CAROLINA FOOTBALL GAME NOTES NORTH CAROLINA QUICK FACTS GAME 9 Location: Chapel Hill, N.C. Enrollment: 18,523 (undergraduate) NORTH CAROLINA Founded: 1789 (1-7, 0-5 ACC) Nickname: Tar Heels School Colors: Carolina Blue & White Stadium (capacity): Kenan Stadium (63,000) VS. Surface: Natural Grass Conference: Atlantic Coast MIAMI Chancellor: Carol L. Folt (6-0, 4-0 ACC) Athletic Director: Bubba Cunningham KENAN STADIUM THIS WEEK’S MATCHUP CHAPEL HILL, N.C. NORTH CAROLINA OCT. 28, 2017 Record: 1-7, 0-5 Conference: ACC Head Coach: Larry Fedora (Austin College ‘85) GAME PREVIEW Twitter: @CoachFedora Carolina looks to snap a five-game losing streak when the Tar Heels host No. 8 Miami Saturday at noon Fedora’s Overall Record: 75-51, 10th season at Kenan Stadium. The final ACC home contest of 2017, Saturday also marks Homecoming at UNC. Fedora’s Record at UNC: 41-32, sixth season UNC fell to 1-7 on the year with a 59-7 loss at No. 14 Virginia Tech last weekend in Blacksburg. Chazz MIAMI Surratt hit Anthony Ratliff-Williams for a 43-yard touchdown strike in the fourth quarter for the lone Record: 6-0, 4-0 Carolina points on a tough afternoon for the Tar Heels. Conference: ACC Miami picked up its sixth straight win to open the season with a 27-19 victory over Syracuse last Head Coach: Mark Richt Saturday in south Florida. Malik Rosier threw for 344 yards and two scores and Travis Homer iced the Overall Record: 145-51, 17th season game late with a 33-yard touchdown run. UM's 11-game winning streak dating back to last season is the Record at Miami: 15-4, second season program's longest in 15 years. Saturday's game will be broadcast on ESPN2. BROADCAST INFORMATION Kickoff: Noon CAROLINA-MIAMI SERIES NOTES ESPN2: Jason Benetti, play-by-play; Kelly Stouffer, • Carolina and Miami are meeting for the 21st time overall and the 14th consecutive season. The Tar analyst; Kris Budden, sideline Heels lead the series, 11-9. • Last year in Miami Gardens, Mitch Trubisky threw two touchdown passes and Malik Carney forced a Tar Heel Sports Network: Jones Angell, play-by-play; turnover with 1:31 left to seal a 20-13 win over the No. 16 Hurricanes. Ryan Switzer and Austin Proehl had Brian Simmons, analyst; Lee Pace, sideline TD grabs and Bug Howard finished with 10 catches for 156 yards for the Tar Heels, who converted 14 of 23 third down chances on a rainy afternoon. Satellite Radio: XM 81, Sirius 81, Internet 81 • In the last meeting in Chapel Hill, Marquise Williams accounted for four touchdowns and Switzer had Website: A live radio broadcast of the Tar Heel a 78-yard punt return for a score, leading No. 17 North Carolina's dominating performance in a 59-21 win Sports Network is available on UNC’s official athletic over the Hurricanes. website, GoHeels.com. • Five of UNC's six most recent wins in the series were decided by 10 points or less - a 33-27 victory in 2007, a 28-24 win in 2008, a 33-24 win in 2009, an 18-14 win in 2012 and last year's 20-13 decision. Online Information: GoHeels.com (North Carolina); • Carolina's first game against Miami as ACC members came in 2004 and was a memorable win for VirginiaSports.com (Virginia) the Tar Heels. Connor Barth connected on a 42-yard field goal as time expired to beat the fourth-ranked Hurricanes, 31-28. It is still the highest-ranked team Carolina has ever beaten and is the Tar Heels' only UNC SOCIAL MEDIA HUB Hashtag: #GoHeels win over a team ranked in the Associated Press top five. Twitter:@TarHeelFootball • The first meeting between the two institutions came in 1946, when Carl Snavely's Tar Heels knocked Instagram: @TarHeelFootball off Miami, 21-0, in the second game of the year. Carolina would go on to finish 8-2-1 and play Georgia in Facebook: /tarheels the Sugar Bowl. YouTube: /UNCTarHeelsAthletics 2017 CAROLINA FOOTBALL SCHEDULE DAY DATE OPPONENT SITE RESULT/TIME, TV SPECIAL EVENT Sat. Sept. 2 California Chapel Hill L, 30-35 Home Opener • Tar Heels outscored 21-13 in the second half to drop season opener. Sat. Sept. 9 Louisville* Chapel Hill L, 35-47 1992 Football Reunion • First time a reigning Heisman Trophy winner (Lamar Jackson) has played the Tar Heels since 1975 when Carolina faced Archie Griffin’s Ohio State Buckeyes in Columbus. Sat. Sept. 16 at Old Dominion Norfolk, Va. W, 53-23 • Carolina’s first trip to Old Dominion. Heels have scored a combined 133 points in two wins over ODU. Sat. Sept. 23 Duke* Chapel Hill L, 17-27 • The earliest meeting with the Blue Devils in series history. The previous earliest meeting was Oct. 10, 1925. Sat. Sept. 30 at Georgia Tech* Atlanta, Ga. L, 7-33 • Carolina dropped just its second true road game in 12 tries with the 33-7 setback. Sat. Oct. 