2019 TAR HEEL FOOTBALL GAME NOTES THIS WEEK’S MATCHUP GAME 9 NORTH CAROLINA NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS (4-4, 3-2) VS. Record: 4-4 (3-2 ACC) Conference: ACC VIRGINIA CAVALIERS (5-3, 3-2) Head Coach: Mack Brown (Florida State ‘74) Twitter: @CoachMackBrown Brown’s Overall Record: 248-126-1, 31st year KENAN STADIUM (50,500) • CHAPEL HILL, N.C. 73-50-1, 11th year Brown’s Record at UNC: SATURDAY, NOV. 2, 2019 • 7:30 PM ET (ACC NETWORK) VIRGINIA Record: 5-3 (3-2 ACC) Series vs. Virginia: NC leads 64-55-4 Conference: ACC Head Coach: Bronco Mendenhall (Oregon State, '88) Series Streak: Virginia won two Overall Record: 120-68, 15th year Last Meeting: 2018 (L, 19-22) Record at Virginia: 21-25, 4th year Last UNC Win: 2016 (W, 35-14) BROADCAST INFORMATION Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. GAME INFO TAR HEELS AND CAVALIERS BROWN VS. DUKE ACCN: Dave O'Brien, play-by-play; Tim Hasselbeck, analyst; Katie George, sideline • UNC and Virginia will face off in the 124th • Mack Brown was 3-7 against Virginia during edition of the South's Oldest Rivalry. The his first stint with the Tar Heels from 1988-97. Tar Heel Sports Network: Jones Angell, play-by-play; game will also serve as Military Appreciation Brian Simmons, analyst; Lee Pace, sideline Day at Kenan Stadium. BROWN TAKES TOP SPOT AT UNC • Only Minnesota and Wisconsin's annual • Mack Brown has become the winningest coach Sirius 137, XM 193, Internet 955 Satellite Radio: battle for Paul Bunyan's Axe has been played in Tar Heel football history with 73 victories. Website: A live radio broadcast of the Tar Heel Sports more often (127 times) among FBS rivalries. • Dick Crum held the previous record with 72 Network is available on UNC’s official athletic web- Miami (Ohio) and Cincinnati also met earlier wins since 1987. site, GoHeels.com, as well as through the TuneIn app. this year for the 124th time. • UNC is 32-14-3 all-time at home against Vir- HISTORY MAKING Online Information: GoHeels.com (North Carolina); • Sam Howell has already set the UNC freshman GoDuke.com (Duke) ginia. The Cavaliers won the last meeting at Kenan Stadium in 2017, 20-14. quarterback record with 22 passing touchdowns. UNC SOCIAL MEDIA HUB • Prior to 2017, the Tar Heels won three He is just eight away from tying the single sea- Hashtags: #CarolinaFootball | #BeTheOne straight home games against UVA in 2011, son program record of 30 set by Mitch Trubisky Twitter:@TarHeelFootball 2013 and 2015. in 2016. Instagram: @TarHeelFootball Facebook: /TarHeelFootball NEXT UP YouTube: /UNCTarHeelsAthletics LAST TIME OUT • The Tar Heels are coming off another dra- • Carolina visits Pittsburgh on Thursday, Nov. UNC ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS matic victory last Saturday, 20-17, over Duke 14. Carolina has won six in a row over the Jeremy Sharpe Director of Football Communications to reclaim the Victory Bell for the first time Panthers, and visits Heinz Field for a Thurs- (520) 275-9895 day night game for the third time in as many [email protected] since 2015. • Virginia lost on the road at Louisville, 28-21, games in the Steel City. UNC is 9-9 all-time on Thursday nights, and will play a Thursday night Mark Kimmel Assistant Communications Director last Saturday. The Cavaliers have lost three of (Secondary Football Contact) their last four games since a 4-0 start to 2019. game for the ninth consecutive season. (919) 619-3344 [email protected] Kendall Harden Communications Assistant 2019 CAROLINA FOOTBALL SCHEDULE DAY DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (TV) SPECIAL EVENT Mailing Addresses: Athletic Communications Sat. Aug. 31 vs. South Carolina Charlotte, N.C. W, 24-20 (ESPN) P.O. Box 2126 Sat. Sept. 7 Miami* Chapel Hill W, 28-25 (ACCN) Chapel Hill, NC 27515 Fri. Sept. 13 at Wake Forest Winston-Salem, N.C. L, 18-24 (ESPN) Athletic Communications - overnight Sat. Sept. 21 Appalachian State Chapel Hill L, 31-34 (RSN) Family Weekend Second Floor, Media & Communications Center Sat. Sept. 28 No. 1 Clemson* Chapel Hill L, 20-21 (ABC) Rams Club Day 380 Skipper Bowles Drive Chapel Hill, NC 27514 Sat. Oct. 5 at Georgia Tech* Atlanta, Ga. W, 38-22 (ACCN) Sat. Oct. 19 at Virginia Tech* Blacksburg, Va. L, 41-43 (OT) (RSN) Kenan