North Carolina 40, App State 34 (2OT)
September 9, 2023 • Kenan Stadium • Chapel Hill, N.C.
● Carolina improves to 2-0, while Appalachian State falls to 1-1.
● Mack Brown is 276-144-1, including a 101-68-1 record in 15 seasons as head coach of the Tar Heels.
● The Tar Heels improve to 3-1 against App State.
● Carolina is now 5-10 in overtime games, including 2-4 in multiple OT games.
● This was Carolina’s first overtime victory since defeating Virginia Tech in 2015, breaking a streak of six consecutive
losses in overtime.
● This was UNC’s second win ever in a multiple-OT game (also vs. Tennessee in 2010 in the Music City Bowl in
Nashville).
● This marked the first time UNC has played back-to-back overtime games at Kenan Stadium (lost to NC State in double
overtime last season).
● The Tar Heels are 2-0 for the 10th time in Mack Brown’s 15 seasons as UNC’s head coach.
● Brown improves to 13-2 in home openers at Kenan Stadium, 5-0 since his return in 2019.
● Since Mack Brown’s return to Chapel Hill in 2019, the Tar Heels improve to 12-4 versus in-state opponents (including
ACC games).
● Carolina is 52-22 as a ranked team in Mack Brown’s 15 seasons.
● Carolina’s 40 points were the most scored without a passing touchdown since the Tar Heels scored 42 against Georgia
Southern in 2009.
● It was Carolina’s first win without a passing touchdown since 2015 against Virginia.
● This was the 20th time the Tar H eels have scored 40 or more points since Brown returned to UNC in 2019.
● Carolina gained 527 yards. The Tar Heels have won eight straight times they gained 500 yards and 11 in a row when
they gain 400 or more. It was the 23rd time since Brown returned UNC gained 500 or more yards.
● Drake Maye is 7-3 as a starter in games decided by one score.
● Maye passed Jason Stanicek for seventh place in UNC history with 5,729 total offense yards (Stanicek totaled 5,497
from 1991-94).
● Maye passed Stanicek and Mitch Trubisky in passing yards with 4,887 (Stanicek threw for 4,683 and Trubisky passed
for 4,762 from 2014-16).
● Maye also passed Trubisky in completions with 394 (Trubisky had 386). It was his 20th game as a starter with 20 or
more completions.
● Carolina rushed for 319 yards, most since rushing for 330 against Wake Forest on November 6, 2021.
● Sophomore running back Omarion Hampton rushed for career-high 234 yards on 26 carries. It was the 13th-most
rushing yards in a game by a Tar Heel and the most since 2020 at Miami when Michael Carter gained 308 and Javonte
Williams rushed for 236.
● It was Carolina’s first 200-yard rushing game since Ty Chandler gained 213 against Wake Forest in 2021. It was the
27th time a Tar Heel has rushed for 200 yards in a game.
● Hampton's 68-yard rushing touchdown in the second quarter was the longest run of his career.
● Hampton set a career high with three rushing touchdowns. It was the first time a Tar Heel had three rushing
touchdowns in a game since Chandler had four vs. Wake Forest in 2021.
● Hampton also rushed for two touchdowns in week one vs. South Carolina and is the first Tar Heel to record multiple
rushing touchdowns in consecutive games since Chandler in 2021.
● Hampton is the first Tar Heel to rush for five TDs in the first two games since at least 1995.
● Caleb Hood’s 5-yard rushing touchdown was the second TD carry of his career and his first since Virginia in 2021.
● Hampton rushed for 101 yards in the 2022 home opener against Florida A&M. He is the first Tar Heel to rush for more
than 100 yards in back-to-back home openers since Ethan Horton in 1982 vs. Vanderbilt and 1983 vs. Memphis.
● WR Nate McCollum made his first appearance as a Tar Heel and had one reception for eight yards.
● JJ Jones' 57-yard reception, which set up a Hampton touchdown, was the second longest of his career.
● WR Kobe Paysour led the Tar Heels with eight receptions for 73 yards.
● LT Diego Pounds made his first career start in place of Ed Montilus (lower body injury).
● RB British Brooks did not play (lower body injury).
● LB Cedric Gray led UNC with 11 tackles. It was his 12th career game with double-digit tackles.
● Desmond Evans tied his career high with six tackles (last year at App State).
● DB Don Chapman’s interception was the fourth of his career and first since 2020 against NC State.
● DB Marcus Allen set his career high with three pass breakups.
● Ryan Coe’s 47-yard FG in the second quarter was Carolina’s longest since Noah Burnette made a 47-yard FG at App
State in 2022.
