Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 6 | 12:15 p.m. | The Citadel* | | | | W 45–14 | 48,250 | [1] |
September 13 | 2:30 p.m. | at Kansas* | | | | W 20–0 | 40,200 | [2] |
September 20 | 12:20 p.m. | at No. 15 Florida State* | | | WTBS | T 10–10 | 57,611 | [3] |
October 4 | 12:15 p.m. | Georgia Tech | | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC
| | W 21–20 | 50,000 | [4] |
October 11 | 1:00 p.m. | at Wake Forest | | | | W 40–30 | 31,150 | [5] |
October 18 | 12:15 p.m. | NC State | No. 18 | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
| | L 34–35 | 51,550 | [6] |
October 25 | 8:00 p.m. | at No. 12 LSU* | | | TigerVision | L 3–30 | 78,301 | [7] |
November 1 | 12:15 p.m. | Maryland | | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC
| | W 32–30 | 46,000 | [8] |
November 8 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 20 Clemson | | | CBS | L 10–38 | 79,210 | [9] |
November 15 | 12:15 p.m. | Virginia | | | JPT | W 27–7 | 28,000 | [10] |
November 22 | 1:30 p.m. | at Duke | | | | W 42–35 | 33,500 | [11] |
December 27 | 3:45 p.m. | vs. No. 16 Arizona* | | | ABC | L 21–30 | 26,743 | [12] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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[13]
1986 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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Defense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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DL
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Carlton Bailey
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DB
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Walter Bailey
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DB
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Skeet Baldwin
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DB
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Danny Burmeister
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DL
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Ron Burton
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DB
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Norris Davis
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DL
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Reuben Davis
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LB
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Leonard Dempsey
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DB
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Derrick Donald
|
DB
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Howard Feggins
|
DB
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Jim Jauch
|
DL
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Kubi Kalombo
|
DL
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Noel McEachern
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LB
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Brett Rudolph
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DB
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Dan Vooletich
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LB
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Mitch Wike
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Special teams
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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K
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Lee Gliarmis
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P, K
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Danny Miller
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
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- ^ "UNC, Fenner rush past The Citadel, 45–14". Florence Morning News. September 7, 1986. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "North Carolina too tough up front for KU". The Kansas City Star. September 14, 1986. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Missed FG gets Tar Heels a tie". The Greenville News. September 21, 1986. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Heels trim Jackets, 21–20". The Herald. October 5, 1986. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Heels' passing tops Wake 40–30". The Rocky Mount Telegram. October 12, 1986. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "N.C. State stuns North Carolina in a thriller". The Charlotte Observer. October 19, 1986. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Louisiana State crushes North Carolina". The Charlotte Observer. October 26, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ross grabs ref after UNC FG fells Maryland". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 2, 1986. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers' 'Orange Day' makes UNC see blue". The Times and Democrat. November 9, 1986. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UNC's Fenner burns Virginia". Daily Press. November 16, 1986. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Heels turn back Duke on big plays". Greensboro News & Record. November 23, 1986. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Not much Aloha as Arizona beats North Carolina, 30–21". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. December 28, 1986. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1986 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 5, 2017.