2020 TAR HEEL FOOTBALL GAME NOTES THIS WEEK’S MATCHUP GAME 10 NORTH CAROLINA NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS (6-3, 6-3 ACC) VS. Record: 6-3 (6-3) Conference: ACC WESTERN CAROLINA (0-2) Head Coach: Mack Brown (Florida State ‘74) Twitt er: @CoachMackBrown Brown’s Overall Record: 257-131-1, 32nd year KENAN STADIUM (50,500/3,535) • CHAPEL HILL, N.C. Brown’s Record at UNC: 82-55-1, 12th year SATURDAY, DEC. 5, 2020 • NOON ET (ACC NETWORK) WESTERN CAROLINA Record: 0-2 Series vs. WCU: NC leads 2-0 Conference: SoCon Head Coach: Mark Speir (Clemson '90) Series Streak: NC won last two Overall Record: 32-62, ninth year Last Meeti ng at UNC: 2018 (W, 49-26) Record at WCU: 32-62, ninth year Last UNC Win: 2018 (W, 49-26) BROADCAST INFORMATION Kickoff : Noon ET GAME INFO TAR HEELS AND CATAMOUNTS LAST TIME OUT ACCN: Wes Durham, play-by-play; Roddy Jones, • Carolina and Western Carolina have met twice • Ian Book kept No. 2 Notre Dame's off ense moving analyst; Lericia Harris, sideline previously on the football fi eld, both occuring re- while the Fighti ng Irish defense locked down Sam Tar Heel Sports Network: Jones Angell, play-by-play; cently in the 2017 and 2018 campaigns. Howell and No. 25 North Carolina's potent off ense Lee Pace, analyst • In the fi rst of a two-game series between the two for the fi nal three quarters of a 31-17 victory. UNC programs, Carolina scored a 65-10 win at Kenan Sta- sprinted to touchdowns on its fi rst two drives, but Satellite Radio: Sirius (138), XM (193), Internet (955) dium in 2017. Nathan Elliott threw for four touch- Notre Dame surrendered only one fi eld goal from downs in the victory, and eight diff erent Tar Heels there. Howell threw for 211 yards and a score. He Website: A live radio broadcast of the Tar Heel Sports found the end zone on the day. also ran for a touchdown. Network is available on UNC’s offi cial athleti c web- • The 2018 game saw Elliott pass for 308 yards and • Western Carolina's defense forced four turnovers site, GoHeels.com, as well as through the TuneIn app. two touchdowns to help UNC beat Western Carolina including a 54-yard scoop-and-score by Ricky Palao, 49-26 in Chapel Hill. Javonte Williams scored three however, Eastern Kentucky, which was playing Online Informati on: GoHeels.com (North Carolina); CatamountSports.com (Western Carolina) touchdowns. its ninth game of the season, used big plays and a 28-point fourth quarter to pull away from WCU to UNC SOCIAL MEDIA HUB STATE CHAMPS win the inaugural Opportunity Bowl, 49-17, over the Hashtags: #CarolinaFootball | #BeTheOne • Having already defeated ACC in-state rivals Duke, Catamounts at Roy Kidd Stadium. Twitt er:@TarHeelFootball NC State and Wake Forest in the same season for Instagram: @TarHeelFootball the fi rst ti me since 2015, the Tar Heels will look to BROWN VS. WESTERN CAROLINA Facebook: /TarHeelFootball make it a perfect 4-0 against Old North State foes on • Mack Brown has only faced Western Carolina once YouTube: /UNCTarHeelsAthleti cs Saturday against the Catamounts. previously in his 32-year head coaching career. At the