North Carolina Tar Heelsvs. Clemson Tigers

Date: Saturday, October 21, 2000, 3:30 p.m. Site: Kenan Stadium (capacity: 60,000; natural grass) in Chapel Hill, N.C. Series Record vs. Clemson: Carolina trails, 17-30-1, but Carolina has won three of

the last four meetings. TV: ESPN2; Jerry Punch (Play-by-play); Gino Toretta (color analyst), Jim Stone

(sideline)Radio: Tar Heel Sports Radio Network, a division of Learfield Communications.

Woody Durham (play-by-play), Mick Mixon (color) and Stephen Gates (sideline) pro-vide the call. A live broadcast also is available on the University of North Carolina's offi-cial athletic website, TarHeelBlue.com

Websites: North Carolina (TarHeelBlue.com); Clemson (clemsontigers.com) Injuries: LB Merceda Perry (fractured right ankle) out for season, DE Julius Peppers

(concussion) probable, DB Anthony Anderson (shoul-der) questionable, RB Rufus Brown (shoulder) ques-tionable, WR Chesley Borders (hamstring) doubtful.

Tar Heels Host Tigers in ACC Contest Coming off two consecutive home losses, Carolina

completes a four-game homestand vs. Clemson onSaturday, Oct. 21 at Kenan Stadium at 5:30 p.m. Thegame will be televised by ESPN2.

The Tar Heels opened the homestand with a hard-fought 20-15 win over Marshall, but sandwiched losses to Georgia Tech (Sept. 30) andNC State (Oct. 14) around an off-week (Oct. 7). Last week, NC State snapped aseven-game losing streak vs. UNC, winning 38-20.

Clemson enters the game 7-0 overall, 5-0 in the ACC and ranked No. 3 in theESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll and No. 5 in the Associated Press Top 25. The onlytime Clemson has brought a top five team to Kenan Stadium was in 1981 when theTigers were No. 2. Clemson won that game 10-8 in one of the most memorable gamesin UNC history and went on to win the national championship.

Carolina last defeated a ranked team in 1997 with a 28-17 home win over Stanfordon Sept. 13.

Carolina-Clemson Series Notes • Clemson leads the series, 30-17-1, but the Tar Heels have won three of the last

four meetings, including two in a row at Kenan Stadium. Carolina won three straightfrom 1996-98, but the Tigers defeated UNC, 31-20, last year in Clemson.

• In games at Kenan Stadium, Clemson leads 13-7-1. Carolina won the two mostrecent games in Kenan, scoring a 45-0 win in 1996 and a 21-14 victory in 1998.

• The last three games have been decided by an average of 8.3 points. • Carolina is 0-11-1 vs. Clemson when the Tigers are ranked in the AP Top 25.

Last Year vs. Clemson• Clemson scored two quick third-quarter touchdowns to overcome a 17-10 Carolina

lead and earn a 31-20 victory at Death Valley. Quarterback Woodrow Dantzler relievedan injured Brandon Streeter and rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown and threw for131 yards and a TD to lead the Tigers to victory.

• The game was tied at the half and Carolina scored first in the third quarter to opena 17-10 lead, but Dantzler struck back quickly, throwing a 49-yard touchdown to Rod

NORTH CAROLINA2000 Football

GAME NOTES - OCTOBER 16, 2000

NORTH CAROLINA (3-3, 1-3 ACC)(All times ET)

Sept. 2 Tulsa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 30-9Sept. 9 at Wake Forest . . . . . . . . W, 35-14Sept. 16 at Florida State . . . . . . . . L, 14-63Sept. 23 Marshall . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 20-15Sept. 30 Georgia Tech. . . . . . . . . . L, 28-42Oct. 14 NC State . . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 20-38Oct. 21 Clemson. . . . . . 5:30 p.m., ESPN2Oct. 28 at Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TBANov. 4 at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . . TBANov. 11 Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TBANov. 18 at Duke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TBA

CLEMSON (7-0, 5-0 ACC)Sept. 2 The Citadel. . . . . . . . . . . . W, 38-0Sept. 9 Missouri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 62-9Sept. 16 Wake Forest. . . . . . . . . . . W, 55-7Sept. 23 at Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . W, 31-10Sept. 30 at Duke. . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 52-22Oct. 7 NC State. . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 34-27Oct. 14 Clemson. . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 35-14Oct. 21 at North CarolinaOct. 28 Georgia TechNov. 4 at Florida StateNov. 18 South Carolina

COACHESNorth Carolina: Carl Torbush is in his third fullseason as head coach of the Tar Heels and13th year with the program. He served 12seasons as UNC’s defensive coordinator untilrelinquishing that duty prior to the 2000 sea-son. Torbush is 14-16 as Carolina’s headcoach and 17-24 overall as a college coach.Torbush, 49 (Oct.11), was named Carolina’shead coach on Dec. 8, 1998.

In his first game as UNC’s head coachTorbush led the Tar Heels to a 42-3 victoryover Virginia Tech in the Gator Bowl on Jan. 1,1998. In 1999, Carolina overcame an 0-3start to post a 7-5 record, including a 20-13win over San Diego State in the Las VegasBowl.

There are 19 former Tar Heels in the NFLwho played defense under Torbush at UNC.

Clemson: Tommy Bowden is in his secondseason with the Tigers. Last season, he wasnamed the ACC Coach of the Year after lead-ing Clemson to a 6-6 record. Bowden came toClemson after two seasons as the head coachat Tulane. He lead the Green Wave to anunbeaten season (11-0) in 1998.

Bowden is 31-10 overall and 13-6 atClemson.

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What to Look For• UNCfreshman tailback BrandonRussell has shown steady improve-ment all season. Last week, Russellcarried 28 times for a season-high96 yards.• Ronald Curry is eight in UNC histo-ry in total offense, ninth in passingyardage and 10th in completions.Curry is 21st in the nation in passingeffeciency and 22nd in total offense.

Gardner to even the score. Clemson intercepted Ronald Curry on the next drive andscored a touchdown to take the lead. Carolina kicked a field goal in the fourth quarterto cut the lead to 24-20, but UNC was held scoreless the rest of the way.

• Ronald Curry was 12 of 18 for 162 yards, but he did not throw a touchdown andhad a career-high four interceptions. He also rushed 17 times for 65 yards.

• Clemson gained 444 yards of total offense compared to just 275 for the Tar Heels.

Last Time vs. Clemson in Kenan Stadium• Deon Dyer’s 4-yard touchdown catch with 10:06 to play provided the winning mar-

gin and Carolina survived a last minute threat to hold off Clemson, 21-14, for the TarHeels first win of the season.

• Clemson had a chance to tie the score with less than two minutes to play.Brandon Streeter connected with Brian Wofford at the UNC 2-yard line, but Woffordwas hit by UNC safety Jomo Legins and fumbled. After a mad scramble, the ball rolledout of the back of the end zone for a touchback, sealing the victory.

• Both defenses were solid as the Tar Heels held Clemson to just 111 yards ofoffense, while the Tigers limited UNC to 234 yards.

Curry vs. Clemson• In two games against Clemson, Quarterback Ronald Curry is a combined 12-19 for

162 yards with zero touchdowns and four interceptions. He has 18 rushes for 70 yardsin the two contests.

Carolina vs. Associated Press Top 10• Carolina is 4-17 all-time vs. AP Top 10 at Kenan Stadium. The Tar Heels defeated

No. 6 Navy in 1957, No. 6 Duke in 1960, No. 7 Florida in 1968 and No. 9 Virginia in

MEDIA POLICIES

TORBUSH TV SHOWInside Carolina Football with Carl Torbush canbe seen each week at the following times. Italso can be viewed on TarHeelBlue.combeginning at 5 p.m. on Sundays.

Sunday9:30 a.m. WNVN . . . . . . Roanoke Rapids10 a.m. WITN . . . . . . . . . . . Washington10:30 a.m. WLOS . . . . . . . . . . . . Asheville11 a.m. WAXN . . . . . . . . . . . . CharlotteNoon WECT. . . . . . . . . . . Wilmington12:30 p.m. WXLV . . . . . . . . . . Greensboro/

. . . . High Point/Winston-Salem1 p.m. WTVD . . . . . . Raleigh/Durham/

. . . . . . . Chapel Hill/Fayetteville

Monday2 p.m. Fox Sports South7:30 p.m. WNVN . . . . . . Roanoke Rapids

Wednesday3 p.m. Home Team Sports6:30 p.m. Time Warner Cable

(Triange, Fayetteville)6:30 p.m. College Sports Southeast

Thursday6 p.m. WMNC. . . . . . . . . . . Morganton6:30 p.m. WRNC. . . . . . . . . . . . . Roxboro

CARL TORBUSH LIVEThe head coach’s weekly radio call-in show isevery Thursday night during the season andwill be broadcast on a network of 30 stationsacross the state as well as TarHeelBlue.com.This year’s program will originate live eachweek from Michael Jordan’s 23 Restaurant onWest Franklin Street in Chapel Hill. The showis hosted by Woody Durham.

INSIDE CAROLINA FOOTBALLWITH CARL TORBUSH (RADIO)

Coach Torbush’s daily 5-minute radio show willair on a network of 29 stations across thestate.

CAROLINA’S PROBABLE LINEUPOFFENSEPos. No. Player NotesWR 3 Bosley Allen Averaging 21.6 yards per reception

88 Sam Aiken Has team-high three receiving touchdownsLT 70 Louis Marchetti Former walkon, has 6 career startsLG 66 Cam Holland 20 career starts, most on offensive lineC 60 Adam Metts UNC’s top O-lineman vs. Wake Forest & FSURG 78 Isaac Morford First-year starter, started all six games this seasonRT 73 James Wagstaff ACC Player of Week vs. TulsaTE 82 Alge Crumpler Career-long 59-yard TD catch vs. Georgia Tech

83 Dauntae’ Finger Had 22-yard catch at Florida StateQB 1 Ronald Curry 8th in UNChistory in total offense, 9th in passing yardsTB 31 Brandon Russell Season-high 96 yards vs. NC State

35 Andre Williams Averaging 5.0 yards per carry15 Willie Parker Scored two touchdowns in season opener

FB 20 Anthony Saunders Tied for second on team with130 yards rushingWR 12 Kory Bailey Leads Tar Heels with 21 receptions

8 Jamal Jones 1st college catch was 55-yard TD vs. Tulsa

SPECIALISTSPos. No. Player NotesPK 45 Jeff Reed Made 8 of 9 FG, including 48-yarder vs. MarshallP 33 John Lafferty Started first game vs. NC StateKOR 88 Sam Aiken Averaging 20.5 yards per returnPR 3 Bosley Allen Leads ACC in punt returns

DEFENSEPos. No. Player NotesDE 49 Julius Peppers Has 12 career sacksDT 87 Ryan Sims Had 5 sacksDT 58 Anthony Perkins Recorded first career sack vs. NC StateDE 68 Ross McAllister Has 5 TFL, including 4 sacks this year

95 Joey Evans Has 6 tackles for losses, including 4 sacks this yearLB 41 Quincy Monk Became starter after Perry broke his ankle vs. WFLB 44 Brandon Spoon Leads Tar Heels with 73 tackles in 6 gamesLB 52 Sedrick Hodge Has team-high 10 tackles for lossesCB 29 Errol Hood Made UNC’s first INTof season against Georgia TechS 25 DeFonte Coleman Had 11 tackles vs. NC State

28 Billy-Dee Greenwood Fourth on team with 40 tacklesS 42 David Bomar Started last 10 games CB 18 Michael Waddell Has 5 pass breakups, one interception

21 Kevin Knight Had 3 tackles for loss (11-yard sack) at Wake

1995.

Four Straight at Home • The Clemson game is the third of four straight

home games for the Tar Heels. The Tar Heelstravel to Charlottesville next weekend to faceVirginia. Carolina has not played a road gamesince Sept. 16 at Florida State. This is the firstfour-game home stretch for Carolina since 1992.Carolina beat Furman and Army, lost to NC Stateand defeated Navy in a four-game homestandfrom September 12 to October 3, 1992.

Turnover Troubles• Carolina has had difficulty this season causing

turnovers and taking advantage of opponents’ mis-takes. The Tar Heels are 106th in the nation inturnover margin and have caused just fiveturnovers in six games (two fumbles, three inter-ceptions).

• Carolina has forced five turnovers and convert-ed three into scores for a total of 17 points (twoTDs, one FG). UNC opponents have forced 13turnovers and converted seven into scores for atotal of 44 points (six TDs, one FG).

Freshman Leads Tar Heels inRushing…Again

• For the third straight season, a true freshmanis leading the Tar Heels' running attack. Brandon Russell, a freshman from Decatur,Ga., has a team-high 317 yards on 93 carries. Russell became the first UNC freshmanto start the first game of the season at tailback since Charlie Justice in 1946. In thatgame against Tulsa, he had 10 carries for 25 yards.

• Russell had 28 carries for 96 yards against NC State and scored his first careertouchdown on a 2-yard run in the first quarter. Russell's 28 carries were the most by aTar Heel tailback since Jonathan Linton had 37 carries against Duke in 1997.

• Russell has improved as the season has progressed, rushing for 40 yards againstFlorida State, 79 yards against Marshall and a career-high 96 yards vs. NC State.

• In 1998, freshman Rufus Brown led Carolina with 534 yards and in 1999 freshmanDanny Davis led the team with 303 yards.

• Durham, N.C., freshman Andre' Williams has been productive as well, carrying 25times for 121 yards. He is tied for second on the team in rushing with fullback AnthonySaunders. Williams had 40 yards on five carries at Wake Forest, 34 yards on sevencarries vs. Marshall and 40 yards on nine carries vs. Georgia Tech.

Curry Among Carolina's Career Leaders • Curry will be making his 16th career start when the Tar Heels play Clemson and

will be playing in his 23rd game overall. He has rushed 205 times for 761 career yardsand six touchdowns. He has completed 205 of 414 passes (.495) for 3,021 yards andhas 18 touchdowns and 22 interceptions.

• The Hampton, Va., native is 10th all-time at UNC in completions with 205. ToddBurnett (1988-91) is ninth with 214 and Oscar Davenport (1995-98) is eighth with 251completions. He is eighth in career total offense and ninth in career passing yardage.

• Curry is 21st in the nation in pass efficiency and 22nd in total offense.

The Sacks Keep Coming for Peppers • A year after leading the Tar Heels with six sacks as a freshman, sophomore defen-

sive end Julius Peppers is getting to the quarterback again in 2000. Peppers has sixsacks in six games, which leads the team and is tied for third in the ACC.

• Last week against NC State, Peppers had one of his best games of the seasonwith seven tackles, including six solo stops, one tackle for loss and one sack.However, Peppers suffered a concussion in the fourth quarter trying to block an extrapoint and did not return. Peppers’ legs were knocked from underneath him and helanded on his head.

• Three of Peppers' eight tackles against FSU were for losses, including two sacks. • Peppers scored his first collegiate touchdown when he scooped up a fumble and

MEDIA POLICIES

TORBUSH TUESDAYPRESS CONFERENCE

Head Coach Carl Torbush’s weekly press con-ference is held every Tuesday (except for theoff-week) on the second floor of the KenanFootball Center. He will address the printmedia in the Swofford Auditorium and the TVmedia in the Stadium Club, located directlybehind the Swofford Auditorium. Out-of-townmedia can connect to the conference viaphone. Media should call the Media RelationsOffice for the phone number. Parking is avail-able on the North Concourse of the Stadiumvia Stadium Drive.

TORBUSH SUNDAYPRESS CONFERENCE

Head Coach Carl Torbush will conduct a 15-minute teleconference every Sunday night at 5p.m. Ask the media relations staff for thephone number.

ACC TELECONFERENCEEach week, the Atlantic Coast Conference willconduct a teleconference with each of the ninehead coaches, beginning at 11 a.m. CarlTorbush will be available for 10 minutes begin-ning at 11:30 a.m. Contact Brian Morrison atthe ACC Office for the media phone number.

PRACTICE COVERAGE(subject to change)

• On Tuesdays, practice will be open to themedia for the first 12 periods. Still and videophotographers can shoot the first six periods(approximately 30 minutes) and then must turnoff their cameras. All media must depart thepractice fields after the the 12th period con-cludes (approximately 1 hour).

• Monday practices, when applicable, are opento the media. The Media Relations Office willalert the media when Carolina plans to prac-tice on Mondays. Again, still and video pho-tographers are allowed to shoot the first sixperiods (30 minutes).

• When requested, still and video photogra-phers may have access to the first 30 minutesof Wednesday practices. Media must contactthe Media Relations Office to set up suchrequests.

• Coach Torbush will address the media follow-ing practice on Monday, Wednesday andThursday.

PLAYER INTERVIEWS• On most occasions, player interviews will bearranged after practice at the tunnel leadinginto the Kenan Football Cener (field side).

• All other requests should be arrangedthrough the Media Relations Office. Contacteither Kevin Best, David Tinson or SteveKirschner.

