Football Aims For Fourth Straight Win Saturday At BC

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The North Carolina football team aims to win its fourth straight game on Saturday when the Tar Heels take on Boston College at noon on The CW. UNC has defeated BC in six out of eight overall meetings, including the last five. The last meeting between the two teams was in 2020, when the Heels won 26-22.

The Matchup
North Carolina vs. Boston College
Saturday, November 23, 2024
12 p.m. ET | The CW
Alumni Stadium | Chestnut Hill, Mass.

North Carolina Tar Heels (6-4, 3-3 ACC)	Boston College Eagles (5-5, 2-4 ACC)
Head Coach: Mack Brown	Head Coach: Bill O'Brien
Record at UNC: 113-77-1	Record at BC: 5-5
Career Record: 288-153-1	Career Record: 20-14

TV: ACC Network (Evan Lepler, Steve Smith Sr., Carla Gebhart)

Radio: Tar Heel Sports Network (Jones Angell, Bryn Renner, Joe Jauch, Lee Pace)

Pre-Game Show: Dave Nathan and Na' Brown
Local: WCHL-FM 97.9 | WCHL-AM 1360
Sirius/XM: 380

Series History
All-Time Series Record: North Carolina, 6-2
Last Meeting: North Carolina 26, Boston College 22, 2020
Current Streak: North Carolina won 5

A Win Would...
» Be four straight for Carolina
» Give UNC seven wins for the third straight season and fifth time in six years since Mack Brown's return
» Give the Heels a 4-1 road record on the year
» Be a fun time

Defensive Dominance
The Carolina defense has held its opponents to an average of 16.3 points per game during UNC's current three-game win streak. The Heels have also racked up 19 sacks and allowed just 281.0 yards of total offense per game.

Runnin' Runnin'
A Tar Heel has rushed for 100+ yards in each of UNC's first 10 games. UNC is one of just two teams in the nation to have a 100-yard rusher in each of its games this season.

FBS Teams that have had a player rush for 100 yards in each of its games in 2024:

North Carolina
Boise State

Sack Attack
The Tar Heel defense is averaging 3.4 sacks per game, which ranks fifth in the nation. Beau Atkinson and Jahvaree Ritzie have each totaled 6.5 sacks on the season.

O, O, O, Omarion
Omarion Hampton rushed for over 100 yards for the ninth time in 10 games last time out, and has set a UNC record with eight consecutive 100+ rushing games.

Thirty Threshold
The Tar Heels are 76-10 under Mack Brown when they score 30-plus points and 49-2 when they score 40-plus points.

Numbers To Know

78 - Omarion Hampton needs just 78 rushing yards to become the fourth ACC player in the last 20 years to have back-to-back 1,500-yard rushing seasons.

150 - Hampton is the first Tar Heel to rush for 150 or more yards in backto-back games since Giovani Bernard did during the 2012 season.

145 - Jacolby Criswell has attempted 145 passes since his last last interception, the longest streak for a Tar Heel since Drake Maye had 195 in 2022.

81.3 - Willie Lampkin is the highest graded offensive guard in the Power 4 by Pro Football Focus, grading out at 81.3.

3 - Carolina has three interception returns for touchdowns this season, one shy of the program record of four, set in both 2008 and 2009.

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Players Mentioned

Beau Atkinson

Jacolby Criswell

Omarion Hampton

Willie Lampkin

Drake Maye

Jahvaree Ritzie