helm of Appalachain State in 1983, Brown lost UNC ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Jeremy Sharpe Director of Football Communicati ons BUTKUS AWARD SEMIFINALIST 41-15 to the Catamounts in the regular-season fi - (520) 275-9895 • Chazz Surratt has been named a semifi nalist for nale on Nov. 19 in Cullowhee, N.C. [email protected] the Butkus Award, given annually to the top colle- giate linebacker. UP NEXT Mark Kimmel Assistant Communicati ons Director • Carolina closes out the regular season at Miami on (Secondary Football Contact) Saturday, Dec. 12. (919) 619-3344 [email protected] 2020 CAROLINA FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Mailing Addresses: DAY DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (TV) SPECIAL EVENT Athletic Communications P.O. Box 2126 Sat. Sept. 12 Syracuse* Chapel Hill W, 31-6 (ACCN) Chapel Hill, NC 27515 Sat. Sept. 19 Charlotte Chapel Hill Canceled Sat. Oct. 3 at Boston College* Chestnut Hill, Mass. W, 26-22 (ABC) Athletic Communications - overnight Second Floor, Media & Communications Center Sat. Oct. 10 Virginia Tech* Chapel Hill W, 56-45 (ABC) 380 Skipper Bowles Drive Sat. Oct. 17 at Florida State* Tallahassee, Fla. L, 28-31 (ABC) Chapel Hill, NC 27514 Sat. Oct. 24 NC State* Chapel Hill W, 48-21 (ESPN) Kenan Football Center Sat. Oct. 31 at Virginia* Charlottesville, Va. L, 41-44 (ACCN) 1 Stone Center Dr. Chapel Hill, NC 27514 Sat. Nov. 7 at Duke* Durham, N.C. W, 56-24 (ESPN2) Sat. Nov. 14 Wake Forest* Chapel Hill W, 59-53 (ACCN) Fri. Nov. 27 Notre Dame* Chapel Hill L, 17-31 (ABC) Sat. Dec. 5 Western Carolina Chapel Hill Noon (ACCN) Sat. Dec. 12 at Miami* Miami Gardens, Fla. TBA 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: 19,117 (undergraduate) ACC Championships: 6 Stadium Capacity: 50,500 Founded: 1789 Bowl Games: 34 (15-19) Surface: FieldTurf (artificial) new in 2019 Nickname: Tar Heels School Colors: Carolina Blue & White All-America Honors: 86 Largest Crowd: 62,000 (vs. No. 2 FSU, 11/8/97 Stadium (capacity): Kenan Stadium (50,500) First Round NFL Draft Picks: 24 Overall Record: 307-194-16 Surface: Synthetic Grass Conference: Atlantic Coast Chancellor: Kevin Guskiewicz CAROLINA HEAD COACHES POSTSEASON BOWL APPEARANCES Athletic Director: Bubba Cunningham Coach Tenure Yrs W-L-T (34 total, 15 wins, 19 losses) Hector Cowan 1889 (spring) 1 2-2-0 • 1947 Sugar, lost to Georgia, 20-10 FOOTBALL STAFF V.K. Irvine 1894 1 6-3-0 • 1949 Sugar, lost to Oklahoma, 14-6 T.C. Trenchard 1895, 1913-15 4 26-9-2 • 1950 Cotton, lost to Rice, 27-13 Head Coach Gordon Johnston 1896 1 3-4-1 • 1963 Gator, defeated Air Force, 35-0 Mack Brown (Florida State ‘74) W.A. Reynolds 1897-1900 4 27-7-4 • 1970 Peach, lost to Arizona State, 48-26 Advisors Charles Jenkins 1901 1 7-2-0 • 1971 Gator, lost to Georgia, 7-3 Senior Advisor to the Head Coach: Darrell Moody H.B. Olcott 1902-03 2 11-4-3 • 1972 Sun, defeated Texas Tech, 32-28 Senior Advisor to the Head Coach: Sparky Woods R.R. Brown 1904 1 5-2-2 • 1974 Sun, lost to Mississippi State, 26-24 Volunteer Advisor to the Head Coach: Ken Browning William Warner 1905 1 