UNC Career Total Offense1. Jason Stanicek, 1991-94. . . . . . 5,4972. Charlie Justice, 1946-49. . . . . . 4,8833. Mike Thomas, 1991-95. . . . . . . 4,6534. Amos Lawrence, 1977-80. . . . . 4,4265. Mike Voight, 1973-76 . . . . . . . . 3,9716. Matt Kupec, 1976-79. . . . . . . . . 3,8867. Leon Johnson, 1993-96 . . . . . . 3,8238. Ronald Curry, 1998-present . . 3,7829. Chris Keldorf, 1996-97 . . . . . . . 3,57010. Mark Maye, 1984-87. . . . . . . . 3,534

UNC Career Passing Yardage1. Jason Stanicek, 1991-94. . . . . . 4,6832. Mike Thomas, 1991-95. . . . . . . 4,3683. Matt Kupec, 1976-79. . . . . . . . . 3,8404. Chris Keldorf, 1996-97 . . . . . . . 3,7955. Mark Maye, 1984-87. . . . . . . . . 3,4596. Kevin Anthony, 1983-85 . . . . . . 3,4127. Scott Stankavage, 1980-83. . . . 3,3638. Oscar Davenport, 1995-98 . . . . 3,0909. Ronald Curry, 1998-present . . 3,02110. Rod Elkins, 1979-82 . . . . . . . . 2,707

UNC Career Completions1. Jason Stanicek, 1991-94. . . . . . 3722. Matt Kupec, 1976-79. . . . . . . . . 305

Chris Keldorf, 1996-97 . . . . . . . 3054. Mike Thomas, 1991-95. . . . . . . 3025. Kevin Anthony, 1983-85 . . . . . . 2966. Scott Stankavage, 1980-83. . . . 2727. Mark Maye, 1984-87. . . . . . . . . 2638. Oscar Davenport, 1995-98 . . . . 2519. Todd Burnett, 1988-91. . . . . . . . 21410. Ronald Curry, 1998-present . 205

raced 12 yards to the end zone against WakeForest. The touchdown gave Carolina a 17-14lead, an advantage it would not relinquish in the35-14 win over the Demon Deacons.

• The touchdown marked the first time Peppershad scored six points in a Carolina uniform sincehe had six against Tulsa. Actually, he didn't scoreagainst Tulsa on September 2nd, but he scoredsix against Tulsa in March in the NCAA SouthRegional championship basketball game. Peppersadded eight rebounds in that contest as the TarHeels won and advanced to the Final Four.

• Peppers added two quarterback sacks for 27yards in the win at Wake Forest. He had a 10-yard and a 17-yard sack. In two careergames against the Deacons, Peppers has sacked the quarterback six times. Pepperswas named the ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week for his play against WakeForest.

• Peppers is a preseason candidate for the Bronko Nagurski Award, which is givento the National Defensive Player of the Year by the Charlotte Touchdown Club.

Hodge Added to Butkus List; Continues Solid Play• Senior linebacker Sedrick Hodge was added to the Butkus Award Watch List on

Oct. 3. Hodge played his way on to the list after his standout play in the first fivegames of the season. Carolina now has two players on the list, including Hodge andBrandon Spoon. The semifinalists for the award will be named on Oct. 19.

• Hodge is tied for second on the team with five quarterback sacks for losses of 43yards. Entering the 2000 season, Hodge had 3.5 sacks for his career.

• Against NC State, Hodge had 10 tackles, including a sack for 19 yards. Hodge’ssack came on third down and forced NC State to punt from its own 22-yard line.Carolina scored a field goal on the ensuing possession.

• Hodge registered three tackles for losses against Florida State, including twosacks, as part of his 11 total tackles. He also forced a fumble and was credited with aQB hurry.

• Against Wake Forest, Hodge forced a fumble that was recovered for a touchdown,had a 9-yard sack and had seven total tackles to help lead UNC to the win. He aver-aged nine tackles the last four games of the 1999 season and had six tackles in theopener against Tulsa.

Curry Sets Records in Georgia Tech Loss • Ronald Curry, the nation's 21st-ranked passer, established several school records

in the Tar Heels' 42-28 loss to Georgia Tech on Oct. 2. The Hampton, Va., native com-pleted 17 of 31 passes for 388 yards and three touchdowns. He also had 10 carriesfor 12 yards and finished the game with 400 total yards of offense. In the process heset the following school records:

• Most passing yards (388) by a UNC player at Kenan Stadium • Most total yards (400) by a UNC player at Kenan Stadium • Most passing yards in two consecutive games (680) • Most total yards (712) in two consecutive games • Most passing yards per attempt (12.5 yards per 31 attempts) in a single-game • His 78-yard touchdown pass to Kory Bailey was the longest by a Tar Heel in

Kenan Stadium. It also equaled the longest touchdown pass by any player in KenanStadium (accomplished three times).

Looking at those numbers further, Curry's game was even more impressive whenyou consider the following.

• Curry's 388 yards passing are the third-highest single-game total in UNC historybehind Chris Keldorf (415 vs. TCU, 1997) and Mark Maye (406 vs. Georgia Tech,1987) and the third most by anyone at Kenan Stadium behind Duke's Dave Brown in1989 and Maryland's Scott Milanovich in 1993.

• Curry's 400 total yards of offense were the third most ever at Carolina behind MarkMaye (Georgia Tech, 1987) and Gayle Bomar (Wake Forest, 1968). Curry completedhis third consecutive game with at least 200 yards passing. He had 235 yards at FSU,292 yards vs. Marshall and 388 vs. Georgia Tech. Prior to the Marshall game Curryhad never thrown for more than 200 yards in two consecutive games.

• Curry completed four passes of 50-or-more yards against Georgia Tech, each to adifferent receiver. He completed a 50-yarder to Jamal Jones, a 54-yarder to Bosley

ACC STANDINGSACC Overall

Clemson 5-0 7-0Florida State 4-0 6-1Virginia 3-1 4-2NCState 2-1 5-1Georgia Tech 2-2 4-2North Carolina 1-3 3-3Maryland 0-3 2-4Duke 0-3 0-6Wake Forest 0-4 0-6

ACC SCHEDULEOctober 21Duke at Georgia Tech, NoonWake Forest at Maryland, 1 p.m.Virginia at Florida State, 3:30 p.m.Clemson at North Carolina, 5:30 p.m.

ACCWEEKLY SATELLITE FEEDEvery Wednesday, from August 30 toNovember 22, the ACC will air video highlightsof each ACC team. The hour-long transmis-sion begins each week at 2:30 p.m.Coordinates: Telstar 5, Transponder 23, locat-ed 97 degrees west, downlink frequency4160V, audio 6.2/68 MHz.

CAROLINA....• has played in a postseason bowl game inseven of the last eight seasons.• is the only ACC school to have at least oneplayer selected in every NFL Draft since 1971. • has had 19 players selected in the NFL Draftover the past four seasons.• has posted a winning record in nine of thelast 10 seasons.• has the only three-time first-team All-Americain ACC football history – cornerback Dre’ Bly(1996-97-98).• has had five first-team All-Americas in thelast five years.

NFL TAR HEELS• Thirty-one former Tar Heels are on officialNFL rosters. The list includes: Ethan Albright(Buffalo), Tommy Barnhardt (Washington),Dre’Bly (St. Louis), Ray Barker (Minnesota),Na Brown (Philadelphia), Greg DeLong(Jacksonville), Russell Davis (Arizona), KevinDonnalley (Miami), Deon Dyer (Miami),Ebenezer Ekuban (Dallas), Greg Ellis(Dallas), Bernardo Harris (Green Bay),William Henderson (Green Bay), JimmyHitchcock (Carolina), Nate Hobgood-Chittick (San Francisco), Vonnie Holliday(Green Bay), Dwight Hollier (Indianapolis),Marcus Jones (Tampa Bay), Freddie Jones(San Diego), Randy Jordan (Oakland),Jonathan Linton (Buffalo), Eddie Mason(Washington), Natrone Means (Carolina),Mike Morton (Oakland), Keith Newman(Buffalo), Riddick Parker (Seattle), MikePringley (Detroit), Austin Robbins (Oakland),Jeff Saturday (Indianapolis), Brian Simmons(Cincinnati), Thomas Smith (Chicago),Bracey Walker (Kansas City).

UNC Career Receptions1. Na Brown, 1995-98. . . . . . . . . . 1652. Corey Holliday, 1989-93 . . . . . . 1553. Leon Johnson, 1993-96 . . . . . . 1514. Octavus Barnes, 1994-97. . . . . 1295. L.C. Stevens, 1995-98 . . . . . . . 1206. Earl Winfield, 1982-85. . . . . . . . 1077. Art Weiner, 1946-49 . . . . . . . . . 1068. BobLacey, 1961-63 . . . . . . . . . 1029. Charlie Carr, 1965-67 . . . . . . . . 9410. Jimmy Jerome, 1972-74 . . . . . 9311. Mark Smith, 1980-83. . . . . . . . 8712. Kory Bailey, 1998-present. . . 84

Randy Marriott, 1985-88. . . . . 84

Allen, a 59-yarder to Alge Crumpler for a touchdown and a 78-yarder to Kory Bailey fora touchdown.

Curry On Pace For More Records • Curry is on pace to shatter the Carolina single-season record for total yards per

game. Currently, Curry is averaging 246.7 yards per game. Former quarterback MikeThomas holds the UNC record with 226.3 yards per game in 1995. That season,Thomas had 2,489 total yards in 11 games.

• Curry is averaging 227 yards passing per game. He is on pace to break the single-season passing record of 2,436 yards set by Mike Thomas in 1995.

• Curry's pass efficiency rating of 137.91 ranks 21st in the country and would be thefourth-highest single-season mark in UNC history if the season ended today. In 1974Chris Kupec set the pass efficiency school record with a 174.3 rating. Jason Stanicek issecond with a rating of 145.8 in 1993 and Mark Maye is third at 141.3 in 1986.

Bailey Rebounds From Hamstring Injury • Kory Bailey, a junior wideout from Durham, N.C., caught the longest touchdown

pass by a Tar Heel in Kenan Stadium history with a 78-yard grab against Georgia Techon Sept. 30. After catching the ball around the 10-yard line, Bailey pulled his right ham-string, but still was able to make it to the end zone for the score. He did not play therest of the game and was thought to be sidelined for the NC State game. However,Bailey's recovery was quicker than expected. Although he did not start against theWolfpack, Bailey came off the bench to lead the Tar Heels with three catches for 47yards, including a 21-yard catch on fourth down which kept alive a touchdown drive.

• The Tar Heels leading receiver with 21 catches, Bailey has 363 yards receiving, isaveraging 17.3 yards per catch and has scored two touchdowns. Against Marshall, hemade six receptions for a career-high 101 yards. It was the first 100-yard receivinggame of his career. Bailey had a 16-yard gain in the first quarter, a 30-yard catch-and-run to open the third quarter, a 25-yarder to start a drive later in the third quarter, a 4-yarder, a 10-yarder on 3rd-and-3 to keep a scoring drive alive, and the 16-yard touch-down catch. That reception came on a 3rd-and-10 play and gave UNC a 13-9 advan-tage.

Bailey Moves Up The Charts • Wide Receiver Kory Bailey is tied with Randy Marriott for 12th all-time at Carolina

with 84 receptions. Mark Smith (1980-83) is 11th and Jimmy Jerome (1972-74) is 10thwith 93. Bailey is averaging 17.3 yards per reception this season. He came into theyear with an average of 12.4 yards over his first two seasons.

Boz is Back - On Pace for UNC Record • All summer quarterback Ronald Curry raved about the progress receiver Bosley

Allen was making returning from a serious knee injury he suffered in 1998. TheBradenton, Fla., native has in fact proven to be one of the top big-play threats in theACC. Allen leads the Tar Heels in all-purpose yards with 603, an average of 100.5 pergame.

• In fact, Allen is on pace to set the UNC single-season record for highest averagegain per reception (minimum of 25 receptions).

• Allen, who is averaging 21.6 yards per catch, is currently ahead of the record setby Bucky Brooks of 20.6 yards per reception (25 for 514 yards).

• Allen has been the target of three of Carolina's longest pass plays this season. Hecaught a 60-yard touchdown pass at Wake Forest, a 54-yard pass vs. Georgia Techand a 51-yard pass at Wake Forest. He has made six catches of at least 24-yards thisseason, including a 49-yard touchdown catch that proved to be the winning margin inCarolina's 20-15 win over Marshall.

• He is third on the team with 13 catches, but tops the team by averaging 22.9 yardsper catch.

• Allen is 10th in the country in punt returns (15.5 ypg).

Allen's Big Night at Wake Forest • Bosley Allen had two catches for 111 yards and one touchdown in Carolina's win at

Wake Forest on Sept. 9. He also returned seven punts for 153 yards. That is 68 yardsmore than the Tar Heels had on punt returns in all 11 games last season. What makesAllen's performance even more remarkable is the fact he missed the entire 1999 sea-son while rehabilitating a devastating knee injury. He tore all the anterior, posterior andlateral ligaments plus blood vessels and nerves in his left knee on a kickoff returnagainst NC State on November 28, 1998. Doctors were not sure Allen would ever play

CAROLINA’S ACC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

TULSAJames Wagstaff (Offensive Line)Billy-Dee Greenwood (Defensive Backs)

WAKE FORESTBosley Allen (Specialist)Julius Peppers (Defensive Line)

CAROLINACOACHES’PLAYERS OF THE GAME

TULSARonald Curry (Offensive Backs)James Wagstaff (Offensive Line)Ryan Sims (Defensive Line)Billy-Dee Greenwood (Defensive Backs)Bosley Allen (Specialist)

WAKE FORESTBosley Allen (Offensive Backs)Adam Metts (Offensive Line)Julius Peppers (Defensive Line)Ryan Sims (Defensive Line)Kevin Knight (Defensive Backs)Bosley Allen (Specialist)

FLORIDA STATEBrandon Russell (Offensive Backs)Adam Metts (Offensive Line)Sedrick Hodge (Defensive Line)Errol Hood (Defensive Backs)Jason Beamon (Specialist)

MARSHALLRonald Curry (Offensive Backs)Alge Crumpler (Offensive Line)Anthony Perkins (Defensive Line)Sedrick Hodge (Defensive Backs)Jeff Reed (Specialist)

GEORGIA TECHRoss McAlister (Defensive Line)Errol Hood (Defensive Back)James Wagstaff (Offensive Line)Bosley Allen (Offensive Back)Kitwana Jones (Specialist)

NC STATEJulius Peppers/Ryan Sims (Defensive Line)Errol Hood (Defensive Back)James Wagstaff/Alge Crumpler (OffensiveLine)Brandon Russell (Offensive Back)Jeff Reed (Specialist)

football again, let alone return to action as a game-breaking speedster.• Allen leads the ACC in punt returns averaging 16.5 yards per return. He is also

eighth in the league in all-purpose yardage with 113.8.

Tar Heels Finally Get Interceptions • Carolina did not intercept a pass this year until the fifth game of the season against

Georgia Tech when Errol Hood picked off George Godsey in the third quarter. It wasthe opponents' 158th pass attempt of the season. Cornerback Michael Waddell pickedup UNC's second interception of the season two possessions later and had a 16-yardreturn. Dexter Reid made his first career interception vs. NC State.

Butkus Candidate Spoon Still Making Tackles • Linebacker Brandon Spoon has been named to the 2000 Butkus Award Watch List

for the fourth consecutive season, a feat never before accomplished in the 16-year his-tory of the award.

• The Downtown Athletic Club of Orlando, Inc. (DACO), the organization which annu-ally presents the prestigious Butkus Award to the nation's best collegiate linebacker,announced its preliminary list of 70 candidates for this year's award on August 24.

• Spoon, a fifth-year senior, elected to return to school after missing most of the 1999campaign with a torn biceps muscle. He entered the 2000 season as the No. 3 ratedinside linebacker by National Football Scouting, Inc. and is considered a potential first-round NFL Draft pick.

• A second-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection in 1998, Spoon has 314.5career tackles, including 24.5 for losses and 9.5 quarterback sacks. He leads the TarHeels with 73 tackles this year and is third in the ACC.

Hood Earns Thorpe Consideration • Junior cornerback Errol Hood was named to the 2000 Jim Thorpe Preseason

Watch List. The Jim Thorpe Award is presented annually (since 1986) to the bestdefensive back in college football.

• Each player on the preseason watch list has been named by at least two publica-tions as candidates for All-America or All-Conference honors. Hood is one of 40 candi-dates on the preseason list.

• In 1999, Hood started all 11 games and was named Carolina's Co-Defensive MVP.He finished the season with 58 tackles, 11 pass breakups and five interceptions. Hoodhas 34 hits thus far in 2000 and leads the Tar Heels with seven pass breakups and oneinterception.

• Dre' Bly, a three-time All-America cornerback from 1996-98, was a finalist for theThorpe Award as a freshman in 1996.

Crumpler Makes Career Catch vs. Georgia Tech • Senior tight end Alge Crumpler, a preseason All-America by the Sporting News,

caught a career-long 59-yard touchdown pass against Georgia Tech. Crumpler's previ-ous career-long catch was a 36-yarder vs. TCU in 1997. A native of Wilmington, N.C.,

• Crumpler earned first-team All-ACC honors in his first year back after missing the1998 season with a knee injury. Last season, he had 20 receptions for 191 yards.

• Crumpler is rated the No. 1 tight end in America by National Football Scouting, Inc. • Entering the Clemson game, Crumpler has 54 career receptions and five touch-

downs. Arnold Franklin, who played for UNC from 1982-85, is the all-time leadingreceiver for tight ends at Carolina with 78 catches.

• Crumpler had one catch in the first three games, but made five receptions for 38yards in the win over Marshall. That was one grab shy of his career high for one game.

