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October 24, 2001 | General
October 20, 1984: Humes Scores Late to Beat N.C. State
CHAPEL HILL--William Humes ran for 156 yards and scored the game-winning touchdown with 31 seconds to play, leading North Carolina to a 28-21 victory over N.C. State in Kenan Stadium.
Humes, making his first career start, scored three times and Kenny Miller added a pair of field goals to account for the Tar Heel points.
Ethan Horton, the usual starting tailback, came off the bench to gain 122 yards on 16 carries. Brad Lopp replaced Eddie Colson as the starting fullback and both played well as lead blockers in the I-formation.
"We've been thinking about starting Humes and today was the day," said UNC Coach Dick Crum afterwards. "He's a different type player than Ethan and he changes our offense a bit. The same was true with Brad Lopp. But, Ethan and Eddie each gave us a lift coming off the bench."
Carolina led 20-7 in the third quarter before State rallied behind the running of Joe McIntosh and the passing of Tim Esposito to score on successive possessions for a 21-20 edge.
Another long Wolfpack drive followed, but Mike Cofer missed a 26-yard field goal attempt.
Carolina then moved from its own 10 to the State 15 early in the final quarter with Horton doing most of the running. But, on fourth-and-one from there, Horton broke off a six-yard run only to fumble at the nine.
With McIntosh and Vince Evans staying inside the tackles, the Wolfpack began a 12-play drive that took valuable time off the clock. Cofer missed a 42-yard field goal attempt to end that threat and Carolina took over with 5:59 to play at its own 26.
It took 13 plays and 5:28 for the Tar Heels to get the game-winning score. Twelve plays in this march were runs with Humes getting eight carries for 42 yards. The only pass was a key play. On third-and-five at the State 23, Kevin Anthony threw over the middle to Eric Streater for a 16-yard gain. Humes got five yards on first down and then pushed into the end zone from the two for the game-winning points. Anthony then threw to Humes for the two-point conversion.
A 41-yard field goal by Miller and a five-yard run by Humes had given the Tar Heels a 10-0 lead in the opening period. The Wolfpack went 88 yards in the second quarter for their first TD. It came on a one-yard pass from Esposito to a wide-open Ralph Britt.
Carolina responded with Miller's 27-yard field goal 26 seconds before halftime for a 13-7 advantage.
Tim Morrison picked off an Esposito pass on the first play of the third quarter to set up the Tar Heels at the State 25. After Anthony was dropped for a two-yard loss, Humes bolted 24 yards off the left side to the three. He scored two plays later and Miller's PAT made it 20-7.
The Wolfpack then began a comeback with Esposito throwing 41 yards to Ricky Wall for one score and Mike Miller punching in the other touchdown from a yard out. State suddenly had a 21-20 lead, setting up the tight finish.
Carolina only attempted nine passes, but rushed for 321 yards. McIntosh gained 131 yards on the ground for State and Espositio added 205 in the air.
October 19, 1968: Tar Heels Upset Seventh-Ranked Gators
CHAPEL HILL--Don Hartig kicked three long field goals and North Carolina took advantage of Florida fumbles to upset the seventh-ranked Gators, 22-7, in a torrential downpour at Kenan Stadium.
The Tar Heels also got outstanding play from quarterback Gayle Bomar in raising their record to 2-3. Florida fell to 3-1.
With the terrible weather conditions, field position and the kicking game were major factors in the game. In addition to Hartig's field goals, Chip Stone punted nine times for a 37.9 average.
The weather also probably was a factor in Florida fumbling 11 times and losing eight of them.
Fullback Larry Smith had a big day for the Gators, rushing for 142 yards. But, he lost four fumbles. He scored the only Florida touchdown with an eight-yard run in the second quarter. Jack Youngblood added the extra point, cutting the UNC advantage to 13-7 at that point.
Carolina had taken an early lead when Ron Lowry recovered a Smith fumble, setting up a 47-yard field goal by Hartig.
Tim Karrs fell on a Tom Christian fumble later in the first quarter at the Gator 21. Hartig followed with a 44-yard field goal.
