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Carolina Football History Book
July 2, 1999 | Football
July 2, 1999
Georgia 7 - Carolina 3
December 31, 1971
Jacksonville, Fla.
Attendance: 71,208
For the first time since 1950, the Tar Heels were playing in a bowl game for the second consecutive season. This time, the Tar Heels would fall, 7-3, to the Georgia Bulldogs.
The game produced a bowl first - brothers coaching against each other. Bill Dooley led the Tar Heels and older brother Vince coached the Dawgs.
The game was a defensive struggle with all the points coming in the third quarter.
In the opening half, Carolina had the best chance as linebacker Jimmy Webster, voted the Tar Heels MVP this day, blocked a punt out of bounds at the Georgia 24. A fumble, though, denied Carolina any points.
A pair of long runs by Lewis Jolley brought the Tar Heels down to the Georgia 16 on UNCs first possession of the second half. But a procedure penalty forced the Heels to settle for a 35-yard field goal by Ken Craven.
A 31-yard pass play from Andy Johnson to Roy Hunnicutt set up the Georgia touchdown. Jimmy Poulos, on the very next play following Hunnicutts catch, took it in for a score from 25 yards. Poulos rushed for 161 yards on the afternoon and was named the Georgia MVP.
Carolina 0 0 3 0 - 3 Georgia 0 0 7 0 - 7NC - Craven 35 FG GA - Poulos 25 run (Braswell kick) UNC UGA First Downs 9 13 Rushes-Yardage 51-115 51-238 Passing Yardage 66 84 Passes 6-14-1 6-17-0 Total Offense 181 322 Return Yardage 51 61 Punts-Average 10-46.6 10-34.8 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-1
Rushing Carolina: Jolley 20-77, Hamlin 5-17, Sigler 3-7, Miller 20-7, Kirkpatrick 1-4, Hite 1-2, Leverenz 1-1. Georgia: Poulos 20-161, Johnson 19-50, Bissell 3-11, Honeycutt 5-10, Lake 2-7, Ray 1-3, Shirer 1-(-4).
Passing (Comp-Att-Int-Yds) Carolina: Miller 6-14-1-66. Georgia: Johnson 6-13-0-84, Ray 0-4-0-0.
Receiving Carolina: Sigler 3-32, Jolley 2-9, Cowell 1-19, Leverenz 1-6. Georgia: Hunnicutt 4-58, Greene 1-26, Shirer 1-0.