Permanent Captains Named, Reed on Scholarship • Head coach Carl Torbush announced prior to the Marshall game that four perma-

nent team captains were chosen for the 2000 season. They are senior tight end AlgeCrumpler, senior linebackers Sedrick Hodge and Brandon Spoon and junior quarter-back Ronald Curry. Spoon was also a captain in 1998.

• Torbush also awarded grant-in-aids to kicker Jeff Reed and deep snapper JasonHelton. Reed, previously listed as a senior, will be listed as a junior for the rest of thisseason. Helton is a senior.

• Reed has made eight of nine field goal attempts this year, a percentage of .889,and he has not missed an extra point in 16 attempts. He had a season-long 48-yarderagainst Marshall and added a 39-yarder against the Herd. Reed also had a 44-yarderat Wake Forest. The 48-yard field goal against Marshall equaled the 11th-longest fieldgoal in UNC history.

ACC RANKINGS (Through Oct. 15)

Total Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5th, 376.3 ypgRun Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4th, 128.3 ypgPass Offense. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3rd, 248.0 ypgPass Efficiency . . . . . . . . . 6th, 138.4 pointsScoring Offense . . . . . . . . . . . 6th, 24.5 ppgQuarterback Sacks Allowed . . . . 8th, 3.8 pg3rd Down Conversions. . . . . . . . 5th, 38.4 %

Total Defense . . . . . . . . . . . . 3rd, 334.0 ypgRun Defense. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4th, 101.0 ypgPass Defense . . . . . . . . . . . . 6th, 233.0 ypgScoring Defense . . . . . . . . . . . 6th, 30.2 ppgQuarterback Sacks By . . . . . . . . . 1st, 5.0 pg3rd Down Conversions Def. . . . . 3rd, 33.0 %

Kickoff Returns . . . . . . . . . . . . 9th, 18.0 yprKickoff Coverage . . . . . . . . . . . 3rd, 18.7 yprPunt Returns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st, 14.7 yprNet Punting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9th, 29.8 ypp

Turnover Margin . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8th, -1.3 pgPenalties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st, 5.8 pg

NCAARANKINGS(out of 114 schools)

Category UNC ClemsonRun Offense 71 7Pass Offense 27 61Pass Efficiency 24 17Total Offense 56 2Scoring Offense 65 6Run Defense 17 8Pass Defense 88 9Total Defense 44 2Scoring Defense 85 8Net Punting 105 60Punt Returns 10 44Kickoff Returns 83 67Turnover Margin 106 30

Perry Out for Season • Senior linebacker Merceda Perry will miss the rest of the season after suffering a

fracture in his right ankle. The Asheboro, N.C., native was injured in the first half afterplaying just 19 snaps and making four tackles.

• Perry would be eligible to apply for a medical hardship and play a fifth season in2001. Perry played as a true freshman in 1997. Perry's injury marked the second yearin a row a UNC senior linebacker suffered a season-ending injury in the second week ofthe season. Of course, Brandon Spoon ruptured a biceps tendon last year againstIndiana in week two and lost for the remainder of the season.

True Freshmen • Three true freshmen played in the Tar Heels 30-9 victory over Tulsa. Brandon

Russell started at tailback, Andre' Williams played on special teams and had two carriesat tailback and Blake Ferguson punted three times in the second half.

• Linebacker Kitwana Jones made his first collegiate appearance in a special teamsrole at Wake Forest.

• Russell became the first Tar Heel to start the season at tailback since CharlieJustice in 1946. Russell had 10 carries for 25 yards. Russell also became the firstfreshman to start at any position, other than kicker or punter, since the 1989 season.That year, Bucky Brooks started at flanker, Julius Reese started at split end, TommyThigpen started at linebacker and Rondell Jones started at free safety. Punter BrianSchmitz started the first game of the season in 1996, kicking off against Clemson onAug. 31.

• The Tar Heels have played 61 scholarship true freshmen in the 13 years CarlTorbush has been on the coaching staff (beginning in 1988). That is an average of 4.7per season. Russell leads the Tar Heels in rushing through the first four games with178 yards on 50 carries. He had a season-high 79 yards against Marshall.

• Williams is averaging 5.1 yards per carry, although he has just 26 rushingattempts.

Heels Close in on 600 • Through the NC State game, Carolina's alltime record is 597-422-54. The Tar Heels

are just three wins shy of their 600th victory.

Carolina and Connecticut Agree To Two-Game Series• The University of North Carolina and the University of Connecticut have agreed to

play a two-game football series beginning in 2006. The teams have played once before.In 1990, the Huskies traveled to Chapel Hill, where the Tar Heels won, 48-21.

• Carolina will play host to the Huskies on September 9, 2006. The Tar Heels willtravel to East Hartford, Conn., to play at UConn on September 12, 2009.

• Connecticut, currently in its inaugural Division 1-A football season, will become afull fledged football-playing member of the Big East Conference in 2005.

• The Tar Heels now have games scheduled in the next 10 years against (in order oftheir appearance) Texas, SMU, East Carolina, Syracuse, Arizona State, Miami (Ohio),Wisconsin, Virginia Tech, Utah, Louisville, Rutgers, UConn, Notre Dame, Colorado andMichigan. Eleven (11) of the 15 schools have played in postseason bowl game at leastonce in the last two years.

GAME RECAPS - QUICK HITS NC State Ends Carolina's Seven-Year Reign • Carolina lost to NC State 38-20 on Oct. 7, snapping a seven-year winning streak

against the Wolfpack. It was the first lost to NC State since falling 27-20 at KenanStadium in 1992.

• Freshman tailback Brandon Russell was a bright spot for the Tar Heels, rushing 28times for a career-high 96 yards. It was the most yards by a UNC running back sinceDaniel Davis rushed for 99 yards in the season-finale vs. Duke last season.

• Carolina's defense was able to pressure NC State freshman quarterback PhilipRivers, sacking the freshman five times for losses of 50 yards. Different players record-ed all five sacks - Sedrick Hodge, Julius Peppers, Joey Evans, Anthony Perkins andRyan Sims.

Curry Has Record Day in 42-28 Georgia Tech Loss • Ronald Curry had a record-setting day against Georgia Tech, but the Tar Heels

squandered opportunities and allowed 14 points on special teams in a 42-28 loss athome. Curry was 17 of 31 for 388 yards and two touchdowns. He set UNC records for

CAROLINA FOOTBALL

Head Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carl TorbushOffensive Coordinator/QB . . . . . Mike O’CainDefensive Coordinator/DT. . . . Ken BrowningOffensive Line. . . . . . . . . . . Robbie CaldwellRunning Backs. . . . . . . . . . . . Darrell MoodyTight Ends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry LewisWide Receivers . . . . . . . . . . . Gunter BrewerDefensive Ends . . . . . . . . Donnie ThompsonLinebackers/Special Teams . . . . Ken RuckerDefensive Backs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ron CaseGraduate Asst. (Offense) . . . . Drew O’DanielGraduate Asst. (Defense) . . . . . . . Todd LipeFootball Operations. . . . . . . Monk TomlinsonFootball Operations . . . . . . Rick SteinbacherStrength & Conditioning . . . . . George SmithVideo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Allen, Bob EllisTeam Physician. . . . . . . . . . . . . Bryan SmithDirector/Sports Medicine . . . . . . . . . Tim TaftTrainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dan HookerAsst. Trainers . . Scott Oliaro, Rob SchneiderEquipment Mgr. . . . . . . . . . . Dominic MorelliAsst. Equipment Mgr. . . . . . . Jason Freeman

FUTURE NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULES2001Sept. 8 at TexasSept. 15 vs. SMUOctober 6 vs. East Carolina

2002Sept.7 at SyracuseSept. 14 vs. TexasOct. 5 at Arizona StateTBAvs. Miami (Ohio)

2003Sept. 6 vs. SyracuseSept. 20 at WisconsinOct. 11 at East CarolinaOct. 18 vs. Arizona State

2004Sept. 4 vs. Virginia TechSept. 18 at UtahSept. 25 vs. Louisville

2005Sept. 17 vs. WisconsinSept. 24 vs. UtahOct. 8 at Louisville

2006Sept. 2 vs. RutgersSept. 9 vs. ConnecticutNov. 4 at Notre Dame

2007Sept. 8 at Virginia TechSept. 15 vs. Colorado

2008Sept. 13 at ColoradoSept. 27 at RutgersOct. 18 vs. Notre Dame

2009Sept. 12 at ConnecticutSept. 19 vs. Michigan

2010Sept. 18 at Michigan

most passing yards by a UNC player at Kenan Stadium, most total yards by a UNCplayer at Kenan Stadium, most passing yards in two consecutive games, most totalyards in two consecutive games and most passing yards per attempt in a single game.

• Curry completed four passes of 50-or-more yards, including touchdown passes of78 yards to Kory Bailey and 59 yards to Alge Crumpler. The 78 yard TD pass equaledthe longest in Kenan Stadium history.

• Carolina's defense allowed 372 yards, including 123 rushing to Joe Burns. Burnsscored three touchdowns and quarterback George Godsey threw for two more. GeorgiaTech blocked a punt for a touchdown and converted a fumbled UNC punt attempt intoanother touchdown.

Curry Makes Big Plays in Carolina's 20-15 Win Over Marshall • Ronald Curry completed 24 of 39 passes for 292 yards and two touchdowns, both

of which came in the fourth quarter, to lift the Tar Heels to a 20-15 win over Marshall onSeptember 23 in Chapel Hill. The completions and attempts are career bests.

• Curry found Kory Bailey for 16 yards to give the Tar Heels a 13-9 lead in the fourthquarter. Two minutes and 22 seconds later, the Hampton, Va., native went deep for 49yards and a score to Bosley Allen.

• Curry had 312 total offense yards against the Thundering Herd, the 18th best totalin Carolina history.

Seminoles Overpower Carolina in Tallahassee, 63-14 • Florida State's 63 points were the second-most ever surrendered by UNC and the

most allowed by Carolina in an ACC contest. Virginia holds the record for the mostpoints ever scored against the Tar Heels with 66. The Cavaliers defeated UNC 66-0 in1912.

• FSU's 49-point margin of victory was the largest winning margin against a Carolinateam since Florida handed the Tar Heels a 52-2 loss on Oct. 18, 1969.

• Carolina committed four turnovers against Florida State, three of them inside itsown 20-yard line. Each of those three turnovers resulted in FSU touchdowns.

• After having allowed just 17 yards rushing in its first two games of the season, thebest figure in the nation, FSU ran for 194 yards against the Carolina defense. TravisMinor led the way for FSU with 112 yards.

Allen, Defense Shine at Wake Forest in 35-14 Win • Sophomore wide receiver Bosley Allen amassed 264 all-purpose yards and scored

a pair of long-distance touchdowns and the Carolina defense had 10 quarterback sacksas the Tar Heels knocked off Wake Forest, 35-14, at Winston-Salem on Sept. 9.

• Allen scored on a 78-yard punt return and a 60-yard pass from Ronald Curry. Thesophomore receiver had seven punt returns for 153 yards, just 13 shy of the schoolrecord and 14 less than the ACC single-game mark. He added receptions of 51 and 60yards.

• Carolina sacked Wake Forest quarterback C.J. Leak 10 times, the highest figure inCarl Torbush's tenure at North Carolina. Joey Evans, Ross McAllister, Julius Peppersand Ryan Sims each had two sacks, and Kevin Knight and Sedrick Hodge had oneapiece.

• Carolina held the Deacons to minus two yards rushing, a total that includes 77yards in lost yardage due to quarterback sacks. The minus two yards rushing is thesixth lowest figure by the opponents in history and the lowest figure since Duke had -12in 1947.

• Wake Forest's offense had 14 drives in the game. Eleven (11) ended in punts, theDeacons scored one touchdown (on the second drive of the game), they lost one fum-ble and turned the ball over one time on downs.

UNC Defense Dominates Tulsa, 30-9 • Curry led the Tar Heels on three touchdown drives in the season-opening win over

Tulsa. Early in the second half, Curry sidestepped a blitzing Golden Hurricane, scram-bled to his right and flicked a 55-yard bomb to red-shirt freshman Jamal Jones to giveCarolina a 17-3 lead.

• Carolina allowed just 233 total yards of offense against Tulsa, including a 78-yardtouchdown pass on which the UNC defender slipped down because of the wet turf.

• The Tar Heels were outstanding against the run, allowing just 19 yards rushing on27 attempts, an average of just 0.7 per carry. The 19 yards rushing were the fewestallowed by a Carolina defense since Louisville gained just one yard on Nov. 9, 1996, aspan of 39 games. Tulsa completed just 2 of 15 (13 percent) third down conversionsand drove the ball into Carolina's side of the field just three times.

OFFENSE

WIDE RECEIVER3 – Bosley Allen (6-1, 190, So., Bradenton, Fla.)

88 – Sam Aiken (6-2, 190, So., Kenansville, N.C.)

LEFT TACKLE70 – Louis Marchetti (6-6, 280, Sr., Nashville, Tenn.)69 – Greg Woofter (6-5, 265, Fr.*, Oliver Springs, Tenn.)

LEFT GUARD66 – Cam Holland (6-2, 305, Sr., Franklin, N.C.)71 – Jupiter Wilson (6-2, 300, Fr.*, Chesapeake, Va.)

CENTER60 – Adam Metts (6-1, 270, Jr., Burlington, N.C.)67 – Marcus Wilson (6-2, 270, Fr.*, Jackson, Miss.)

RIGHT GUARD78 – Isaac Morford (6-3, 300, So., Melrose, Fla.)71 – Jupiter Wilson (6-2, 300, Fr.*, Chesapeake, Va.)

RIGHT TACKLE73 – James Wagstaff (6-3, 348, Sr., Charlotte, N.C.)74 – Bryant Malloy (6-3, 310, So., Shelby, N.C.)

TIGHT END82 – Alge Crumpler (6-3, 260, Sr., Wilmington, N.C.)83 – Dauntae’Finger (6-3, 265, Sr., Newton, N.C.)

QUARTERBACK1 – Ronald Curry (6-2, 200, Jr., Hampton, Va.)

14 – Antwon Black (5-11, 190, Sr., Central, S.C.)9 – Luke Huard (6-4, 220, So., Puyallup, Wash.)

TAILBACK31 – Brandon Russell (5-11, 185, Fr., Decatur, Ga.)35 – Andre’ Williams (6-0, 215, Fr., Durham, N.C.)15 – Willie Parker (5-10, 200, Fr.*, Clinton, N.C.)

FULLBACK20 – Anthony Saunders (6-1, 225, Jr., Greensboro, N.C.)

7 – Rufus Brown (6-1, 220, Jr., Belzoni, Miss.)

WIDE RECEIVER12 – Kory Bailey (6-1, 190, Jr., Durham, N.C.)8 – Jamal Jones (5-11, 200, Fr.*, Washington, D.C.)39 – Chesley Borders (6-0, 180, So., Shelby, N.C.)

(as of Oct. 15, 2000)

DEFENSE

END49 – Julius Peppers (6-6, 270, So., Bailey, N.C.)85 – Malcolm Stewart (6-3, 225, So., Goldsboro, N.C.) OR93 – Stephon McQueen (6-4, 255, Sr., Raleigh, N.C.)

TACKLE87 – Ryan Sims (6-4, 285, Jr., Spartanburg, S.C.)91 – Will Chapman (6-4, 255, So., Lexington, Ky.)

TACKLE58 – Anthony Perkins (6-5, 260, Jr., Holly Springs, N.C.)47 – Eric Davis (6-3, 260, So., Rockingham, N.C.)

END68 – Ross McAllister (6-5, 255, Sr., Dunwoody, Ga.)95 – Joey Evans (6-5, 265, Jr., Fayetteville, N.C.)

LINEBACKER52 – Sedrick Hodge (6-4, 235, Sr., Atlanta, Ga.)36 – Kitwana Jones (6-2, 220, Fr., Wilmington, N.C.)

LINEBACKER44 – Brandon Spoon (6-2, 245, Sr., Burlington, N.C.)55 – Robert Harris (6-1, 225, So., Raleigh, N.C.)

LINEBACKER41 – Quincy Monk (6-4, 240, Jr., Jacksonville, N.C.)30 – David Thornton (6-2, 210, Sr., Goldsboro, N.C.)

CORNERBACK18 – Michael Waddell (5-11, 170, So., Ellerbe, N.C.)11 – Anthony Anderson (5-9, 180, Jr., Thomasville, N.C.) OR34 – Derrick Johnson (5-8, 165, Fr.*, Upper Marlboro, Md.)

SAFETY42 – David Bomar (5-11, 190, Sr., Durham, N.C.)24 – Dexter Reid (5-11, 180, Fr.*, Norfolk, Va.)

SAFETY25 – DeFonte Coleman (6-1, 215, So., Kinston, N.C.)28 – Billy-Dee Greenwood (6-2, 185, Jr., Norwalk, Conn.)

CORNERBACK29 – Errol Hood (5-11, 195, Jr., Lenoir, N.C.)21 – Kevin Knight (5-8, 175, So., Suffolk, Va.)

PLACE-KICKER45 – Jeff Reed (6-0, 200, Sr., Charlotte, N.C.)95 – Chris Bender (6-0, 180, Sr., Durham, N.C.)

