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UNC-NC State Postgame Notes
October 24, 2020 | Football
University of North Carolina Postgame Notes
North Carolina 48, NC State 21
October 24, 2020
Chris Smith Field at Kenan Stadium, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Game captain: Chazz Surratt
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North Carolina 48, NC State 21
October 24, 2020
Chris Smith Field at Kenan Stadium, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Game captain: Chazz Surratt
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- UNC is now 68-36-6 all-time against NC State and has won back-to-back games against the Wolfpack for the first time since winning in 2012 and 2013.
- Head coach Mack Brown has led the Tar Heels to seven straight wins against NC State (1993-94-95-96-97-2019-20).
- Brown is 7-7 against NC State as a head coach, including 7-5 as UNC's head coach. His record improved to 255-129-1 all-time and 80-53-1 as Carolina's head coach.
- Today marked just the second time in school history the Tar Heels had two rushers over 100 yards (160 by Javonte Williams, 106 by Michael Carter), a 100-yard receiver (105 by Dyami Brown) and a passer with 200 yards (252 by Sam Howell). The only other time was against Maryland in 1993 (Curtis Johnson and Leon Johnson were the rushers, Jason Stanicek the quarterback and both Bucky Brooks and Corey Holliday the receivers).
- Carolina is 3-0 against NC State when both teams are ranked in the AP poll (also wins in 1979 and 1993). Today, UNC was No. 14 and NC State No. 23.
- The 27-point victory over No. 23 NC State is UNC's largest win over an AP-ranked opponent since a 38-3 win over No. 13 Clemson in 2001. This is UNC's third-largest win ever over a ranked team (also a 41-9 win over No. 6 Florida State in 2001).
- Carolina has accumulated more than 400 yards of total offense in each of its last 13 games. Today, the Tar Heels gained 578 total offense yards, while NC State managed 392. UNC has posted 550-plus yards of total offense in three straight games for the first time in at least 50 years, dating back to existing records that begin in 1971.
- Carolina rushed for 326 yards and passed for 252. NC State passed for 358, but the Tar Heel defense allowed only 34 rushing yards.
- NC State's 34 rushing yards were the fewest allowed by the Tar Heels since holding Rutgers to one yard on Sept. 10, 2011.
- The 48 points scored by the Tar Heels were the most against NC State since 1996, when UNC produced 52.
- This marked the first time UNC has scored 40 or more points in consecutive games against NC State since 1982 (41) and 1983 (42). The Tar Heels scored 41 last season in Raleigh.
- Carolina's 34 first downs were a season-high (31 vs. Virginia Tech). It matches the season high from a year (34 vs. Georgia Tech). The Tar Heels matched their season-high with seven third-down conversions (in 12 attempts; also were 7 of 12 at Boston College).
- Carolina had a season-high time of possession of 39:08 (previous was 33:15 last week at Florida State).
- Javonte Williams rushed for 160 yards. It was the third straight game he eclipsed the 100-yard mark and the fifth time in his career. He became the first Tar Heel rusher to gain 100 yards in three consecutive games since Elijah Hood in the final three games in 2015.
- Today's game marked the second time this season two Tar Heels rushed for 100 or more yards. Michael Carter and Williams also did that against Virginia Tech on Oct. 10. That hadn't happened in a game since 2015 against NC State (Hood and T.J. Logan).
- Williams and Carter are the fourth pair of Tar Heels to rush for 100 yards in a game against NC State. The others were Logan and Hood in 2015; Ethan Horton and William Humes in 1984; and Ike Oglesby and Don McCauley in 1970.
- Williams scored three rushing touchdowns today. He's rushed for multiple touchdowns in three of five games this season and has scored eight touchdowns in UNC's three games this season in Kenan Stadium.
- Carter rushed for 106 yards, his third 100-yard outing this season and the eighth of his career.
- Howell completed 18 of 29 passes for 252 passing yards and a touchdown. The 252 yards moved the sophomore into fifth place in UNC history in passing yards with 5,044, passing Ronald Curry (4,987). He surpassed the 5,000-yard mark in just 18 collegiate games.
- Today was Howell's 12th game with 250 or more yards (in 18 career games).
- Howell tossed a 17-yard touchdown to Josh Downs at the 8:56 mark in the third quarter to push the UNC lead to 24-7. It was Downs' first career touchdown catch and marked the 18th time in as many games Howell has thrown a touchdown pass.
- Howell rushed for a 10-yard score at the 11:59 mark in the second quarter to push the UNC lead to 14-0. The rushing score was the second and longest of his career (2-yard TD run against Appalachian State in 2019).
- Carter rushed for his third touchdown of the season on the Tar Heels' opening drive, a 16-yard scamper around the right side. UNC has produced a touchdown opening drive in all three games at Kenan Stadium and in four of five games this season. It was UNC's first opening-drive touchdown against NC State since 2015.
- Don Chapman snagged his first interception of the season midway through the second quarter after an NC State receiver bobbled a would-be touchdown that resulted in a touchback for the Tar Heels. It was the third interception of his career.
- Before an NC State touchdown at the 54-second mark in the second quarter, the Tar Heels held opponents scoreless for 59 minutes and 37 seconds of game time, dating back to a Florida State touchdown with 17 seconds left in the first half of last week's matchup.
- Chazz Surratt hauled in his second career interception on NC State's opening drive of the second half. Tyrone Hopper deflected the ball straight up into the air and Surratt came down with it at the UNC 40-yard line.
- Dyami Brown set a career high with seven catches. His 105 yards were a season high and gave him his third career 100-yard game.
- Brown' seventh catch set up a one-yard touchdown run by Javonte Williams. That touchdown capped a 12-play, 99-yard drive that gave UNC a 31-7 lead. The drive, which equals the longest possible drive in UNC history, was UNC's first 90-plus yard drive since Howell manufactured a 90-yard touchdown drive against Appalachian State in 2019.
- Emery Simmons made his start career start at wide receiver and made five receptions for 38 yards.
- Carolina ran a season-high 84 plays. It was the second game in a row the Tar Heels ran 80 or more plays (81 at Florida State).
- Place-kicker Jonathan Kim had touchbacks on all eight of his kickoffs today. For the season he has 31 touchbacks in 33 kickoffs.
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