Carolina Hosts WCU On Senior Day

Saturday, December 5

Chapel Hill, N.C.

Noon

North Carolina

Western Carolina

The Tar Heels take the field to face Notre Dame.

Photo by: Grant Halverson

December 3, 2020 | Football

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#17 North Carolina vs. Western Carolina
Chapel Hill, N.C. • Saturday, Dec. 3, 2020 • Noon ET
Kenan Stadium • ACC Network

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@TarHeelFootball | @CatamountsFB

Series vs. WCU: NC leads 2-0
Series Streak: NC won last two
Last Meeting at UNC: 2018 (W, 49-26)
Last UNC Win: 2018 (W, 49-26)

NORTH CAROLINA
Record: 6-3 (6-3 ACC)
Conference: ACC
Head Coach: Mack Brown (Florida State '74)
Brown's Overall Record: 257-131-1, 32nd year
Brown's Record at UNC: 82-55-1, 12th year

WESTERN CAROLINA
Record: 0-2
Conference: SoCon
Head Coach: Mark Speir
Overall Record: 32-62, ninth year
Record at WCU: 32-62, ninth year

BROADCAST INFORMATION
Kickoff: Noon ET
ACC Network: Wes Durham, play-by-play; Roddy Jones, analyst; Lericia Harris, sideline
Tar Heel Sports Network: Jones Angell, play-by-play; Lee Pace, sideline
Satellite Radio: Sirius 138, 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.

SENIOR DAY
Here are the 17 Tar Heels that are scheduled to participate in senior day festivities on Saturday.
Michael Carter, Austyn Chestnut, Austin Chrismon, Trevor Collins, Matthew Flint, Tomon Fox, Xach Gill, Cooper Graham, Mason Laurence, Dazz Newsome, Tobechi Nwokeji, Patrice Rene, Jace Ruder, Noah Ruggles, Chazz Surratt and Garrett Walston

TAR HEELS AND CATAMOUNTS
• Carolina and Western Carolina have met twice previously on the football field, both occuring recently in the 2017 and 2018 campaigns.
• In the first of a two-game series between the two programs, Carolina scored a 65-10 win at Kenan Stadium in 2017. Nathan Elliott threw for four touchdowns in the victory, and eight different Tar Heels found the end zone on the day.
• The 2018 game saw Elliott pass for 308 yards and two touchdowns to help UNC beat Western Carolina 49-26 in Chapel Hill. Javonte Williams scored three touchdowns.

STATE CHAMPS
• Having already defeated ACC in-state rivals Duke, NC State and Wake Forest in the same season for the first time since 2015, the Tar Heels will look to make it a perfect 4-0 against Old North State foes on Saturday against the Catamounts.

LAST TIME OUT
• Ian Book kept No. 2 Notre Dame's offense moving while the Fighting Irish defense locked down Sam Howell and No. 25 North Carolina's potent offense for the final three quarters of a 31-17 victory. UNC sprinted to touchdowns on its first two drives, but Notre Dame surrendered only one field goal from there. Howell threw for 211 yards and a score. He also ran for a touchdown.
• Western Carolina's defense forced four turnovers including a 54-yard scoop-and-score by Ricky Palao, however, Eastern Kentucky, which was playing its ninth game of the season, used big plays and a 28-point fourth quarter to pull away from WCU to win the inaugural Opportunity Bowl, 49-17, over the Catamounts at Roy Kidd Stadium.

BROWN VS. WESTERN CAROLINA
• Mack Brown has only faced Western Carolina once previously in his 32-year head coaching career. At the helm of Appalachain State in 1983, Brown lost 41-15 to the Catamounts in the regular-season finale on Nov. 19 in Cullowhee, N.C.

UP NEXT
• Carolina closes out the regular season at Miami on Saturday, Dec. 12.