PUNTER33 – John Lafferty (5-10, 180, So., Valdese, N.C.)38 – Blake Ferguson (6-0, 170, Fr., Broken Arrow, Okla.)

HOLDER43 – Richard Moore (6-2, 235, So., Memphis, Tenn.)95 – Chris Bender (6-0, 180, Sr., Durham, N.C.)

DEEP SNAPPER62 – Jason Beamon (6-2, 270, Sr., Walstonburg, N.C.)72 – Jason Helton (6-0, 230, Sr., Stanley, N.C.)

KICKOFF RETURNS88 – Sam Aiken (6-2, 190, So., Warsaw, N.C.)

8 – Jamal Jones (5-11, 200, Fr.*, Washington, D.C.)3 – Bosley Allen (6-1, 190, So., Bradenton, Fla.)

PUNT RETURNS3 – Bosley Allen (6-1, 190, So., Bradenton, Fla.)

88 – Sam Aiken (6-2, 190, So., Warsaw, N.C.)12 – Kory Bailey (6-1, 190, Jr., Durham, N.C.)

SPECIAL TEAMS

September 2, 2000@ Kenan StadiumChapel Hill, N.C.

Junior quarterback RonaldCurry had 261 yards of totaloffense, red-shirt freshmenWillie Parker and Jamal Jonescombined to score three touch-downs and the Carolinadefense allowed just 19 rush-ing yards as the Tar Heelsopened the 2000 season with a30-9 win over Tulsa.

The game was delayed at thestart by 13 minutes due to pos-sible lightning in the area. Rainfell throughout most of thecontest.

Curry led Carolina with 69yards rushing and completed

12 of 22 passes for another 192yards. He broke open a 10-3game early in the third quarteras he avoided a sack on a cor-ner blitz, scrambled to his rightand flicked a 55-yard scoringbomb to Jones, a red-shirtfreshman wide receiver. It wasthe first reception of Jones’career and the second-longesttouchdown strike by Curry.

The touchdown from Curryto Jones sparked a 17-pointthird quarter by the Tar Heelsin which they extended their10-3 halftime lead to 27-3.

Four different UNC receivershad at least three receptions,led by Kory Bailey, who hadfive catches for 49 yards. Joneshad three for 85 yards, SamAiken had three for 68 yards,and Bosley Allen added threefor 11 yards.

Brandon Russell was one ofthree rookie tailbacks to seeaction. Russell, who had 25yards on 10 carries, became thefirst true freshman to start theseason opener at tailback sinceCharlie Justice in 1946.

Parker, a red-shirt freshman,had 17 yards on 10 attempts,but scored a pair of touch-downs on short runs.

The game marked the returnof linebacker Brandon Spoon,who missed the last nine games of the 1999 season due

to injury. Spoon led a UNCdefense that allowed theHurricane just 0.7 yards perrushing attempt. Tulsaamassed just 233 total offenseyards, 78 of which came on atouchdown pass in the fourthquarter when a UNC defenderslipped on the wet turf.

Safety Billy-Dee Greenwoodand Spoon had 14 and 11 tack-les, respectively to lead the TarHeels. Defensive tackle RyanSims had seven tackles, includ-ing two for losses, one ofwhich was a quarterback sack.Ross McAllister and SedrickHodge also added sacks.

Tulsa opened the scoring onits first drive with a 41-yardfield goal, but Carolina tookthe lead for good on its seconddrive of the game on an 11-play, 47-yard touchdown drive

which was capped by a 1-yardrun by Parker. The Tar Heelsconverted three third-downchances, including a 9-yardpass from Antown Black toParker which pushed the ballto the 4-yard line.

With UNC leading 17-3,Curry and Jones set upParker’s second score. Facing3rd-and-16 at the Tulsa 31,Curry hit Jones, who danceddown the sideline for 25 yards.Two plays later, Parker scoredfrom three yards out.

Senior place-kickers JeffReed and Chris Bender com -bined to make three of fourfield goal attempts. The TarHeels also averaged 14 yardson six punt returns.

The win was Carolina’s firstin a season opener since a 23-6triumph over Indiana in 1997.

Tulsa 3 0 0 6 – 9Carolina 7 3 17 3 – 30

TU– Earnest 41 FG (9:25, 1st) 0-3NC– Parker 1 run (Reed kick) (3:03, 1st) 7-3NC– Reed 30 FG (4:34, 2nd) 10-3NC– J. Jones 55 pass from Curry (Reed kick) (12:44, 3rd) 17-3NC– Parker 3 run (Reed kick) (4:25, 3rd) 24-3NC– Reed 39 FG (0:13, 3rd) 27-3TU– Brown 78 pass from Blankenship (pass failed) (11:32, 4th) 27-9NC– Bender 28 FG (2:58, 4th) 30-9

TULSA UNCFirst Downs ........................................11............................20Rushes-Yards ...............................27-19.....................44-173Passing Yards..................................214..........................242Comp-Att-Int ..............................17-38-0 ...................16-30-0Plays-Total Yards (Ave) .....65-233 (3.6)............74-415 (5.6)Punts (Ave)................................10-36.2......................5-36.4Fumbles-Lost ...................................1-1...........................3-2Penalties/Yards ..............................6-55.........................8-55Time of Possession .....................28:19.......................31:41

Individual RushingCarolina- Curry 12-69, Saunders 4-48, Russell 10-25, R. Robinson 3-17, Parker 10-17, Thorogood 1-6, A. Williams 2-8, Black 2-(-11)Tulsa- Bohanon 13-42, Hart 7-19, Shoals 1-(-6), Team 1-(-12),Blankenship 5-(-24)

Individual Passing (Comp-Att-Yds-TD-INT)Carolina- Curry 12-22-192-1-0, Black 4-8-50-0-0Tulsa- Blankenship 17-38-214-0-0

Individual ReceivingCarolina- Bailey 5-49, J. Jones 3-85, Aiken 3-68, Allen 3-11, Saunders1-20, Parker 1-9Tulsa- Shoals 7-77, Brown 5-107, Wimberly 1-11, LeCrone 1-11, Carey1-5, Bohanon 1-2, Hart 1-1

Attendance- 44,000

Willie Parkerscored two TDs inhis first collegegame.

September 9, 2000@ Groves Stadium

Winston-Salem, N.C.

Bosley Allen returned apunt 78 yards for a touchdownand caught a 60-yard scoringstrike from Ronald Curry tolead the Tar Heels to a 35-14win over Wake Forest. The winwas Carolina’s 10th in 11games against Wake Forest andsixth in a row in Winston-Salem.

Allen compiled 264 all-pur-pose yards, including 153 onseven punt returns and caughttwo passes for 111 yards. TheBradenton, Fla., native brokeopen a six-point game in thefourth quarter when he caught

a punt at the UNC 22-yard line,got a block from David Scottand sprinted down the rightsideline. Allen eluded a num-ber of tacklers and scored onan electrifying run. The 78-yard return was Carolina’s firstpunt return for a score since1996 and the longest by a TarHeel since Marcus Wall’s 82-yarder against Texas in the1994 Sun Bowl.

Willie Parker rushed for atwo-point conversion toincrease UNC’s lead to 28-14.Just over three minutes later,Curry rolled left and hit Allenbehind the secondary for a 60-yard touchdown. It was Allen’sfirst collegiate touchdownreception.

Wake Forest led 7-3 midwaythrough the second quarterwhen Curry put the Tar Heelon top. Facing 3rd-and-12 fromthe Deacon 46, Curry hit SamAiken on a deep post for 46yards and a score.

Wake Forest took the leadgoing into halftime, however,when defensive end Bryan Raysacked Curry in the end zone,stripped the ball and fell on thefumble for a touchdown.

Carolina returned the favoron the Deacons’ first offensiveseries in the third quarter.Linebacker Sedrick Hodge

forced a fumble which JuliusPeppers picked up andreturned 12 yards for a go-ahead touchdown. Carolinawould not relinquish the lead.

Hodge’s tackle was one of 16negative-yardage stops by theCarolina defense. The TarHeels sacked C.J. Leak 10times, including two each forPeppers, Ryan Sims, RossMcAllister and Joey Evans.

Carolina held Wake Forest tominus two yards rushing (55yards gained, minus 57 lostincluding sacks) and 2.2 yardsper play. The Deacons com-piled 162 total yards, punted 11times and completed just 14 of34 pass attempts. Wake Forestgained more than half its totalyards – 88 yards – on its firstquarter touchdown drive.

Wake Forest ran 42 second-

half plays and gained only 48total yards.

Curry completed six of 12passes for 143 yards and twotouchdowns, but was sackedfive times for 51 yards.

Carolina averaged just 2.6yards per rush overall.Excluding the quarterbacksacks, the Tar Heels rushed 44times for 180 yards, an averageof 4.1 yards per attempt.

Freshman Andre Williamsled UNC with 40 yards on fivecarries.

Carolina 0 10 10 15 – 35Wake Forest 7 7 0 0 – 14

WF– Leak run (Ashe kick) (7:41, 1st) 0-7NC– Reed 44 FG (14:54, 2nd) 3-7NC– Aiken 46 pass from Curry (Reed kick) (7:28, 2nd) 10-7WF– Ray fumble recovery in end zone (Ashe kick) (1:55, 2nd) 10-14NC– Peppers 12 fumble return (Reed kick) (11:13, 3rd) 17-14NC– Reed 37 FG (0:46, 3rd) 20-14NC– Allen 78 punt return (Parker run) (9:55, 4th) 28-14NC– Allen 60 pass from Curry (Reed kick) (6:31, 4th) 35-14

UNC WFFirst Downs........................................16............................13Rushes-Yards .............................49-129.....................40-(-2)Passing Yards..................................194..........................164Comp-Att-Int ................................7-13-0 ...................14-34-0Plays-Total Yards (Ave).....62-323 (5.2)............74-162 (2.2)Punts (Ave) ..................................7-36.4....................11-46.5Fumbles-Lost ...................................1-1...........................1-1Penalties/Yards ..............................4-50.....................10-106Time of Possession .....................28:35.......................31:25

Individual RushingCarolina- A. Williams 5-40, Russell 11-34, Parker 9-24, Aiken 4-23,Saunders 5-14, R. Robinson 1-12, Black 2-3, J. Jones 1-(-3), Curry 11-(-18)Wake Forest- Scott 8-22, Staton 5-11, Mughelli 2-11, T. Williams 8-11,Leak 17-(-57)

Individual Passing (Comp-Att-Yds-TD-INT)Carolina- Curry 6-12-143-2-0, Black 1-1-51-0-0Wake Forest- Leak 14-34-164-0-0

Individual ReceivingCarolina- Allen 2-111, Aiken 1-46, J. Jones 1-18, Crumpler 1-11, Bailey1-6, R. Robinson 1-2Wake Forest- I. Williams 6-69, Stone 3-40, Landfried 2-10, Davis 1-43,Cladwell 1-4, Leake 1-(-2)

Attendance- 30,087

September 16, 2000@ Doak Campbell Stadium

Tallahassee, Fla.

Florida State rode the arm ofChris Weinke, the running ofTravis Minor and four Carolinaturnovers to a 63-14 win overthe Tar Heels at DoakCampbell Stadium inTallahassee. FSU’s 63 pointswere the most allowed by aUNC team since 1912 and thesecond-most overall.

Weinke completed 12 of 22passes for 262 yards and fourtouchdowns, and Minor ran 16times for 112 yards to pace the

second-ranked Seminoles infront of 79,287 fans. Seven dif-ferent FSU players made atleast one reception, includingMarvin Minnis, who caughtfive passes for 132 yards andtwo scores.

After surrendering two earlytouchdowns to the high-pow-ered Seminole offense,Carolina battled back andtrailed just 14-7 after one quar-ter. The Tar Heels failed togain a first down until itsfourth possession of the con-test, but on that series Carolinamarched 90 yards on 10 playsfor its first touchdown of thegame, an 11-yard run byAnthony Saunders.

Ronald Curry completed twothird-down pass attempts toextend the drive – a 12-yarderto Sam Aiken and a 24-yarderto Bosley Allen.

Leading 14-7 at the end ofthe first 15 minutes, FSUexploded for three touchdownsand a field goal in a 5:45stretch of the second quarter topush ahead 36-7 at the half.The Seminoles scored two oftheir three touchdowns afterrecovering UNC fumblesinside Carolina’s 20-yard line.

Florida Statecontinued toroll in the sec-ond half.Weinke con-nected withMinnis just2:13 into thesecond half ona 35-yard TDstrike for a 43-7 advantage.Carolina final-ly got back onthe board witha nifty, 43-yardTD bomb fromCurry toAiken in thethird quarter.

FSU tacked

on 20 more points however inthe 49-point win.

Curry completed 15 of 31 for235 yards with one touchdownand an interception. Curry’s235 yards were the third-mostpassing yards of his career.Kory Bailey led all receiverswith a career-high 82 yards onfive catches. Aiken also had acareer high with 77 yardsreceiving.

Sedrick Hodge and JuliusPeppers each registered twosacks apiece in the loss, whileBrandon Spoon was credited

with one sack.Carolina notched 11tackles for lossesoverall.

Carolina 7 0 7 0 — 14Florida State 14 22 13 14 — 63

FSU– McCray 1 run (Gwaltney kick) (10:47, 1st) 0-7FSU– Bell 35 pass from Weinke (Gwaltney kick) (8:04, 1st) 0-14NC– Saunders 11 run (Reed kick) (0:34, 1st) 7-14FSU– Gwaltney 39 FG (12:45, 2nd) 7-17FSU– Hope 12 fumble recovery (Gwaltney miss) (12:14, 2nd) 7-23FSU– Chaney 29 run (Gwaltney miss) (7:41, 2nd) 7-29FSU– Minnis 11 pass from Weinke (Cimorelli kick) (6:51, 2nd) 7-36FSU– Minnis 35 pass from Weinke (Cimorelli kick) (12:47, 3rd) 7-43NC– Aiken 43 pass from Curry (Reed kick) (1:48, 3rd) 14-43FSU– Bell 46 pass from Weinke (Cimorelli miss) (0:00, 3rd) 14-49FSU– Maddox 24 pass from Outzen (Muyon kick) (7:10, 4th) 14-56FSU– Jones 1 run (Munyon kick) (6:19, 4th) 14-63

UNC FSUFirst Downs........................................19............................22Rushes-Yards ...............................44-79.....................41-194Passing Yards..................................244..........................346Comp-Att-Int ..............................16-33-1 ...................15-27-0Plays-Total Yards (Ave).....77-323 (4.2)............68-540 (7.9)Punts (Ave) ..................................7-38.9......................4-46.8Fumbles-Lost ...................................5-3...........................1-0Penalties/Yards ..............................7-50.....................10-105Time of Possession .....................30:49.......................29:11

Individual RushingCarolina- Saunders 8-45, Russell 12-40, Aiken 1-9, Parker 5-9,Williams 2-5, Robinson 1-3, Black 4-(-8), Curry 11-(-24)Florida State- Minor 16-112, Chaney 5-51, Jones 8-35, Ford 3-11,Golightly 1-6, McCray 3-2, Outzen 1-(-4), Weinke 4-(-19)

Individual Passing (Comp-Att-Yds-TD-INT)Carolina- Curry 15-31-235-1-1, Black 1-2-9-0-0Florida State- Weinke 12-22-262-4-0, Outzen 3-5-84-1-0

Individual ReceivingCarolina- Bailey 5-82, Aiken 5-77, Allen 3-65, Finger 1-22, Curry 1-2,Parker 1-(-4)Florida State- Minnis 5-132, Bell 3-96, Maddox 2-63, Boldin 2-14,Franklin 1-22, Darling 1-21, Minor 1-(-2)

Attendance- 79, 287

Anthony Saundersscored a touchdownon an 11-yard, firstquarter run.

September 23, 2000@ Kenan StadiumChapel Hill, N.C.

Quarterback Ronald Currythrew for 292 yards and twofourth-quarter touchdowns tolead the Tar Heels to an excit-ing 20-15 win over Marshall.The loss was just the Herd’ssixth in the last five years.

Curry completed 24 of 39passes for the second-highestpassing yardage game of hiscareer. He had career highs forpass attempts and completions.

Trailing 9-6 after three quar-ters, Carolina struck for a pairof touchdowns in the first 5:17of the final quarter to take thelead.

Facing 3rd-and-10 from theMarshall 16-yard line, Curryscrambled and found KoryBailey for a touchdown. Thatwas the second time on thedrive that Curry hit Bailey fora third-down conversion;Marshall was flagged for asubstitution infraction onanother 3rd-and-5 to extendthe drive.

Leading 13-9, the Tar Heeldefense forced a punt andthree plays later, Curry hitBosley Allen for a 49-yardtouchdown.

With 7:50 to play, two banksof stadium lights went outcasuing a 14-minute delay.Upon returning to action,Marshall marched 49 yards intwo plays and moved within20-15 on a 12-yard touchdownrun by Brandon Carey.

Carolina took over at its own22-yard line with 7:09 to play.Thirteen plays, 70 yards and7:09 later, the Tar Heels hadrun out the clock and the gamewas over. Freshmen BrandonRussell, who led all rusherswith 79 yards, gained 34 yardson six carries and AndreWilliams added 16 yards onthree attempts on the drive.

This was the first timeCarolina had rallied for a winwhen trailing after three peri-

ods since a 21-14 win overClemson in 1998.

It marked the first time inCurry’s career he passed for200-plus yards in consecutivecontests.

