Heels Hit The Road Saturday For Georgia Tech

Saturday, October 5

Atlanta, Ga.

4 PM

North Carolina

Georgia Tech

Tickets

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

October 3, 2019 | Football

Game Notes Listen Watch

By: Mark Kimmel

North Carolina Tar Heels at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Atlanta, Ga. • Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019 • 4 pm ET

UNC Game Notes (PDF) | Georgia Tech Game Notes
@TarHeelFootball | @GeorgiaTechFB

Series vs. Georgia Tech: GT leads 30-21-1
Series Streak: GT won two
Last Meeting: 2018 (L, 28-38)
Last UNC Win: 2016 (W, 48-20)

NORTH CAROLINA
Record: 2-3 (1-1 ACC)
Conference: ACC
Head Coach: Mack Brown (Florida State '74)
Twitter: @CoachMackBrown
Brown's Overall Record: 246-125-1, 31 years
Brown's Record at UNC: 71-49-1, 11 years

GEORGIA TECH
Record: 1-3 (0-1 ACC)
Conference: ACC
Head Coach: Geoff Collins (Western Carolina, '94)
Overall Record: 16-13, third year
Record at Georgia Tech: 1-3, first year

BROADCAST INFORMATION
Kickoff: 4 p.m.
ACCN: Wes Durham, play-by-play; Roddy Jones, analyst; Eric Wood, field analyst
Tar Heel Sports Network: Jones Angell, play-by-play; Brian Simmons, analyst; Lee Pace, sideline
Satellite Radio: Sirius 133 (home), XM 381, Internet 972
Website: A live radio broadcast of the Tar Heel Sports Network is available on UNC's official athletic website, GoHeels.com, as well as through the TuneIn app.

TAR HEELS AND JACKETS
• UNC begins a two-game road swing by traveling to Atlanta to take on Georgia Tech on Oct. 5.
• UNC is 8-19-1 all-time on the road at Georgia Tech. The Tar Heels are 2-9 against the Yellow Jackets going back to 1997 when the Heels picked up a 16-13 victory in what was Mack Brown's final season of his first stint as head coach at UNC.
• Carolina's last win in Atlanta was a 38- 31 triumph in 2015. Georgia Tech led 21-0 before UNC began its comeback with two touchdowns in the final 90 seconds of the first half. Wide receiver Quinshad Davis threw a 37-yard touchdown pass to quarterback Marquise Williams to cap the comeback win.
• The Tar Heels ended a streak of eight straight losses at Georgia Tech in 2015.
• Carolina and Georgia Tech have met on the football field every season since 1980.
• The series dates back to 1915 when the Jackets started a streak of four-straight victories with a 23-3 win in Atlanta.
• UNC's first win came on the road in 1929 by a margin of 18-7.

BROWN VS. GEORGIA TECH
• North Carolina head coach Mack Brown posted a 6-3-1 record against Georgia Tech during his first reign with the Tar Heels between 1988-97.
• UNC earned road wins in 1993 and 1997.
• Brown was 5-1 over his final six seasons against the Yellow Jackets from 1992-97.

PEACH STATE PLAYERS
• UNC has 17 players on its roster from the state of Georgia: Allen Cater, Joshua Ezeudu, Tomari Fox, Tomon Fox, Jeremiah Gemmel, Kevin Hester Jr., Tyrone Hopper, Kyler McMichael, Trey Morrison, Ty Murray, Nick Polino, Bryson Richardson, Jeffrey Saturday, Tre Shaw, Jahlil Taylor, Jordan Tucker and Kristian Varner.

NEXT UP
• The Tar Heels have their first of two open dates on Oct. 12. Carolina returns to the road to face Virginia Tech in Blacksburg on Oct. 19. Duke comes to Kenan for Homecoming and Monogram Day on Oct. 26.