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Inside The Numbers: NC State Game
October 26, 2020 | Football
Inside the Numbers (ITN) is a new feature that can be found exclusively on GoHeels.com each week following a Carolina football game. Here you will find interesting news and numbers focused around the Tar Heels on the gridiron.
PFF PERFORMERS
• According to Pro Football Focus (PFF), Javonte Williams (86.8) and Cam'Ron Kelly (76.2) graded out as the best Tar Heel players on offense and defense, respectively, in the game against NC State.
• For his efforts, Williams was selected for the PFF National Team of the Week. His 86.8 rating was second best nationally among Power 5 running backs last week.
• For the season, Williams is the top rated back in the nation at 92.5. He leads the country with 41 avoided tackles, 40 first downs and 25 rushes of 10 or more yards.
BE LIKE MIKE
• Michael Carter is second in the nation by averaging 7.9 yards per rushing attempt. He remains on pace to set a school record for most yards per carry. He currently averages 6.3 yards per rushing attempt spanning his 432 career carries.
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• Javonte Williams and Clemson's Travis Etienne are the only two running backs in the country that have compiled over 500 rushing yards and over 200 receiving yards this season.
TWO-BACK SYSTEM
• Michael Carter and Javonte Williams are the only pair of teammates nationally to average more than 100 yards rushing per game (among teams that have played more than one game).
• The two have combined to average 229.2 yards on the ground this season. Carter is 8th in the nation with 116.8 yards, while Williams is 10th with 112.4 yards per game (min. two games played).
• Williams' 12 total TDs (10 rush, two receiving) are the second most in the country. He trails Alabama's Najee Harris, who has 14 rushing touchdowns this season.
• Carter is third nationally with 160.4 all-purpose yards per game, while Williams ranks fifth with 152.4 yards from scrimmage (min. two games played).
• Williams rushed for 160 yards against NC State to become the first Tar Heel rusher to gain 100+ yards in three-straight games since Elijah Hood in final three games of 2015.
• Williams scored three rushing touchdowns against NC State. 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.
SORTING OUT STATE
• For 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.
• 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).
• The Tar Heels gained 578 total yards and have 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 and its possession time of 39:08 is also the best so far in 2020.
PAT STAT
GIO SCORES AGAIN
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PFF PERFORMERS
• According to Pro Football Focus (PFF), Javonte Williams (86.8) and Cam'Ron Kelly (76.2) graded out as the best Tar Heel players on offense and defense, respectively, in the game against NC State.
• For his efforts, Williams was selected for the PFF National Team of the Week. His 86.8 rating was second best nationally among Power 5 running backs last week.
• For the season, Williams is the top rated back in the nation at 92.5. He leads the country with 41 avoided tackles, 40 first downs and 25 rushes of 10 or more yards.
Javonte Williams forced SEVENTEEN (17) missed tackles on runs vs NC State
— PFF College (@PFF_College) October 25, 2020
Most in a game this season. pic.twitter.com/6pmYYaIBTK
BE LIKE MIKE
• Michael Carter is second in the nation by averaging 7.9 yards per rushing attempt. He remains on pace to set a school record for most yards per carry. He currently averages 6.3 yards per rushing attempt spanning his 432 career carries.
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• Javonte Williams and Clemson's Travis Etienne are the only two running backs in the country that have compiled over 500 rushing yards and over 200 receiving yards this season.
TWO-BACK SYSTEM
• Michael Carter and Javonte Williams are the only pair of teammates nationally to average more than 100 yards rushing per game (among teams that have played more than one game).
• The two have combined to average 229.2 yards on the ground this season. Carter is 8th in the nation with 116.8 yards, while Williams is 10th with 112.4 yards per game (min. two games played).
• Williams' 12 total TDs (10 rush, two receiving) are the second most in the country. He trails Alabama's Najee Harris, who has 14 rushing touchdowns this season.
• Carter is third nationally with 160.4 all-purpose yards per game, while Williams ranks fifth with 152.4 yards from scrimmage (min. two games played).
• Williams rushed for 160 yards against NC State to become the first Tar Heel rusher to gain 100+ yards in three-straight games since Elijah Hood in final three games of 2015.
• Williams scored three rushing touchdowns against NC State. 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.
SORTING OUT STATE
• For 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.
• 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).
• The Tar Heels gained 578 total yards and have 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 and its possession time of 39:08 is also the best so far in 2020.
PAT STAT
Entering this season, @TarHeelFootball had never scored more than 45 points against an AP-ranked opponent.
— Pat James (@patjames24) October 24, 2020
UNC has now surpassed that mark twice this year, with 48 points today against N.C. State and 56 against Virginia Tech earlier this season.
GIO SCORES AGAIN
BURROW. BERNARD. @Bengals take the lead with 1:06 remaining!
— NFL (@NFL) October 25, 2020
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HAVE A DAY HOLCOMB
Have a GAME @ColeHolcomb_ 😈@budlight | #BudLightCelly pic.twitter.com/LI4Ty5tkg5
— Washington Football Team (@WashingtonNFL) October 25, 2020
HALLOWEEN HEELS
Looking ahead to next weekend, Carolina will play its first game on Halloween since 1998, a 39-13 setback at Florida State. The Tar Heels have only played Virginia one time previously on Oct. 31. It will be exactly 50 years between games when the two face off this Saturday night in Charlottesville. UNC won at home, 30-15, over the Cavaliers back in 1970.
Looking ahead to next weekend, Carolina will play its first game on Halloween since 1998, a 39-13 setback at Florida State. The Tar Heels have only played Virginia one time previously on Oct. 31. It will be exactly 50 years between games when the two face off this Saturday night in Charlottesville. UNC won at home, 30-15, over the Cavaliers back in 1970.
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