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American college football season
The 1987 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Tar Heels were led by tenth-year head coach Dick Crum and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in sixth. Coach Dick Crum resigned at the end of the season, leaving as the school's all-time winningest coach.[1]
Schedule[]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 5 | | Illinois* | | W 34–14 | |
September 12 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 1 Oklahoma* | | L 0–28 | 75,004 |
September 19 | | at Georgia Tech | | W 30–23 | 33,151 |
September 26 | | at Navy* | | W 45–14 | |
October 3 | | No. 6 Auburn* | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC
| L 10–20 | 52,811 |
October 10 | | Wake Forest | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
| L 14–22 | 50,000 |
October 17 | | at NC State | | W 17–14 | |
October 31 | | at Maryland | | W 27–14 | 35,425 |
November 7 | | No. 10 Clemson | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC
| L 10–13 | 53,115 |
November 14 | | at Virginia | | L 17–20 | 38,400 |
November 21 | | Duke | | L 10–25 | 46,000 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Personnel[]
1987 North Carolina Tar Heels football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Class
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FB
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Kennard Martin
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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- 1987 Atlantic Coast Conference football season
- North Carolina Tar Heels football seasons
- 1987 in sports in North Carolina
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