Primetime ACC Coastal Clash

Game 4
#21/20 North Carolina (2-1, 1-1) at Georgia Tech (1-2, 0-1)
Chapel Hill • Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021 • 7:30 p.m. ET
Mercedes-Benz Stadium (71,000) • ACC Network

Carolina Football Media Center

Series vs. Georgia Tech: GT leads 30-22-3
Series Streak: UNC won the last meeting
Last Meeting: 2019 (W, 38-22)
Last UNC Win: 2019 (W, 38-22)

NORTH CAROLINA
Record: 2-1 (1-1 ACC)
Head Coach: Mack Brown (Florida State, '74)
Overall Record: 261-133-1, 33rd year
Record at UNC: 86-57-1, 13th year

GEORGIA TECH
Record: 1-2 (0-1 ACC)
Head Coach: Geoff Collins (Western Carolina, '94)
Overall Record: 22-28, 5th year
Record at Georgia Tech: 7-18, 3rd year

BROADCAST INFO
Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. ET
ACCN: Roy Philpott, play-by-play; Tim Hasselbeck, analyst; Kelsey Riggs, sideline
Tar Heel Sports Network: Jones Angell, play-by-play; Brian Simmons, analyst; Lee Pace, sideline
Satellite Radio: Sirius (85), XM (85)
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 JACKETS
• UNC plays its lone road game in a stretch of six weeks when it travels to Atlanta to take on Georgia Tech on Saturday, Sept. 25. Kickoff from Mercedes-Benz Stadium is set for 7:30 p.m. ET on ACC Network.
• UNC is 9-19-1 all-time on the road at Georgia Tech. The Tar Heels are 3-9 at the Yellow Jackets going back to 1997, but did earn a 38-22 win in their most recent trip to Atlanta in 2019.
• In the 2019 victory, then freshman Sam Howell threw four touchdown passes and completed 33 of 51 attempts for 376 yards as Carolina piled up 587 yards of total offense. Javonte Williams ran 17 times for 138 yards and a TD.
• The two Coastal Division rivals did not play in 2020 after the schedule was reconfigured due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The two squads met every season between 1980-2019.
• The series dates back to 1915 when the Jackets started a streak of four-straight victories that year with a 23-3 win in Atlanta.
• UNC's first win came on the road in 1929 by a margin of 18-7.

LAST TIME OUT
• Sam Howell threw five touchdown passes and ran for a career-best 112 yards as No. 21 North Carolina took over after halftime to beat Virginia 59-39 last Saturday night
• Tennessee graduate transfer Ty Chandler ran for a career-high 198 yards with two touchdowns, and Josh Downs had eight catches for 203 yards and a pair of TDs.

BROWN VS. GEORGIA TECH
• North Carolina head coach Mack Brown owns a 7-3-1 record against Georgia Tech.
• UNC earned road wins in 1993, 1997 and 2019.
• Brown is 6-1 over his last seven meetings with the Yellow Jackets that spans the 1992-97 and 2019 seasons.

CAROLINA IN THE POLLS
• Carolina is ranked No. 21 in the Associated Press poll this week. The Tar Heels sit at No. 20 in the Amway Coaches Poll.

UP NEXT
• Carolina begins a critical three-game ACC homestand by hosting Duke on Saturday, Oct. 2. The Tar Heels have won both meetings with the Blue Devils since the return of Mack Brown for the 2019 campaign.

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Players Mentioned

Ty Chandler

Josh Downs

Sam Howell

Javonte Williams