1992 North Carolina Tar Heels football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1992
| team = North Carolina Tar Heels
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Atlantic Coast Conference
| short_conf = ACC
| CoachRank = 18
| APRank = 19
| record = 9–3
| conf_record = 5–3
| head_coach = Mack Brown
| hc_year = 5th
| off_coach =
| oc_year =
| off_scheme = Multiple
| def_coach = Carl Torbush
| dc_year = 5th
| def_scheme = 4–3
| captain = Corey Holliday
| captain2 = Randall Parsons
| captain3 = Jonathan Perry
| captain4 = Tommy Thigpen
| stadium = Kenan Memorial Stadium
| bowl = Peach Bowl
| bowl_result = W 21–17 vs Mississippi State
}}
{{1992 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings}}
The 1992 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1992 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
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1992
| poll = AP
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 5
| time = 12:10 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Wake Forest
| site_stadium = Groves Stadium
| site_cityst = Winston-Salem, NC
| gamename = rivalry
| tv = JPS
| score = 35–17
| attend = 23,447
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-qbs-give-tar-heel/140263919/|newspaper=The Charlotte Observer|title=QBs give Tar Heels options|date=September 6, 1992|accessdate=February 4, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 12
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Furman
| site_stadium = Kenan Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| score = 28–0
| attend = 48,500
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109851980/tar-heels-rip-furman-280-as-means-score/|newspaper=The Atlanta Journal & Constitution|title=Tar Heels rip Furman 28–0 as Means scores two TDs|date=September 13, 1992|accessdate=February 4, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 19
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Army
| site_stadium = Kenan Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| score = 22–9
| attend = 40,500
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-and-record-carolina-grounds-army-to/140264067/|newspaper=Greensboro News & Record|title=Carolina grounds Army to remain unbeaten|date=September 20, 1992|accessdate=February 4, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| time = 12:10 p.m.
| w/l = l
| opponent = NC State
| opprank = 23
| site_stadium = Kenan Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 20–27
| attend = 53,725
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-herald-sun-wolfpack-flies-friendly/140240448/|work=The Herald-Sun|title=Wolfpack flies 'Friendly skies'|date=September 27, 1992|accessdate=February 4, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| time = 1:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Navy
| site_stadium = Kenan Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| score = 28–14
| attend = 42,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/sun-news-sluggish-tar-heels-sink-navy/140264318/|work=The Sun-News|title=Sluggish Tar Heels sink Navy|date=October 4, 1992|accessdate=February 4, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| time = 12:10 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Florida State
| opprank = 8
| site_stadium = Doak Campbell Stadium
| site_cityst = Tallahassee, FL
| tv = JPS
| score = 13–36
| attend = 60,553
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-orlando-sentinel-fsu-wins-and-takes/140239284/|work=The Orlando Sentinel|title=FSU wins and takes ACC lead|date=October 11, 1992|accessdate=February 4, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| time = 12:10 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = Virginia
| opprank = 17
| site_stadium = Kenan Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| gamename = South's Oldest Rivalry
| score = 27–7
| attend = 45,500
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch-carolina-brings/140264547/|work=Richmond Times-Dispatch|title=Carolina brings Cavaliers to heel|date=October 18, 1992|accessdate=February 4, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 24
| time = 3:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = Georgia Tech
| opprank = 19
| site_stadium = Kenan Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| tv = ABC
| score = 26–14
| attend = 52,800
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-roanoke-times-another-big-win-for-un/140264729/|work=The Roanoke Times & World-News|title=Another big win for UNC|date=October 25, 1992|accessdate=February 4, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 31
| time = 1:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 22
| opponent = Maryland
| site_stadium = Byrd Stadium
| site_cityst = College Park, MD
| score = 31–24
| attend = 22,099
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-observer-means-the-way-for/140264939/|work=The News and Observer|title=Means the way for UNC|date=November 1, 1992|accessdate=February 4, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 7
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank = 18
| opponent = Clemson
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Clemson, SC
| score = 7–40
| attend = 78,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-palm-beach-post-clemson-clobbers-n/140265084/|work=The Palm Beach Post|title=Clemson clobbers N. Carolina 40–7|date=November 8, 1992|accessdate=February 4, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 21
| time = 12:10 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 21
| opponent = Duke
| site_stadium = Wallace Wade Stadium
| site_cityst = Durham, NC
| gamename = Victory Bell
| score = 31–28
| attend = 28,680
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/danville-register-and-bee-heels-edge-duk/140265388/|work=Danville Register & Bee|title=Heels edge Duke, 31–28|date=November 22, 1992|accessdate=February 4, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = January 2, 1993
| time = 8:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| neutral = y
| rank = 19
| opponent = Mississippi State
| opprank = 24
| site_stadium = Georgia Dome
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| gamename = Peach Bowl
| tv = ESPN
| score = 21–17
| attend = 69,125
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-constitution-heels-stage-pea/135164971/|work=The Atlanta Journal & Constitution|title=Heels stage Peach of a rally|date=January 3, 1993|accessdate=November 13, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=Tar Heel Football 1993 |url=https://archive.org/details/carolinafootball1993unse/page/90/mode/1up |publisher=University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |date=1993 |pages=90–102 |access-date=September 20, 2022 |via=Internet Archive }}{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/north-carolina/1992-schedule.html |title=1992 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results |work=Sports Reference LLC |access-date=July 4, 2017}}
Roster
{{American football roster/Header
| year = 1992
| team = North Carolina Tar Heels
| teamcolors = f
| offensive_players =
{{American football roster/Player|num=1|class=Jr|first=Corey|last=Holliday|pos=WR|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=7|class=Jr|first=Bucky|last=Brooks|pos=WR|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=20|class=Jr|first=Natrone|last=Means|pos=RB|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=33|class=So|first=William|last=Henderson|dab=William Henderson (American football)|pos=FB|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=34|class=Sr|first=Mike|last=Faulkerson|pos=FB|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=64|class=Jr|first=Ethan|last=Albright|pos=T|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=85|class=So|first=Greg|last=DeLong|pos=TE|link=y}}
| defensive_players=
{{American football roster/Player|num=18|class=So|first=Jimmy|last=Hitchcock|pos=DB|link=y|dab=Jimmy Hitchcock (American football)}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=24|class=Jr|first=Bernardo|last=Harris|pos=LB|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=29|class=Sr|first=Thomas|last=Smith|dab=Thomas Smith (cornerback)|pos=DB|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=41|class=Jr|first=Ray|last=Jacobs|dab=Ray Jacobs (linebacker)|pos=OLB|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=82|class=So|first=Mike|last=Morton|dab=Mike Morton (linebacker)|pos=LB|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=97|class=Jr|first=Riddick|last=Parker|pos=DT|link=y}}
| special_teams_players=
{{American football roster/Player|num=68|class=So|first=Stu|last=Holt|pos=DS|link=y}}
}}
{{American football roster/Footer|roster_url=https://www.tarheeltimes.com/rosterfootball-1992.aspx
| head_coach = *Mack Brown
| asst_coach =
| accessdate=
}}
References
{{Reflist}}
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Category:North Carolina Tar Heels football seasons