1989 North Carolina
1–10 (0–7 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Mack Brown. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat VMI 49–7Sep 9
By 42 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | vs VMI | W 49–7 | 75% |
| Sep 16 | at Kentucky | L 6–13 | 30% |
| Sep 23 | at 18NC State | L 6–40 | 21% |
| Sep 30 | vs Navy | L 7–12 | 65% |
| Oct 7 | vs Wake Forest | L 16–17 | 48% |
| Oct 14 | at Virginia | L 17–50 | 18% |
| Oct 21 | at Georgia Tech | L 14–17 | 27% |
| Oct 28 | at Maryland | L 0–38 | 28% |
| Nov 4 | vs 21Clemson | L 3–35 | 16% |
| Nov 11 | vs South Carolina | L 20–27 | 26% |
| Nov 18 | vs 25Duke | L 0–41 | 21% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Duke 41–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
In program history: The worst season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 127 on file).
Players on this team
Tommy ThigpenLinebacker- Thomas SmithDefensive back
- Brian BollingerGuard
- Roy BarkerDefensive tackle
- Torin DornDefensive back
- Deems MayTight end
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1989.
- Record
- 1–10
- Conference
- 0–7 8th in Atlantic Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 138–297
- Coach
- Mack Brown
- Elo
- 1296 −110 this season
- SP+ rating
- -20.1 No. 95 of 103; offense No. 102, defense No. 70
- SRS
- −15.3 No. 91 of 106 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- Carl Torbush
- Captains
- Clarence Carter, Pat Crowley, Torin Dorn, Cecil Gray and Jonathan Hall
- Offense
- Multiple
- Defense
- 4–3
Drafted in 1990
The 1990 draft| Rd 4 | Torin Dorn DB | Los Angeles Raiders |
All-ACC
2 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Pat CrowleyOGAP-1- Cecil GrayDLAP-1
Second team
- Dwight HollierLBAP-2
- Scott McAllisterPAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1989 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1989 Atlantic Coast Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia | 6–1 | 10–3 | 18 |
| Duke | 6–1 | 8–4 | |
| Clemson | 5–2 | 10–2 | 12 |
| Georgia Tech | 4–3 | 7–4 | |
| NC State | 4–3 | 7–5 | |
| Maryland | 2–5 | 3–7–1 | |
| Wake Forest | 1–6 | 2–8–1 | |
| North Carolina | 0–7 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.