Back during the 1996 season, Carolina went to Charlottesville for a Saturday night game with an 8-1 record. The story goes that if UNC beat Virginia and then took care of rival Duke the next week the Tar Heels would slide into the Fiesta Bowl which was part of the Bowl Alliance, the 1990s precursor to the BCS. The #6 ranked Tar Heels looked to be in complete control of the game in the fourth quarter leading 17-3 and sitting on the Virginia 10 yard line. Then the wheels went flying off in spectacular fashion. Tar Heel QB Chris Keldorf threw an interception which was returned 96 yards for a touchdown.
The Shoe That Didn't Drop: The Expected UNC Football Stumble That Never Came
