00 p.m. at No. 17 Clemson JPS L 14–37 78,369
November 12 2:00 p.m. Virginia L 24–27 45,000
November 19 12:05 p.m. at Duke L 29–35 28,600
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Personnel[edit]

1988 North Carolina Tar Heels football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense

Pos. # Name Class
RB Michael Benefield
WR Eric Blount
OL Tim Brooks
QB Todd Burnett
WR Reggie Clark
OL Dennis Clemons
OL Pat Crowley
RB Tom Dorn
OL Eric Garnica
WR Kurt Green
QB Jonathan Hall
OL Darrell Hamilton
TE Damon Hueston
OL Creighton Incorminias
TE John Keller
WR Randy Marriott
RB Kenard Martin
QB Deems May
WR Freddy Renken
RB Aaron Staples
OL Steve Steinbacher
RB James Thompson
OL Carl Watts
Defense

Pos. # Name Class
DB Skeet Baldwin
DL Roy Barker
DB Victor Bullock
DB Clarence Carter
LB Karekin Cunningham
DB Terrence Fedd
LB Eric Gash
LB Antonio Goss
DL Cecil Gray
DB Stuffy Hewitt
LB Dwight Hollier
DL Chris Jacobs
DB Doxie Jordan
LB John Reed
LB Bernard Timmons
DL Dennis Tripp
DB Dan Vooletich
DB Larry Whiteside
Special teams

Pos. # Name Class
K Hamp Greene
K Clint Gwaltney
P Scott McAlister
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Season summary[edit]

At South Carolina[edit]

Oklahoma[edit]

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Team Category Player Statistics
Oklahoma Passing Jamelle Holieway 2/3, 61 Yds
Rushing Anthony Stafford 12 Rush, 88 Yds, TD
Receiving Eric Bross 3 Rec, 72 Yds
North Carolina Passing Deems May 9/19, 87 Yds, INT
Rushing Jonathan Hall 10 Rush, 44 Yds
Receiving Randy Marriott 4 Rec, 64 Yds

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