On their next possession, the Tar Heels went 53 yards in nine plays with Bomar scoring on a one-yard dive. That was set up when Dick Wesolowski ran an 18-yard reverse on a third-and-six play from the Florida 19.
Hartig added his third field goal, a 42-yarder, with 3:50 left in the first half. That came after Mike Hollifield recovered a Christian fumble at the Gator 43.
Florida drove to the UNC 15 just before halftime, but the threat ended with a Smith fumble.
The final score of the day came in the fourth period after the Tar Heels stopped dropped Larry Rentz for a three-yard loss on a fake field goal. Carolina then went 64 yards in 12 plays with Bomar scoring from the one on fourth down. Key play in the drive was Bomar's 36-yard pass to Bucky Perry.
Stone made one of the day's biggest plays when, punting from deep in his own end zone, he ran around a heavy Gator rush to get off a 47-yard punt. That came midway in the third period and UNC holding just a 16-7 lead.
Bomar ran for 62 yards and passed for 72 to lead the UNC attack. Plus, Carolina only committed one turnover all day.
"Bomar is the best quarterback we've seen," said Florida Coach Ray Graves. "Our fumbles obviously hurt. But, North Carolina played with the same football and only fumbled twice, losing just one."
October 18, 1981: Men's Soccer Team Gets Seventh Shutout
WINTER PARK, Fla.--North Carolina recorded its seventh shutout in 15 games with a 2-0 victory over Rollins College.
Carolina, ranked 12th in the nation, improved its record to 13-2 with the win. Rollins dropped to 5-4-2.
Tar Heel goalkeeper Geoff Drayton made nine saves in getting his fifth shutout of the year. Rollins actually outshot Carolina, 19-16.
Adam Abronski's unassisted goal with 20: 48 remaining in the first half gave the Tar Heels a 1-0 advantage at intermission.
That remained the score throughout much of the second half, despite continued opportunities for Rollins to tie the game.
Tony Johnson finally put the game away for Carolina with an unassisted goal with only 2:19 left to play.
October 17, 1987: Carolina Gives Up Just Second Goal of Season
CHAPEL HILL--Eight different players scored goals as the North Carolina women's soccer team crushed North Carolina Wesleyan at Fetzer Field.
Pam Kalinoski and Julie Guarnotta had two goals apiece and Shannon Higgins added three assists as Carolina pushed its record to 14-0-1. The only blemish on the Tar Heel record was a 0-0 tie with William and Mary.
The Wesleyan goal by Chris Vela with just 4:12 to play was only the second goal Carolina had given up all year. George Mason had scored in a 4-1 UNC victory in the second game of the season. The Tar Heels had gone exactly 1,150 minutes between goals.
That streak of scoreless minutes and 12 consecutive shutouts were believed to be national records. In fact, Carolina would not be scored upon again all year, finishing with an incredible 96-2 edge in goals. The Tar Heels would post a 24-0-1 record and sweep the NCAA championship.
As was the case in most games, Carolina completely dominated the action, outshooting Wesleyan, 47-1.
The rout started quickly with Ava Gardner's unassisted goal just two yards from the left of the net. That came only 1:32 into the game. Wendy Gebauer scored on a header 2:18 after that with an assist from Higgins. Andrea Zeman blasted home a shot from 22 yards on the left side after 6:46 of action.
Booie Lockwood later beat a defender and passed to Keath Castelloe in the middle of the field. Castelloe's scored from 20 yards for a 4-0 halftime lead.
Tracey Bates and Lori Henry scored early in the second half. Kalinoski added two consecutive goals before Guarnotta had the first of her two unassisted scores on a 12-yard shot in front of the net.
Vela finally got Wesleyan on the scoreboard before Guarnotta again broke free in the middle of the field for her second goal from 10 yards.
October 16, 1935: Jackson Runs and Throws UNC Past Terps
BALTIMORE, Md.--Don Jackson ran for two touchdowns and threw for another, leading North Carolina to a 33-0 victory over Maryland at Memorial Stadium.
The Tar Heels all but wrapped up the game with a 20-point first quarter. It was during this period that Jackson did his scoring damage to the Terps.
