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2013 CAROLINA FOOTBALL UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA • GOHEELS.COM • @TARHEELFOOTBALL Belk Bowl • Charlotte, N.C. • Dec. 28, 2013 • 3:20 p.m. • ESPN GAME DAY IN CHARLOTTE Date: Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013 Time: 3:20 p.m. Location:Bank of America Stadium Capacity: 73,778 Surface: Natural grass Belk Bowl Pairings: ACC vs. AAC BROADCAST INFORMATION ESPN: Carter Blackburn, play-by-play; Danny Kanell, analyst; Allison Williams, sideline Tar Heel Sports Network: Jones Angell, play-by- play; Ethan Albright, analyst; Lee Pace, sideline Website: A live radio broadcast of the Tar Heel Sports Network is available on UNC’s official ath- QB Marquise Williams returns to his native Charlotte for the 2013 Belk Bowl. letic website, GoHeels.com Carolina Faces Bearcats in Belk Bowl Making its first bowl game appearance under head coach Larry Fedora, North Carolina will face Cincinnati Online Information: GoHeels.com (North Caro- of the American Athletic Conference in the Belk Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 28 in uptown Charlotte. The game lina); GoBearcats.com (Cincinnati) will be played at Bank of America stadium, home of the NFL’s Carolina Panthers, and will kick off at 3:20 p.m. “I’m excited for our team, especially our seniors, who fought through some early season adversity and won CINCINNATI INFORMATION five of the last six games to become bowl eligible,” said head coach Larry Fedora. “This is a resilient bunch Nickname: Bearcats of guys that kept believing in one another throughout the year and I’m glad they were rewarded with a bowl Conference: American Athletic (AAC) game. We’re looking forward to facing a very good Cincinnati team led by an outstanding coach in Tommy Record: 9-3 overall, 6-2 in the AAC Tuberville.” (third place) After starting the season 1-5, Carolina ran off five straight wins to finish the season 6-6 overall and 4-4 in Head Coach: Tommy Tuberville the ACC. The Tar Heels will be making their fourth appearance in the Charlotte bowl game, but are seeking Overall Record: 139-80 (18 years); their first win. Carolina fell to Boston College in 2004, West Virginia in 2008 and Pittsburgh in 2009. Caro- 9-3 at Cincinnati (first year) lina’s last bowl win came in the 2010 Music City Bowl in Nashville. Carolina is just the sixth team since the regular-season expanded to 12 games in 2006 to start the season Series Record vs. Cincinnati: 1-5 and make a bowl game. Only one – Rutgers in 2008 – came from a BCS conference. The turnaround is Carolina leads, 2-0 similar to the 2001 season when UNC opened with three losses, but rebounded to win five straight and make First Meeting:Carolina 35, Cincinnati 14 in 1979 a bowl game. Last Meeting:Carolina 51, Cincinnati 16 in 1991 The Bearcats will be making their second appearance in the game after defeating Duke 48-34 last year in Charlotte. Cincinnati finished the regular season with a 9-3 overall record (6-2 AAC, third place). They won six of their last seven games to end the season. 2013 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE DAY DATE OPPONENT SITE RESULT RECORD TIME, TV NOTE Thurs. Aug. 29 No. 6 South Carolina Columbia, S.C. L, 27-10 0-1 6 p.m., ESPN Tar Heels fall in first meeting in Columbia since 1990 Sat. Sept. 7 Middle Tennessee Chapel Hill, N.C. W, 40-20 1-1 12:30 p.m., ACC Network Offense posts 511 total yards of offense in win Sat. Sept. 21 Georgia Tech Atlanta, Ga. L, 28-20 1-2 Noon, ESPN GT scored 21 unanswered points in comback victory Sat. Sept. 28 East Carolina Chapel Hill, N.C. L, 55-31 1-3 12:30 p.m., ACC Network Carolina gives up 603 yards on defense Sat. Oct. 5 Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Va. L, 27-17 1-4 12:30 p.m., ACC Network QB Marquise Williams makes first career start Thurs. Oct. 17 No. 10 Miami Chapel Hill, N.C. L, 27-23 1-5 7:45 p.m., ESPN Miami scores with 16 seconds remaining to win Sat. Oct. 26 Boston College Chapel Hill, N.C. W, 34-10 2-5 3:30 p.m., RSN Tar Heels efficient in easy win Sat. Nov. 2 NC State Raleigh, N.C. W, 27-19 3-5 12:30 p.m., ACC Network Carolina overcomes early 10-0 deficit Sat. Nov. 9 Virginia Chapel Hill, N.C. W, 45-14 4-5 12:30 p.m., ACC Network Tar Heels score on punt return and INT return Sat. Nov. 16 Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pa. W, 34-27 5-5 12:30 p.m., ACC Network Switzer returns two punts for touchdowns Sat. Nov. 23 Old Dominion Chapel Hill, N.C. W, 80-20 6-5 Noon, RSN Carolina scores a school-record 80 points Sat. Nov. 30 No. 24 Duke Chapel Hill, N.C. L, 27-25 6-6 Noon, ESPN2 Tar Heels fall short on final drive Sat. Dec. 28 