The rally cry was 1-1-91. The payoff was actually 1-2-21.
A Carolina football team just off two wins over two seasons set its mission in 1990 to land a spot in one of the four traditional New Year's Day bowl games. The players at the end of practice every day huddled, raised their hands and chanted "1-1-91." That team enjoyed some success, tying eventual national champion Georgia Tech and beginning what would become a 13-year win streak over Duke, but its 6-4-1 ledger missed the bowl roster altogether, this when there were 19 games (remember the late lamented Copper Bowl?