Game 1 Vs. LSU • Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010 • Georgia Dome (71,989) Atlanta, Ga
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North CaroliNa GaME NotES • GAME 1 VS. LSU Game 1 vs. LSU • Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010 • Georgia Dome (71,989) Atlanta, Ga. • ABC • 8:12 p.m. Carolina Opens 2010 Season vs. originate from Centennial Olympic Park Sept. 4. faced each other as ranked teams. LSU has been LSU in Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game College GameDay will get the day started ranked in three of the previous six meetings – North Carolina opens the 2010 season vs. with the country’s most popular live college 1961, 1985, 1986. LSU in a battle of preseason top 25 teams Sat- football show. Chris Fowler, Lee Corso, Kirk • Saturday’s game features two of the nation’s top urday, Sept. 4 in the Chick-fil-A kickoff game in Herbstreit and Desmond Howard will break defenses from a year ago. The Tar Heels finished Atlanta. The Tar Heels are No. 18 in both the AP down all the match-ups throughout the three-hour No. 6 in 2009, allowing just 269.2 yards per game, and USA Today Coaches poll, while LSU enters program on the first Saturday of the season and while LSU was 26th in the country at 327.6. Caro- the game No. 16 in the coaches’ poll and No. 21 set the stage for the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game lina was 13th in scoring defense, while the Tigers in the writers’ poll. The game will be televised that evening. Erin Andrews will co-host the ad- finished 11th. nationally by ABC with kickoff at 8:12 p.m. ditional first-hour of the program on ESPNU and Davis Returns To Site of Super This is Carolina’s first game at the Georgia Dome serve as a contributor for the two hours on ESPN. Bowl Triumph since a 16-10 victory over Auburn in the Chick- Known as the Daytona 500 of College Foot- fil-A Peach Bowl in 2001. ball, the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game has quickly Carolina’s game vs. LSU marks the first time Butch Davis has coached in the Georgia Dome since The Tar Heels are looking to build off back- established itself as the leading season-opening Jan. 30, 1994 when the Dallas Cowboys defeated the to-back 8-win seasons and consecutive appear- game in college football by creating a BCS-style ances in the Meineke Car Care Bowl. Carolina event weekend around the game. Game Information welcomes back 39 lettermen and an ACC-high 21 Fans will also experience a Fan Night at the Rankings: North Carolina is ranked No. 18 in both starters. The Tar Heels return 10 starters on offense, Georgia Aquarium Friday night, a Kickoff Cook- the AP Top 25 Poll and the USA Today Coaches Top nine starters on defense and both their place-kicker Off tailgating experience following College 25 poll. LSU is ranked No. 21 in the AP Top 25 Poll and punter. GameDay on Saturday, team-specific tailgate and No. 16 in the USA Today coaches Top 25 Poll. However, an offseason NCAA investigation into parties for both LSU and North Carolina Satur- the Tar Heel football program has cast some doubt Broadcast: National TV - ABC (Brent Musburger, day afternoon and a pre-game FanZone presented play-by-play; Kirk Herbstreit, analyst; Erin Andrews, on what players will be available for Saturday’s by Coca-Cola Zero fan experience and pep rally sideline; National Radio: Bill Rosinski, play-by-play; game. North Carolina Chancellor Holden Thorp, David Norrie, analyst; Joe Schad, sideline. athletic director Dick Baddour and head coach leading up to the game. Butch Davis held a press conference on Thursday, Tar Heel Sports Network: Woody Durham (play-by- Series Notes vs. LSU Aug. 26 to give an update on the NCAA review (see play), Rick Steinbacher (color analyst) and Lee Pace • LSU leads the series with North Carolina, (sideline) provide the call. Jones Angell will host the release on page 2). broadcast. XM channel 191, Sirius channel 213. 5-1, and has won five straight. The last meeting ESPN College GameDay At Chick- came in 1986 when the Tigers posted a 30-3 vic- Website: A live radio broadcast of the Tar Heel Sports fil-A Game tory in Baton Rouge. Saturday’s game is the first Network is available on UNC’s official athletic website, TarHeelBlue.com ESPN’s College GameDay Built by The time the two schools have met at a neutral site. Home Depot will open its third straight season at • Carolina’s only win in the series came in the Online Information: TarHeelBlue.com (North Caro- the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game in Atlanta. first meeting in 1948 when a Charlie “Choo- lina); LSUsports.net (LSU) Choo” Justice led squad prevailed 34-7 at Kenan The