Carolina Visits NC State Friday Night

Game 12
North Carolina (6-5, 3-4) at #24/24 NC State (8-3, 5-2)
Raleigh, N.C. • Friday, Nov. 26, 2021 • 7 p.m. ET
Carter-Finley Stadium (57,600) • ESPN

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Series vs. NC State: NC leads 68-36-6
Series Streak: NC won last two
Last Meeting at NC State: 2019 (W, 41-10)
Last UNC Win: 2020 (W, 48-21)

NORTH CAROLINA
Record: 6-5 (3-4 ACC)
Head Coach: Mack Brown (Florida State, '74)
Overall Record: 265-137-1, 33rd year
Record at UNC: 90-61-1, 13th year

NC STATE
Record: 8-3 (5-2 ACC)
Head Coach: Dave Doeren (Drake '93)
Overall Record: 86-53, 11th year
Record at NC State: 63-49, 9th year

BROADCAST INFO
Kickoff: 7 p.m. ET
ESPN: Matt Barrie, play-by-play; Roddy Jones, analyst; Tiffany Blackmon, sideline
Tar Heel Sports Network: Jones Angell, play-by-play; Brian Simmons, analyst; Lee Pace, sideline
Satellite Radio: Sirius (84), XM (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 WOLFPACK
• Carolina and NC State square off on the football field for the 111th time to close out the 2021 regular season on Friday, Nov. 26 at 7 p.m. on ESPN.
• This game has been played on the final weekend of the regular season in six of the last seven years. The 2020 game in Chapel Hill was played on Oct. 24 and was dominated by the Tar Heels, 48-21.
• In the last meeting in Raleigh, Carolina earned a convincing 41-10 victory in 2019. The win marked the largest margin of victory ever for the Tar Heels in Raleigh, and the largest against the Pack since a 52-20 victory in Chapel Hill in 1996.
• UNC last won three in a row over NC State from 2004-2006.
• The road team has captured six of the last eight meetings.
• The Carolina-NC State series is the fourth-most-played in ACC history. Carolina is part of four of the five most-played series in ACC history.

BROWN VS. NC STATE
• Mack Brown is 7-7 all-time (7-5 at UNC) against the Wolfpack.
• Brown lost his first five meetings against NCSU between 1987-92, but won five in a row from 1993-97 before leaving for Texas.
• As head coach at Appalachian State in 1983, he lost 33-7 to the Pack, and Brown's 1999 Texas squad lost the season opener to NC State, 23-20, in Austin.

IN-STATE DOMINATION
• Mack Brown is 23-1 in his last 24 games against in-state ACC opponents as the head coach of the Tar Heels.

HISTORY MAKER
• Sam Howell is the UNC program record holder in total offense, passing yards, passing touchdowns and total touchdowns accounted for.

UP NEXT
• Carolina is bowl eligible for the third straight year.

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Players Mentioned

Sam Howell

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