4-3-1 • 1976 Peach, lost to Kentucky, 21-0 Offensive Staff W.S. Keinholz 1906 1 1-4-2 • 1977 Liberty, lost to Nebraska, 21-17 Offensive Coordinator/QBs: Phil Longo Otis Lamson 1907 1 4-4-1 • 1979 Gator, defeated Michigan, 17-15 Wide Receivers: Lonnie Galloway Edward Green 1908 1 3-3-3 • 1980 Bluebonnet, defeated Texas, 16-7 Running Backs: Robert Gillespie A.E. Brides 1909-10 2 8-8-0 • 1981 Gator, defeated Arkansas, 31-27 Tight Ends: John Lilly Branch Bocock 1911 1 6-1-1 • 1982 Sun, defeated Texas, 26-10 Offensive Line:Stacey Searels Analyst: Josh Snow W.C. Martin 1912 1 3-4-1 • 1983 Peach, lost to Florida State, 28-3 Graduate Assistants: Josh Cochran, Joe Sabatini Thomas Campbell 1916, 1919 2 9-7-1 • 1986 Aloha, lost to Arizona, 30-21 Quality Control: Alex Marrs M.E. Fuller 1920 1 2-6-0 • 1993 Peach, defeated Mississippi St., 21-17 Bob & Bill Fetzer 1921-25 5 30-12-4 • 1993 Gator, lost to Alabama, 24-10 Defensive Staff Chuck Collins 1926-33 8 38-31-9 • 1994 Sun, lost to Texas, 35-31 Co-Defensive Coordinator/Safeties: Jay Bateman Co-Defensive Coordinator/ILBs: Tommy Thigpen Carl Snavely 1934-35, 1945-52 10 59-35-5 • 1995 Carquest, defeated Arkansas, 20-10 Cornerbacks: Dré Bly Ray Wolf 1936-41 6 38-17-3 • 1997 Gator, defeated West Virginia, 20-13 Defensive Line: Tim Cross Jim Tatum 1942, 1956-58 4 19-17-3 • 1998 Gator, defeated Virginia Tech, 42-3 Special Teams Coordinator/OLBs: Jovan Dewitt* Tom Young 1943 1 6-3-0 • 1998 Las Vegas, defeated SDSU, 20-13 Analyst (Special Teams): Zach Crespo Gene McEver 1944 1 1-7-1 • 2001 Peach, defeated Auburn, 16-10 Quality Control (Special Teams): Steven King Analyst: Preston Mason George Barclay 1953-55 3 11-18-1 • 2004 Continental Tire, lost to Boston College, 37-24 Graduate Assistants: Taylor Anderson, Tyree Holder Jim Hickey 1959-66 8 36-45-0 • 2008 Meineke Car Care Bowl, lost to WVU, 31-30 Quality Control: Jeff Schoettmer Bill Dooley 1967-77 11 69-53-2 • 2009 Meineke Car Care Bowl, lost to Pittsburgh, 19-17 Dick Crum 1978-87 10 72-41-3 • 2010 Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl, * - Seated in the Coaches Booth Carl Torbush 1997*-2000 3 17-18-0 defeated Tennessee, 30-27 (2OT) John Bunting 2001-06 6 27-45-0 Strength & Conditioning • 2011 Advocare V100 Independence Bowl, Head S&C Coach: Brian Hess Butch Davis 2007-10 4 28^-23-0 lost to Missouri, 41-24 Assistant S&C Coaches: A.J. Blue, Myles Brown, Jon Heck, Everett Withers 2011 1 7-6-0 • 2013 Belk Bowl, defeated Cincinnati, 39-17 Dean Moege Larry Fedora 2012-18 7 45-43-0 • 2014 Quick Lane Bowl, lost to Rutgers, 40-21 Mack Brown 1988-1997, 2019 12 82-55-1 • 2015 Russell Athletic Bowl, lost to Baylor, 49-38 Business/Equipment Staff *Torbush coached Carolina’s final game in 1997 Business Operations:Dominic Morelli • 2016 Sun Bowl, lost to Stanford, 25-23 Equipment Manager: Jason Freeman ^16 wins later vacated due to NCAA penalty (revised • 2019 Military Bowl, defeated Temple, 55-13 Assistant Equipment Managers: Travis Hipps, Mike record 12-23-0) Mangili Operations CAROLINA HEAD COACHES MOST WINS ACC CHAMPIONSHIPS Associate A.D./Football: Corey Holliday 1.