expanded three-hour College GameDay Series Information: LSU leads series, 5-1. – now beginning at 9 a.m. ET on ESPNU and Stadium. continuing at 10 a.m. on ESPN – telecast will • This is the first time Carolina and LSU have 2010 SCHEDULE DAY DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME, TV SPECIAL EVENT NOTE Sat. Sept. 4 vs. LSU Atlanta, Ga. 8 p.m., ABC Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game First meeting with LSU since 1986 Sat. Sept. 18 Georgia Tech Chapel Hill Noon, Raycom FB Lettermen/Monogram Day Tar Heels won last meeting in Chapel Hill, 28-7 Sat. Sept. 25 at Rutgers Piscataway, N.J. TBA Second meeting at Rutgers in the last two years Sat. Oct. 2 East Carolina Chapel Hill TBA Second consecutive meeting with ECU in Chapel Hill Sat. Oct. 9 Clemson Chapel Hill TBA Family Day First meeting with the Tigers in Chapel Hill since 2002 Sat. Oct. 16 at Virginia Charlottesville, Va. TBA UNC seeking first win at UVA since 1981 Sat. Oct. 23 at Miami Miami Gardens, Fla. TBA Carolina is 3-0 vs. Miami under Butch Davis Sat. Oct. 30 William & Mary Chapel Hill TBA Homecoming Carolina is 12-0-2 vs. William & Mary Sat. Nov. 6 at Florida State Tallahassee, Fla. TBA First meeting in Tallahassee since 2004 Sat. Nov. 13 Virginia Tech Chapel Hill TBA NCHSAA Day Each of last two meetings have been decided by 3 points Sat. Nov. 20 NC State Chapel Hill TBA Rams Club Day Carolina leads overall series, 63-30-6 Sat. Nov. 27 Duke Durham, N.C. TBA Tar Heels have won 19 of 20 vs. Duke North CaroliNa GaME NotES • GAME 1 VS. LSU NORTH CAROLINA QUICK FACTS Buffalo Bills, 30-13, in Super Bowl XXVIII. Davis was the defensive coordinator for the Cowboys that season. Location: Chapel Hill, N.C. Schedule Changed To Accommodate LSU Game Enrollment: 17,895 (undergraduate) To accommodate the 2010 LSU contest, Carolina had to move this year’s game vs. William & Mary Founded: 1789 from Sept. 4 to Oct. 30. In addition, North Carolina and South Carolina mutually agreed to move a Nickname: Tar Heels scheduled 2010 contest, which was to be played Sept. 18 in Columbia, to the opening Thursday night School Colors: Carolina Blue & White Stadium (capacity): Kenan Stadium (60,000) (Aug. 29) of the 2013 season. That game will be televised by ESPN. Surface: Natural Grass Conference: Atlantic Coast Tar Heels In Top 25 Rankings Chancellor: Holden Thorp For the second straight season, North Carolina begins the year ranked in the top 25 in both major polls. Athletic Director: Dick Baddour Carolina will open the year ranked No. 18 in the Associated Press poll, its highest preseason ranking since COACHING INFORMATION 1998. The Tar Heels are one of five Atlantic Coast Conference teams in the preseason poll, joining No. 10 Virginia Tech, No. 13 Miami, No. 16 Georgia Tech and No. 20 Florida State. UNC’s opening week op- Head Coach: Butch Davis ponent, Louisiana State, is ranked No. 21. Carolina is also No. 18 in the USA Today Coaches Poll. Davis’ Record at UNC: 20-18, three years The last time Carolina finished the season ranked in either poll was 1997 when it was No. 4 in the Davis’ Overall Record: 71-38, nine years Davis’ Office Phone: (919) 962-9141 coaches poll and No. 6 in the AP poll. Associate Head Coach/Recruiting Coordinator/Defensive Line: John Blake Recent History in Openers Running Backs: Ken Browning • Butch Davis is 3-0 in season openers at North Carolina, following wins over James Madison Asst. A.D./S&C: Jeff Connors Defensive Backs: Troy Douglas in 2007, McNeese State in 2008 and The Citadel in 2009. LSU is the first FBS team Carolina has Linebackers: Art Kaufman played in the season opener under Davis. Tight Ends: Allen Mogridge • UNC is looking to win four straight season openers for the first time since winning six consecu- Offensive Line: Sam Pittman Offensive Coord./QBs: John Shoop tive from 1989-94. Wide Receivers: Charlie Williams Defensive Coord./Secondary: Everett Withers 2010 Schedule Defensive Graduate Assistant: Chris Van Horn Six home games and a season-opening contest in Atlanta vs. LSU in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff game highlight Offensive Graduate Assistant: Jared Powers North Carolina’s 2010 football schedule. Carolina’s home slate features games against Georgia Tech (Sept. 18), East Carolina (Oct. 2), Clemson (Oct. 9), William & Mary (Oct. 30), Virginia Tech (Nov. 13) and NC State SUPPORT STAFF (Nov. 20). This will be the first game between Carolina and Clemson in Chapel Hill since 2002. Administrative Assistant: Jodie Barchuk The Tar Heels’ road schedule feature contests at Rutgers (Sept. 25), Virginia (Oct. 16), Miami (Oct. 23), Director of Player Personnel: Marcus Berry Florida State (Nov. 6) and Duke (Nov.