CHAPEL HILL, NC – The North Carolina football team returns to Kenan Stadium for the fifth time in six games and will host Georgia Tech in the Cancer Awareness Game this season. Saturday’s kickoff 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 the spring of 2022. Each player and coach will wear a jersey honoring Tylee during the team’s Bell Tower walk on Saturday morning.

The Matchup

North Carolina vs. Georgia Tech
Saturday October 12, 2024
12:00 PM 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	Record on Ga. Tech: 15-12
Career record: 285-152-1	Career record: 15-12

TV: The CW (Thom Brennamen, 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 history

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

A win would…

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

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

Running the rock
The Carolina rushing attack was solid through six games, ranking 31st in the country with 198.3 rushing yards per game.



Dial-6
Last weekend, Kaleb costs recorded the first interception return for a career touchdown. His 84-yard return was the seventh-longest in school history.

Oh, oh, oh, Omarion

Omarion Hampton has rushed for more than 100 yards in five of his first six games this season, ranking fifth in the nation with 127.3 rushing yards per game.



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

That’s it. That’s the list.

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



Figures to know

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



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



10 – Nate McCollum’s Ten receptions in the game 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, which ranks ninth on UNC’s all-time rushing touchdown list.



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