Football Hits The Road To Take On Duke

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The North Carolina football team hits the road for the first time since the August 29 opener, traveling just down the road to take on Duke in Durham on Saturday. The Heels look to defeat the Blue Devils for the sixth straight time when things kick off at 4 p.m. on ESPN2.

The Matchup
North Carolina at Duke
Saturday, September 28, 2024
4 p.m. ET | ESPN2
Wallace Wade Stadium | Durham, N.C.

North Carolina Tar Heels (3-1, 0-0 ACC)	Duke Blue Devils (4-0, 0-0 ACC)
Head Coach: Mack Brown	Head Coach: Manny Diaz
Record at UNC: 110-74-1	Record at Duke: 4-0
Career Record: 285-150-1	Career Record: 25-15

TV: ESPN2 (Mike Monaco, Kirk Morrison, Dawn Davenport)

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: 385

Series History
All-Time Series Record: UNC 66-40-4
Last Meeting: UNC 47, Duke 45 (2OT), 2023
Current Streak: UNC won 5

A Win Would...
» Give Carolina a 4-1 start or better for the fourth time in the last five seasons.
» Be the Tar Heels' sixth straight over Duke.
» Give UNC back-to-back road wins.
» Be a fun time.

Stick 'Em
"Stick" Lane forced the seventh fumble of his career in the game against James Madison. He now ranks eighth in the nation with two forced fumbles in four games of 2024.

Noah Nets Another
Noah Burnette connected ona 42-yard field goal last weekend and is now 6-of-7 on the year. His 40 made field goals ties him for fifth all-time at UNC.

Cannon Criswell
Jacolby Criswell threw for 475 yards and three touchdowns in the game against James Madison, the third most yards in a single game by a Tar Heel.

O, O, O, Omarion
Omarion Hampton has rushed for over 100 yards in three of his first four games this season, ranking third in the nation with 555 rushing yards.

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

Iowa
Kansas
Liberty
North Carolina

Thirty Threshold
After scoring 50 points against the Dukes, the Tar Heels are now 73-9 under Mack Brown when they score 30-plus points and 48-2 when they score 40-plus points.

Numbers To Know

250 - Linebacker Power Echols eclipsed the 250 tackle mark for his career last weekend, leading the Tar Heels with eight stops and a fumble recovery.

35 - Tight end John Copenhaver's 35-yard touchdown reception against JMU was the longest of his career and he scored for the second straight week.

13 - Omarion Hampton moved into 13th place all-time at UNC with 2,460 career rushing yards after going for 139 and three scores last weekend.

616 - Carolina totaled 616 yards of offense against JMU, the most for the Tar Heels in a game since going for 644 against Syracuse last season.

32 - UNC has won 32 times at Duke, holding an all-time advantage of 32-19-2 in Durham.

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Players Mentioned

Noah Burnette

John Copenhaver

Jacolby Criswell

Power Echols

Omarion Hampton