UNC 31, WAKE FOREST 24
NOV. 16, 2024
KENAN STADIUM, CHAPEL HILL, N.C.
• UNC improves to 6-4 overall, 3-3 in the ACC.
• UNC is bowl eligible for the sixth straight season, which will mark the second-longest streak of
playing in bowl games in Carolina history (UNC played seven straight bowl games from 1992-1998
and was also bowl eligible in 1990 and 1991). UNC will be making its 38th all-time appearance in a
bowl game.
• Mack Brown was the head coach from 1992-97 for the first six of the seven straight bowl seasons
and for this current streak from 2019-24.
• Mack Brown is 113-77-1 as head coach at Carolina. Brown is 288-153-1 all-time, the winningest
active head coach in FBS.
• UNC is 76-10 when scoring 30 or more points under head coach Mack Brown.
• A Tar Heel has rushed for at least 100 yards in the first 10 games of a season for the first time ever.
• UNC improves to 73-36-2 all-time against Wake Forest. The Tar Heels are 45-19-2 against the
Demon Deacons in Chapel Hill.
• UNC has won four in a row over Wake Forest, UNC’s longest win streak vs. Wake Forest since
winning nine in a row from 1990-1998.
• Brown is 12-3 all-time against Wake Forest, including 4-1 in his second stint as the head coach of
the Tar Heels.
• Including Power Echols’ 42-yard return tonight, UNC has returned three interceptions for
touchdown this season. The UNC record for six-picks in a season is four in both 2008 and 2009.
• Carolina has scored five non-offensive touchdowns this season: three interceptions returned for a
touchdown, a blocked punt returned for a touchdown and a punt return for a touchdown.
Offense
• Omarion Hampton rushed for a career-high 244 yards on a career-high 35 carries.

• Hampton passed all-time Tar Heel greats Don McCauley and Kelvin Bryant tonight on UNC’s all-
time rushing list, moving into fifth place all-time. Hampton has 3,327 for his career, Bryant had

3,267 rushing yards and McCauley had 3,172.
UNC Career Rushing Yards
Amos Lawrence, 1977-80 4,391
Mike Voight, 1973-76 3,971
Leon Johnson, 1993-96 3,693
Michael Carter, 2017-20 3,404
Omarion Hampton, 2022- 3,327
Kelvin Bryant, 1979-82 3,267
Don McCauley, 1968-70 3,172
• Hampton’s 244 yards tied the 11th most in UNC single-game history and are the most rushing
yards since Michael Carter gained 308 at Miami in 2020.

• The 244 rushing yards tie Ronnie McGill’s 244 in 2003 as the most ever by a Tar Heel against Wake
Forest.
• The 244 rushing yards tie the fifth most by a Tar Heel in Kenan Stadium.
• Hampton’s 35 carries were the most by a Tar Heel since Ryan Houston had 37 against Duke in
2009.
• Hampton is just the third Tar Heel with three 200-rushing yards games in his career. Voight and
Lawrence also had three.
• Hampton has set the “official” UNC record for consecutive 100-yard games with eight. Don
McCauley also had eight straight 100-yard games in 1970, but his eighth was in the Peach Bowl vs.
Arizona State. At the time, bowl game stats were not official stats.
• Hampton has 1,422 rushing yards this season, the fourth-most in a season by a Tar Heel.
• Hampton has rushed for 100 yards nine times this season, the second most in a season by a Tar
Heel. Don McCauley had 11 in 1970.
• Hampton has 18 career games with at least 100 rushing yards, the third most in UNC history.
Lawrence had 25 100-yard games and Bryant had 19.
• Hampton has scored 38 career touchdowns, which ties Bryant and Marquise Williams for fourth
all-time by a Tar Heel.
• Hampton’s 35 rushing touchdowns tie Marquise Williams for third in UNC history.
• Hampton has 228 career points, which ties Bryant and Marquise Williams for 10th in school
history.
• Tight end John Copenhaver had the first carry of his career, but not his first rushing yards, on a
successful fake punt in the first quarter. Copenhaver had previously gained yards on a lateral and a
fumble recovery.
• JJ Jones made his fifth touchdown catch of the season and the 10th of his career. Jones has made
four touchdown catches in the last four games.
• Jacolby Criswell had a rushing touchdown and a passing touchdown for the second time in his
career (also did so against Georgia Tech this season).
• Criswell has attempted 145 passes since his last interception, the longest such streak by a Tar
Heel since Drake Maye attempted 195 passes without an interception in 2022.
• Criswell has completed better than 60% of his pass attempts in the last three games.
Defense
• Kaimon Rucker made his 22nd career sack in the second quarter. He has the sixth most by a Tar
Heel. Rucker passed Lawrence Taylor, who made 21 in his three seasons that sacks were official
stats.
• Rucker has six sacks this season, third most on the team. Beau Atkinson and Jahvaree Ritzie lead
UNC with 6.5 each.
• Linebacker Power Echols’ pick six in the third quarter was his first career touchdown, the fourth
interception of his career and first pick this season.
• Travis Shaw made a career-high two tackles for losses and recovered his second fumble of the
season.
• Marcus Allen made the second interception of his career and his first this season.
• Joshua Harris recorded his first sack and tackle for loss of the season and forced a fumble for the
first time in his career.
Special Teams

• Noah Burnette scored seven points, passing Josh McGee for fourth and Nick Weiler for third on
UNC’s all-time points list. Burnette has 275 career points, Weiler had 273 and McGee had 271.
Running back Leon Johnson is second with 306 and place-kicker Casey Barth is first with 358.

and the bind that North Carolina's perimeter puts on teams defensively is obvious. It's just after the half, and Self played Hunter Dickinson and Flory Bidunga in an extended stretch in the first half. They couldn't do that against North Carolina. They are going to cause lots of matchup problems this season.

and Sumrall.

