American college football season
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.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 3 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 19 South Carolina* | | | L 10–31 | 73,275 | [1] |
September 10 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 4 Oklahoma* | | ESPN | L 0–28 | 53,675 | [2] |
September 24 | 4:00 p.m. | Louisville* | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC
| | L 34–38 | 49,900 | [3] |
October 1 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 4 Auburn* | | | L 21–47 | 73,611 | [4] |
October 8 | 7:00 p.m. | at Wake Forest | | | L 24–42 | 33,500 | [5] |
October 15 | 12:00 p.m. | NC State | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
| JPS | L 3–48 | 52,508 | [6] |
October 22 | 2:00 p.m. | Georgia Tech | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC
| | W 20–17 | 42,000 | [7] |
October 29 | 12:00 p.m. | Maryland | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC
| | L 38–41 | 45,000 | [8] |
November 5 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 17 Clemson | | JPS | L 14–37 | 78,369 | [9] |
November 12 | 2:00 p.m. | Virginia | | | L 24–27 | 45,000 | [10] |
November 19 | 12:05 p.m. | at Duke | | | L 29–35 | 28,400 | [11] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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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
- Redshirt
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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 |
Scoring summary |
Quarter | Time | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Plays | Yards | TOP | OU | UNC | 1 | | | | | Oklahoma | Leon Perry 2-yard touchdown run, R.D. Lashar kick good | 7 | 0 | 1 | | | | | Oklahoma | Charles Thompson 8-yard touchdown run, R.D. Lashar kick good | 14 | 0 | 2 | | | | | Oklahoma | Anthony Stafford 1-yard touchdown run, R.D. Lashar kick good | 21 | 0 | 3 | | | | | Oklahoma | Jamelle Holieway 4-yard touchdown run, R.D. Lashar kick good | 28 | 0 | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 28 | 0 | |
- ^ "No. 19 S. Carolina overpowers UNC for 31–10 victory". The Times and Democrat. September 4, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Oklahoma cruises past North Carolina 28–0". Winston-Salem Journal. September 11, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "U of L rallies past Tar Heels". The State Journal. September 25, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn pounds Carolina, 47–21". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 2, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Deacons' explosion buries Tar Heels". The Charlotte Observer. October 9, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wolfpack grinds up Tar Heels". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 16, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Heels win first". The Danville Register. October 23, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maryland edges North Carolina". The Charlotte Observer. October 30, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Allen, Clemson whip Tar Heels". The Palm Beach Post. November 6, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "It wasn't easy, but Cavaliers finally win one in Chapel Hill". The Roanoke Times & World-News. November 13, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Boone blazes Duke's trail in 35–29 win". Durham Morning Herald. November 20, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1988 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
- ^ SoonerStats.com Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-Oct-21.
- ^ Gainesville Sun. 1988 11 Sep. Retrieved 2022-Dec-27.
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