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North Carolina Postgame Notes
October 8, 2011 | Football
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North Carolina vs. Louisville • Oct. 8, 2011
UNC Postgame Notes
Final Score: North Carolina 14, Louisville 7
• Redshirt freshman tailback Giovani Bernard rushed for 109 yards on 25 carries, his fourth consecutive 100-yard game. He is the first Tar Heel to rush for 100 yards in four straight games since Ethan Horton accomplished it in five games in a row in 1984. Bernard is the first Tar Heel freshman in history to rush for 100 yards in four straight games (Amos Lawrence had three in a row as a freshman in 1977).
Only Amos Lawrence (six in 1977) and Leon Johnson (five in 1993) had more 100-yard rushing games as freshman than Bernard has (four) in the first six games this year.
Bernard's last four games (512 yards)
102 vs. Virginia
155 at Georgia Tech
146 at East Carolina
109 vs. Louisville
For the season, Bernard has rushed 103 times for 657 yards, an average of 6.4 yards per carry and 109.5 yards per game.
• Bernard scored his eighth rushing touchdown of the season in the third quarter, surpassing UNC's season leader from a year ago, Johnny White, who scored seven times in nine games.
• The Tar Heels had no points, two first downs, gained 62 yards on just 18 plays and had the ball for only 7:52 in the first half. In the second half, UNC scored 14 points, had nine first downs, gained 202 yards on 43 plays and held the ball for 18 minutes and 24 seconds.
• Louisville had no points, 13 first downs, gained 188 yards on 41 plays and held the ball for 22:08 in the first half. In the second half, the Cardinals scored seven points, gained six first downs (five of which came on their second-to-last drive of the game), compiled 85 yards (61 of which came on that second-to-last drive) and had the ball for 11 minutes and 36 seconds.
• The Tar Heels have not allowed a first quarter touchdown this season, outscoring opponents, 42-3, in the opening 15 minutes. A Georgia Tech field goal is the only score UNC has allowed in the first quarter this season.
• UNC and Louisville played to a scoreless tie in the first half. Carolina held an opponent scoreless in the first half for the first time since the Virginia Tech game in 2009. The Tar Heels failed to score in the first half for the first time since the 2009 Virginia game.
• Sophomore quarterback Bryn Renner completed 12 of 18 pass attempts for 178 yards and a touchdown. Renner is 99 for 133 for 1,305 yards and 12 touchdowns for the season. He has completed 74.4 percent of his passes in the first six games.
• Dwight Jones caught four balls for 91 yards, including a spectacular 43-yard touchdown that gave Carolina a 14-0 lead with 12:19 to play in the game. He caught Renner's pass at the 13-yard line, broke two tackles at the five and scored. Jones has seven touchdown catches this season, three more than he had entering 2011. The Burlington, N.C., native has scored a touchdown in five of UNC's first six games this year.
• Jones's 43-yard touchdown was his third scoring catch of the season that went for 40 yards or longer. He also scored on a 66-yarder against Rutgers and a 47-yarder at East Carolina.
• Senior linebacker Zach Brown notched his first interception of the season in the second quarter. Brown finished with a game-high 11 tackles and has a team-high 42 tackles this season.
• Redshirt freshman place-kicker Thomas Moore made both of his PAT attempts and is now 13 for 13 on the season. Carolina has made 95 consecutive PATs, with injured senior Casey Barth holding the school record for consecutive makes with 82.
• Carolina scored a touchdown in its lone trip to the red zone against the Cardinals and has now scored 16 touchdowns on 19 trips this season. In 21 trips in the red zone, UNC's opponents have scored just eight touchdowns.
• With today's win, Carolina tied the overall series with Louisville, 3-3.
• Carolina won its eighth straight game over a non-conference opponent with today's 14-7 win over Big East foe Louisville. The Tar Heels have not lost to a team outside the ACC since the 2010 opener vs. LSU. UNC is now 16-3 since 2008 against non-conference teams.