The Carolina quarterback tossed a 37-yard touchdown pass to Dick Buck in the game's opening moments. Babe Daniel added the extra point for a quick 7-0 lead.
On Maryland's next possession, Harry Montgomery recovered a fumble at the Terp 31-yard line. A short drive ended with Jackson's three-yard scoring run. Jackson later scored on a 10-yard sweep. After making the second PAT, Daniel missed his third attempt. But, the Tar Heels had a 20-0 advantage.
With Montgomery, Herman Snyder, Gene Barwick and Andy Bershak providing constant pressure, Maryland could do little offensively. The Terps finished the game with just 26 yards rushing on 27 carries and 72 yards passing for 98 total yards. In addition, the Tar Heels intercepted four passes.
Carolina added its final two touchdowns in the fourth quarter. Bill Moore set up the first by blocking a Maryland punt. The Tar Heels drove to the 13 where Bershak scored on an end-around run.
Late in the game Jackson made a nice cutback run to the Maryland eight-yard line. On first down from there Junior Graves threw to Buck McCarn. He pitched it back to Art Ditt who reversed his field to score the touchdown. Charlie McIver's PAT accounted for the final point.
In addition to Jackson's offensive play and the outstanding defense, Carolina did not commit a penalty and constantly got great field position with punt returns. Jackson led the way with four returns for 75 yards as the Tar Heels finished with 10 returns for 160 yards.
The victory pushed Carolina's record to 3-0 in a season it would finish 8-1.
October 15, 1949: Justice Scores Three Times in Win Over Deacs
CHAPEL HILL--Charlie Justice ran for 102 yards and three touchdowns to lead sixth-ranked North Carolina to a 28-14 victory over Wake Forest at Kenan Stadium.
Justice scored on a pair of five-yard runs and a 14-yard run off right tackle. The fourth Tar Heel touchdown came on a 31-yard interception return by Dick Bunting.
The Deacons led in this game, 7-0, after Dickie Davis gave them great field position with a 20-yard punt return. George Blackerby capped a 38-yard drive with a one-yard plunge in the first quarter.
Justice tied the game with 9:10 left in the first half on a five-yard burst off right guard. Billy Hayes had set that up with a 23-yard pass to Bob Gantt.
Bunting picked off a Blackerby pass and returned it for his touchdown with 4:20 remaining before halftime. It was one of five Deacon turnovers during the game.
Wake Forest fumbled the second half kickoff and Carolina recovered at the Deacon 24. Pass plays from Hayes to Justice and Justice to Art Weiner got a first down on the 12. Fred Sherman got seven yards on a reverse and Justice then scored off the right side. Egbert Williams added his third of four extra points for a 21-7 lead.
The Deacons pulled to within 21-14 later in the period on a one-yard dive by Bill Miller.
But, a 23-yard punt return by Gantt set up the final score of the day early in the fourth quarter. Justice had fielded the punt, but lateralled to Gantt who raced to the Deacon 34. The touchdown came when Justice slanted off the right side, sidestepping tacklers for his third TD.
In addition to the turnovers, the Deacons hurt themselves severely with 14 penalties for 110 yards.
October 14, 1984: Penn State Falls in Field Hockey in OT
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.--Mary Sentementes scored in the second overtime period to give North Carolina a 2-1 field hockey victory over Penn State.
The winning score came on an unassisted play by Sentementes with only 2:40 remaining in the second extra period.
Sentementes also scored the first Carolina goal. The shot came from in front of the net with an assist from Judith Jonckheer and gave the Tar Heels a 1-0 halftime lead.
Penn State tied the game in the second half on an Alix Hughes goal.
The two teams played evenly most of the game with Carolina holding just a 30-29 edge in shots and a 12-7 advantage in corners.
The seventh-ranked Tar Heels improved to 9-3 for the year. The fifth-rated Nittany Lions dropped to 9-4-1.
October 13, 1985: Heinrichs Has Three Goals Against UConn
STORRS, Conn.--April Heinrichs scored three unassisted goals to lead the North Carolina women's soccer team to a 5-0 win over Connecticut.
