1991 North Carolina
7–4 (3–4 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Mack Brown. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Cincinnati 51–16Sep 14
By 35 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14 | vs Cincinnati | W 51–16 | 77% |
| Sep 21 | at Army | W 20–12 | 43% |
| Sep 28 | at NC State | L 7–24 | 31% |
| Oct 5 | vs William & Mary | W 59–36 | 79% |
| Oct 12 | vs Wake Forest | W 24–10 | 80% |
| Oct 19 | at Virginia | L 9–14 | 32% |
| Oct 26 | at Georgia Tech | L 14–35 | 30% |
| Nov 2 | vs Maryland | W 24–0 | 66% |
| Nov 9 | vs 15Clemson | L 6–21 | 36% |
| Nov 16 | vs South Carolina | W 21–17 | 56% |
| Nov 23 | vs Duke | W 47–14 | 67% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Duke 47–14; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
In program history: The 64th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 127 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 5: 23
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 1991.
- Record
- 7–4
- Conference
- 3–4 5th in Atlantic Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 23
- Points
- 282–199
- Coach
- Mack Brown
- Elo
- 1529 +55 this season
- SP+ rating
- 4.6 No. 46 of 104; offense No. 62, defense No. 31
- SRS
- 4.8 No. 38 of 107 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- Carl Torbush
- Captain
- Dwight Hollier
- Offense
- Multiple
- Defense
- 4–3
Drafted in 1992
The 1992 draft| Rd 3 | Brian Bollinger OG | San Francisco 49ers |
| Rd 4 | Dwight Hollier LB | Miami Dolphins |
| Rd 4 | Roy Barker DT | Minnesota Vikings |
| Rd 7 | Deems May TE | San Diego Chargers |
All-ACC
3 first team, 4 second teamFirst team
Brian BollingerOGAP-1- Natrone MeansRBAP-1
- Tommy ThigpenLBAP-1
Second team
- Corey HollidayWRAP-2
- Eric GashLBAP-2
- Tommy SmithDBAP-2
- Scott McAlisterPAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1991 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1991 Atlantic Coast Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clemson | 6–0–1 | 9–2–1 | 18 |
| NC State | 5–2 | 9–3 | 24 |
| Georgia Tech | 5–2 | 8–5 | |
| Virginia | 4–2–1 | 8–3–1 | |
| North Carolina | 3–4 | 7–4 | |
| Maryland | 2–5 | 2–9 | |
| Duke | 1–6 | 4–6–1 | |
| Wake Forest | 1–6 | 3–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.