Jeff Reed, who was awardeda scholarship earlier in theweek, converted both of hisfield goal attempts from 48 and39 yards.

Bailey caught six passes for101 yards, the first 100-yardreceiving game of his career. Itwas the second straight weekBailey had posted a career highin receiving yards. He had 85 aweek earlier at Florida State.

Tight end Alge Crumplerhad just one reception in thefirst three games, but had fivecatches for 38 yards.

The Tar Heel defense heldMarshall to only three of 12 onthird down conversions andheld the Herd to 90 rushingyards. Marshall quarterback

Byron Leftwich was sackedfour times – by Will Chapman,Eric Davis and Joey Evans –and was knocked down andpressured a number of othertimes.

Carolina had 25 first downs,its highest total since having 29in a win at Indiana in the sec-ond week of the 1999 season.

The 24 completions by Currywere the most in a game by theTar Heels since OscarDavenport had 26 in a 1997win at Georgia Tech.

Marshall 3 6 0 6 – 15Carolina 3 3 0 14 – 20

M– Jenkins 21 FG (10:38, 1st) 0-3NC– Reed 48 FG (0:00, 1st) 3-3NC– Reed 39 FG (9:33, 2nd) 6-3M– Watts 27 pass from Leftwich (kick blocked) (0:22, 2nd) 6-9NC– Bailey 16 pass from Curry (Reed kick) (12:05, 4th) 13-9NC– Allen 49 pass from Curry (Reed kick) (9:43, 4th) 20-9M– Carey 12 run (pass failed) (7:18, 4th) 20-15

MARSHALL UNCFirst Downs........................................15............................25Rushes-Yards ...............................23-90.....................37-142Passing Yards..................................215..........................292Comp-Att-Int ..............................19-35-0 ...................24-39-2Plays-Total Yards (Ave) .............58-305.....................76-434Punts (Ave).........................8-330 (41.3)............4-143 (35.8)Fumbles-Lost ...................................0-0...........................1-0Penalties/Yards...............................7/62.........................3/15Time of Possession .....................25:20.......................34:40

Individual RushingCarolina- Russell 17-79, A. Williams 7-3, Curry 8-20, Saunders 4-9, R.Brown 1-0Marshall- Carey 12-64, Leftwich 7-21, Rodgers 4-5

Individual Passing (Comp-Att-Yds-TD-INT)Carolina- Curry 24-39-292-2-2Marshall- Leftwich 19-35-215-0-1

Individual ReceivingCarolina- Bailey 6-101, Crumpler 5-38, Aiken 4-48, Allen 3-57, Russell2-26, J. Jones 2-13, Saunders 1-5, A. Williams 1-4Marshall- Poole 6-62, Watts 4-74, Kellett 4-45, Carey 2-14, Foye 2-9,Washington 1-11

Attendance- 53,000

September 30, 2000@ Kenan StadiumChapel Hill, N.C.

Joe Burns rushed for 123yards and scored four touch-downs, including a pair ofshort runs in the final 4:02 tolead Georgia Tech to a 42-28win over the Tar Heels.

Burns’ heroics spoiled anoutstanding effort by Carolinaquarterback Ronald Curry,who threw for a career-high388 yards and three touch-downs. Curry accounted for400 total offense yards, thethird-highest figure in Carolinahistory and the most ever by aTar Heel at Kenan Stadium.

Burns became the first UNC

opponent to score four touch-downs in a game since PriestHolmes of Texas did it in the1994 Sun Bowl. Burns rushedfor scores from 1, 1 and 2 yardsout and caught an 11-yardscoring pass from GeorgeGodsey.

Curry’s 388 passing yardsare the highest figure by a TarHeel in Kenan Stadium historyand were the third-highest fig-ure by any player in KenanStadium. He also posted thethird-best passing yardagegame in school history.

He connected with KoryBailey on a 78-yard touchdownpass to tie the stadium recordfor longest TD pass.

Carolina led 7-0 after a 7-yard Curry to Sam Aikentouchdown on UNC’s firstdrive. The Tar Heels had achance to go ahead 14-0, but aCurry to Alge Crumpler touch-down was called back becauseof an ineligible man downfield.On the next play, Curry waspicked off at the 4-yard line.

After the Yellow Jackets tiedthe game at 7-7, Crumpler didfind the end zone after taking apass from Curry along the leftsideline and racing 59 yards fora touchdown.

Burns scored on a 1-yard runlate in the first half to tie the

game. The Yellow Jackets thenscored twice in a span of 2:14in the third quarter on a pair ofbotched UNCpunts.

First, Carolina punter BlakeFerguson dropped the snapand was tackled at the 12-yardline. Godsey capitalized on themistake with an 11-yard scor-ing pass to Burns.

One series later, Chris Youngraced around the corner andblocked Ferguson’s punt. Theball rolled into the end zonewhere Tony Hollings recoveredfor a touchdown.

Curry quickly got the TarHeels back into the game as hehit Bailey for the 78-yardtouchdown. Bailey pulled hisright hamstring going for thepass and limped across the

goalline.Curry tied the game at 28-28

with 9:27 to play in the fourthquarter on a dazzling, 46-yardrun.

The Yellow Jackets then wenton a 12-play, 68-yard march onwhich they converted twothird downs and scored on aBurns run from the 1 on fourthdown.

Carolina was then forced topunt. Burns got 51 yards on3rd-and-1 to set up his finalscore from two yards out.

The Tar Heels amassed 477total yards and had 20 firstdowns. Tech had 372 yards.

Curry was 17 for 31 andGodsey completed 21 of 30 for238. Brandon Spoon had 18tackles for Carolina.

Georgia Tech 0 14 14 14 – 42Carolina 7 7 7 7 – 28

NC– Aiken 7 pass from Curry (Reed kick) (11:53, 1st) 7-0GT– Campbell 16 pass from Godey (Manget kick) (9:07, 2nd) 7-7NC– Crumpler 59 pass from Curry (Reed kick) (5:59, 2nd) 14-7GT– Burns 1 run (Manget kick) (0:41, 2nd) 14-14GT– Burns 11 pass from Godsey (9:48, 3rd) 14-21GT– Hollings recovered blocked punt by Young in the end zone

(Manget kick) (7:34, 3rd) 14-28NC– Bailey 78 pass from Curry (Reed kick) (5:23, 3rd) 21-28NC– Curry 46 run (Reed kick) (9:27, 4th) 28-28GT– Burns 1 run (Manget kick) (4:02, 4th) 28-35GT– Burns 2 run (Manget kick) (1:55, 4th) 28-42

TECH UNCFirst Downs........................................18............................20Rushes-Yards .............................40-134.......................37-89Passing Yards..................................238..........................388Comp-Att-Int ..............................21-30-2 ...................17-31-2Plays-Total Yards (Ave).....70-372 (5.3)............68-477 (7.0)Punts (Ave)..................................4-41.8......................5-30.4Fumbles-Lost ...................................2-0...........................3-0Penalties/Yards...............................7/64.........................6/66Time of Possession .....................30:28.......................29:32

Individual RushingCarolina- Russell 15-43, A. Williams 9-40, Saunders 2-7, R. Curry 10-12, Ferguson 1-(-13)Georgia Tech- Burns 26-123, Ford 5-22, Gregory 2-4, N. Curry 1-2,Team 1-(-4), Godsey 5-(-13)

Individual Passing (Comp-Att-Yds-TD-INT)Carolina- Curry 17-31-388-3-2Georgia Tech- Godsey 21-30-238-2-2

Individual ReceivingCarolina- Aiken 4-24, J. Jones 3-8, Crumpler 2-70, Allen 2-54, Borders2-43, Russell 2-28, Bailey 1-78, A. Williams 1-11Georgia Tech- Campbell 8-94, N. Curry 4-55, Burns 3-3, Matvay 2-33,Watkins 2-21, Heller 1-22, Ford 1-10

Attendance- 52,000

October 14, 2000@ Kenan StadiumChapel Hill, N.C.

Ray Robinson rushed for 110yards and one touchdown andbackup tailback Cotric Jacksoncame off the bench in thefourth quarter and ran for 94yards and two scores to leadNC State to a 38-20 win overCarolina.

The win snapped a seven-game win streak by the TarHeels over the Wolfpack.

Robinson sprained his footearly in the fourth quarter withState leading 24-20. Jacksonscored on a 7-yard runmoments after a Tar Heel fum-ble with 10:56 to play that gave

the Pack a 31-20 lead andadded a 3-yard touchdownwith 49 seconds to play for thefinal margin.

Carolina held freshmanPhilip Rivers to 13 completionsfor 202 yards and sacked himfive times, but Robinson andJackson combined for 204 rush-ing yards. The Tar Heels alsoheld State receiver KorenRobinson to just two recep-tions.

Freshman Brandon Russellled the Tar Heels with 96 rush-ing yards on 28 attempts, bothseason highs. Russell scored ona 2-yard run in the first quar-ter.

Carolina quarterback RonaldCurry completed 11 of 24 pass-es for 114 yards, one gameafter throwing for 388 yardsagainst Georgia Tech. Curryscored on a 6-yard run in thesecond quarter.

The Wolfpack led 10-7 in thesecond quarter when a fakepunt attempt by the Tar Heelswas thwarted and State tookover at the Carolina 27-yardline. Three plays later, Riversfound Bryan Peterson alone fora 10-yard touchdown and a 17-7 lead.

Following a Carolina punt,Ray Robinson carried fivestraight plays and capped a 38-

yard drive with a 2-yard run togive State a 24-7 lead with 9:41to play in the first half.

Curry led Carolina on an 11-play, 84-yard drive to get backinto the game. He scrambledfor 19 yards and a first downon a 3rd-and-16 play deep inUNC territory, hit Kory Baileyfor 21 yards on 4th-and-5 laterin the drive and slashedthrough the left side of theWolfpack defense for a touch-down.

A sack by Julius Peppersforced a Wolfpack punt thatthe Tar Heels converted into a33-yard field goal by Jeff Reedjust before the half to narrowthe deficit to 24-17.

Curry found Alge Crumplerfor 33 yards to start the thirdquarter as Carolina moved to

1st-and-goal at the 4. But thePack held, Reed hit a shortfield goal to close within 24-20,and the Tar Heels would get nocloser.

Early in the fourth quarter,after holding State to fourpunts and a missed field goalin the second half, Carolinahad the ball at its own 20-yardline trailing just 24-20. But onthe first play of the series,defensive end Shane Riggssacked Curry from the blindside and forced a fumble thatDantonio Burnette recovered.Moments later Jackson scoredfrom 7 yards out to clinch thevictory.

NC State 10 14 0 14 – 38Carolina 7 10 3 0 – 20

ST- Rivers 19 pass from Peterson (Passingham kick) (11:17, 1st) 0-7ST- Passingham 25 FG (8:32, 1st) 0-10NC- Russell 2 run (Reed kick) (3:47, 1st) 7-10ST- Peterson 10 pass from Rivers (Passingham kick) (12:14, 2nd)7-17ST- R. Robinson 2 run (Passingham kick) (9:41, 2nd) 7-24NC- Curry 6 run (Reed kick) (3:43, 2nd) 14-24NC- Reed 33 FG (0:34, 2nd) 17-24NC- Reed 21 FG (10:14, 3rd) 20-24ST- Jackson 7 run (Moore kick) (10:56, 4th) 20-31ST- Jackson 3 run (Moore kick) (0:49, 4th) 20-38

NCSU UNCFirst Downs........................................22............................21Rushes-Yards.............................46-171.....................49-158Passing Yards..................................221..........................128Comp-Att-Int ..............................26-14-1...................25-12-0Plays-Total Yards (Ave) .....72-392 (5.4)............74-286 (3.9)Punts (Ave) ..................................5-35.4......................6-35.5Fumbles-Lost ...................................1-0...........................2-2Penalties/Yards ............................9-103.........................7-47Time of Possession .....................27:43.......................32:17

Individual RushingCarolina- Russell 28-96, Curry 13-57, Black 3-9, A. Williams 1-9,Saunders 2-7, Allen 1-(-8), Lafferty 1-(-12)NC State- R. Robinson 23-110, Jackson 13-94, K. Robinson 2-15, Leak1-1, Team 1-(-1), Rivers 6-(-48)

Individual Passing (Comp-Att-Yds-TD-INT)Carolina- Curry 11-24-114-0-0, Black 1-1-14-0-0NC State- Rivers 13-25-202-1-1, Peterson 1-1-19-1-0

Individual ReceivingCarolina- Bailey 3-47, Allen 2-26, Parker 2-12, Russell 2-(-6), Crumpler1-33, Aiken 1-10, J. Jones 1-6NC State- Simmons 2-56, Wright 2-45, K. Robinson 2-41, Leak 2-26,Roberts 2-18, R. Robinson 2-6, Rivers 1-19, Peterson 1-10

Attendance- 59,000

THE LAST TIME CAROLINA ...shut out its opponent: Duke, 38-0, 1999rushed for 400 yards: 432 yards vs. Ohio University, 1993rushed for 500 yards: 555 vs. Virginia at Norfolk, 1943passed for 300 yards: 304 at Stanford, 1998had less than 25 rushes: 24 at Georgia Tech, 1995rushed for 300 yards: 335 vs. Maryland, 1994had less than 100 yards rushing: 89 vs. Georgia Tech, 2000had less than 50 yards rushing: 12 vs. Wake Forest, 1999attempted less than 10 passes: 9 vs. Southern California, 1993completed less than five passes: 4 vs. Ohio University, 1993; 4 vs.San Diego State, 1998 (Las Vegas Bowl)had less than 50 yards passing: 36 vs. Ohio University, 1993; 33 vs.San Diego State, 1998 (Las Vegas Bowl)had 500 yards of total offense: 527 vs. Duke, 1997had 600 yards of total offense: 637 vs. Ohio, 1995had 700 yards of total offense: 714 vs. Maryland, 1993had less than 200 yards of total offense: 131 vs. Wake Forest, 1999had less than 100 yards of total offense: 73 yards vs. Florida State,1997had 30 first downs: 30 at Houston, 1996had less than 10 first downs: 8 vs. Houston, 1999punted 10 times: 10 vs. Houston, 1999did not punt: vs. Maryland, 1994had five turnovers: 5 at Clemson, 1995had six turnovers: 6 vs. Duke, 1989had seven turnovers: 7 at Maryland, 1999lost five fumbles: 5 at Louisville, 1995threw five interceptions: 5 at Clemson, 1995was penalized 10 times: 12 vs. NC State, 1999 in Charlottewas not penalized: vs. Wake Forest, 1969scored 50 points: 50 vs. Duke, 1997scored 60 points: 62 vs. Ohio, 1995trailed after three quarters, but rallied to win: Trailed Marshall, 9-6,and rallied to win, 20-15, 2000had possession time of 40 minutes: 41:28 vs. Maryland, 1996

THE LAST TIME A TAR HEEL ...had 25 carries in a game: 28 by Brandon Russell vs. NC State, 2000had 30 carries in a game: 36 by Jonathan Linton vs. Duke, 1997ran for 100 yards: 110 by Anthony Saunders vs. Georgia Tech, 1999ran for 150 yards: 199 by Jonathan Linton vs. Duke, 1997ran for 200 yards: 249 by Natrone Means at Maryland, 1992had a 50-yard scoring run: 75 yards by Curtis Johnson vs. WakeForest,1993had a 50-yard non-scoring run: 50 yards by Leon Johnson at Duke,1996had a 75-yard scoring run: 75 yards by Curtis Johnson vs. WakeForest, 1993had an 80-yard scoring run: 90 yards by Curtis Johnson vs. Maryland,1993Two players gained 100 yards rushing: Curtis Johnson (111) & LeonJohnson (110) vs. Ga. Tech, 1994quarterback rushed for 100 yards: 104 by Jason Stanicek vs.Furman, 1992rushed and passed for 100 yards: Ricky Lanier (174 rushing & 136passing) vs. VMI, 1969attempted 40 passes: 41 by Oscar Davenport at Georgia Tech, 1997completed 25 passes: 26 by Oscar Davenport at Georgia Tech, 1997completed 30 passes: 31 by Kevin Anthony vs. LSU, 1985passed for 200 yards: 388 by Ronald Curry vs. Georgia Tech, 2000passed for 300 yards: 388 by Ronald Curry vs. Georgia Tech, 2000passed for 400 yards: 415 yards by Chris Keldorf at Texas Christian,1997threw three scoring passes: 3 by Ronald Curry vs. Georgia Tech,2000threw four scoring passes: 4 by Chris Keldorf vs. Duke, 1997player threw a 75-yard TD pass: 78 yards, Ronald Curry to KoryBailey, Georgia Tech, 2000

had 50 plays, running and passing: 56 by Chris Keldorf vs. Louisville,1996caught 10 passes: 11 by Leon Johnson vs. Duke, 1995had 100 yards receiving: 101 by Kory Bailey vs. Marshall, 2000had 150 yards receiving: 169 yards by L.C. Stevens at Clemson, 1997had 200 yards receiving: 211 yards by Octavus Barnes vs. Ohio, 1995had 300 yards of total offense: 391 by Ronald Curry vs. GeorgiaTech, 2000had 400 yards of total offense: 420 by Mark Maye at Georgia Tech,1987scored three touchdowns: 4 by Leon Johnson vs. NC State, 1996scored four touchdowns: 4 by Leon Johnson vs. NC State, 1996ran for four touchdowns: 4 by Leon Johnson vs. UTEP, 1993caught three touchdown passes: 3 by L.C. Stevens vs. Maryland,1996returned a kickoff for a touchdown: Kory Bailey, 95 yards, vs.Georgia Tech, 1998returned a punt for a touchdown: Bosley Allen, 78 yards, at WakeForest, 2000returned an interception for a TD: Errol Hood, 20 yards vs. Duke,1999returned a fumble for a touchdown: Julius Peppers, 12 yards, atWake Forest, 2000blocked a punt: Nathan Sutton vs. Furman, 1999blocked a punt for a touchdown: Donte’ Thorogood blocked a WakeForest punt and Jomo Legins returned it 6 yards for a touchdown, atWake Forest, 1998; Quinton Savage blocked a San Diego State puntand David Bomar recovered it in the end zone, 1998 (Las Vegas Bowl)blocked a field goal:Julius Peppers vs. Wake Forest, 1999blocked an extra point attempt: Stephon McQueen vs. Marshall, 2000had a 60-yard punt: 61 yards by Blake Ferguson vs. Tulsa, 2000 had a 70-yard punt: 72 yards by Brian Schmitz vs. Houston, 1999had an 80-yard punt: 83 yards by Scott McAlister at Georgia Tech,1989kicked a 50-yard field goal: Josh McGee, 50 yards vs. Duke, 1999kicked six field goals: 6 by Josh McGee vs. Duke, 1999scored a two-point conversion: Willie Parker, run, at Wake Forest,2000had two interceptions: by Errol Hood vs. Duke, 1999had three interceptions: by Dre’Bly vs. Georgia Tech, 1996defensive lineman scored a touchdown: end Julius Peppers returneda fumble 12 yards at Wake Forest, 2000

