University of North Carolina Athletics

CHAPEL HILL, NC – The North Carolina football team returns to Kenan Stadium for the fifth time in six games to host Georgia Tech in this year's Cancer Awareness Game. Saturday's premiere is scheduled for noon, with coverage on The CW.

Saturday's cancer awareness game is dedicated to the current Tar Heel Tylee Craftwho was diagnosed with a rare form of lung cancer in spring 2022. Each player and coach will wear a T-shirt honoring Tylee during the team's tour of the clock tower on Saturday morning.

The matchup

North Carolina vs. Georgia Tech
Saturday, October 12, 2024
12pm ET | The CW
Kenan Stadium | Chapel Hill, NC

 

North Carolina Tar Heels (3-3, 0-2 ACC)	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (4-2, 2-2 ACC)
Head Coach: Mack Brown	Head Coach: Brent Key
Record at UNC: 110-76-1	Ga. Tech record: 15-12
Career record: 285-152-1	Career record: 15-12

TV: The CW (Thom Brennnamen, Max Browne, Treavor Seales)

Radio: Tar Heel Sports Network (Jones Angell, Bryn Renner, Joe Jauch, Lee Pace)

• Pre-Game Show: Dave Nathan and Na'Brown
• Local: WCHL-FM 97.9 | WCHL-AM 1360
• Sirius/XM: 162 or 194

Series story

All-time series record: Georgia Tech, 33-22-3
Last meeting: Georgia Tech 46, UNC 42, 2023
Current streak: Georgia Tech has won 3

A win would…

» Snap Carolina's current three-game losing streak.
» Be the Tar Heels' first win over Georgia Tech since 2019.
» Make UNC 3-2 at home this season.
» Be a fun time.

home Sweet Home
Although Georgia Tech has a 33-22-3 edge over UNC in the all-time series, Carolina is 13-12-2 in Chapel Hill games.

Let the skirt run
Carolina's rushing attack was solid through six games, ranking 31st nationally with 198.3 rushing yards per game.



Pick-6
Last weekend, Caleb cost recorded the first interception return for a touchdown in his career. His 84-yard return was the seventh longest in school history.

O, O, O, Omarion

Omarion Hampton has rushed for more than 100 yards in five of his first six games this season and ranks fifth nationally with 127.3 rushing yards per contest.



FBS teams that have had a player rush for 100 yards in the first six games of 2024:

That's it. That's the list.

Thirty threshold
The Tar Heels are 73-9 under Mack Brown if they score more than 30 points, and 48-2 if they score more than 40 points.



Numbers you should know

100 – Omarion Hamptons Five games with 100 or more rushing yards makes him one of only two Tar Heels with five 100-yard games in multiple seasons (Don McCauley).



43 – Noah Burnette made the 43rd field goal of his career, tying him with Clint Gwaltney for fourth all-time in Carolina history.



10 – Nate McCollums 10 receptions against Pitt were the most by a Tar Heel since Tez Walker had 11 against Virginia last season.



28 – Hampton now has 28 career rushing touchdowns, ranking him ninth on UNC's all-time rushing touchdown list.



48 – Jacolby Criswell's The 48-yard completion in the fourth quarter against Pitt was the longest of his career.