Football Center 1 Stone Center Dr. Sat. Oct. 26 Duke* Chapel Hill W, 20-17 (RSN) Homecoming/Monogram Day Chapel Hill, NC 27514 Sat. Nov. 2 Virginia* Chapel Hill 7:30 p.m. (ACCN) Military Appreciation Thurs. Nov. 14 at Pittsburgh* Pittsburgh, Pa. 8:00 p.m. (ESPN) Sat. Nov. 23 Mercer Chapel Hill TBD Senior Day Sat. Nov. 30 at NC State* Raleigh, N.C. TBD NORTH CAROLINA QUICK FACTS FOOTBALL INFORMATION KENAN STADIUM INFORMATION First Year of Football: 1888 First Game: Nov. 12, 1927, UNC 27, Davidson 0 Location: Chapel Hill, N.C. Enrollment: 19,117 (undergraduate) ACC Championships: 6 Stadium Capacity: 50,500 Founded: 1789 Bowl Games: 33 (14-19) Surface: FieldTurf (artificial) new for 2019 Nickname: Tar Heels All-America Honors: 86 Largest Crowd: 62,000 (vs. No. 2 FSU, 11/8/97 School Colors: Carolina Blue & White Stadium (capacity): Kenan Stadium (50,500) First Round NFL Draft Picks: 24 Overall Record: 302-192-16 Surface: Synthetic Grass Conference: Atlantic Coast CAROLINA HEAD COACHES Chancellor: Kevin Guskiewicz (interim) POSTSEASON BOWL APPEARANCES Athletic Director: Bubba Cunningham Coach Tenure Yrs W-L-T (33 total, 14 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 Head Coach: 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 W.S. Keinholz 1906 1 1-4-2 • 1977 Liberty, lost to Nebraska, 21-17 Offensive Staff Otis Lamson 1907 1 4-4-1 Assistant Head Coach/Tight Ends: Tim Brewster • 1979 Gator, defeated Michigan, 17-15 Offensive Coordinator/QBs: Phil Longo Edward Green 1908 1 3-3-3 • 1980 Bluebonnet, defeated Texas, 16-7 Wide Receivers: Lonnie Galloway A.E. Brides 1909-10 2 8-8-0 • 1981 Gator, defeated Arkansas, 31-27 Running Backs: Robert Gillespie Branch Bocock 1911 1 6-1-1 • 1982 Sun, defeated Texas, 26-10 Offensive Line: Stacey Searels W.C. Martin 1912 1 3-4-1 • 1983 Peach, lost to Florida State, 28-3 Analyst: Josh Snow Thomas Campbell 1916, 1919 2 9-7-1 • 1986 Aloha, lost to Arizona, 30-21 Quinshad Davis* Graduate Assistant: M.E. Fuller 1920 1 2-6-0 • 1993 Peach, defeated Mississippi St., 21-17 Graduate Assistant: Jordan Marsh* Quality Control: Alex Marrs Bob & Bill Fetzer 1921-25 5 30-12-4 • 1993 Gator, lost to Alabama, 24-10 Chuck Collins 1926-33 8 38-31-9 • 1994 Sun, lost to Texas, 35-31 Defensive Staff Carl Snavely 1934-35, 1945-52 10 59-35-5 • 1995 Carquest, defeated Arkansas, 20-10 Co-Defensive Coordinator/Safeties: Jay Bateman Ray Wolf 1936-41 6 38-17-3 • 1997 Gator, defeated West Virginia, 20-13 Co-Defensive Coordinator/ILBs: Tommy Thigpen* Jim Tatum 1942, 1956-58 4 19-17-3 • 1998 Gator, defeated Virginia Tech, 42-3 Cornerbacks: Dré Bly Tom Young 1943 1 6-3-0 • 1998 Las Vegas, defeated SDSU, 20-13 Special Teams Coordinator/OLBs: Scott Boone Gene McEver 1944 1 1-7-1 Defensive Line: Tim Cross • 2001 Peach, defeated Auburn, 16-10 Analyst (Special Teams): Mario Acitelli George Barclay 1953-55 3 11-18-1 • 2004 Continental Tire, lost to Boston College, 37-24 Analyst: Preston Mason Jim Hickey 1959-66 8 36-45-0 • 2008 Meineke Car Care Bowl, lost to WVU, 31-30 Analyst: Todd McComb Bill Dooley 1967-77 11 69-53-2 • 2009 Meineke Car Care Bowl, lost to Pittsburgh, 19-17 Graduate Assistant: Sam Dunnam Dick Crum 1978-87 10 72-41-3 • 2010 Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl, Graduate Assistant: Jeff Schoettmer* Carl Torbush 1997*-2000 3 17-18-0 defeated Tennessee, 30-27 (2OT) Steven King Quality Control (Special Teams): John Bunting 2001-06 6 27-45-0 • 2011 Advocare V100 Independence Bowl, * - Seated in the Coaches Booth Butch Davis 2007-10 4 28^-23-0 lost to Missouri, 41-24 Everett Withers 2011 1 7-6-0 • 2013 Belk Bowl, defeated Cincinnati, 39-17 Strength & Conditioning Larry Fedora 2012-18 7 45-43-0 • 2014 Quick Lane Bowl, lost to Rutgers, 40-21 Head S&C Coach: Brian Hess Mack Brown 1988-1997, 2019 11 73-50-1 • 2015 Russell Athletic Bowl, lost to Baylor, 49-38 Assistant S&C Coach: A.J. Blue *Torbush coached Carolina’s final game in 1997 • 2016 Sun Bowl, lost to Stanford, 25-23 Assistant S&C Coach: Jon Heck ^16 wins later vacated due to NCAA penalty (revised Assistant S&C Coach: Dean Moege record 12-23-0) Assistant S&C Coach: Maurice Sims Business/Equipment Staff CAROLINA HEAD COACHES MOST WINS ACC CHAMPIONSHIPS Business Operations:Dominic Morelli Equipment Manager: Jason Freeman 1.