THE LAST TIME THE OPPONENTS ...shut out UNC: Florida State , 13-0, 1996rushed for 400 yards: 406 yards at Oklahoma, 1987rushed for 500 yards: never accomplishedhad less than 25 rushes: 23 by Marshall, 2000rushed for 300 yards: 332 by Clemson, 1989had less than 100 yards rushing: 90 by Marshall, 2000had less than 50 yards rushing: -2 by Wake Forest, 2000 passed for 300 yards: 346 at Florida State, 2000 attempted less than 10 passes: 9 by Ohio University, 1993completed less than five passes: 4 by Ohio University, 1993had less than 50 yards passing: 41 by Clemson, 1996had 500 yards of total offense: 540 at Florida State, 2000had 600 yards of total offense: 656 by Duke, 1989had 700 yards of total offense: never accomplishedhad less than 200 yards of total offense: 162 by Wake Forest, 2000had less than 100 yards of total offense: 91 by Clemson, 1996had 30 first downs: 30 at NC State, 1995had less than 10 first downs: 6 at Clemson, 1997punted 10 times: 11 at Wake Forest, 2000did not punt: at Clemson, 1988had five turnovers: 5 by NC State, 1998 in Charlottehad six turnovers: 6 by Duke, 1999had seven turnovers: 7 by Pittsburgh, 1979lost five fumbles: 5 by Virginia, 1972threw five interceptions: 5 by Duke, 1997was penalized 10 times: 10 at Florida State, 2000was not penalized: at NC State, 1987scored 50 points: 63 at Florida State, 2000scored 60 points: 63 at Florida State, 2000trailed after three quarters, but rallied to win: Miami (Ohio) trailed,10-3, but rallied for a 13-10 win in 1998had possession time of 40 minutes: 42:38 at Clemson, 1992

THE LAST TIME AN OPPONENT ... had 25 carries in a game: 26 by Joe Burns, Georgia Tech, 2000had 30 carries in a game: 34 by Louis Ivory of Furman, 1999had 35 carries in a game: 35 by Thomas Jones at Virginia, 1998ran for 100 yards: 110 by Ray Robinson of NC State, 2000ran for 150 yards: 177 by Louis Ivory of Furman, 1999ran for 200 yards: 240 by Willie Joyner of Maryland, 1982had a 50-yard scoring run: 61 yards by Ketric Sanford of Houston,1999had a 50-yard non-scoring run: 51 yards by Joe Burns, Georgia Tech,2000had a 75-yard scoring run: 84 yards by Willie Joyner of Maryland,1982had an 80-yard scoring run: 84 yards by Willie Joyner of Maryland,1982two players gained 100 yards rushing: Ketric Sanford (157) and MikeGreen (130) of Houston, 1999quarterback rushed for 100 yards:117 by DeChane Cameron ofClemson, 1991rushed and passed for 100 yards: Mike Dunn of Duke (109 rushing &130 passing), 1976attempted 40 passes: 40 by Jamie Barnette, NC State, 1999 inCharlottecompleted 25 passes: 33 by Spence Fischer at Duke, 1994completed 30 passes: 33 by Spence Fischer at Duke, 1994passed for 200 yards: 202 by Phillip Rivers of NC State, 2000 passed for 300 yards: 338 by Chris Weinke at Florida State, 1998passed for 400 yards: 405 by Scott Milanovich of Maryland, 1993threw three scoring passes: 4 by Chris Weinke at Florida State, 2000threw four scoring passes: 4 by Chris Weinke at Florida State, 2000player threw a 75-yard TD pass: Josh Blankenship of Tulsa to CoreyBrown for 78 yards, 2000had 50 plays, running and passing: 51 by C.J. Leak, at Wake Forest,2000 (17 rush, 34 pass)caught 10 passes: 10 by Chris Coleman of NC State, 1999 in Charlotte

had 100 yards receiving: 132 by Marvin Minnis at Florida State, 2000had 150 yards receiving: 169 by Desmond Kitchings of Furman, 1999had 200 yards receiving: 203 by Kelly Campbell at Georgia Tech, 1999had 300 yards of total offense: 350 by Joe Hamilton at Georgia Tech,1999had 400 yards of total offense: 420 by Spence Fischer at Duke, 1994scored four touchdowns: 4 by Joe Burns, Georgia Tech, 2000ran for four touchdowns: 4 by Priest Holmes of Texas,1994 Sun Bowl;4 by Jamelle Holieway at Oklahoma, 1987caught three touchdown passes: 3 by Clarkston Hines of Duke, 1989returned a kickoff for a touchdown: Lewis Sanders, 90 yards, atMaryland, 1997returned a punt for a touchdown: Peter Warrick of Florida State, 75yards, 1999returned an interception for a TD: Marlon Moore, 51 yards, atMaryland, 1999returned a fumble for a touchdown: Chris Hope, 12 yards, at FloridaState, 2000recovered a fumble for a touchdown: Bryan Ray, in the end zone, atWake Forest (recovered a fumble by Ronald Curry), 2000blocked a punt: Chris Young, Georgia Tech, 2000blocked a punt for a touchdown: Chris Young of Georgia Techblocked Blake Ferguson’s punt, Tony Hollings recovered in the endzone, 2000had a 60-yard punt: 66 by Curtis Head of Marshall, 2000had a 70-yard punt: 74 yards by Royce Huffman at TCU, 1997scored a safety: Punter Mike Thomas ran out of the end zone at Duke,1995kicked a 50-yard field goal: 50 yards by Todd Braverman, Virginia,1999kicked four field goals: 4 by Matthew Burdick of Wake Forest, 1999kicked five field goals: 5 by Nelson Welch of Clemson, 1994scored a two-point conversion: Jimmy Grissett, pass from TerryHarvey, at NC State, 1995had two interceptions: 2 by Derrick Gibson of Florida State, 1999defensive lineman scored a touchdown: Chris Hope, 12 yard fumblereturn at Florida State, 2000

all performances at Kenan Stadium unless noted

Carolina Rushing Passing Total Offense First Downs Fumbles Sack By-Att/Yds/TD C-Att-I/Yds/TD Plays-Yds Tot/Run-Pass-Pen No.-Lost Yards Lost

Tulsa 44/173/2 16-30-0/242/1 74-415 20/7-11-2 3-2 3-29Wake Forest 49/129/0 7-13-0/194/2 62-323 16/9-5-2 1-1 10-75Florida State 44/79/1 16-33-1/244/1 77-323 19/7-9-3 5-3 5-23Marshall 37/142/0 24-39-2/292/2 76-434 25/12-11-2 1-0 4-17Georgia Tech 37/89/1 17-31-2/388/3 68-477 20/5-12-3 3-0 3-17NC State 49/158/2 12-25-0/128/0 74-286 21/9-8-4 2-2ClemsonVirginiaPittsburghMarylandDuke

Opponents Rushing Passing Total Offense First Downs Fumbles Sack By-Att/Yds/TD C-Att-I/Yds/TD Plays-Yds Tot/Run-Pass-Pen No.-Lost Yards Lost

Tulsa 27/19/0 17-38-0/214/1 65-233 11/4-6-1 1-1 1-3Wake Forest 40/-2/1 14-34-0/164/0 74-162 13/3-8-2 1-1 5-51Florida State 41/194/3 15-27-0/346/5 68-540 22/9-12-1 1-0 5-38Marshall 23/90/1 19-35-0/215/1 58-305 15/6-9-0 0-0 2-15Georgia Tech 40/134/3 21-30-2/238/2 70-372 18/5-13-0 2-0 6-48NC State 46/235/3 14-26-1/221/2 72-392 22/12-9-1 1-0ClemsonVirginiaPittsburghMarylandDuke

CAROLINA IN THE RED ZONE (on or inside the opponent 20-yard line)Opponent No. TD (Run/Pass) FG Missed FG Lost Fumble Interception Downs End of Half/GameTulsa 5/5 2 (2/0) 3 0 0 0 0 0Wake Forest 1/1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0Florida State 1/1 1 (1/0) 0 0 0 0 0 0Marshall 2/3 1 (0/1) 1 0 0 1 0 1* (no attempt charged)Georgia Tech 1/4 1 (0/1) 0 0 0 2 1 0NC State 4/4 2 (2/0) 2 0 0 0 0 0ClemsonVirginiaPittsburghMarylandDukeUNC Totals 14/18 7 (5/2) 7 0 0 3 1 1Opponents 17/19 15 (10/5) 2 1 0 0 1 0

DRIVE ANALYSISUNC Opp.

Drives Started 83 82Times Started Inside Own 20 21 16Cumulative Starting Yardlines 2,451 2,701Avg. Starting Field Position 29.5 32.9Scoring Drives 24 26Shortest Scoring Drive 0:52 0:39Longest Scoring Drive 6:32 5:46Longest Scoring Drive - yards 90 97

PUNTINGPlayer No. 40+ 50+ Long Inside 20 Touchbacks BlockedLafferty 15 5 0 43 4 3 0Ferguson 19 8 3 60 2 1 1

KICKOFFSPlayer KOs TouchbacksReed 32 8 (25 %)

RUSHING GAME-BY-GAME (Attempts/Yards/Touchdowns)Name TU WF FSU MARSH GT NCSU CLEM UVA PITT MD DUKEBlack 2/-11/0 2/3/0 4/-8/0 – – 3/9/0Curry 12/69/0 11/-6/0 11/-24/0 8/20/0 10/12/1 13/57/1Parker 10/17/2 9/24/0 5/9/0 – DNP 0R. Robinson 3/17/0 1/12/0 1/3/0 DNP DNP 0Russell 10/25/0 11/22/0 12/40/0 17/79/0 15/43/0 28/96/1Saunders 4/48/0 5/14/0 5/45/1 4/6/0 2/7/0 2/7/0A. Williams 2/2/0 5/40/0 2/5/0 7/34/0 9/40/0 1/9/0

SEASON & CAREER, MOST RUSHING YARDS SEASON & CAREER, LONGEST RUNPlayer 2000 Career 2000 CareerBlack 9 vs. NC State 57 vs. Maryland, 1999 4 vs. NC State 14 vs. Maryland, 1999Curry 69 vs. Tulsa 74 vs. Georgia Tech, 1998 46 vs. Georgia Tech, 2000 sameParker 24 vs. Wake Forest same 12 vs. Wake Forest sameR. Robinson 17 vs. Tulsa 38 vs. Miami, 1998 12 vs. Wake Forest sameRussell 96 vs. NC State same 19 vs. Marshall sameSaunders 48 vs. Tulsa 110 vs. Georgia Tech, 1999 28 vs. Tulsa sameA. Williams 40 vs. Wake Forest same 16 vs. Wake Forest same

40 vs. Georgia Tech

PASSING GAME-BY-GAME (Completions-Attempts-Interceptions-Yards-Touchdowns-Long Play)Name Curry BlackTulsa 12-22-0-192-1-55 4-8-0-50-0-23Wake Forest 6-12-0-143-2-60 1-1-0-51-0-51Florida State 15-31-1-235-1-43 1-2-0-9-0-9Marshall 24-39-2-292-2-49 –Georgia Tech 17-31-2-388-3-78 –NC State 11-24-0-114-0-33 1-1-0-14-0-14ClemsonVirginiaPittsburghMarylandDuke

SEASON AND CAREER, MOST PASSING YARDS SEASON & CAREER, LONGEST PASSPlayer 2000 Career 2000 CareerBlack 51 vs. Wake Forest 128 vs. Maryland, 1999 51 vs. Wake Forest sameCurry 388 vs. Georgia Tech 388 vs. Georgia Tech, 2000 78 vs. Georgia Tech, 2000 sameHuard – 101 vs. Wake Forest, 1999 – 39 vs. Houston, 1999

RECEIVING GAME-BY-GAME (Receptions/Yards/Touchdowns)Name TU WF FSU MARSH GT NCSU CLEM UVA PITT MD DUKEAiken 3/68/0 1/46/1 5/77/1 4/48/0 4/24/1 1/10/0Allen 3/11/0 2/111/1 3/65/0 3/57/1 2/54/0 2/26/0Bailey 5/49/0 1/6/0 5/82/0 6/101/1 1/78/1 3/47/0Crumpler 0 1/11/0 0 5/38/0 2/70/1 1/33/0Finger 0 0 1/22/0 0 0 0J. Jones 3/85/1 1/18/0 0 2/13/0 3/80/0 1/6/0Parker 1/9/0 0 1/-4/0 0 DNP 2/12/0R. Robinson 0 1/2/0 0 DNP DNP 0Russell 0 0 0 2/26/0 2/28/0 2/-6/0Saunders 1/20/0 0 0 1/5/0 0 0A. Williams 0 0 0 1/4/0 1/11/0 0

SEASON AND CAREER, MOST RECEIVING YARDS SEASON & CAREER, LONGEST CATCHPlayer 2000 Career 2000 Career Aiken 77 at FSU same 46 vs. Wake Forest sameAllen 111 vs. Wake Forest same 60 vs. Wake Forest 70 vs. Wake Forest, 1998Bailey 101 vs. Marshall same 78 vs. Georgia Tech sameCrumpler 70 vs. Georgia Tech 76 vs. NC State, 1997 59 vs. Georgia Tech sameFinger 22 at FSU 25 vs. Duke, 1999/Clemson, 1998 22 at FSU 25 vs. Clemson, 1998J. Jones 85 vs. Tulsa same 55 vs. Tulsa sameParker 12 vs. NC State same 9 vs. Tulsa sameRussell 28 vs. Georgia Tech same 25 vs. Marshall sameSaunders 20 vs. Tulsa same 20 vs. Tulsa sameA. Williams 11 vs. Georgia Tech same 11 vs. Georgia Tech same

DEFENSIVE LINEMEN & LINEBACKERS GAME-BY-GAME (Solo-Assists-Total-Tackles for Losses)Name TU WF FSU MARSH GT NCSU CU UVA PITT MD DUKEChapman 2-0-2-0 1-1-2-0 2-0-2-1 2-0-2-1.5 1-2-3-0 4-2-6-2E. Davis 1-1-2-1 0-1-1-0 1-0-1-1 2-0-2-1.5 1-2-3-0 1-0-1-0Evans 2-0-2-1 4-0-4-3 1-0-1-0 2-1-3-1 3-1-4-0 2-0-2-1R. Harris 5-0-5-0 0-1-1-0 1-0-1-0 01-1-0 0-1-1-0 2-0-2-0Hodge 4-1-6-1 6-1-7-2 7-4-11-3 7-0-7-2 3-5-8-1 6-4-10-1McAllister 1-1-2-1 4-0-4-2 2-0-2-1 1-0-1-0 3-0-3-1 0-2-2-0McQueen 1-3-4-0 0-1-1-0 0-2-2-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-1-1-0Monk 1-1-2-0 0-1-1-0 10-5-15-1 3-4-7-0 4-6-10-0 2-5-7-1Peppers 1-1-2-0 2-1-3-2 8-0-8-3 0-3-3-0 2-0-2-1 6-1-7-3Perkins 3-2-5-0 0-3-3-0 1-2-3-0 2-0-2-1 0-0-0-0 4-1-5-2Perry 0-1-1-0 1-3-4-0 DNP-inj DNP-inj DNP-inj. DNP-inj.Sims 3-4-7-2 4-1-5-2 1-0-1-0 0-0-0-0 4-1-5-1 4-5-9-1Spoon 3-8-11-1 6-7-13-1 7-5-12-1 5-4-9-1 11-7-18-1 6-4-10-1Thornton 0-1-1-0 3-0-3-0 0-0-0-0 0-2-2-0 0-0-0-0 2-0-2-0

