1990 North Carolina
6–4–1 (3–3–1 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Mack Brown. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Miami (OH) 34–0Sep 1
By 34 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs Miami (OH) | W 34–0 | 60% |
| Sep 8 | at South Carolina | L 5–27 | 23% |
| Sep 15 | vs UConn | W 48–21 | 68% |
| Sep 22 | vs Kentucky | W 16–13 | 51% |
| Sep 29 | vs NC State | L 9–12 | 42% |
| Oct 6 | at Wake Forest | W 31–24 | 36% |
| Oct 20 | vs 11Georgia Tech | T 13–13 | 31% |
| Oct 27 | vs Maryland | W 34–10 | 46% |
| Nov 3 | at 18Clemson | L 3–20 | 16% |
| Nov 10 | vs 11Virginia | L 10–24 | 26% |
| Nov 17 | at Duke | W 24–22 | 38% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Duke 24–22; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
In program history: The 100th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 127 on file).
Players on this team
Tommy ThigpenLinebacker- Thomas SmithDefensive back
- Natrone MeansRunning back
- Brian BollingerGuard
- Roy BarkerDefensive tackle
- 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 1990.
- Record
- 6–4–1
- Conference
- 3–3–1 5th in Atlantic Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 227–186
- Coach
- Mack Brown
- Elo
- 1460 +96 this season
- SP+ rating
- 7.6 No. 40 of 104; offense No. 84, defense No. 9
- SRS
- 7.2 No. 32 of 107 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- Carl Torbush
- Captain
- Dwight Hollier
- Offense
- Multiple
- Defense
- 4–3
Drafted in 1991
The 1991 draft| Rd 3 | Kevin Donnalley OT | Houston Oilers |
All-ACC
1 first team, 6 second teamFirst team
Second team
Kevin DonnalleyOTAP-2- Brian BollingerOGAP-2
- Tommy ThigpenLBAP-2
- Eric GashLBAP-2
- Clint GwaltneyKAP-2
- Scott McAlisterPAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1990 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1990 Atlantic Coast Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Tech | 6–0–1 | 11–0–1 | 2 |
| Clemson | 5–2 | 10–2 | 9 |
| Virginia | 5–2 | 8–4 | 23 |
| Maryland | 4–3 | 6–5–1 | |
| North Carolina | 3–3–1 | 6–4–1 | |
| NC State | 3–4 | 7–5 | |
| Duke | 1–6 | 4–7 | |
| Wake Forest | 0–7 | 3–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.