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July 2, 1999 | Football
July 2, 1999
Arizona St. 48 - Carolina 26
December 30, 1970
Atlanta, Ga.
Attendance: 52,126
The Tar Heels exploded for 26 second quarter points but couldn't hold off Arizona State in the final two quarters as the Sun Devils rallied for an exciting 48-26 victory before 52,126 fans at Grant Field.
Carolina spotted unbeaten ASU 14 points on a pair of touchdowns runs, from eight and 33 yards, by Bob Thomas.
Don McCauley got the Tar Heels on the scoreboard with a one-yard plunge set up by a long pass from Paul Miller to Ricky Lanier. ASU scored on its next series, though, on a 67-yard TD catch by J.D. Hill.
Carolina then scored the final three touchdowns of the first half to go into the intermission with a 26-21 lead. First, Miller passed 37 yards for a score to Tony Blanchard. Then McCauley rushed in from 17 yards out. And finally, the All-America McCauley scored again from four yards.
Arizona State dominated a second half which was played in a heavy Atlanta snowstorm and without Miller, who left with an injury.
Monroe Ely scored twice and Thomas reached the end zone for the third time in the Sun Devils' 27-point second half.
In his final game as a Tar Heel, McCauley gained 143 yards on 36 carries.
Arizona St. 7 14 20 7 - 48 Carolina 0 26 0 0 - 26 AS - Thomas 8 run (Ekstrand kick) AS - Thomas 33 run (Ekstrand kick) NC - McCauley 1 run (Craven kick) AS - Hill 67 pass from Spagnola (Ekstrand kick) NC - Blanchard 36 pass from Miller (Craven kick) NC - McCauley 17 run (kick failed) NC - McCauley 4 run (pass failed) AS - Eley 8 run (Ekstrand kick) AS - Holden 13 run (kick failed) AS - Eley 5 run (Ekstrand kick) AS - Thomas 2 run (Ekstrand kick)ASU UNC First Downs 22 13 Rushes-Yardage 55-306 53-131 Passing Yardage 145 123 Passes 9-24-2 6-17-2 Total Offense 451 254 Return Yardage 102 0 Punts-Average 3-42.3 10-27.3 Fumbles-Lost 4-2 2-1 Penalties-Yardage 1-5 4-45
Rushing Carolina: McCauley 36-143, Hamlin 4-17, Oglesby 4-10, Jolley 1-0, Mansfield 4-(-10); Lanier 1-(-13); Miller 3-(-16). Arizona State: Eley 23-173; Thomas 22-124; Holden 1-13; Hurst 2-7; Emery 1-0; Spagnola 6-(-11).
Passing (Comp-Att-Int-Yds) Carolina: Miller 3-5-0-95, Mansfield 3-12-2-26. Arizona St.: Spagnola 8-23-2-155, Hurst 1-1-0-(-10).
Receiving Carolina: Lanier 2-50, Perry 2-34, Blanchard 1-36, Jolley 1-3. Arizona State: Hill 3-101, Petty 2-38, Holden 2-13, McClanahan 1-3, Eley 1-(-10).