Heinrichs, the 1984 National Player of the Year, scored two first-half-goals as the Tar Heels grabbed a 3-0 halftime advantage. That basically sealed the victory as Carolina dominated play throughout the game.
Stacey Enos had given the Tar Heels a 1-0 lead with 18:33 elapsed in the game. Heinrichs followed with her first two goals.
Heinrichs opened the second-half scoring with her third goal. Carrie Serwetnyk then added the final UNC score of the afternoon.
Toni Catchings had an assist on the goal by Enos and Betsy Johnson had one on Serwetnyk's goal.
Carolina outshot the Huskies 24-5 and had a 5-1 advantage in corner kicks.
The win improved the Tar Heel record to 13-1-1, while sixth-ranked Connecticut fell to 8-4.
October 12, 1895: Nicklin's Big Plays Lead Rout of Wolfpack
CHAPEL HILL--Sam Nicklin broke off four long touchdown runs as North Carolina swamped North Carolina A&M, 36-0.
The season-opening win for Carolina was the beginning of a 7-1-1 year.
Nicklin, in his only year of football competition, had scoring runs of 67, 80, 57 and 25 yards against A&M (now NC State).
With Nicklin and Allen Moore doing the majority of the running, Carolina scored on the first series of the game. Moore got the touchdown on a short plunge and Lawrence MacRae added the extra point. In that time, both touchdowns and PATs counted four points.
Nicklin added his 67-yard scoring run on the following possession. A 52-yard touchdown run by Harris Collier and MacRae's second PAT made it 20-0.
Nicklin finished the first-half scoring spree with his 80-yard touchdown run. That still equals the ninth-longest run from scrimmage in Tar Heel history.
A&M had to punt on its first series of the second half. Moments later Nicklin broke off a 57-yard run with MacRae again adding the extra point.
An 82-yard drive later culminated with Nicklin's fourth touchdown--a 25 yard run.
Collier then scored Carolina's seventh touchdown of the day with a 20-yard run. MacRae's PAT finished off the rout.
October 11, 1957: Tar Heels Hold Off Miami, 21-13
MIAMI, Fla.--North Carolina grabbed a 14-0 first-half lead and then held off a pair of late Miami scoring threats to defeat the Hurricanes, 21-13, in the Orange Bowl.
The Tar Heels got touchdowns from Jim Schuler, Emil DeCantis and Curtis Hathaway to improve to 3-1 for the season. The victory moved Carolina to 14th in the Associated Press national rankings.
Coach Jim Tatum's team only had to travel 26 yards for its first touchdown with 10:10 remaining in the opening period. Don Coker backed the Hurricanes deep in their own territory with a 45-yard punt early in the game. Miami had to punt back from its own one, setting up a 16-yard return by Schuler to the Canes' 26. Coker blasted off right guard from there to the 16. Schuler scored on the next play, cutting off right tackle. Phil Blazer added the PAT for an early 7-0 advantage.
Carolina marched 78 yards for a 14-0 lead with 6:27 remaining in the second quarter. The drive took just three plays. It started harmlessly with Ed Lipski's two-yard run. But, DeCantis then connected with Ron Marquette on a 42-yard pass play. Marquette then threw 34 yards to DeCantis on the next play for the touchdown. Stuart Pell's extra point gave UNC a 14-0 halftime edge.
Miami scored on its first possession of the third period on a 21-yard pass from Fran Curci to John Varone. But, the Tar Heels responded with a 51-yard scoring drive late in the quarter. Hathaway made the big play in this series. He was seemingly trapped in his own backfield for a huge loss, but escaped for a 10-yard pickup to the Miami 30.
His 12-yard pass to Marquette later got UNC to the six and Hathaway scored himself on a one-yard plunge. Although the PAT was blocked, Carolina had a 20-7 lead.
But, the running of Varone and Bill Sandie led the Hurricanes to their second TD with 10 minutes left in the game. Sandie scored from the one, but the extra point was blocked.
Miami twice drove deep into Carolina territory in the final quarter. But, a fourth-down pass by Curci from the UNC six-yard line fell incomplete on one series. The Hurricanes drove from their own 38 to the Carolina 20 on their final possession, but again Curci couldn't connect on a fourth-down throw.
