2021 TAR HEEL FOOTBALL GAME NOTES THIS WEEK’S MATCHUP GAME 1 NORTH CAROLINA #10/9 NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS (0-0) AT Record: 0-0 (0-0) Conference: ACC VIRGINIA TECH HOKIES (0-0) Head Coach: Mack Brown (Florida State ‘74) Twitter: @CoachMackBrown Brown’s Overall Record: 259-132-1, 33rd year LANE STADIUM (66,233) • BLACKSBURG, VA. 84-56-1, 13th year Brown’s Record at UNC: FRIDAY, SEPT. 3, 2021 • 6 P.M. ET (ESPN) VIRGINIA TECH Record: 0-0 (0-0) Series vs. Virginia Tech: VT leads 24-13-6 Conference: ACC Head Coach: Justin Fuente (Murray State, '99) Series Streak: UNC won one Overall Record: 64-49, 10th year Last Meeting: 2020 (W, 56-45) Record at Virginia Tech: 38-26, 6th year Last UNC Win: 2020 (W, 56-45) BROADCAST INFORMATION Kickoff: 6 p.m. ET GAME INFO TAR HEELS AND HOKIES CAROLINA IN THE POLLS ESPN: Jason Benetti, play-by-play; Andre Ware, • Carolina and Virginia Tech meet for the 18th suc- • Carolina is ranked No. 10 in the Associated Press analyst; Paul Carcaterra, sideline cessive season on the football field to kick off the preseason poll, marking the first time since 1997 the 2021 campaign. Tar Heels have opened a season ranked in the top- WestWood One Radio: Bill Roth, play-by-play; Ben Leber, analyst • The Tar Heels last opened a season against the 10. Mack Brown guided UNC to a No. 7 preseason Hokies back in 1946, a game played in Chapel Hill ranking that year. Tar Heel Sports Network: Jones Angell, play-by-play; that ended in a 14-14 tie. • The Tar Heels also begin the season at No. 9 in Lee Pace, analyst; Dave Nathan, sideline • UNC is 3-6 all-time on the road at Virginia Tech. the USA TODAY coaches poll, the program's highest That includes a 2-6 mark since the Hokies joined the since beginning 1997 at No. 8. Satellite Radio: Sirius (84), XM (84) Atlantic Coast Conference for the 2004 season. • The last meeting in Blacksburg in 2019 turned out BROWN VS. VIRGINIA TECH Website: A live radio broadcast of the Tar Heel Sports to be the longest game in ACC football history with • Mack Brown is 2-1 all-time against Virginia Tech. Network is available on UNC’s official athletic web- Virginia Tech outlasting the Tar Heels, 43-41, in six At Tulane, Brown defeated Virginia Tech, 57-38, in site, GoHeels.com, as well as through the TuneIn app. overtimes. Sam Howell tied a UNC freshman quar- 1987. terback record with five touchdown passes. • Brown is 1-1 against the Hokies as the head coach GoHeels.com (North Carolina); Online Information: • Carolina's last win in Blacksburg was a 30-27 over- of the Tar Heels. Last year, UNC won 56-45 in Chapel hokiesports.com (Virginia Tech) time thriller in 2015 that clinched the Coastal Divi- Hill. In 2019, the Tar Heels lost 43-41 in six overtimes sion title. Marquise Williams hit Quinshad Davis UNC SOCIAL MEDIA HUB in Blacksburg, Va. with a 5-yard pass in overtime to spoil coach Frank Hashtags: #CarolinaFootball | #BeTheOne • Brown never faced Virginia Tech during his first Twitter: @UNCFootball Beamer's final home game at Virginia Tech. stint as head coach at North Carolina, however, the Instagram: @UNCFootball • The series dates back to 1895 when the Tar Heels two teams did square off in the Gator Bowl at the Facebook: /TarHeelFootball won 32-5 at a neutral site. In fact, 16 of the first 20 end of the 1997 season. YouTube: /UNCTarHeelsAthletics meetings were played at a neutral site with the other four played in Chapel Hill. UP NEXT UNC ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS • The first meeting in Blacksburg was in 1930, a 39- • Carolina is slated to host its home opener against Jeremy Sharpe Director of Football Communications 21 Tar Heel win. Georgia State next Saturday at 7:30 p.m. on RSN. (520) 275-9895 [email protected] Mark Kimmel Assistant Communications Director (Secondary Football Contact) 2021 CAROLINA FOOTBALL SCHEDULE (919) 619-3344 DAY DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (TV) SPECIAL EVENT [email protected] Fri. Sept. 3 at Virginia Tech* Blacksburg, Va. 6 p.m. ET (ESPN) Sat. Sept. 11 Georgia State Chapel Hill 7:30 p.m. ET (RSN) First Responders Appreciation Day Mailing Addresses: Athletic Communications Sat. Sept. 18 Virginia* Chapel Hill 7:30 p.m. ET (ACCN) Cancer Awareness Game/ P.O. Box 2126 Health Care Workers Appreciation Day Chapel Hill, NC 27515 Sat. Sept. 25 at Georgia Tech* Atlanta TBA Game played at Mercedes-Benz Stadium Sat. Oct. 2 Duke* Chapel Hill TBA Family Weekend Athletic Communications - overnight Second Floor, Media & Communications Center Sat. Oct. 9 Florida State* Chapel Hill TBA Class of 2020 Day 380 Skipper Bowles Drive Sat. Oct. 16 Miami* Chapel Hill TBA Rams Club Day Chapel Hill, NC 27514 Sat. Oct. 30 at Notre Dame South Bend, Ind. 7:30 p.m. ET (NBC) Sat. Nov. 6 Wake Forest* Chapel Hill TBA Homecoming/Monogram Day/ Kenan Football Center Military Appreciation Day 1 Stone Center Dr. Chapel Hill, NC 27514 Thur. Nov. 11 at Pitt* Pittsburgh, Pa. 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN) Sat. Nov. 20 Wofford Chapel Hill TBA Senior Day Sat. Nov. 26 at NC State* Raleigh, N.C. 3:30 or 7 p.m. ET (ABC or ESPN) NORTH CAROLINA QUICK FACTS FOOTBALL INFORMATION KENAN STADIUM INFORMATION Location: Chapel Hill, N.C. First Year of Football: 1888 First Game: Nov. 12, 1927, UNC 27, Davidson 0 Enrollment: 19,355 (undergraduate) Founded: 1789 ACC Championships: 6 Stadium Capacity: 50,500 Nickname: Tar Heels Bowl Games: 35 (15-20) Surface: FieldTurf (artificial) new in 2019 School Colors: Carolina Blue & White Stadium (capacity): Kenan Stadium (50,500) All-America Honors: 90 Largest Crowd: 62,000 (vs. No. 2 FSU, 11/8/97 Surface: Synthetic Grass First Round NFL Draft Picks: 24 Overall Record: 308-195-16 Conference: Atlantic Coast Chancellor: Kevin Guskiewicz Athletic Director: Bubba Cunningham CAROLINA HEAD COACHES POSTSEASON BOWL APPEARANCES Coach Tenure Yrs W-L-T (35 total, 15 wins, 20 losses) FOOTBALL STAFF Hector Cowan 1889 (spring) 1 2-2-0 • 1947 Sugar, lost to Georgia, 20-10 Head Coach V.K. Irvine 1894 1 6-3-0 • 1949 Sugar, lost to Oklahoma, 14-6 Head Coach: Mack Brown (Florida State ‘74) T.C. Trenchard 1895, 1913-15 4 26-9-2 • 1950 Cotton, lost to Rice, 27-13 Twitter: @CoachMackBrown Gordon Johnston 1896 1 3-4-1 • 1963 