7 Notre Dame Chapel Hill L, 10-33 CAROLINA FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • Notre Dame’s seventh visit to Chapel Hill and first since 2008, a 29-24 UNC victory; Irish scored 19 of the game's final 22 points to secure the win. Sat. Oct. 14 Virginia* Chapel Hill L, 14-20 Family Weekend/Rams Club Day/Health Awareness Day • Snapped a seven-game winning streak against the Cavaliers, UNC’s longest since a nine-game streak from 1974-82. Sat. Oct. 21 at Virginia Tech* Blacksburg, Va. L, 7-59 • Carolina won the Coastal Division title in its last visit to Blacksburg in 2015 with a 30-27 overtime victory. Sat. Oct. 28 Miami* Chapel Hill Noon, ESPN2 Homecoming/Monogram Day • Carolina has won two in a row over the Hurricanes and sports an 11-9 overall record against Miami. Thurs. Nov. 9 at Pittsburgh* Pittsburgh, Pa. 7:30 p.m., ESPN • Tar Heels have won four in a row over the Panthers, including last season’s 37-36 comeback win in Chapel Hill. Sat. Nov. 18 Western Carolina Chapel Hill TBD Senior Day/Military Appreciation Day • This is the first meeting between the two schools. Western Carolina is located a little more than four hours west of Chapel Hill in Cullowhee, N.C. Sat. Nov. 25 at NC State * Raleigh, N.C. TBD • Carolina and NC State will meet in the regular-season finale for the third consecutive season. 2017 CAROLINA FOOTBALL STAFF Head Coach Defensive Staff (f-field level; pb-press box level) Operations Head Coach: Larry Fedora (Austin College ‘85) Defensive Coordinator: John Papuchis (pb) Associate A.D./Football: Corey Holliday Twitter: @CoachFedora Linebackers: Mike Ekeler (f) Director of Football Operations:Joe Haydon Fedora’s Overall Record: 75-51, 10th season Defensive Line: Deke Adams (f) Director of Kenan Football Center: James Spurling Fedora’s Record at UNC: 41-32, sixth season Defensive Backs: Terry Joseph (f) Director of S-A Development: Ochuko Jenije 2016 Record: 8-5 overall, 5-3 ACC Coastal (T2nd) Graduate Assistant: Rod Ojong Operations Assistants:Dana Byrnes, Zack Craig, Andrew Graduate Assistant: Tony Gilbert Steele, Taylor Vippolis Offensive Staff (f-field level; pb-press box level) Quality Control: Kynjee’ Cotton Assoc. HC/Offensive Coordinator/OL:Chris Kapilovic (f) Player Personnel Co-Offensive Coordinator/WRs: Gunter Brewer (f) Strength & Conditioning Director of High School Relations: Jason Tudryn Passing Game Coordinator/QBs/Recruiting Head S&C Coach: Lou Hernandez Director of Player Personnel: John Mark Hamilton Coordinator: Keith Heckendorf (pb) Assistant S&C Coach: Simon Haake Running Backs: DeAndre Smith (f) Assistant S&C Coach: Dean Moege Sports Medicine Tight Ends/Hybrids: Chad Scott (pb) Assistant S&C Coach: A.J. Blue Head Athletic Trainer for Football:Luke Ross Graduate Assistant/Special Teams: Zach Hanson S&C Assistant: Zach Duprey Staff Athletic Trainers:Manny Andreoulakis, David Graduate Assistant: Jarrod James Mincberg Quality Control: Alex Marrs Business/Equipment Staff Nutritionist:Kelsee Gomes Business Operations:Dominic Morelli Equipment Manager: Jason Freeman Video & Technology Assistant Equipment Manager: Travis Hipps Director of Video & Technology: Chris Luke IT Services: Andrew Gibson Assistant Video Director: Darryl Sanders Special Projects/Graphics: Jordan Sain QUICK HITS Carolina has won 10 of its last 13 true road games dating to 2014 - wins at Georgia Tech, Pittsburgh, Virginia Tech, Florida State, NC State, Illinois, Florida State, Miami, Virginia and Old Dominion. CAROLINA FOOTBALL GAME NOTES UNC scored six rushing touchdowns against ODU, matching the most rushing scores for the Tar Heels under Larry Fedora. Sophomore TB Jordon Brown had a career-high 123 rushing yards and two TDs to lead the attack. Sophomore Anthony Ratliff-Williams set a school record with 199 kickoff return yards on five returns against Louisville. The previous record was 184 yards (eight returns) by Marcus Wall vs. Clemson in 1994. Ratliff-Williams had a 94-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, his first career touchdown, in the third quarter. He was named ACC Specialist of the Week for his efforts. Chazz Surratt completed 12 of 14 passes for 168 yards and two touchdowns against Louisville to earn ACC Rookie of the Week honors. Making his third straight start against Duke, Surratt finished 17 of 32 for 259 yards and a touchdown. He also ran for a 56-yard touchdown, the longest by a Carolina QB in 14 years. Tom Sheldon averaged 53.5 yards on four punts against Louisville. He hit a career-long 66-yarder in the second quarter and three of his four punts were downed inside the UL 20. He was named Ray Guy Award National Punter of the week for his efforts.