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Tar Heels Visit Pitt For Primetime Tilt
November 8, 2017 | Football
PITTSBURGH ---Â Carolina returns to the field after an open week and heads to Pittsburgh for a Thursday night matchup with the Panthers at Heinz Field at 7:30 p.m. The Tar Heels are looking to snap a six-game losing streak, while Pitt has won two straight. In its last game action, UNC dropped a tight 24-19 decision at home to No. 8 Miami.
Records:Â North Carolina 1-8 (0-6 ACC), Pitt 4-5 (2-3)
Rankings:Â Neither team is ranked.
TV: ESPN. Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Booger McFarland (analyst), Joey Galloway (analyst) and Laura Rutledge (sideline) have the call.
Radio: Tar Heel Sports Network (click to listen), a division of Learfield Communications. Jones Angell (play-by-play), Brian Simmons (analyst) and Lee Pace (sideline) have the call.
On The Web: GoHeels.com | UNC Notes | Pitt Notes
Twitter: @TarHeelFootball, @CoachFedora | @pitt_fb
CAROLINA-PITT SERIES NOTES
• Carolina leads the series with Pittsburgh, 8-3, and the Tar Heels have won four straight against the Panthers. Nine of the 11 meetings have been decided by 10 points or fewer, including the six most recent games – last year's 37-36 win in Chapel Hill, a 26-19 UNC win at Pitt in 2015, a 40-35 UNC win in 2014, a 34-27 UNC victory in 2013, a 19-17 Pitt victory in the 2009 Meineke Car Care Bowl and a 20-17 UNC win in 2000.
• Last year's game went down to the final moments, with Mitch Trubisky hitting Bug Howard for a pair of 2-yard touchdowns in the fourth quarter to lift the Tar Heels to a 37-36 win at Kenan Stadium. Carolina trailed 36-23 with less than six minutes to play before Trubisky led UNC to a rousing comeback win. Howard's first score cut the deficit to six with 5:24 to go, and the duo hooked up again with two seconds left to tie the game. Nick Weiler's PAT gave Carolina the lead for the only time on the day. Trubisky finished with 453 passing yards and five touchdowns, while Ryan Switzer matched a school record with 16 catches for 208 yards and a score.
• In one of the most memorable games in Carolina history, No. 5 UNC lost at No. 1 Pittsburgh, 7-6, in 1982. The game was played at Three Rivers Stadium in primetime on CBS. It was the network's first regular-season college football game in 19 years. Future Hall of Famer Dan Marino threw a 4-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter to give the Panthers a 7-3 lead. Marino was 15 of 28 for 125 yards and four interceptions against the Tar Heel defense. Kelvin Bryant led the Tar Heels with 58 yards rushing and five receptions for 22 yards.
• Pittsburgh running backs coach and special teams coordinator Andre Powell spent six seasons at UNC from 2001-06 under head coach John Bunting as the team's running backs and special teams coach.
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Pitt is also coming off a bye, with its last game a 31-14 home win over Virginia on Oct. 28.
AT A GLANCERecords:Â North Carolina 1-8 (0-6 ACC), Pitt 4-5 (2-3)
Rankings:Â Neither team is ranked.
TV: ESPN. Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Booger McFarland (analyst), Joey Galloway (analyst) and Laura Rutledge (sideline) have the call.
Radio: Tar Heel Sports Network (click to listen), a division of Learfield Communications. Jones Angell (play-by-play), Brian Simmons (analyst) and Lee Pace (sideline) have the call.
On The Web: GoHeels.com | UNC Notes | Pitt Notes
Twitter: @TarHeelFootball, @CoachFedora | @pitt_fb
CAROLINA-PITT SERIES NOTES
• Carolina leads the series with Pittsburgh, 8-3, and the Tar Heels have won four straight against the Panthers. Nine of the 11 meetings have been decided by 10 points or fewer, including the six most recent games – last year's 37-36 win in Chapel Hill, a 26-19 UNC win at Pitt in 2015, a 40-35 UNC win in 2014, a 34-27 UNC victory in 2013, a 19-17 Pitt victory in the 2009 Meineke Car Care Bowl and a 20-17 UNC win in 2000.
• Last year's game went down to the final moments, with Mitch Trubisky hitting Bug Howard for a pair of 2-yard touchdowns in the fourth quarter to lift the Tar Heels to a 37-36 win at Kenan Stadium. Carolina trailed 36-23 with less than six minutes to play before Trubisky led UNC to a rousing comeback win. Howard's first score cut the deficit to six with 5:24 to go, and the duo hooked up again with two seconds left to tie the game. Nick Weiler's PAT gave Carolina the lead for the only time on the day. Trubisky finished with 453 passing yards and five touchdowns, while Ryan Switzer matched a school record with 16 catches for 208 yards and a score.
• In one of the most memorable games in Carolina history, No. 5 UNC lost at No. 1 Pittsburgh, 7-6, in 1982. The game was played at Three Rivers Stadium in primetime on CBS. It was the network's first regular-season college football game in 19 years. Future Hall of Famer Dan Marino threw a 4-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter to give the Panthers a 7-3 lead. Marino was 15 of 28 for 125 yards and four interceptions against the Tar Heel defense. Kelvin Bryant led the Tar Heels with 58 yards rushing and five receptions for 22 yards.
• Pittsburgh running backs coach and special teams coordinator Andre Powell spent six seasons at UNC from 2001-06 under head coach John Bunting as the team's running backs and special teams coach.
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