Gator, defeated Air Force, 35-0 Brown’s Overall Record: 259-132-1, 32 years W.A. Reynolds 1897-1900 4 27-7-4 Brown’s Record at UNC: 84-56-1, 12 years • 1970 Peach, lost to Arizona State, 48-26 Charles Jenkins 1901 1 7-2-0 • 1971 Gator, lost to Georgia, 7-3 H.B. Olcott 1902-03 2 11-4-3 Advisors • 1972 Sun, defeated Texas Tech, 32-28 R.R. Brown 1904 1 5-2-2 Senior Advisor to the Head Coach: Darrell Moody • 1974 Sun, lost to Mississippi State, 26-24 William Warner 1905 1 4-3-1 Senior Advisor to the Head Coach: Sparky Woods • 1976 Peach, lost to Kentucky, 21-0 Volunteer Advisor to the Head Coach: Ken Browning W.S. Keinholz 1906 1 1-4-2 Otis Lamson 1907 1 4-4-1 • 1977 Liberty, lost to Nebraska, 21-17 Offensive Staff Edward Green 1908 1 3-3-3 • 1979 Gator, defeated Michigan, 17-15 Offensive Coordinator/QBs: Phil Longo A.E. Brides 1909-10 2 8-8-0 • 1980 Bluebonnet, defeated Texas, 16-7 Assistant Head Coach/Wide Receivers: Lonnie Galloway Branch Bocock 1911 1 6-1-1 • 1981 Gator, defeated Arkansas, 31-27 John Lilly Tight Ends: W.C. Martin 1912 1 3-4-1 • 1982 Sun, defeated Texas, 26-10 Running Backs/Asst. Special Teams Coordinator: Larry Porter Offensive Line: Stacey Searels Thomas Campbell 1916, 1919 2 9-7-1 • 1983 Peach, lost to Florida State, 28-3 Analyst: Josh Snow M.E. Fuller 1920 1 2-6-0 • 1986 Aloha, lost to Arizona, 30-21 Graduate Assistants: Josh Cochran, Joe Sabatini Bob & Bill Fetzer 1921-25 5 30-12-4 • 1993 Peach, defeated Mississippi St., 21-17 Quality Control (Offense): Alex Marrs Chuck Collins 1926-33 8 38-31-9 • 1993 Gator, lost to Alabama, 24-10 Analyst (Offense): Natrone Means, Josh Snow Carl Snavely 1934-35, 1945-52 10 59-35-5 • 1994 Sun, lost to Texas, 35-31 Graduate Assistant (Offense): Nick Polino, Joe Sabatini Ray Wolf 1936-41 6 38-17-3 • 1995 Carquest, defeated Arkansas, 20-10 Jim Tatum 1942, 1956-58 4 19-17-3 Defensive Staff • 1997 Gator, defeated West Virginia, 20-13 Co-Defensive Coordinator/Safeties: Jay Bateman Tom Young 1943 1 6-3-0 • 1998 Gator, defeated Virginia Tech, 42-3 Co-Defensive Coordinator/ILBs: Tommy Thigpen Gene McEver 1944 1 1-7-1 • 1998 Las Vegas, defeated SDSU, 20-13 George Barclay 1953-55 3 11-18-1 Cornerbacks: Dré Bly • 2001 Peach, defeated Auburn, 16-10 Defensive Line: Tim Cross Jim Hickey 1959-66 8 36-45-0 • 2004 Continental Tire, lost to Boston College, 37-24 Special Teams Coordinator/OLBs: Jovan Dewitt Bill Dooley 1967-77 11 69-53-2 Analyst (Special Teams): Zach Crespo Dick Crum 1978-87 10 72-41-3 • 2008 Meineke Car Care Bowl, lost to WVU, 31-30 Quality Control (Special Teams): Steven King Carl Torbush 1997*-2000 3 17-18-0 • 2009 Meineke Car Care Bowl, lost to Pittsburgh, 19-17 Preston Mason, Jeff Schoettmer Analyst (Defense): John Bunting 2001-06 6 27-45-0 • 2010 Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl, Graduate Assistant (Defense): Taylor Anderson, Tyree Holder Butch Davis 2007-10 4 28^-23-0 defeated Tennessee, 30-27 (2OT) Strength & Conditioning Everett Withers 2011 1 7-6-0 • 2011 Advocare V100 Independence Bowl, Head S&C Coach: Brian Hess Larry Fedora 2012-18 7 45-43-0 lost to Missouri, 41-24 Assistant S&C Coaches: A.J.