South's Oldest Rivalry Gets Primetime Billing

North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Virginia Cavaliers
Chapel Hill, N.C. • Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019 • 7:30 pm ET

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Series vs. Virginia: NC leads 64-55-4
Series Streak: Virginia won two
Last Meeting: 2018 (L, 19-22)
Last UNC Win: 2016 (W, 35-14)

NORTH CAROLINA
Record: 4-4 (3-2 ACC)
Conference: ACC
Head Coach: Mack Brown (Florida State '74)
Brown's Overall Record: 248-126-1, 31st year
Brown's Record at UNC: 73-50-1, 11th year

VIRGINIA
Record: 5-3 (3-2 ACC)
Conference: ACC
Head Coach: Bronco Mendenhall (Oregon State, '88)
Overall Record: 120-68, 15th year
Record at Virginia: 21-25, 4th year

BROADCAST INFORMATION
Kickoff: 7:30 p.m.
ACCN: Dave O'Brien, play-by-play; Tim Hasselbeck, analyst; Katie George, sideline
Tar Heel Sports Network: Jones Angell, play-by-play; Brian Simmons, analyst; Lee Pace, sideline
Satellite Radio: Sirius 137, XM 193, Internet 955
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 CAVALIERS
• UNC and Virginia will face off in the 124th edition of the South's Oldest Rivalry. The game will also serve as Military Appreciation Day at Kenan Stadium.
• Only Minnesota and Wisconsin's annual battle for Paul Bunyan's Axe has been played more often (127 times) among FBS rivalries. Miami (Ohio) and Cincinnati also met earlier this year for the 124th time.
• UNC is 32-14-3 all-time at home against Virginia. The Cavaliers won the last meeting at Kenan Stadium in 2017, 20-14.
• Prior to 2017, the Tar Heels won three straight home games against UVA in 2011, 2013 and 2015.

LAST TIME OUT
• The Tar Heels are coming off another dramatic victory last Saturday, 20-17, over Duke to reclaim the Victory Bell for the first time since 2015.
• Virginia lost on the road at Louisville, 28-21, last Saturday. The Cavaliers have lost three of their last four games since a 4-0 start to 2019.

BROWN VS. VIRGINIA
• Mack Brown was 3-7 against Virginia during his first stint with the Tar Heels from 1988-97.

BROWN TAKES TOP SPOT AT UNC
• Mack Brown has become the winningest coach in Tar Heel football history with 73 victories.
• Dick Crum held the previous record with 72 wins since 1987.

HISTORY MAKING
• Sam Howell has already set the UNC freshman quarterback record with 22 passing touchdowns. He is just eight away from tying the single season program record of 30 set by Mitch Trubisky in 2016.

NEXT UP
• Carolina visits Pittsburgh on Thursday, Nov. 14. Carolina has won six in a row over the Panthers, and visits Heinz Field for a Thursday night game for the third time in as many games in the Steel City. UNC is 9-9 all-time on Thursday nights, and will play a Thursday night game for the ninth consecutive season.

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