Cincinnati Charlotte, N.C. 3:20 p.m., ESPN Tar Heels fourth trip to the bowl in Charlotte GOHEELS.COM • 1 2013 CAROLINA FOOTBALL UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA • GOHEELS.COM • @TARHEELFOOTBALL NORTH CAROLINA QUICK FACTS College football’s only bowl game to call the Caroli- nas home, the Belk Bowl has averaged almost 60,000 Location: Chapel Hill, N.C. fans each year, with three sellouts. In its history, the Enrollment: 18,503 (undergraduate) game has reached over 30 million households while Founded: 1789 Nickname: Tar Heels drawing almost 400,000 fans to FanFest. School Colors: Carolina Blue & White Multi-Grammy nominee and CMA Entertainer of the Stadium (capacity): Kenan Stadium (63,000) Year Blake Shelton will be the featured act at the 2013 Surface: Natural Grass Conference: Atlantic Coast Belk Bowl FanFest, taking place outside the stadium Chancellor: Carol Folt before the game. The Belk Bowl FanFest is free to the Athletic Director: Bubba Cunningham public and will begin at 11 a.m., with Shelton sched- COACHING INFORMATION uled to begin his performance at 1:30 p.m. Head Coach: Larry Fedora Carolina’s Bowl History Fedora’s Overall Record: 48-29, sixth year n Fedora’s Record at UNC: 14-10, second year The Belk Bowl is Carolina’s 30th postseason bowl Fedora’s Office Phone: (919) 962-9141 game appearance and first since 2011. The Tar Heels Offensive Coord./QBs: Blake Anderson are 13-16 all-time in bowl games with the last win Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator: Walt Bell coming in 2010 vs. Tennessee in the Music City Bowl. Wide Receivers/Passing Game Coord.: Gunter Brewer Defensive Coordinator/Cornerbacks: Dan Disch The Tar Heels lost their most recent bowl game in 2011 Defensive Line: Keith Gilmore vs. Missouri in the Indepence Bowl. Carolina’s 30 bowl Head S&C Coach: Lou Hernandez games ranks fifth among ACC schools. Running Backs/Special Teams Coordinator: Randy Jordan Offensive Line/Run Game Coordinator:Chris Kapilovic n Carolina has played in a bowl game in five of the Associate Head Coach for Defense/Safeties: Vic Koenning last six years. Due to NCAA sanctions, the Tar Heels Co-Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers: Ron West were ineligible to compete in 2012 despite an 8-4 Graduate Assistant: Tommy Richardson Graduate Assistant: Luke Paschall record. Graduate Assistant: Ryan McKee n Carolina has played in 13 different bowl cities. Graduate Assistant: Justin Sanders UNC is 5-2 in Jacksonville (Gator), 2-2 in El Paso (Sun), 1-0 in Houston (Bluebonnet), 1-0 in Las Vegas (Las Ve- SUPPORT STAFF gas), 1-0 in Miami (Carquest), 1-0 in Memphis (Liberty), Head Coach Larry Fedora Exec. Assistant to Larry Fedora: Melinda Anderson 1-0 in Nashville (Music City), 2-3 in Atlanta (Peach/ Asst. Director of Player Personnel: Ron Brewer Chick-fil-A), 0-1 in Dallas (Cotton), 0-1 in Honolulu Operations Assistant: Clay Browning Administrative Assistant:Joanna Evans (Aloha), 0-1 in Shreveport, 0-2 in New Orleans (Sugar) and 0-3 in Charlotte (Continental Tire/Meineke). Administrative Assistant: Courtney Farrington Assistant Equipment Manager: Jason Freeman Carolina’s Bowl History In Charlotte IT Services: Andrew Gibson Assistant S&C Coach: Chris Gizzi n Carolina is making its fourth appearance in Charlotte’s bowl game, which began in 2002 as the Continental Football Center Chef: Jerry Greenwood Tire Bowl. The Tar Heels lost each of their last three games in the Queen City, including 2004 vs. Boston College Grad. Assistant S&C Coach: Simon Haake (37-24), 2008 vs. West Virginia (31-30) and 2009 vs. Pitt (19-17). Carolina was the first team from the state of Grad. Assistant S&C Coach: Taylor Harper Director of Football Operations:Joe Haydon North Carolina to play in the Charlotte bowl game and is the only team to play in the game four times. Player Development: Keith Heckendorf n In 2004, Boston College’s 21-yard touchdown on a fake field goal highlighted a 16-point fourth quarter as Operations Assistant:Kaitlin Healy the Eagles defeated Carolina, 37-24. UNC quarterback Darian Durant threw for 260 yards and three touch- Associate A.D./Football Admin.: Corey Holliday Staff Athletic Trainer:Yuri Jean-Baptiste downs in his final game as a Tar Heel. The loss to Boston College snapped a five-bowl win streak for the Tar Director of Video & Technology: Chris Luke Heels. Administrative Assistant/Recruiting:Ryan Mills n In 2008, West Virginia’s Pat White threw for 332 yards, including a 20-yard scoring pass midway through Equipment Manager/Business Ops.: Dominic Morelli Director of Player Personnel: Rory Pommerening the fourth quarter to give the Mountaineers a 31-30 victory.