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1989 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record1–10 (0–7 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDarrell Moody (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorCarl Torbush (2nd season)
CaptainClarence Carter, Pat Crowley, Torin Dorn, Cecil Gray, Jonathan Hall
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 18 Virginia + 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
Duke + 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 12 Clemson 5 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Georgia Tech 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
NC State 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Maryland 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 1
Wake Forest 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 1
North Carolina 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1989 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.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 94:00 p.m.VMI*
W 49–750,400[1]
September 161:30 p.m.at Kentucky*
L 6–1350,174[2]
September 231:00 p.m.at No. 18 NC State
L 6–4057,200[3]
September 304:00 p.m.Navy*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 7–1238,000[4]
October 712:00 p.m.Wake Forest
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
JPSL 16–1747,500[5]
October 141:00 p.m.at Virginia
L 17–5034,600[6]
October 211:00 p.m.at Georgia Tech
L 14–1741,114[7]
October 2812:00 p.m.at Maryland
L 0–3827,441[8]
November 412:00 p.m.No. 21 Clemson
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
JPSL 3–3544,500[9]
November 112:00 p.m.South Carolina*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
L 20–2744,200[10]
November 1812:00 p.m.No. 25 Duke
L 0–4146,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References

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  1. ^ "Tar Heels crack VMI, 49–7". The Herald-Sun. September 10, 1989. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Kentucky slogs past Tar Heels 13–6". Winston-Salem Journal. September 17, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "N.C. State rolls by UNC 40–6". The Charlotte Observer. September 24, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Navy sinks Heels 12–7 in wet Kenan". Greensboro News & Record. October 1, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Wake Forest holds off Tar Heels 17–16". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 8, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Cavaliers crush Heels". The Daily News Leader. October 15, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Big play flattens Heels". The Charlotte Observer. October 22, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Heels dig deeper in cellar". The News and Observer. October 29, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Henderson, Tigers whip Heels". The Herald. November 5, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Gamecocks rally over Tar Heels". The Herald. November 12, 1989. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Duke rips UNC for share of ACC crown". The Asheville Citizen-Times. November 19, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1989 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
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