2002 In Review

Review Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132-133 2002 Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134-135 2002 Game-by-Game Team Stats . . . . . . . . 136-137 2002 Game-by-Game Individual Stats. . . . . 138-139 2002 Team/Individual Highs & Lows . . . . . . . . . 140 2002 Long Plays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 2002 Game-by-Game Reviews . . . . . . . . . . 142-153 2002 Senior Profiles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154-156

2002 RESULTS Miami (Ohio) at Syracuse Texas Georgia Tech at Arizona State NC State at Virginia at Wake Forest Maryland Clemson at Florida State at Duke

Florida State Maryland Virginia NC State Clemson Georgia Tech Wake Forest North Carolina Duke

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2002 ACC STANDINGS ACC 7-1 6-2 6-2 5-3 4-4 4-4 3-5 1-7 0-8

21-27 30-22 21-52 13-21 38-35 17-34 27-37 0-31 7-59 12-42 14-40 23-21

Overall 9-5 11-3 9-5 11-3 7-6 7-6 7-6 3-9 2-10

2002 AWARDS Dexter Reid, FS: First-team All-ACC Sam Aiken, WR: Honorable-mention All-ACC Bobby Blizzard, TE: Honorable-mention All-ACC Doug Justice, LB: Sporting News Fourth-Team Freshman All-America. 2002 RECORDS Dexter Reid, FS: School record for most tackles by a defensive back with 166 stops Sam Aiken, WR: Single-season school records for receptions (68) and receiving yards (990) Chesley Borders, WR: School record four touchdown receptions at Arizona State on Oct. 5, 2002 Darian Durant, QB: School record 427 total yards of offense at Arizona State on Oct. 5; school record 417 passing yards at Arizona State on Oct. 5; Tied school record with five touchdown passes at Arizona State on Oct. 5; School record for passing yards in two consecutive games, 683 (417 at Arizona State on Oct. 5, 266 vs. NC State) Dan Orner, PK: School record 55-yard field goal at Syracuse on Sept. 7; Tied NCAA record with three field goals 50 yards or more at Syracuse on Sept. 7 Carolina: Single-season school record 266.6 yards passing per game; single-season school record 3,199 yards passing, 237 completions and 433 attempts. 2002 BANQUET AWARD WINNERS

Team Captains: Sam Aiken, Ronald Brewer, Dexter Reid MVPs: Sam Aiken (off.), Dexter Reid (def.) Outstanding Offensive Lineman: Jason Brown Outstanding Defensive Lineman: Chase Page Outstanding Offensive Back: Darian Durant Outstanding Special Teams Player: Dan Orner Outstanding Linebacker: Doug Justice Outstanding Receiver: Sam Aiken Outstanding Defensive Back: Dexter Reid Outstanding Defensive End: Will Chapman Outstanding Newcomers: Bobby Blizzard (off.), Madison Hedgecock (def.) Best All-Around Senior: Ronald Brewer Injury Rehabilitation Award: Robert Harris, Eric Davis William Rand Kenan Jr. Award for Academics, Athletics & Leadership: Jeb Terry Scholar-Athlete Award: Marcus Wilson Outstanding Lifter: Malcolm Stewart Most Team Spirit: Ronald Brewer Most Improved Players: Zach Hilton (off.), Jocques Dumas (def.)

Robert Crawford

Aug. 31 Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 16 Nov. 23

Dan Orner booted a 47-yard field goal as time expired to give Carolina a 23-21 victory at Duke.

