1984 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

The 1984 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Tar Heels were led by seventh-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 third.

1984 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record5–5–1 (3–2–1 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainBrian Johnston
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Maryland $ 5 0 0 9 3 0
No. 20 Virginia 3 1 2 8 2 2
North Carolina 3 2 1 5 5 1
Wake Forest 3 3 0 6 5 0
Georgia Tech 2 2 1 6 4 1
NC State 1 5 0 3 8 0
Duke 1 5 0 2 9 0
Clemson 0 0 0* 7 4 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Clemson was under NCAA and ACC probation and was ineligible for the ACC title. As a result, their ACC games did not count in the league standings.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 1512:00 p.m.[2]Navy*L 30–3349,500[3]
September 227:30 p.m.[4]at No. 10 Boston College*ESPNL 20–5244,671[5]
September 291:00 p.m.[6]Kansas*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 23–1745,000[7]
October 61:00 p.m.[8]at Clemson*AL 12–2080,000[9]
October 1312:20 p.m.[10]at Wake ForestL 3–1433,778[11]
October 2012:00 p.m.[12]NC State
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
W 28–2150,600[13]
October 277:30 p.m.[14]at Memphis State*W 30–2737,781[15]
November 312:15 p.m.[16]Maryland
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 23–3448,000[17]
November 101:00 p.m.[18]Georgia Tech
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 24–1747,000[19]
November 171:00 p.m.[20]No. 19 Virginia
T 24–2448,000[21]
November 241:30 p.m.[22]at DukeW 17–1531,200[23]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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A.^ Clemson was under NCAA probation, and was ineligible for the ACC title. Therefore this game did not count in the league standings.[1]

Personnel

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1984 North Carolina Tar Heels football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB Kevin Anthony
RB Eddie Colson
RB Ethan Horton Sr
QB Mark Maye
WR Eric Streater
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Lee Gilarmis
K Rob Rogers
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ a b Williams, Larry (2012). The Danny Ford Years at Clemson.
  2. ^ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, September 14, 1984, Page 6, Image 6 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org)".
  3. ^ "Navy sinks Tar Heels". The Greenville News. September 16, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, September 21, 1984, Page 6, Image 6 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org)".
  5. ^ "BC's Flutie passes Tar Heels dizzy". Tulsa World. September 23, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, September 28, 1984, Page 6, Image 6 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org)".
  7. ^ "Anthony boosts Tar Heels 23–17". The State. September 30, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "The Charlotte Observer from Charlotte, North Carolina on October 6, 1984 · 53 (newspapers.com)".
  9. ^ "Tigers wake up in time to beat Heels". The Greenville News. October 7, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 11, 1984, Page 5, Image 5 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org)".
  11. ^ "Deacons finally end famine, top Tar Heels 14–3". The State. October 14, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 19, 1984, Page 7, Image 7 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org)".
  13. ^ "Tar Heels edge Wolfpack with three Humes TDs". Statesville Record and Landmark. October 21, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 26, 1984, Page 6, Image 6 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org)".
  15. ^ "MSU Tigers fall to North Carolina". The Tennessean. October 28, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, November 02, 1984, Page 8, Image 8 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org)".
  17. ^ "Badanjek TDs propel Terrapins past North Carolina Tar Heels". The Times and Democrat. November 4, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, November 09, 1984, Page 8, Image 8 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org)".
  19. ^ "Tar Heels edge Georgia Tech". The Daily Advertiser. November 11, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ^ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, November 16, 1984, Page 6, Image 6 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org)".
  21. ^ "Virginia, N. Carolina tie 24–24". The Daily News Leader. November 18, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  22. ^ "The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina on November 24, 1984 · 17 (newspapers.com)".
  23. ^ "UNC's win a snap with Duke's help". Durham Morning Herald. November 25, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  24. ^ "1984 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 8, 2017.