1988 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record1–10 (1–6 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDarrell Moody (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorCarl Torbush (1st season)
CaptainBryan Causey, Jeff Garnica, Antonio Goss, Creighton Incorminias, John Keller, Mitch Wike
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Clemson $ 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Virginia 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
NC State 4 – 2 – 1 8 – 3 – 1
Wake Forest 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
Maryland 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Duke 3 – 3 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
North Carolina 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
Georgia Tech 0 – 7 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 37:00 p.m.at No. 19 South Carolina*
L 10–3173,275[1]
September 105:00 p.m.No. 4 Oklahoma*
ESPNL 0–2853,675[2]
September 244:00 p.m.Louisville*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 34–3849,900[3]
October 12:30 p.m.at No. 4 Auburn*
L 21–4773,611[4]
October 87:00 p.m.at Wake Forest
L 24–4233,500[5]
October 1512:00 p.m.NC State
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
JPSL 3–4852,508[6]
October 222:00 p.m.Georgia Tech
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 20–1742,000[7]
October 2912:00 p.m.Maryland
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 38–4145,000[8]
November 512:00 p.m.at No. 17 Clemson
JPSL 14–3778,369[9]
November 122:00 p.m.Virginia
L 24–2745,000[10]
November 1912:05 p.m.at Duke
L 29–3528,400[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Personnel

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

At South Carolina

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Oklahoma

#4 Oklahoma Sooners (0–0) at North Carolina Tar Heels (0–1)
Period 1 2 34Total
Oklahoma 14 7 7028
North Carolina 0 0 000

at Kenan Memorial Stadium, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

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External videos
video icon Game highlights
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

References

  1. ^ "No. 19 S. Carolina overpowers UNC for 31–10 victory". The Times and Democrat. September 4, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Oklahoma cruises past North Carolina 28–0". Winston-Salem Journal. September 11, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "U of L rallies past Tar Heels". The State Journal. September 25, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Auburn pounds Carolina, 47–21". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 2, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Deacons' explosion buries Tar Heels". The Charlotte Observer. October 9, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Wolfpack grinds up Tar Heels". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 16, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Heels win first". The Danville Register. October 23, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Maryland edges North Carolina". The Charlotte Observer. October 30, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Allen, Clemson whip Tar Heels". The Palm Beach Post. November 6, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "Boone blazes Duke's trail in 35–29 win". Durham Morning Herald. November 20, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1988 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  13. ^ SoonerStats.com Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-Oct-21.
  14. ^ Gainesville Sun. 1988 11 Sep. Retrieved 2022-Dec-27.
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