TAR HEELS CLOSE OUT SEASON WITH 13TH CONSECUTIVE WIN OVER DUKE Dan Orner booted a 47-yard field goal as time expired to give Carolina a dramatic 23-21 victory over Duke. The win was Carolina’s first ACC win of the season, but the 13th consecutive victory over the Blue Devils, who have not beaten the Tar Heels since 1989. Orner, who earlier in the game had missed two field goals and an extra point, redeemed himself with the game-winning kick. It was the first time Carolina had won on a last-second field goal since Lee Gliarmis beat Maryland in 1986. Quarterback Darian Durant came back from a five-week absence due to a broken thumb and completed 21 of 35 attempts for 262 yards and one touchdown. Durant was expected to miss the remainder of the season after hitting his right thumb on a helmet and breaking a bone in the loss at Virginia on Oct. 19. Carolina finished the season 3-9 overall and 1-7 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. AIKEN SETS SCHOOL RECORDS In 2002, wide receiver Sam Aiken set the single-season school record with 68 receptions and 990 receiving yards, becoming just the second Tar Heel ever with more than 900 yards receiving. Aiken led in the ACC in receptions per game (5.67) and was second in receiving yards per game (82.5). He finished his Carolina career third in receiving yards (2,205), third in touchdowns (15) and fourth in receptions (146). Aiken posted two of the top six single-game receiving totals in school history this season with 174 yards in the season opener against Miami (Ohio) and 179 yards at Virginia. In the final game of the 2002 regular season, Aiken caught eight balls for 88 yards to help Carolina defeat Duke for the 13th consecutive time. Aiken’s biggest catch was a 10-yard receptions on 4th-and-4 that set up Dan Orner’s 47-yard game-winning field goal. Against Maryland, Aiken had a career-high 10 catches for 102 yards to become just the fifth player in Carolina history to top 2,000 receiving yards in a career. He also tied Bob Lacey for the school record for most catches in a game by a senior with 10. Lacey had 10 catches against South Carolina in 1963. Aiken had one of his best games as a Tar Heel at Virginia, catching seven passes for 179 yards and two touchdowns. In the first half against the Cavaliers, Aiken caught a quick slant from Durant, split two defenders and raced 77 yards for a touchdown. It was his career-best and the ninth-longest pass play in school history. Aiken later caught a 14-yard touchdown pass from C.J. Stephens. Aiken had three touchdowns over 70 yards in his HEEL PRINTS career. Last season, he caught a 75-yarder vs. Wake • More than 73 percent of the Forest and a 72-yarder vs. Duke. He and L.C. Stevens players on Carolina’s 2002 are the only two UNC players with three receptions roster (84 of 115) were over 70 yards in Carolina history. He had three 100- freshmen or sophomores. yard games in 2002 and five in his career. • Carolina played seven true An outstanding person, Aiken lived in Fuquay- scholarship freshmen in 2002, Varina (approximately 45 minutes from Chapel Hill) the most since seven saw action in 1990. during his senior season so that he could help his • According to the Sagarin rankings, Carolina’s regular-season mother take care of his three brothers and one sister. schedule was the sixth-most difficult in the country. • Tight end Bobby Blizzard had 100 yards receiving against PASSING OFFENSE SETS RECORDS Florida State. That is the most yards receiving by a tight end at UNC Carolina led the ACC and ranked 21st in the coun- since Mike Chatham had 144 in 1979. try in passing offense, averaging a school-record • Free safety Dexter Reid led the ACC with 13.8 tackles per game 266.6 yards per game. The Tar Heels also set school (166 total). The school record for tackles in a season is 171 by linerecords for total passing yards (3,199) and passing backer Buddy Curry in 1979. attempts (433) and 237 pass completions. • 21 of Carolina’s 28 touchdowns this season came through the air.

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CHANGES IN THE LINEUP Due to a rash of injuries, particularly along the defensive line, Carolina head coach John Bunting shuffled the starting lineup throughout the 2002 season. Carolina started a different defensive lineup in every game this season and only three players on defense started every game at the same position. Injuries to nine of Carolina’s projected starters this season cost the Tar Heels a total of 49 games (Robert Harris - 12; Eric Davis - 11; TB Andre' Williams - 8; DE Will Chapman - 5; QB Darian Durant - 5; DE Issac Mooring - 4; CB Michael Waddell - 2; LB Clarence Gaddy - 1; OT Willie McNeill - 1). TAR HEELS STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE According to the Sagarin rankings, Carolina played the sixth-most difficult regular-season schedule in the country. REID FIRST IN ACC, SECOND IN NATION IN TACKLES Junior free safety Dexter Reid was one of the bright spots on the Carolina defense in 2002, leading the ACC and finishing second in the nation with 13.8 tackles per game. Reid was named first-team AllACC after finishing the year with 166 total tackles, the second-highest figure in school history and just five shy of the school record of 171 set by linebacker Buddy Curry in 1979. The last player to have over 150 tackles in a season was linebacker Dwight Hollier in 1990. He set a school record for most tackles by a defensive back with his 119th stop against Maryland. The previous record was 118 by Billy-Dee Greenwood in 1999. Reid had a career high 22 tackles vs. Clemson on Nov. 9, including 16 solo stops and six assists. Reid also had 21 tackles in the season-opener against Miami (Ohio). He registered double digits in tackles in all but two games. DURANT’S NUMBERS IMPRESSIVE EVEN AFTER MISSING FOUR GAMES Despite suffering a thumb injury against Virginia which caused him to miss four games, sophomore quarterback Darian Durant ranked among the best quarterbacks in the nation in 2002. Durant’s total offense (285.6) and passing yards per game (265.2) were tops in the ACC. However, because Durant did not play in 75 percent of Carolina’s games (he played in 8 of 12), he was not listed among the NCAA statistical leaders. The last time a Tar Heel led the ACC in total offense was Paul Miller in 1971. Durant threw for a school-record 417 yards and five touchdowns against Arizona State on October 5 and was named ACC Offensive Back of the Week. It was the first 400-yard game of his career and was the second-best game by an ACC quarterback in 2002. The following week against NC State, Durant threw for 266 yards, setting a school record for most passing yards (683) in two consecutive games. The previous record of 680 was set by Ronald Curry in 2000 season against Marshall and Georgia Tech. Durant passed for more than 230 yards in seven of eight games in 2002. He had just 158 yards passing against Texas, but had his best day rushing the ball with 74 yards on 12 carries, including a career-long 27-yard run for a touchdown. In just his second year, and after making just 10 career starts, Durant is already making a mark on the UNC career record book. He currently ranks first in career completion percentage (.614), second in career