September 9, 2023 • Kenan Stadium • Chapel Hill, N.C.
● Carolina improves to 2-0, while Appalachian State falls to 1-1.
● Mack Brown is 276-144-1, including a 101-68-1 record in 15 seasons as head coach of the Tar Heels.
● The Tar Heels improve to 3-1 against App State.
● Carolina is now 5-10 in overtime games, including 2-4 in multiple OT games.
● This was Carolina’s first overtime victory since defeating Virginia Tech in 2015, breaking a streak of six consecutive
losses in overtime.
● This was UNC’s second win ever in a multiple-OT game (also vs. Tennessee in 2010 in the Music City Bowl in
Nashville).
● This marked the first time UNC has played back-to-back overtime games at Kenan Stadium (lost to NC State in double
overtime last season).
● The Tar Heels are 2-0 for the 10th time in Mack Brown’s 15 seasons as UNC’s head coach.
● Brown improves to 13-2 in home openers at Kenan Stadium, 5-0 since his return in 2019.
● Since Mack Brown’s return to Chapel Hill in 2019, the Tar Heels improve to 12-4 versus in-state opponents (including
ACC games).
● Carolina is 52-22 as a ranked team in Mack Brown’s 15 seasons.
● Carolina’s 40 points were the most scored without a passing touchdown since the Tar Heels scored 42 against Georgia
Southern in 2009.
● It was Carolina’s first win without a passing touchdown since 2015 against Virginia.
● This was the 20th time the Tar H eels have scored 40 or more points since Brown returned to UNC in 2019.
● Carolina gained 527 yards. The Tar Heels have won eight straight times they gained 500 yards and 11 in a row when
they gain 400 or more. It was the 23rd time since Brown returned UNC gained 500 or more yards.
● Drake Maye is 7-3 as a starter in games decided by one score.
● Maye passed Jason Stanicek for seventh place in UNC history with 5,729 total offense yards (Stanicek totaled 5,497
from 1991-94).
● Maye passed Stanicek and Mitch Trubisky in passing yards with 4,887 (Stanicek threw for 4,683 and Trubisky passed
for 4,762 from 2014-16).
● Maye also passed Trubisky in completions with 394 (Trubisky had 386). It was his 20th game as a starter with 20 or
more completions.
● Carolina rushed for 319 yards, most since rushing for 330 against Wake Forest on November 6, 2021.
● Sophomore running back Omarion Hampton rushed for career-high 234 yards on 26 carries. It was the 13th-most
rushing yards in a game by a Tar Heel and the most since 2020 at Miami when Michael Carter gained 308 and Javonte
Williams rushed for 236.
● It was Carolina’s first 200-yard rushing game since Ty Chandler gained 213 against Wake Forest in 2021. It was the
27th time a Tar Heel has rushed for 200 yards in a game.
● Hampton's 68-yard rushing touchdown in the second quarter was the longest run of his career.
● Hampton set a career high with three rushing touchdowns. It was the first time a Tar Heel had three rushing
touchdowns in a game since Chandler had four vs. Wake Forest in 2021.
● Hampton also rushed for two touchdowns in week one vs. South Carolina and is the first Tar Heel to record multiple
rushing touchdowns in consecutive games since Chandler in 2021.
● Hampton is the first Tar Heel to rush for five TDs in the first two games since at least 1995.
● Caleb Hood’s 5-yard rushing touchdown was the second TD carry of his career and his first since Virginia in 2021.
● Hampton rushed for 101 yards in the 2022 home opener against Florida A&M. He is the first Tar Heel to rush for more
than 100 yards in back-to-back home openers since Ethan Horton in 1982 vs. Vanderbilt and 1983 vs. Memphis.
● WR Nate McCollum made his first appearance as a Tar Heel and had one reception for eight yards.
● JJ Jones' 57-yard reception, which set up a Hampton touchdown, was the second longest of his career.
● WR Kobe Paysour led the Tar Heels with eight receptions for 73 yards.
● LT Diego Pounds made his first career start in place of Ed Montilus (lower body injury).
● RB British Brooks did not play (lower body injury).
● LB Cedric Gray led UNC with 11 tackles. It was his 12th career game with double-digit tackles.
● Desmond Evans tied his career high with six tackles (last year at App State).
● DB Don Chapman’s interception was the fourth of his career and first since 2020 against NC State.
● DB Marcus Allen set his career high with three pass breakups.
● Ryan Coe’s 47-yard FG in the second quarter was Carolina’s longest since Noah Burnette made a 47-yard FG at App
State in 2022.