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CAROLINA 107, AMERICAN 55
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
ROY WILLIAMS COURT AT THE DEAN E. SMITH CENTER
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.

UNC Scoring Leader: Elliot Cadeau, Jalen Washington 18
UNC Rebound Leader: Drake Powell 11
UNC Assist Leader: Cadeau 8
Team Records: UNC 2-1, American 1-3

*UNC scored 107 points, its most in four seasons under Hubert Davis and the most since scoring 113 against NC State on 2/5/19.
*Carolina’s 52-point margin of victory is its largest margin of victory since defeating UNC Asheville by 68, 116-48, on 11/30/08.
*American led 18-13. UNC out-scored the Eagles, 94-37, over the final 32-plus minutes.
*UNC scored 64 points in the second half, its most in a half since 65 in the second half at Florida State on 1/4/16.
*UNC held American to 14.7% shooting in the second half, the lowest field goal percentage in a half by an opponent under Hubert Davis and the lowest in a half by an opponent since at least the 1997-98 season.
*UNC has won 19 straight non-conferences games in the Smith Center since a loss to Marquette on 2/24/21.

*North Carolina is 230-18 against non-conference opponents in the Smith Center and 479-87 overall in the Smith Center.
*Jalen Washington had a career-high 18 points, topping his previous high of 17 against Charleston Southern on 12/29/23.
*Washington scored in double figures for the first time this season and sixth time in his career. UNC is 5-1 when Washington scores in double figures.
*Washington made a career-high six free throws on seven attempts. His previous high for made free throws was four at Louisville on 1/14/23 and vs. Arkansas on 11/24/23.
*Elliot Cadeau shared scoring honors with 18 points, the third consecutive game he has scored in double figures. It is the first time *Cadeau has scored in double figures in three straight games.
*Cadeau is the first Tar Heel with at least 12 points and seven assists in the first three games since Ed Cota in 1999-2000.

*Cadeau had eight assists tonight and 23 through the first three games, the most by a Tar Heel in the first three games since Kendall Marshall had 28 assists in the first three games in 2011-12.
*Cadeau tied his career high with four steals, tying his career high (four at Miami on 2/10/24).
*Cadeau tied his career-high free throw attempts with nine.
*Seth Trimble had 13 points, marking the first time he has scored in double figures in three straight games.
*Trimble tied his career high with six rebounds.

*Cade Tyson made his first three-pointers of the season (made three) and scored in double figures (11) for the first time as a Tar Heel. *It was the 51st time in his career he scored in double figures.
*Tyson made multiple three pointers for the 36th time in his career.
*Drake Powell had a season-high 11 rebounds.
*John Holbrook and Dante Mayo Jr. scored their first career points in their first college games. Russell Hawkins also played in his first varsity game.
*UNC did not make a three-pointer in the first half (0x6) and was 0x10 until making its first with 12:43 left in the second half (by Tyson).

*Carolina made seven of its last 12 three point attempts.
*Carolina out-rebounded the Eagles, 46-23, out-scored them 22-6 off turnovers, 56-16 in the paint and 23-0 on fastbreaks.
*Hubert Davis is 80-32 as UNC’s head coach, including 43-6 at home.
*It was the third straight game a different Tar Heel led the team in scoring (RJ Davis vs. Elon, Seth Trimble vs. Kansas and Cadeau/Washington vs. American).
*This was the first matchup between the Tar Heels and American.
*Ian Jackson and James Brown did not dress out. Both players have lower body injuries and are day-to-day.

Next Game: Friday, November 22 at Hawai’i (7:30 p.m. Hawaiian Time, 12:30 a.m. Eastern Time) ESPN2

I got into the building early and RJ and Elliot were getting up shots. Elliot took nothing but threes and RJ was working on all kinds of stuff.

Three new Tar Heels joined the UNC Women's Basketball family on Wednesday, with coach Courtney Banghart announcing the signing of one of the nation's top-ranked recruiting classes in Nyla Brooks, Taliyah Henderson, and Taissa Queiroz. "I am so proud to add Nyla, Taliyah, and Taissa to our program and the Tar Heel community," said Banghart. (GoHeels.com)

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Points Awarded Per Game
36 pts--Max points, Quadruple points game
27 pts--Max points, Triple points game
18 pts--Double points game
12 pts--Partial points, Quadruple points game
9 pts--Partial points, Triple points game
6 pts--Partial points, Double points game
3 pts--automatic points for any game missed (you failed to make a prediction) in first 20 games


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2nd Place - 6-Month Subscription to Premium, plus miscellaneous prize
3rd Place - 3-Month Subscription to Premium
4th Place-- 3-Month Subscription to Premium

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2nd Place - 6-Month Subscription to Premium, plus miscellaneous prize
3rd Place - 3-Month Subscription to Premium
4th Place-- 3- month Subscription to Premium

Contest #3 Prize - 6-Month Subscription to Premium, plus miscellaneous prize

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