Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 5 | 12:05 p.m.[2] | Illinois* | | W 34–14 | 40,000 | [3] |
September 12 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 1 Oklahoma* | | L 0–28 | 75,004 | [4] |
September 19 | 1:00 p.m. | at Georgia Tech | | W 30–23 | 33,151 | [5] |
September 26 | 2:00 p.m. | at Navy* | | W 45–14 | 23,636 | [6] |
October 3 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 6 Auburn* | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC
| L 10–20 | 52,811 | [7] |
October 10 | 1:00 p.m. | Wake Forest | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
| L 14–22 | 52,000 | [8] |
October 17 | 12:05 p.m.[9] | at NC State | | W 17–14 | 57,400 | [10] |
October 31 | 12:05 p.m.[11] | at Maryland | | W 27–14 | 35,425 | [12] |
November 7 | 4:00 p.m.[13] | No. 10 Clemson | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC
| L 10–13 | 53,115 | [14] |
November 14 | 1:00 p.m.[15] | at Virginia | | L 17–20 | 38,400 | [16] |
November 21 | 12:05 p.m.[17] | Duke | | L 10–25 | 46,000 | [18] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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[19]
1987 North Carolina Tar Heels football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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- ^ "North Carolina Football Coach Crum Resigns After 5-6 Season". Los Angeles Times. December 1, 1987. p. SD_B5.
- ^ "The Charlotte Observer from Charlotte, North Carolina on September 5, 1987 · 20 (newspapers.com)".
- ^ "Punter's run sparks Tar Heels over Illinois". The Pantagraph. September 6, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sooners race by UNC". Bryan-College Station Eagle. September 13, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maye to the rescue as Tar Heels rally by Jackets". The Tampa Tribune. September 20, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UNC unleashes running game, spanks outclassed Midshipmen". The State. September 27, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn turns to pass, Burger, to defeat North Carolina". The Danville Register. October 4, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hoyle kicks Deacons over UNC". Daily Press. October 11, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Herald-Sun from Durham, North Carolina on October 17, 1987 · 39 (newspapers.com)".
- ^ "Tar Heels use ground game, stop Wolfpack". The Rocky Mount Telegram. October 18, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Chapel Hill News from Chapel Hill, North Carolina on October 30, 1987 · 11 (newspapers.com)".
- ^ "Fast-starting Tar Heels bounce Terps, 27–14". The Rocky Mount Telegram. November 1, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, November 06, 1987, Page 8, Image 8 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org)".
- ^ "Clemson tops Tar Heels, 13–10". The Miami Herald. November 8, 1987. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Daily Press from Newport News, Virginia on November 14, 1987 · Page 24 (newspapers.com)".
- ^ "UVa colors Carolina blue". The News and Advance. November 15, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Herald-Sun from Durham, North Carolina on November 21, 1987 · 32 (newspapers.com)".
- ^ "Blue Devils flatten Tar Heels". The News and Observer. November 22, 1987. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1987 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 5, 2017.