UNC, UVA Renew South's Oldest Rivalry Saturday

October 22, 2016 | Football

By: UNC Athletic Communications

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. --- No. 22/20 North Carolina will look to extend its eight-game road win streak when the Tar Heels visit Virginia on Saturday, Oct. 22. The game will kick off at 3 p.m. and will be televised by the Regional Sports Network. Saturday's game marks the end of a challenging October for the Tar Heels who opened the month against three consecutive ranked teams and finish it with a third road game in the last four weeks. Following the Virignia game, the Tar Heels will have a much-needed bye week on Oct. 29.

Carolina (5-2 overall, 3-1 ACC) is coming off a 20-13 victory at No. 16 Miami. UNC defensive end Malik Carney strip sacked Miami QB Brad Kaaya in the game's final two minutes and the ball was recovered by teammate Jeremiah Clarke. Quarterback Mitch Trubisky completed 33 of 46 attempts for 299 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions as Carolina amassed 461 total yards of offense against the nation's No. 9 defense.

Virginia (2-4 overall, 1-1 ACC) is coming off a 45-31 loss vs. Pitt. The Cavaliers are under the direction of head coach Bronco Mendenhall, who coached 11 seasons at BYU before leaving for Virginia this year.

North Carolina, now in its 126th season of college football, has a record of 699-521-54 and is looking to earn its 700th all-time victory this weekend.

AT A GLANCE
Records: North Carolina 5-2 (3-1 ACC), Virginia 2-4 (1-1 ACC)
Rankings: Carolina ranked No. 22 in the AP poll and No. 20 in the coaches' poll. Virginia is unranked.
TV: RSN. Wes Durham (play-by-play), James Bates (analyst) and Jenn Hildreth (sideline) have the call.
Radio: Tar Heel Sports Network (click to listen), a division of Learfield Communications. Jones Angell (play-by-play), William Henderson (analyst) and Lee Pace (sideline) have the call.
On The Web: GoHeels.com | UNC Notes | VirginiaSports.com | UVA Notes
Twitter: @TarHeelFootball, @CoachFedora | @UVA_Football

CAROLINA-VIRGINIA SERIES NOTES
• North Carolina leads the series with Virginia, 62-54-4, and has won six straight in the series for the first time since winning nine in a row from 1974-82.
• In Carolina's last trip to Charlottesville in 2014, QB Mitch Trubisky threw a 16-yard touchdown pass on his only play of the game, giving North Carolina its first lead with 4:05 remaining, and the Tar Heels stunned Virginia 28-27. Trubisky was called into action when starter Marquise Williams was sacked and his helmet came off, setting up a third-and-15 from the 16. Trubisky hit a wide open T.J. Thorpe to give North Carolina the lead.
• Last year, Elijah Hood rushed for two touchdowns and Carolina forced five turnovers in a 26-13 win over Virginia, the Tar Heels' sixth straight victory. Hood finished with 101 yards rushing and two 3-yard scoring runs, T.J. Logan added a 16-yard TD and Nick Weiler kicked two field goals. UNC broke a 13-all halftime tie by scoring on its first three possessions of the second half, and pitched a second-half shutout.
• Saturday's game will be the 121st meeting in the rivalry known as the “South's Oldest Rivalry.” Only two other rivals in the country have played more often.
• North Carolina's final game of the regular season was typically played against Virginia prior to 1950. In fact, from 1919-1950, Carolina played its regular season finale vs. Virginia 28 of 32 times.
• Eight current Tar Heels are from Virginia: defensive end Malik Carney (Alexandria), defensive tackle Jeremiah Clarke (Alexandria), defensive tackle Aaron Crawford (Ashburn), offensive lineman Jay-Jay McCargo (Alexandria), defensive end Tyler Powell (Midlothian), cornerback Patrice Rene (Alexandria), cornerback M.J. Stewart (Arlington) and kicker Nick Weiler (Fairfax Station).

FEDORA VS. VIRGINIA
• Carolina head coach Larry Fedora is 6-0 against Virginia, including four wins at UNC and two wins while coaching Southern Miss.
• His wins over Virginia have featured several memorable plays, including a fake punt from the end zone in Southern Miss' 2011 victory at Virginia.
• In 2013, the Tar Heels executed a wide receiver pass back to Marquise Williams for a touchdown. It was the first time UNC had used that play under Fedora.
• In UNC's last win in Charlottesville, QB Mitch Trubisky came in for one play and hit T.J. Thorpe for a go-ahead touchdown with 4:05 remaining. On the ensuing kickoff, Mack Hollins recovered the onside kick and the Tar Heels ran out the clock.