University of North Carolina Athletics
Postgame Notes - Miami
November 1, 2014 | Football
• North Carolina fell to 4-5 overall and 2-3 in the ACC with a 47-20 loss at Miami.
• Freshman linebacker Cayson Collins scored on a 39-yard fumble return for a touchdown in the second quarter. It was the first fumble return for a TD by a Tar Heel since defensive tackle Cam Thomas returned one 20 yards for a score at Boston College in 2009. Carolina has scored four defensive touchdowns this season - three interception returns and one fumble return.
• Quarterback Marquise Williams added to his school record for rushing touchdowns by a quarterback with a 10-yard scoring run in the third quarter and a 1-yard run in the fourth quarter. He now has 16 career rushing touchdowns.
• Williams completed 22 of 32 attempts for 191 yards, one interception and no touchdowns. It was the first time in the last six games that he failed to throw a touchdown pass.
• Williams now has 2,723 passing yards this season, which ranks fifth in school history. He moved past T.J. Yates and Ronald Curry today. He also topped 4,000 career passing yards today and now has 4,051, which ranks seventh at UNC. He is one of just seven quarterbacks in school history to throw for more than 4,000 yards.
• Wide receiver Ryan Switzer matched his career high with nine receptions for 44 yards. He also had nine earlier this year against Georgia Tech.
• Duke Johnson's 90-yard scoring run was the longest rushing play by a UNC opponent in school history. The previous long was an 85-yard run by Georgia Tech's Jonathan Dwyer in 2008.
• Carolina gave up six sacks and had a season-low six yards rushing. The Tar Heels gained 99 yards on the ground, but lost 35 yards on sacks and 55 on two errant snaps on punt attempts.
• Freshman linebacker Cayson Collins scored on a 39-yard fumble return for a touchdown in the second quarter. It was the first fumble return for a TD by a Tar Heel since defensive tackle Cam Thomas returned one 20 yards for a score at Boston College in 2009. Carolina has scored four defensive touchdowns this season - three interception returns and one fumble return.
• Quarterback Marquise Williams added to his school record for rushing touchdowns by a quarterback with a 10-yard scoring run in the third quarter and a 1-yard run in the fourth quarter. He now has 16 career rushing touchdowns.
• Williams completed 22 of 32 attempts for 191 yards, one interception and no touchdowns. It was the first time in the last six games that he failed to throw a touchdown pass.
• Williams now has 2,723 passing yards this season, which ranks fifth in school history. He moved past T.J. Yates and Ronald Curry today. He also topped 4,000 career passing yards today and now has 4,051, which ranks seventh at UNC. He is one of just seven quarterbacks in school history to throw for more than 4,000 yards.
• Wide receiver Ryan Switzer matched his career high with nine receptions for 44 yards. He also had nine earlier this year against Georgia Tech.
• Duke Johnson's 90-yard scoring run was the longest rushing play by a UNC opponent in school history. The previous long was an 85-yard run by Georgia Tech's Jonathan Dwyer in 2008.
• Carolina gave up six sacks and had a season-low six yards rushing. The Tar Heels gained 99 yards on the ground, but lost 35 yards on sacks and 55 on two errant snaps on punt attempts.
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