University of North Carolina Athletics
North Carolina - Clemson Postgame Notes
October 22, 2011 | Football
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University of North Carolina
Postgame Notes vs. Clemson
Saturday, October 22, 2011
• With the loss today, Carolina falls to 5-3 overall with all three losses coming against ACC teams.
• North Carolina allowed 59 points today, the most since a 69-14 loss at Louisville in 2005. The 59 points are the most scored by Clemson in the UNC series. The Tigers' previous high was 54 in 1974.
• Junior wide receiver Jheranie Boyd had a 33-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter and a 58-yard scoring catch in the second quarter. Boyd has nine receptions this season and four have gone for touchdowns. For his career, he ha 35 receptions and 11 for touchdowns.
• After outscoring opponents 42-3 in the first quarter through the first six games of the season, the Tar Heels have been outscored 27-7 in the last two games vs. Miami (17-0) and Clemson (10-7).
• Freshman T.J. Thorpe returned a third quarter kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown. It is just the second 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in school history. The other was Tyrell Godwin at Stanford in 1998. It is just the 14th time in ACC history that a player has returned a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown. The last player to do was was Maryland's Josh Wilson vs. Georgia Tech in 2006. Thorpe entered the game leading the ACC in kickoff return average.
• Ryan Houston scored on runs of 2 yards and 12 yards in the fourth quarter. He now has 23 career touchdowns and 15 of those have been from either one or two yards out. The 12-yarder to close the game was the longest scoring run of his career.
• Houston's 23 career touchdowns have covered a total of 65 yards and he now ranks ninth all-time at Carolina, one ahead of Ethan Horton (1981-84).
