University of North Carolina Athletics
Tar Heels Lead Nation In Interceptions
October 5, 2008 | Football
Oct. 5, 2008
With three interceptions Saturday evening against Connecticut, North Carolina now leads the nation with 12. Safety Trimane Goddard, who has four picks through the first five games of the season, it tied for the national lead with 0.80 per game. Eight different players have at least one interception this year, including Goddard, LB Mark Paschal, CB Kendric Burney, S Deunta Williams, CB Charles Brown, LB Quan Sturdivant, LB Bruce Carter and DT Marvin Austin. The Tar Heels have returned two interceptions for touchdowns and have a total of 302 interception return yards. The school record for return yards is 341 in 1972 (21 INTs).
Carolina's 12 interceptions are one more than its total of 11 from a year ago.
