1993 North Carolina Tar Heels football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1993
| team = North Carolina Tar Heels
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Atlantic Coast Conference
| short_conf = ACC
| CoachRank = 21
| APRank = 19
| record = 10–3
| conf_record = 6–3
| head_coach = Mack Brown
| hc_year = 6th
| off_coach =
| oc_year =
| off_scheme = Multiple
| def_coach = Carl Torbush
| dc_year = 6th
| def_scheme = 4–3
| captain = Corey Holliday
| captain2 = Rick Steinbacher
| stadium = Kenan Memorial Stadium
| bowl = Gator Bowl
| bowl_result = L 10–24 vs Alabama
}}
{{1993 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings}}
The 1993 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1993 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 = 1993
| poll = AP
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{tooltip|August 29|Sunday}}
| time = 9:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| neutral = y
| rank = 20
| opponent = USC
| opprank = 18
| site_stadium = Anaheim Stadium
| site_cityst = Anaheim, CA
| gamename = Pigskin Classic
| tv = Raycom
| score = 31–9
| attend = 49,309
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-bernardino-county-sun-usc-gets-w/140279781/|work=The San Bernardino County Sun|title=USC gets well-Heeled in opener|date=August 30, 1993|accessdate=February 4, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 4
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank = 16
| opponent = Ohio
| site_stadium = Kenan Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| score = 44–3
| attend = 35,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/winston-salem-journal-unc-defense-holds/140280038/|work=Winston-Salem Journal|title=UNC defense holds off Ohio until offense awakens|date=September 5, 1993|accessdate=February 4, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 11
| time = 1:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| rank = 14
| opponent = Maryland
| site_stadium = Kenan Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| score = 59–42
| attend = 50,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/carroll-county-times-tar-heels-tear-up-t/140280126/|work=Carroll County Times|title=Tar Heels tear up Terrapins' defense|date=September 12, 1993|accessdate=February 4, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 18
| time = 7:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| rank = 13
| opponent = Florida State
| opprank = 1
| site_stadium = Kenan Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| tv = ESPN
| score = 7–33
| attend = 54,100
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-no-1-seminoles-bl/140278221/|work=The Commercial Appeal|title=No. 1 Seminoles blow past Tar Heels|date=September 19, 1993|accessdate=February 4, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 25
| time = 12:10 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 18
| opponent = NC State
| opprank = 19
| site_stadium = Carter–Finley Stadium
| site_cityst = Raleigh, NC
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 35–14
| attend = 54,400
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/rocky-mount-telegram-carolina-runs-away/140280229/|work=The Rocky Mount Telegram|title=Carolina runs away from State|date=September 26, 1993|accessdate=February 4, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 2
| time = 1:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank = 16
| opponent = UTEP
| site_stadium = Kenan Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| score = 45–39
| attend = 49,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/el-paso-times-no-16-north-carolina-gets/140280498/|work=The El Paso Times|title=No. 16 North Carolina gets scare from UTEP|date=October 3, 1993|accessdate=February 4, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 9
| time = 12:10 p.m.
| w/l = w
| rank = 15
| opponent = Wake Forest
| site_stadium = Kenan Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| gamename = rivalry
| tv = JPS
| score = 45–35
| attend = 51,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-constitution-tar-heels-withs/140280682/|work=The Atlanta Journal & Constitution|title=Tar Heels withstand Wake's 22-point rally|date=October 10, 1993|accessdate=February 4, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 16
| time = 12:05 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 14
| opponent = Georgia Tech
| site_stadium = Bobby Dodd Stadium
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| score = 41–3
| attend = 39,216
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-state-tar-heels-blow-past-jackets/140280830/|work=The State|title=Tar Heels blow past Jackets|date=October 17, 1993|accessdate=February 4, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 23
| time = 3:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank = 12
| opponent = Virginia
| opprank = 21
| site_stadium = Scott Stadium
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
| gamename = South's Oldest Rivalry
| score = 10–17
| attend = 42,300
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-herald-sun-cavs-shut-down-tar-heels/140280965/|work=The Herald-Sun|title=Cavs shut down Tar Heels|date=October 24, 1993|accessdate=February 4, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 6
| time = 7:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| rank = 16
| opponent = Clemson
| site_stadium = Kenan Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| tv = ESPN
| score = 24–0
| attend = 51,500
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-item-tar-heels-skein-clobber-clemso/140281141/|work=The Item|title=Tar Heels skein; clobber Clemson 24–0|date=November 7, 1993|accessdate=February 4, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 13
| time = 8:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| rank = 15
| opponent = Tulane
| site_stadium = Louisiana Superdome
| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA
| score = 42–10
| attend = 20,492
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94573967/n-carolina-blocks-tulanes-path/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=N. Carolina blocks Tulane's path|date=November 14, 1993|accessdate=February 9, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{tooltip|November 26|Friday}}
| time = 11:00 a.m.
| w/l = w
| rank = 13
| opponent = Duke
| site_stadium = Kenan Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| gamename = Victory Bell
| score = 38–24
| attend = 50,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-heels-bag-of-tri/140281283/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Heels' bag of tricks overwhelms Duke|date=November 27, 1993|accessdate=February 4, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{tooltip|December 31|Friday}}
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| neutral = y
| rank = 12
| opponent = Alabama
| opprank = 18
| site_stadium = Gator Bowl Stadium
| site_cityst = Jacksonville, FL
| gamename = Gator Bowl
| tv = TBS
| score = 10–24
| attend = 67,205
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71605287/crimson-tide-gets-second-win/|work=The News and Observer|title=Crimson Tide gets second win|date=January 1, 1994|accessdate=February 20, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
Roster
{{American football roster/Header
| year = 1993
| team = North Carolina Tar Heels
| teamcolors = f
| offensive_players =
{{American football roster/Player|num=1|class=Sr|first=Corey|last=Holliday|pos=WR|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=7|class=Sr|first=Bucky|last=Brooks|pos=WR|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=54|class=So|first=Matt|last=Jennings|pos=C}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=64|class=Sr|first=Ethan|last=Albright|pos=T|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=85|class=Jr|first=Greg|last=DeLong|pos=TE|link=y}}
| defensive_players=
{{American football roster/Player|num=18|class=Jr|first=Jimmy|last=Hitchcock|pos=DB|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=24|class=Sr|first=Bernardo|last=Harris|pos=LB|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=41|class=Sr|first=Ray|last=Jacobs|dab=Ray Jacobs (linebacker)|pos=OLB|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=82|class=Jr|first=Mike|last=Morton|dab=Mike Morton (linebacker)|pos=LB|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=97|class=Sr|first=Riddick|last=Parker|pos=DT|link=y}}
| special_teams_players=
{{American football roster/Player|num=68|class=Jr|first=Stu|last=Holt|pos=DS|link=y}}
}}
{{American football roster/Footer|roster_url=https://goheels.com/sports/football/roster/1993
| head_coach = *Mack Brown
| asst_coach =
| accessdate=
}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{North Carolina Tar Heels football navbox}}