1990 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

The 1990 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1990 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.

1990 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	6–4–1 (3–3–1 ACC)
Head coach	Mack Brown (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Darrell Moody (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Carl Torbush (3rd season)
Captain	Dwight Hollier
Home stadium	Kenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1989 1991 →

1990 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Georgia Tech $	6	–	0	–	1			11	–	0	–	1
No. 9 Clemson	5	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 23 Virginia	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Maryland	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	1
North Carolina	3	–	3	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
NC State	3	–	4	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Duke	1	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Wake Forest	0	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	1:30 p.m.	Miami (OH)*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC		W 34–0	47,500	[1]
September 8	7:00 p.m.	at South Carolina*	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)		L 5–27	73,500	[2]
September 15	1:30 p.m.	Connecticut*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC		W 48–21	41,000	[3]
September 22	1:30 p.m.	Kentucky*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC		W 16–13	43,000	[4]
September 29	1:30 p.m.	NC State	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)		L 9–12	53,000	[5]
October 6	7:00 p.m.	at Wake Forest	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)		W 31–24	27,711	[6]
October 20	1:30 p.m.	No. 11 Georgia Tech	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC		T 13–13	48,000	[7]
October 27	1:30 p.m.	Maryland	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC		W 34–10	46,000	[8]
November 3	12:10 p.m.	at No. 18 Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	JPS	L 3–20	75,196	[9]
November 10	12:10 p.m.	No. 11 Virginia	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (South's Oldest Rivalry)	JPS	L 10–24	41,000	[10]
November 17	12:10 p.m.	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (Victory Bell)		W 24–22	31,600	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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References

1. "Tar Heels ruin Walker's debut, 34–0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 2, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Gamecocks rough up UNC 27–5". The Roanoke Times & World-News. September 9, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "UNC defeats UConn". The Hartford Courant. September 16, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Gwaltney helps Tar Heels (3–1) boot Wildcats". The Charlotte Observer. September 23, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Pack clips Heels, 12–9". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 30, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Tar Heels ride Means streak". The Charlotte Observer. October 7, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Carolina, Tech in 13–13 deadlock". Statesville Record and Landmark. October 21, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Tar Heel has a career day in 34–10 win over Maryland". The Roanoke Times & World-News. October 28, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Clemson shields end zone from N.C." The Orlando Sentinel. November 4, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Cavs fiesta in Chapel Hill". Durham Morning Herald. November 11, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Another Heel steps on Devils". Durham Morning Herald. November 18, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "1990 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 4, 2017.