touchdowns (33), fourth in career passing yards (3,966), sixth in career total offense (4,255) and seventh in career completions (289). In 2001, he set freshmen single-season records for touchdown passes (17), completions (142), passing yards (1,843) and total offense (1,971). KEEPING THE TIGHT ENDS INVOLVED After rarely looking to its tight ends for offense in 2001, Carolina enjoyed good production out of Zach Hilton and Bobby Blizzard in 2002. While Hilton caught just 12 passes for 88 yards and two touchdowns in 2001, he and Blizzard combined for 697 yards and six touchdowns on 47 catches in 2002. A UNC tight end caught a touchdown in six of the 12 games. Blizzard had 28 catches for 439 yards and five touchdowns and was voted honorable-mention All-ACC. Hilton had 19 catches for 258 yards and one touchdown. YOUTHFUL TAR HEELS John Bunting’s Tar Heels fielded one of the most inexperienced teams in the ACC in 2002. Over 73 percent of Carolina’s roster (84 of 115) was made up of freshmen or sophomores and there were only 12 seniors on the squad. UNC had a total of 49 freshmen, including 34 scholarship and 15 walk-ons. Of those 49, 21 were true freshman and 13 were redshirts. In 2002, 16 freshmen saw playing time, including four players – DT Kendall High, LB Doug

Justice, LB Jeff Longhany, OG Kyle Ralph – who started at least one game. Carolina’s roster contained 49 freshmen, 35 sophomores, 33 juniors and 12 seniors. Of the 45 upperclassmen (juniors and seniors) only five started more than one game prior to 2002. Tight end Zach Hilton is the only senior that had ever started more than one regular-season game entering the 2002 season. ORNER OUTSTANDING Place-kicker Dan Orner, who transferred to UNC from Michigan State and sat out last season, kicked three field goals over 50 yards (52, 51, 55) in Carolina’s 30-22 victory vs. Syracuse. They were his first three career college field goal attempts. Orner never attempted a field goal at Michigan State and Carolina did not attempt a FG in the season-opener vs. Miami (Ohio). Orner tied an NCAA record with three field goals of at least 50 yards in the same game. The others to accomplish the feat were Jerry DePoyster of Wyoming in 1966, Sergio LopezChavero of Wichita State in 1984 and Tim Douglas of Iowa in 1998. Orner’s 55-yard kick was a school record and the longest ever by a Syracuse opponent. The previous UNC record was a 54-yarder by Kenny Miller against Florida State in 1985. Orner finished the season with a 47-yard gamewinning field goal at Duke, preserving Carolina’s 13game winning streak over the Blue Devils.

ACC RANKINGS (FINAL)

NCAA RANKINGS (out of 117 schools)

Total Offense Run Offense Pass Offense Pass Efficiency Scoring Offense Quarterback Sacks Allowed 3rd Down Conversions

6th, 369.1 avg. 9th, 102.5 avg. 1st, 266.6 avg. 5th, 126.3 9th, 18.6 avg. 9th, 46 6th, 38.4 pct.

Total Defense Run Defense Pass Defense Scoring Defense Quarterback Sacks By Opp. 3rd Down Conversions

9th, 452.4 avg. 9th, 221.2 avg. 6th, 231.2 avg. 9th, 35.1 avg. 8th, 20 9th, 48.1 pct.

Kickoff Returns Punt Returns Net Punting

7th, 19.5 avg. 9th, 5.7 avg. 7th, 31.4 avg.

Turnover Margin Penalties

9th, -1.25 8th, 66.0 avg.

