University of North Carolina Athletics
Inside the Numbers: Minnesota
September 19, 2023 | Football
6: Wide Receiver Nate McCollum was named the ACC Wide Receiver of the Week following his performance against the Golden Gophers.
- McCollum's award gives the Tar Heels four ACC weekly awards through three weeks.
Nate McCollum is your ACC Receiver of the Week 🚀#CarolinaFootball 🏈 #UNCommon pic.twitter.com/cM8Cyv2xl3
— Carolina Football (@UNCFootball) September 18, 2023
15 - 165: McCollum tallied 15 receptions for 165 yards last week.
- McCollum's 15 receptions was one shy of the UNC single-game reception record.
15 catches for 165 yards.@nate_mccollum had himself a day 😤#CarolinaFootball 🏈 #CarolinaFootball pic.twitter.com/H4mDFgPkWF
— Carolina Football (@UNCFootball) September 17, 2023
400: Drake Maye became the fifth quarterback to ever tally multiple 400-yard passing games in his career.
1. T.J. Yates, 2007-10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Mitch Trubisky, 2014-16. . . . . . . . . . 3
Sam Howell, 2019-21 . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
4. Marquise Williams, Drake Maye. . .2
5. Mark Maye, Chris Keldorf, Darian Durant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Drake Maye joins elite @UNCFootball company 🙌 pic.twitter.com/bYlDkUV1xR
— ACC Network (@accnetwork) September 16, 2023
448: Maye ended the with 414 passing yards and 34 rushing yards. 448 total yards is the eight-most in school history.
1. Sam Howell vs. Wake Forest, 2020. . . . . . . . . . . . 571
2. Marquise Williams vs. Duke, 2015. . . . . . . . . . . . 524
3. Marquise Williams vs. Old Dominion, 2013. . . . . 469
4. Drake Maye at Wake Forest, 2022 . . . . . . . . . . . 467
5. Marquise Williams vs. Georgia Tech, 2014. . . . . 463
6. Mitch Trubisky vs. James Madison, 2016. . . . . . . 458
7. Sam Howell vs. Georgia State, 2021. . . . . . . . . . . 456
8. Drake Maye vs. Minnesota, 2023 . . . . . . . . . . . . 448
Breakfast and highlights 🥓 🎥 #CarolinaFootball 🏈 #UNCommon pic.twitter.com/HKOuyZMQmA
— Carolina Football (@UNCFootball) September 17, 2023
3: Sam Howell is 3-0 as a starter in the NFL
Sam Howell is 3-0 as an NFL starter pic.twitter.com/TbD3iC6Swm
— Washington Commanders (@Commanders) September 18, 2023
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