DEFENSIVE BACKS GAME-BY-GAME (Total Tackles-Pass Breakups-Interceptions)Name TU WF FSU MARSH GT NCSU CU UVA PITT MD DUKEBomar 4-0-0 5-1-0 7-0-0 6-0-0 6-0-0 8-0-0Coleman 1-0-0 1-0-0 2-0-0 5-0-0 3-0-0 14-0-0Greenwood 14-2-0 5-0-0 11-0-0 2-0-0 8-0-0 0-0-0Hood 4-1-0 4-2-0 2-2-0 2-1-0 11-0-1 11-1-0Johnson 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0Knight 6-0-0 7-0-0 1-0-0 2-0-0 1-0-0 2-0-0Reid 1-1-0 0-0-0 6-0-0 5-0-0 9-1-0 3-0-1Scott 2-0-0 0-0-0 3-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0Waddell 6-3-0 6-1-0 1-0-0 3-1-0 5-0-1 1-0-0

2000 STARTERS OFFENSE

OPPONENT WR LT LG C RG RT TE QB FB TB WRTulsa Allen Marchetti Holland Metts Morford Wagstaff Crumpler Curry Saunders Russell BaileyWake Forest Allen Marchetti Holland Metts Morford Wagstaff Crumpler Curry Saunders Russell BaileyFlorida State Allen Marchetti Holland Metts Morford Wagstaff Crumpler Curry Saunders Russell BaileyMarshall Allen Marchetti Holland Metts Morford Wagstaff Crumpler Curry Saunders Russell BaileyGeorgia Tech Allen Marchetti Holland Metts Morford Wagstaff Crumpler Curry Saunders Russell BaileyNC State Allen Marchetti Holland Metts Morford Wagstaff Crumpler Curry Saunders Russell BaileyClemsonVirginiaPittsburghMarylandDuke

Starters by Game: Allen (6), Marchetti (6), Holland (6), Metts (6), Morford (6), Wagstaff (6), Crumpler (6), Curry (6), Saunders (6), Russell (6),Bailey (6)

2000 STARTERS DEFENSE

OPPONENT DE DT DT DE LB LB LB CB S S CBTulsa Peppers Sims Perkins McAllister Hodge Spoon Perry Waddell Bomar Greenwood HoodWake Forest Peppers Sims Perkins McAllister Hodge Spoon Perry Waddell Bomar Greenwood HoodFlorida State Peppers Sims Perkins McAllister Hodge Spoon Monk Waddell Bomar Greenwood HoodMarshall Peppers Sims Perkins McAllister Hodge Spoon Monk Waddell Bomar Coleman HoodGeorgia Tech Peppers Sims Perkins McAllister Hodge Spoon Monk Waddell Bomar Coleman HoodNC State Peppers Sims Perkins McAllister Hodge Spoon Monk Waddell Bomar Coleman HoodClemsonVirginiaPittsburghMarylandDuke

Starters by Game: Peppers (6), Sims (6), Perkins (6), McAllister (6), Hodge (6), Spoon (6), Waddell (6), Bomar (6), Hood (6), Monk (4),Coleman (3), Greenwood (3), Perry (2)

Opponent TULSA WAKE FOREST FLORIDA STATE MARSHALL GEORGIA TECH NC STATEDate SEPT. 2 SEPT. 9 SEPT. 16 SEPT. 23 SEPT. 30 OCT. 14Location CHAPEL HILL W I N S T O N - S A L E M TALLAHASSEE CHAPEL HILL CHAPEL HILL CHAPEL HILL

UNC TU UNC WF UNC FSU UNC MARSH UNC GT UNC NCSUScore 30 9 35 14 14 63 20 15 28 42 20 38First Downs 20 11 16 13 19 22 25 15 20 18 21 22by rush 7 4 9 13 7 9 12 6 5 5 9 12by pass 11 6 5 8 9 12 11 9 12 13 8 9by penalty 2 1 2 2 3 1 2 0 3 0 4 1Total Offensive Plays 74 65 62 74 77 68 76 58 68 70 74 72Total Yards Gained 415 233 323 162 323 540 434 305 477 372 286 392Average Yards/Play 5.6 3.6 5.2 2.2 4.2 7.9 5.7 5.3 7.0 5.3 3.9 5.4Plays Rushing 44 27 49 40 44 41 37 23 37 40 49 46Yards Rushing 173 19 129 -2 79 194 142 90 89 134 158 171Rushing Touchdowns 2 0 0 1 1 3 0 1 1 3 2 3Yards Passing 242 214 194 164 244 346 292 215 388 238 128 221Pass Attempts 30 38 13 34 33 27 39 35 31 30 25 26Pass Completions 16 17 7 14 16 15 24 19 17 21 12 14Passes Had Intercepted 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 2 0 1Passing Touchdowns 1 1 2 0 1 5 2 1 3 2 0 2Kickoff Return Yards 38 97 69 129 101 55 31 35 73 89 67 43Punt Return Yards 85 0 153 5 37 56 12 56 5 52 16 36Punts-Average 5-36.4 10-36.2 7-36.4 11-46.5 7-38.9 4-46.8 4-35.8 8-41.3 5-30.4 4-41.8 6-35.5 5-35.4Fumbles/Lost 3/2 1/1 1/1 1/1 5/3 1/0 1/0 0/0 3/0 2/0 2/2 1/0Penalties/Yards 8/55 6/55 4/50 10/106 7/50 10/105 3/15 7/62 6/66 7/64 7/47 9/1033rd Down Conversions 5-14 2-15 6-15 3-17 8-19 7-14 9-17 3-12 5-14 9-16 4-15 5-144th Down Conversions 0-0 1-2 0-0 1-2 0-1 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-2 1-1 2-3 0-1Possession Time 31:41 28:19 28:35 31:25 30:49 29:11 34:40 25:20 29:32 30:28 32:17 27:43

Opponent CLEMSON VIRGINIA PITTSBURGH MARYLAND DUKEDate OCT. 21 OCT. 28 NOV. 4 NOV. 11 NOV. 18Location CHAPEL HILL CHARLOTTESVILLE PITTSBURGH CHAPEL HILL DURHAM

UNC CU UNC UVA UNC PITT UNC MD UNC DUKEScoreFirst Downsby rushby passby penaltyTotal Offensive PlaysTotal Yards GainedAverage Yards/PlayPlays RushingYards RushingRushing TouchdownsYards PassingPass AttemptsPass CompletionsPasses Had InterceptedPassing TouchdownsKickoff Return YardsPunt Return YardsPunts-AverageFumbles/LostPenalties/Yards3rd Down Conversions4th Down ConversionsPossession Time

North Carolina High LowPoints Scored . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 at Wake Forest...............................................14 at FSUFirst Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 vs. Marshall....................................................16 at Wake ForestRushing Attempts . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 at Wake Forest, vs. NC State........................37 vs. Marshall, vs. Georgia TechRushing Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 vs. Tulsa.......................................................79 at FSUPasses Attempted . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 vs. Marshall....................................................13 at Wake ForestPasses Completed . . . . . . . . . . . 24 vs. Marshall....................................................7 at Wake ForestHad Intercepted . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 vs. Marshall, vs. Georgia Tech.........................0 vs. Tulsa, at Wake Forest, vs. NC StatePassing Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388 vs. Marshall..................................................128 vs. NC StateTotal Plays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 at FSU............................................................62 at Wake ForestTotal Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477 vs. Georgia Tech..........................................286 vs. NC StatePossession Time . . . . . . . . . . . . 34:40 vs. Marshall...............................................28:35 at Wake ForestFumbles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 at FSU..............................................................1 at Wake Forest, vs. MarshallFumbles Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 at FSU..............................................................0 vs. Marshall, vs. Georgia TechTurnovers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 at FSU..............................................................1 at Wake ForestTurnover Margin . . . . . . . . . . . . . even at Wake Forest, vs. Georgia Tech..............minus 4 at FSUPenalties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 vs. Tulsa...........................................................3 vs. MarshallYards Penalized . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 vs. Georgia Tech............................................15 vs. MarshallSacks By . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 at Wake Forest...............................................3 vs. Tulsa, vs. Marshall, vs. Georgia Tech

Opponents High LowPoints Scored . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 by FSU...........................................................9 by TulsaFirst Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 by FSU, NC State ..........................................11 by TulsaRushing Attempts . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 by NC State....................................................23 by MarshallRushing Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 by FSU.........................................................-2 by Wake ForestPasses Attempted . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 by Tulsa..........................................................27 by FSUPasses Completed . . . . . . . . . . . 21 by Georgia Tech.............................................14 by Wake ForestHad Intercepted . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 by Georgia Tech...............................................0 by Tulsa, Wake Forest, FSU & MarshallPassing Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346 by FSU.........................................................164 by Wake ForestTotal Plays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 by Wake Forest..............................................58 by MarshallTotal Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 540 by FSU.........................................................162 by Wake ForestPossession Time . . . . . . . . . . . . 31:25 by Wake Forest.........................................25:20 by MarshallFumbles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 by Georgia Tech...............................................0 by MarshallFumbles Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 by Tulsa and Wake Forest...............................0 by FSU, Marshall, Georgia Tech, NC StateTurnovers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 by Georgia Tech...............................................0 by FSU, MarshallPenalties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 by Wake Forest, FSU.....................................6 by TulsaYards Penalized . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 by Wake Forest............................................55 by TulsaSacks By . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 by Georgia Tech...............................................1 by Tulsa

Individual HighsMost Rushing Attempts - 28 by Russell vs. NC StateMost Rushing Yards - 96 by Russell vs. NC StateMost Rushing TDs in a game - 2 by Parker vs. TulsaLongest TD Run - 46 by Curry vs. Georgia TechLongest Run, no TD - 28 yards by Saunders vs. TulsaMost Pass Attempts - 39 by Curry vs. MarshallMost Completed Passes - 24 by Curry vs. MarshallHighest Pass Pct. (min. 10 att.) - .615 by Curry vs. MarshallMost Passing Yards - 388 by Curry vs. Georgia Tech Most Touchdown Passes - 3 by Curry vs. Georgia TechLongest TD Pass - 78 yards by Curry to Bailey vs. Georgia TechLongest Pass, no TD - 55 yards by Curry vs. TulsaMost Pass Receptions - 6 by Bailey vs. MarshallMost Receiving Yards - 111 by Allen at Wake ForestMost TD Receptions - 1 by several playersMost Total Offense Attempts - 47 by Curry vs. MarshallMost Total Offense Yards - 400 by Curry vs. Georgia TechMost Touchdowns Scored - 2 by Parker vs. Tulsa, by Allen atWake ForestMost Field Goals Attempted - 3 by Reed vs. TulsaMost Field Goals Made - 2 by Reed vs. Tulsa, Wake Forest,Marshall, NC StateLongest Field Goal - 48 by Reed vs. MarshallMost Interceptions - 1 on several occasions

Longest Interception Return - 16 by Waddell vs. Georgia TechLongest Punt Return - 78 by Allen at Wake Forest (TD)Longest Kickoff Return - 27 by Aiken vs. NC StateMost Punts - 6 by Ferguson at FSU, by Lafferty vs. NC StateHighest Punting Average - 42.5 by Ferguson at Wake ForestLongest Punt - 61 by Ferguson vs. Tulsa

Most Tackles - 18 by Spoon vs. Georgia TechMost Tackles for Losses - 3 by several playersMost Quarterback Sacks - 2 by several players

Opponents’ Long PlaysRush - 51 by Joe Burns, Georgia TechPass - 78 by Josh Blankenship, Tulsa (TD)Field Goal - 41 by C Earnest, TulsaPunt Return - 56 by Maurice Hines, MarshallKickoff Return - 28 by John Stone, Wake ForestInterception Return - 35 yards by Tay Cody, FSUPunt - 66 by Curtis Head, Marshall

Opponent TULSA WAKE FOREST FLORIDA STATE MARSHALL GEORGIA TECH NC STATEDate SEPT. 2 SEPT. 9 SEPT. 16 SEPT. 23 SEPT. 30 OCT. 14Location CHAPEL HILL W I N S T O N - S A L E M TALLAHASSEE CHAPEL HILL CHAPEL HILL CHAPEL HILL

UNC TU UNC WF UNC FSU UNC MARSH UNC GT UNC NCSUYards Gained/First Down 5.7 1.5 5.9 3.0 4.8 8.5 7.4 4.2 7.6 3.7 4.6 7.2Yds/Plays 182/32 36/24 147/25 84/28 148/31 262/31 253/34 96/23 198/26 101/27 137/30 209/29

3rd Down Yards to Go 9.4 8.2 7.7 11.0 8.9 9.8 7.1 10.3 8.5 8.2 7.6 6.3Yds/Plays 113/12 131/16 116/15 209/19 107/12 128/13 121/17 134/13 94/11 115/14 106/14 88/14

Three Plays and Out 5 9 5 6 3 3 1 3 4 3 4 2(offense)

Negative Yardage Plays 8 6 12 16 10 11 10 5 8 8 7 11(offense)

No Gains (offense) 17 24 7 27 24 14 21 20 23 12 17 24

Zero or Minus Yard Plays 25/74 30/65 19/62 43/74 34/77 25/68 31/76 25/58 31/68 20/70 24/74 35/72

DRIVE SUMMARY 15 15 14 14 14 15 12 11 14 13 14 14Touchdowns 3 1 2 1 2 8 2 2 4 5 2 5Field Goals 3 1 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 1Missed Field Goals 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1Punts 5 10 7 11 7 4 4 8 6 4 7 5Intercepted 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 2 0 1Lost Fumble 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0Loss of Downs 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0End of Half/Game 1 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 1

Opponent CLEMSON VIRGINIA PITTSBURGH MARYLAND DUKEDate OCT. 21 OCT. 28 NOV. 4 NOV. 11 NOV. 18Location CHAPEL HILL CHARLOTTESVILLE PITTSBURGH CHAPEL HILL DURHAM

UNC CU UNC UVA UNC PITT UNC MD UNC DUKEYards Gained/First DownYds/Plays

3rd Down Yards to GoYds/Plays

Three Plays and Out(offense)

Negative Yardage Plays(offense)

No Gains (offense)

Zero or Minus Yard Plays

DRIVE SUMMARYTouchdownsField GoalsMissed Field GoalsPuntsInterceptedLost FumbleLoss of DownsEnd of Half/Game

CAROLINA POINTS OFF TURNOVERSSept. 2 vs. Tulsa Produced Pointsfumble recovery by Ross McAllister (bad center snap)...........................................28-yard FG by Chris Bender.................................3

Sept. 9 vs. Wake Forestfumble recovery by Julius Peppers (hit by Sedrick Hodge).....................................returned 12 yards for TD.......................................7

Sept. 30 vs. Georgia Techinterception by Errol Hood (George Godsey pass) .................................................Curry pass intercepted in end zone......................0interception by Michael Waddell (George Godsey pass)........................................Curry runs 46 yards for touchdown.......................7

Oct. 14 vs. NC Stateinterception by Dexter Reid (Philip Rivers 4th down pass).....................................NC State sack punter Lafferty on fake attempt.....0.................................................................................................................................5 turnovers: 2 TD, 1 FG for 17 points

OPPONENT POINTS OFF TURNOVERSSept. 2 by Tulsa Produced Pointsfumble recovery by Hewitt (back went wrong way on option pitch)........................punt .......................................................................0fumble recovery by Vick (fumbled snap by Curry)...................................................punt .......................................................................0

Sept 9 by Wake Forestfumble recovery by Bryan Ray in end zone (sacked Curry)....................................recovered in end zone for TD...............................7

Sept. 16 by Florida Statefumble recovery by Chris Hope returned 12 yards for TD (R. Robinson fumble)...returned 12 yards for TD.......................................6fumble recovery by Lee Weaver (fumbled kickoff return by Allen)..........................touchdown.............................................................7interception by Tay Cody (Curry pass)....................................................................punt .......................................................................0fumble recovered by Alonzo Jackson (fumble by Black).........................................touchdown.............................................................7

Sept. 23 by Marshallinterception by Doug Hodges in end zone ..............................................................punt .......................................................................0interception by Danny Derricott...............................................................................punt.......................................................................0

Sept. 30 by Georgia Techinterception in at 4-yard line by Greg Gathers (Curry pass)....................................touchdown.............................................................7interception in end zone by Chris Young (Curry pass)............................................punt .......................................................................0

Oct. 14 by NC Statefumble recovery byAdrian Wilson (fumble by A. Williams)......................................field goal................................................................3fumble recovery by Dontonio Burnette (fumble by Curry on sack)..........................touchdown.............................................................7.................................................................................................................................13 turnovers: 6 TD, 1 FG, 6 punts for 44 points

CAROLINA LONG PLAYSRuns (15 yards or more)46 yards vs. Georgia Tech, Ronald Curry (TD)28 yards vs. Tulsa, Anthony Saunders23 yards vs. Tulsa, Ronald Curry19 yards vs. Marshall, Brandon Russell19 yards vs. NC State, Ronald Curry18 yards vs. NC State, Ronald Curry17 yards vs. Marshall, Ronald Curry16 yards vs. Tulsa, Anthony Saunders16 yards vs. Wake Forest, Andre Williams15 yards vs. Wake Forest, Ronald Curry

