Carolina Hosts Georgia Tech Saturday At 7

October 18, 2014 | Football

By: UNC Athletic Communications

CHAPEL HILL --- North Carolina returns to Kenan Stadium to face Georgia Tech on Saturday, Oct. 18, at 7 p.m. The Tar Heels (2-4 overall, 0-2 ACC) are seeking their first conference win of the season and looking to end a four-game losing streak.

Carolina is coming off an exciting 50-43 road loss at Notre Dame. QB Marquise Williams became just the fourth player in ACC history to throw for 300 yards and run for 100 yards in the same game. He accounted for four touchdowns, including two passing scores, one rushing and one receiving.

Georgia Tech fell from the ranks of the unbeaten with a 31-25 home loss to Duke.

AT A GLANCE
Records: North Carolina 2-4 (0-2 ACC), Georgia Tech 5-1 (2-1 ACC)
Rankings: Both teams are unranked.
TV: ESPNU (click to watch). Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Kelly Stouffer (analyst) and Cara Capuano (sideline) have the call.
Radio: Tar Heel Sports Network (click to listen), a division of Learfield Communications. Jones Angell (play-by-play), Ethan Albright (analyst) and Lee Pace (sideline) have the call. | Affiliate List (PDF)
On The Web: GoHeels.com | UNC Notes | RamblinWreck.com | Georgia Tech Notes
Twitter: @TarHeelFootball, @CoachFedora | @GeorgiaTechFB, @GTPaulJohnson
Fan Information: Tickets | Fan Guide | Parking Information

QUICK HITS
• Carolina ranks third in the conference and 26th in the country, averaging 37.2 points per game. The Tar Heels are 24th nationally with 78.0 plays per game.
• Carolina's schedule is ranked the 14th-most difficult in the country by the Sagarin rankings (based on the teams UNC has played thus far).
• Georgia Tech is the fifth consecutive team on UNC's schedule that has been in the Top 25 at some point this season. The others are ECU, Clemson, Virginia Tech and Notre Dame.
• Five UNC players have thrown a touchdown this year.
• QB Marquise Williams is one of eight players in the country leading his team in both passing yards and rushing yards.
• Williams ranks second in the ACC, averaging 293.5 total yards per game. Only FSU's Jameis Winston is averaging more.
• Williams is eighth at UNC in career touchdown passes with 27. He needs one to tie Ronald Curry for seventh at 28.
• Williams needs one rushing touchdown to tie Curry's school record for career rushing touchdowns (13) by a quarterback.
• Carolina has intercepted at least one pass in all six games this season and returned three for touchdowns.
• Carolina is 14th in the nation in turnovers gained and 11th in interceptions.
• CB Des Lawrence leads the team with 42 tackles and ranks ninth in the ACC with 9.4 per game.
• Over the last 19 games, Carolina has scored 11 non-offensive touchdowns (five punt returns for touchdowns, four interception returns for touchdowns, two kickoff returns for touchdowns).
• UNC has scored on 25 of 27 red zone possessions this season with 20 touchdowns and five field goals.
• Sixteen different Tar Heels have caught a pass this season led by Ryan Switzer with 25.
• Carolina leads the league in kickoff coverage and has 23 touchbacks this season. The Tar Heels are fifth in the nation in kickoff return defense.

CAROLINA-GEORGIA TECH NOTES
• This week's game features two of the eight quarterbacks in the country that are leading their respective teams in passing and rushing yards. Marquise Williams leads UNC with 1,386 passing yards and 375 rushing yards. Justin Thomas leads Georgia Tech with 724 passing yards and 589 rushing yards.
• This game is a contrast in styles as the Tar Heels play an up-tempo offense and the Yellow Jackets play at a more deliberate pace. UNC is 24th in the country with 78.0 plays per game, but ranks 123rd in time of possession (24:38), while the Yellow Jackets are 102nd nationally with 67.8 plays per game, yet 18th in time of possession (32:45).
• North Carolina and Georgia Tech are meeting for the 50th time with the Yellow Jackets holding a 28-18-3 lead in the series.
• Georgia Tech has won 14 of the last 16 against Carolina, including last year's 28-20 victory in Atlanta.
• Georgia Tech has won five straight in the rivalry. In addition to last year, the Yellow Jackets won 68-50 in Chapel Hill in 2012, 35-28 in Atlanta in 2011, 30-24 in Chapel Hill in 2010 and 24-7 in Atlanta in 2009. Carolina's last win was a vacated 28-7 victory in 2008.
• In the most recent meeting in Chapel Hill in 2012, Georgia Tech beat UNC, 68-50. The teams combined to score 118 points, the most in ACC history.
• Georgia Tech head coach Paul Johnson is a native of Newland, N.C., and he earned his bachelor's degree from Western Carolina in 1979 and a master's degree from Appalachian State in 1982. He began his coaching career at Avery County (N.C.) High School and also coached Lees-McRae Junior College in Banner Elk, N.C.
• North Carolina has 12 scholarship players from Georgia: DB Cameron Albright (Kennesaw), S Allen Artis (Marietta), B Mikey Bart (Buford), DB Ayden Bonilla (Woodstock), QB Kanler Coker (Flowery Branch), DE Junior Gnonkonde (Lakeland), WR Bug Howard (Rochelle), DB Donnie Miles (Lawrenceville), OL Caleb Samuel (Macon), LB Nathan Staub (Chestnut Mountain), LB Tyrell Tomlin (Marietta) and DE Justin Thomason (McDonough).