Carolina Makes First Orange Bowl Appearance

#13 North Carolina at #5 Texas A&M
Miami Gardens, Fla. • Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021 • 8 p.m. ET
Hard Rock Stadium • ESPN

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Series vs. TAMU: First Meeting

NORTH CAROLINA
Record: 8-3 (7-3)
Conference: ACC
Head Coach: Mack Brown
Brown's Overall Record: 259-131-1, 32nd year
Brown's Record at UNC: 84-55-1, 12th year

TEXAS A&M
Record: 8-1 (8-1)
Conference: SEC
Head Coach: Jimbo Fisher
Overall Record: 108-33, 11th year
Record at Texas A&M: 25-10, 3rd year

BROADCAST INFORMATION
Kickoff: 8 p.m. ET
ESPN: Bob Wischusen, play-by-play; Dan Orlovsky, analyst; Katie George, sideline
ESPN Radio: Sean Kelley, play-by-play; Barrett Jones, analyst
Tar Heel Sports Network: Jones Angell, play-by-play; Lee Pace, analyst
Satellite Radio: Sirius 84, XM 84, Internet 84
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 AGGIES
• The Orange Bowl will serve as host of the first game ever played between Carolina and Texas A&M on the football field.
• Carolina is making its first appearance in the Orange Bowl, while Texas A&M makes its second appearance, its first since 1944 when the Aggies faced off with LSU.
• No. 13 in the CFP Rankings, UNC finished the regular season 8-3 and 7-3 (T-4th) in the ACC. The Tar Heels have been explosive all season on offense, averaging a program-record 556.6 yards per game, fourth most nationally, and score 43.0 points per game, tied for sixth in the nation.
• Texas A&M boasts the 14th best defense in the country, surrendering just 316.6 yards per game. The Aggies offense ranked fifth in the SEC at 437.2 yards per game.

CAROLINA BOWL HISTORY
• Carolina, who is making its 35th postseason bowl appearance, owns a 15-19 all-time record in bowl games.
• The Tar Heels won 55-13 over Temple last season in the 2019 Military Bowl. Sam Howell was named MVP after finishing 25 of 34 for 294 yards, three passing TDs, one receiving TD and 53 rushing yards.

MACK BROWN'S BOWL HISTORY
• Mack Brown owns a 15-8 record in bowl games, including guiding the Tar Heels to six-straight appearances from 1992-97 and last year in 2019.
• Brown is 4-2 in bowl games he coached at UNC, winning the 1993 Peach Bowl over Mississippi State, 21-17, the 1995 Carquest Bowl over Arkansas, 20-10, the 1997 Gator Bowl over West Virginia, 20-13 and the 2019 Military Bowl over Temple, 55-13. He left for Texas before the 1998 Gator Bowl.

NATIONAL TITLE COACHING BATTLE
• UNC's Mack Brown and Texas A&M's Jimbo Fisher are two of the six active coaches to have won a National Championship. Brown won the 2005 BCS title at Texas, while Fisher won the 2013 championship at Florida State.

BROWN VS. TEXAS A&M
• Mack Brown compiled a 10-4 record against Texas A&M during his time as head coach at the University of Texas.

BROWN AT THE ORANGE BOWL
• Mack Brown has made two previous trips to the Orange Bowl, one in 1985 as the offensive coordinator at the University of Oklahoma and one in 1983 as the QBs coach at LSU.

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Players Mentioned

Sam Howell