Passes (20 yards or more)78 yards vs. Georgia Tech, Ronald Curry to Kory Bailey (TD)60 yards vs. Wake Forest, Ronald Curry to Bosley Allen (TD)59 yards vs. Georgia Tech, Ronald Curry to Alge Crumpler (TD)55 yards vs. Tulsa, Ronald Curry to Jamal Jones (TD)54 yards vs. Georgia Tech, Ronald Curry to Bosley Allen51 yards vs. Wake Forest, Antown Black to Bosley Allen50 yards vs. Georgia Tech, Ronald Curry to Jamal Jones49 yards vs. Marshall, Ronald Curry to Bosley Allen (TD)46 yards vs. Wake Forest, Ronald Curry to Sam Aiken (TD)43 yards vs. Florida State, Ronald Curry to Sam Aiken (TD)38 yards vs. Marshall, Ronald Curry to Sam Aiken35 yards vs. Tulsa, Ronald Curry to Sam Aiken33 yards vs. NC State, Ronald Curry to Alge Crumpler31 yards vs. Georgia Tech, Ronald Curry to Chesley Borders30 yards vs. Florida State, Ronald Curry to Kory Bailey30 yards vs. Marshall, Ronald Curry to Kory Bailey27 yards vs. Florida State, Ronald Curry to Bosley Allen (TD)25 yards vs. Tulsa, Ronald Curry to Jamal Jones25 yards vs. Marshall, Ronald Curry to Brandon Russell24 yards vs. Florida State, Ronald Curry to Bosley Allen23 yards vs. Tulsa, Antwon Black to Sam Aiken23 yards vs. Florida State, Ronald Curry to Sam Aiken23 yards vs. Georgia Tech, Ronald Curry to Brandon Russell22 yards vs. Florida State, Ronald Curry to Dauntae’Finger21 yards vs. Marshall, Ronald Curry to Kory Bailey21 yards vs. NC State, Ronald Curry to Kory Bailey20 yards vs. Tulsa, Ronald Curry to Anthony Saunders20 yards vs. Florida State, Ronald Curry to Kory Bailey

Returns (50 or more on kickoffs, 20 or more on punts and interceptions, 10 or more on fumble returns)78 yards on punt return vs. Wake Forest, Bosley Allen (TD)23 yards on punt return vs. Tulsa, Bosley Allen21 yards on punt return vs. Wake Forest, Bosley Allen12 yards on fumble return vs. Wake Forest, Julius Peppers (TD)21 yards on interception return vs. Georgia Tech, Errol Hood

OPPONENT LONG PLAYSRuns (15 yards or more)51 yards by Joe Burns, Georgia Tech37 yards by NC State, Cotra Jackson29 yards by Florida State, Jeff Chaney (TD)21 yards by Florida State, Travis Minor19 yards by NC State, Ray Robinson18 yards by Wake Forest, Jamie Scott18 yards by Florida State, Travis Minor17 yards by Marshall, Byron Leftwich17 yards by NC State, Cotra Jackson16 yards by NC State, Koren Robinson

Passes (20 yards or more)78 yards by Tulsa, Josh Blankenship to Corey Brown (TD)46 yards by Florida State, Chris Weinke to Atrews Bell (TD)43 yards by Wake Forest, C.J. Leak to Fabian Davis39 yards by NC State, Philip Rivers to Willie Wright37 yards by Marshall, Byron Leftwich to Darius Watts35 yards by Florida State, Chris Weinke to Atrews Bell (TD)35 yards by Florida State, Chris Weinke to Marvin Minnis (TD)33 yards by Georgia Tech, George Godsey to Nate Curry33 yards by NC State, Philip Rivers to Koren Robinson30 yards by NC State, Philip Rivers to Tremayne Simmons29 yards by Florida State, Chris Weinke to Marvin Minnis28 yards by Georgia Tech, George Godsey to Russell Matvay27 yards by Marshall, Byron Leftwich to Darius Watts (TD)26 yards by Florida State, Chris Weinke to Marvin Minnis26 yards by NC State, Philip Rivers to Tremayne Simmons24 yards by Florida State, Marcus Outzen to Nick Maddox (TD)23 yards by NC State, Philip Rivers to Eric Leak22 yards by Florida State, Chris Weinke to Nick Franklin22 yards by Georgia Tech, George Godsey to Will Heller21 yards by Florida State, Marcus Outzen to Devard Darling21 yards by Marshall, Byron Leftwich to Gregg Kellett20 yards by Tulsa, Josh Blankenship to Donald Shoals20 yards by Wake Forest, C.J. Leak to John Stone20 yards by Wake Forest, C.J. Leak to Ira Williams

Returns (50 or more on kickoffs, 20 or more on punts and interceptions, 10 or more on fumble returns)12 yard fumble return by Florida State, Chris Hope (TD)35 yards interception return by Florida State, Tay Cody56 yard punt return by Marshall, Maurice Hines24 yards on blocked punt return by Georgia Tech, Chris Young

Cumulative Season Statistics

2000 North Carolina Football North Carolina Cumulative Season Statistics (as of Oct 16, 2000) All games

Team Statistics Individual Statistics Defensive Statistics

Overall Team Statistics

2000 North Carolina Football North Carolina Overall Team Statistics (as of Oct 16, 2000) All games

TEAM STATISTICS NC OPP -------------------------------------------------------- SCORING....................... 147 181 Points Per Game............. 24.5 30.2 FIRST DOWNS................... 121 101 Rushing..................... 49 39 Passing..................... 56 57 Penalty..................... 16 5 RUSHING YARDAGE............... 770 606 Yards gained rushing........ 1072 896 Yards lost rushing.......... 302 290 Rushing Attempts............ 260 217 Average Per Rush............ 3.0 2.8 Average Per Game............ 128.3 101.0 TDs Rushing................. 6 11 PASSING YARDAGE............... 1488 1398 Att-Comp-Int................ 171-92-5 190-100-3 Average Per Pass............ 8.7 7.4 Average Per Catch........... 16.2 14.0 Average Per Game............ 248.0 233.0 TDs Passing................. 9 11 TOTAL OFFENSE................. 2258 2004 Total Plays................. 431 407 Average Per Play............ 5.2 4.9 Average Per Game............ 376.3 334.0 KICKOFF RETURNS: #-YARDS...... 21-379 24-448 PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS......... 21-308 15-205 INT RETURNS: #-YARDS.......... 3-30 5-61 KICKOFF RETURN AVERAGE........ 18.0 18.7 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE........... 14.7 13.7 INT RETURN AVERAGE............ 10.0 12.2 FUMBLES-LOST.................. 15-8 6-2

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PENALTIES-YARDS............... 35-283 49-495 Average Per Game............ 47.2 82.5 PUNTS-YARDS................... 34-1217 42-1735 Average Per Punt............ 35.8 41.3 Net punt average............ 29.8 34.0 TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME....... 31:16 28:44 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS.......... 37/94 29/88 3rd-Down Pct................ 39% 33% 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS.......... 2/7 4/8 4th-Down Pct................ 29% 50% SACKS BY-YARDS................ 30-218 23-188 MISC YARDS.................... 12 20 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED............. 17 25 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS.......... 9-10 4-6 PAT KICKS-ATTEMPTS............ 16-16 19-23 ATTENDANCE.................... 208000 109374 Games/Avg Per Game.......... 4/52000 2/54687 BY QUARTER 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total ------------ --- --- --- --- --- Team........ 31 33 44 39 - 147 Opponents... 37 63 27 54 - 181

Overall Individual Statistics

2000 North Carolina Football North Carolina Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 16, 2000) All games

RUSHING G Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G ------------------------------------------------------------ Russell, B 6 93 336 19 317 3.4 1 19 52.8 Williams, A 6 26 136 6 130 5.0 0 16 21.7 Saunders, A 6 25 134 4 130 5.2 1 28 21.7 Curry, R 6 65 314 198 116 1.8 2 46 19.3 Parker, W 5 24 66 16 50 2.1 2 12 10.0 Robinson, R 3 5 32 0 32 6.4 0 12 10.7 Aiken, S 6 5 34 2 32 6.4 0 12 5.3 Thorogood, D 5 1 6 0 6 6.0 0 6 1.2 Brown, R 2 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 Jones, J 6 1 0 3 -3 -3.0 0 0 -0.5 Black, A 5 11 14 21 -7 -0.6 0 4 -1.4 Allen, B 6 1 0 8 -8 -8.0 0 0 -1.3 Lafferty, J 5 1 0 12 -12 -12.0 0 0 -2.4 Ferguson, B 5 1 0 13 -13 -13.0 0 0 -2.6 Total.......... 6 260 1072 302 770 3.0 6 46 128.3 Opponents...... 6 217 896 290 606 2.8 11 51 101.0 PASSING G Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G ---------------------------------------------------------------- Curry, R 6 137.91 159-85-5 53.5 1364 9 78 227.3

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Black, A 5 145.13 12-7-0 58.3 124 0 51 24.8 Lafferty, J 5 0.00 0-0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Total.......... 6 138.42 171-92-5 53.8 1488 9 78 248.0 Opponents...... 6 130.39 190-100-3 52.6 1398 11 78 233.0 RECEIVING G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G -------------------------------------------------- Bailey, K 6 21 363 17.3 2 78 60.5 Aiken, S 6 18 273 15.2 3 46 45.5 Allen, B 6 15 324 21.6 2 60 54.0 Jones, J 6 10 202 20.2 1 55 33.7 Crumpler, A 6 9 152 16.9 1 59 25.3 Russell, B 6 6 48 8.0 0 25 8.0 Parker, W 5 4 17 4.3 0 9 3.4 Borders, C 1 2 43 21.5 0 31 43.0 Saunders, A 6 2 25 12.5 0 20 4.2 Williams, A 6 2 15 7.5 0 11 2.5 Finger, D 5 1 22 22.0 0 22 4.4 Robinson, R 3 1 2 2.0 0 2 0.7 Curry, R 6 1 2 2.0 0 2 0.3 Total.......... 6 92 1488 16.2 9 78 248.0 Opponents...... 6 100 1398 14.0 11 78 233.0 PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long --------------------------------------- Allen, B 17 263 15.5 1 78 Aiken, S 2 20 10.0 0 13 Bailey, K 1 15 15.0 0 15 Russell, B 1 10 10.0 0 10 Total.......... 21 308 14.7 1 78 Opponents...... 15 205 13.7 1 56 INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long --------------------------------------- Waddell, M 1 16 16.0 0 16 Hood, E 1 12 12.0 0 12 Reid, D 1 2 2.0 0 2 Total.......... 3 30 10.0 0 16 Opponents...... 5 61 12.2 0 35 KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long --------------------------------------- Aiken, S 11 226 20.5 0 27 Knight, K 4 43 10.8 0 17 Bailey, K 3 68 22.7 0 25 Allen, B 2 24 12.0 0 15 Jones, J 1 18 18.0 0 18 Total.......... 21 379 18.0 0 27 Opponents...... 24 448 18.7 0 28 FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long --------------------------------------- Peppers, J 1 12 12.0 1 12 Total.......... 1 12 12.0 1 12 Opponents...... 3 20 6.7 2 12

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All games

TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G ---------------------------------------------- Curry, R 6 224 116 1364 1480 246.7 Russell, B 6 93 317 0 317 52.8 Saunders, A 6 25 130 0 130 21.7 Williams, A 6 26 130 0 130 21.7 Black, A 5 23 -7 124 117 23.4 Parker, W 5 24 50 0 50 10.0 Aiken, S 6 5 32 0 32 5.3 Robinson, R 3 5 32 0 32 10.7 Thorogood, D 5 1 6 0 6 1.2 Jones, J 6 1 -3 0 -3 -0.5 Allen, B 6 1 -8 0 -8 -1.3 Lafferty, J 5 1 -12 0 -12 -2.4 Ferguson, B 5 1 -13 0 -13 -2.6 Total.......... 6 431 770 1488 2258 376.3 Opponents...... 6 407 606 1398 2004 334.0 |------ PATs ------| SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points ------------------------------------------------------------- Reed, J 0 8-9 16-16 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 40 Allen, B 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 Aiken, S 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 Parker, W 2 0-0 0-0 1-1 0 0-0 0 0 14 Curry, R 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Bailey, K 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Russell, B 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Jones, J 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Saunders, A 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Crumpler, A 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Peppers, J 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Bender, C 0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 3 Total.......... 17 9-10 16-16 1-1 0 0-0 0 0 147 Opponents...... 25 4-6 19-23 0-0 0 0-2 0 0 181

FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk-----------------------------------------------------------------Reed, J 8-9 88.9 0-0 1-1 5-5 2-3 0-0 48 0Bender, C 1-1 100.0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 28 0

FG SEQUENCE North Carolina OPPONENTS----------------------------------------------------Tulsa (30),47,(39),(28) (41)Wake Forest (44),(37) -Florida State - (39)Marshall (48),(39) (21)Georgia Tech - 47NC State (33),(21) (25),24

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd

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-----------------------------------------------------Ferguson, B 18 704 39.1 61 1 0 2 1Lafferty, J 15 513 34.2 47 3 5 5 0TM 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0Total.......... 34 1217 35.8 61 4 5 7 1Opponents...... 42 1735 41.3 66 2 5 9 0

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ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR FR Tot Avg/G-----------------------------------------------------------Allen, B 6 -8 324 263 24 0 0 603 100.5Aiken, S 6 32 273 20 226 0 0 551 91.8Bailey, K 6 0 363 15 68 0 0 446 74.3Russell, B 6 317 48 10 0 0 0 375 62.5Jones, J 6 -3 202 0 18 0 0 217 36.2Saunders, A 6 130 25 0 0 0 0 155 25.8Crumpler, A 6 0 152 0 0 0 0 152 25.3Williams, A 6 130 15 0 0 0 0 145 24.2Curry, R 6 116 2 0 0 0 0 118 19.7Parker, W 5 50 17 0 0 0 0 67 13.4Borders, C 1 0 43 0 0 0 0 43 43.0Knight, K 6 0 0 0 43 0 0 43 7.2Robinson, R 3 32 2 0 0 0 0 34 11.3Finger, D 5 0 22 0 0 0 0 22 4.4Waddell, M 6 0 0 0 0 16 0 16 2.7Hood, E 6 0 0 0 0 12 0 12 2.0Peppers, J 6 0 0 0 0 0 12 12 2.0Thorogood, D 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 1.2Reid, D 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0.3Black, A 5 -7 0 0 0 0 0 -7 -1.4Lafferty, J 5 -12 0 0 0 0 0 -12 -2.4Ferguson, B 5 -13 0 0 0 0 0 -13 -2.6Total.......... 6 770 1488 308 379 30 12 2987 497.8Opponents...... 6 606 1398 205 448 61 20 2738 456.3

Overall Defensive Statistics

2000 North Carolina Football North Carolina Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Oct 16, 2000) All games

|-------Tackles-------| |-Sacks-| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP UT AT Total ForLoss No-Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------44 Spoon, B 6 40 33 73 7-18 1-8 . 1 5 . 3 . .52 Hodge, S 6 34 15 49 10-55 5-43 . 3 6 . 2 . .

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41 Monk, Q 6 20 22 42 2-7 . . . . . . . .28 Greenwood, BD 5 12 28 40 2-7 . . 2 . . . . .42 Bomar, D 6 18 18 36 1-3 . . 1 . . . . .29 Hood, E 6 27 7 34 2-6 . 1-12 7 . . . . .87 Sims, R 6 16 11 27 6-47 5-34 . . 4 . . . .25 Coleman, D 6 16 10 26 . . . . . . . . .49 Peppers, J 6 19 6 25 9-64 6-48 . . 8 1-12 . . .24 Reid, D 6 13 11 24 . . 1-2 2 1 . . . .18 Waddell, M 6 17 5 22 . . 1-16 5 . . . . .21 Knight, K 6 11 8 19 3-18 1-11 . . 1 . . . .58 Perkins, A 6 10 8 18 3-9 1-7 . . 2 . . . .91 Chapman, W 6 12 5 17 5-18 2-11 . . . . . . .95 Evans, J 6 14 2 16 6-32 4-21 . 1 2 . . . .68 McAllister, R 6 11 3 14 5-29 4-26 . . 2 1-0 . . .55 Harris, R 6 8 3 11 . . . 1 . . . . .47 Davis, E 6 6 4 10 3-15 2-9 . . 1 . . . .93 McQueen, S 6 1 7 8 . . . . 1 . . 1 .30 Thornton, D 6 5 3 8 . . . . 1 . . . .17 Scott, D 5 5 . 5 1-1 . . . . . . . .16 Sutton, N 6 2 3 5 . . . . . . . . .54 Perry, M 2 1 4 5 . . . 1 3 . . . .92 Mooring, I 5 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .36 Jones, K 4 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .34 Johnson, D 5 2 . 2 . . . 1 . . . . .94 Coats, D 2 1 1 2 . . . . 1 . . . .45 Reed, J 6 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .73 Wagstaff, J 1 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .11 Anderson, A 5 1 . 1 . . . 2 . . . . .6 Davis, D 5 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .83 Finger, D 5 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .51 Williams, S 5 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .38 Ferguson, B 5 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .33 Lafferty, J 5 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .10 Robinson, I 2 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .72 Helton, J 1 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .69 Woofter, G 1 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .4 Roberson, C 3 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .2 McIntosh, D 1 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .85 Stewart, M 5 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . Total.......... 6 336 223 559 65-329 30-218 3-30 27 38 2-12 5 1 . Opponents...... 6 - - - - 23-188 5-61 20 . 8-20 9 1 .

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