Individuals Category Rushing Receptions/Game Receiving Yds/Game Kick Return Avg. Punting Punt Return Avg. FG Pct. Tackles Forced Fumbles

Player Lewis Aiken Aiken Wright Lafferty Waddell Orner Reid Justice

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Rank 10th, 47.8 1st, 5.67 2nd, 82.5 6th, 21.5 9th, 26.6 9th, 4.2 6th, 64.3 1st, 13.8 7th, 3

Category Run Offense Pass Offense Total Offense Scoring Offense Run Defense Pass Eff. Defense Total Defense Scoring Defense Net Punting Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Turnover Margin Pass Defense Individuals Category Pass. Efficiency Rec./Game Rec. Yards/Game Total Rec. Yards Punting Kickoff Returns Field Goals

UNC 106 (102.5) 22 (266.6) 67 (369.1) 108 (18.6) 111 (221.2) 114 (153.0) 108 (452.4) 102 (35.1) 98 (31.4) 113 (5.7) 77 (19.5) 111 (-1.25) 80 (231.3)

Player Stephens Aiken Aiken Aiken Lafferty Wright Orner

NCAA Leader Air Force (314.5) Texas Tech (388.9) Boise St. (501.5) Boise St. (45.6) TCU (64.8) Miami, Fla. (83.9) TCU (240.3) Kansas St. (11.5) BYU (42.7) Northern Ill. (20.2) Iowa (25.1) So. Florida (1.91) Miami, Fla. (119.7)

Rank 99, 102.93 27, 5.67 31, 82.5 42, 990 98, 36.64 65, 21.52 87, .75

3-9 Overall, 1-7 ACC, 8th Place Date August 31 September 7 September 14 September 28 October 5 October 12 October 19 October 26 November 2 November 9 November 16 November 23

Opponent Miami (Ohio) Syracuse Texas Georgia Tech Arizona State NC State Virginia Wake Forest Maryland Clemson Florida State Duke

Location W/L Chapel Hill L Syracuse, N.Y. W Chapel Hill L Chapel Hill L Tempe, Ariz. W Chapel Hill L Charlottesville, Va. L Winston-Salem, N.C. L Chapel Hill L Chapel Hill L Tallahassee, Fla. L Durham, N.C. W

Team Statistics Category First Downs by rush by pass by penalty Rushing Yardage Yards Gained Yards Lost Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game Touchdowns Rushing Passing Yardage Att-Comp-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game Touchdowns Passing Total Offense Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game Kickoff Returns: #-Yards Punt Returns: #-Yards Interception Returns: #-Yards Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Punts-Average Time of Possession Per Game 3rd Down Conversions 4th Down Conversions

North Carolina 238 87 132 19 1230 1694 464 414 3.0 102.5 7 3199 433-237-14 7.4 13.5 266.6 21 4429 847 5.2 369.1 52-1012 24-137 6-90 28-16 95-792 68-36.0 29:10 68/177 10/20

Scoring by Period North Carolina Opponents

1 50 52

2 58 127

TOTAL OFFENSE Durant, D. Stephens, C.J. Lewis, J. Parker, W. Carey, M. Baker, M. Lafferty, J. Williams, A. Borders, C. Hedgecock, M. Mitchell, D. Pollock, J. North Carolina Opponents

G 8 8 12 11 6 3 12 4 12 12 12 11 12 12

Plays 334 195 130 70 56 35 1 9 1 3 1 3 847 861

3 44 135 Rush 163 -2 574 236 216 -12 0 21 17 11 9 1 1230 2654

4 71 107

Score 21-27 30-22 21-52 13-21 38-35 17-34 27-37 0-31 7-59 12-42 14-40 23-21

Attendance 38,000 39,444 60,500 57,000 42,128 60,250 55,648 31,476 44,000 42,000 81,910 33,002

Opponent 276 144 112 20 2654 2938 284 555 4.8 221.2 32 2775 306-168-6 9.1 16.5 231.2 24 5429 861 6.3 452.4 28-713 36-317 14-137 23-9 85-723 48-37.9 30:48 78/162 6/11 OT 0 0

Total 223 421

Avg. 18.6 35.1

Pass 2123 921 0 0 0 131 24 0 0 0 0 0 3199 2775

Total 2286 919 574 236 216 119 24 21 17 11 0 1 4429 5429

Avg/Gm. 285.8 114.9 47.8 21.5 36.0 39.7 2.0 5.2 1.4 0.9 0.8 0.1 369.1 452.4

PASSING Durant, D. Stephens, C.J. Baker, M. Team Lafferty, J. North Carolina Opponents

G 8 8 3 12 12 12 12

Eff. 145.21 102.93 93.22 0.00 301.60 126.33 153.04

Att. 248 156 25 3 1 433 306

RUSHING Lewis, J. Parker, W. Carey, M. Durant, D. Williams, A. Borders, C. Hedgecock, M. Mitchell, D. Pollock, J. North Carolina Opponents

G 12 11 6 8 4 12 12 12 11 12 12

Car. 130 70 56 86 9 1 3 1 3 414 555

Gain 592 263 222 375 23 17 13 9 8 1694 2938

RECEIVING Aiken, S. Borders, C. Pollock, J. Blizzard, B. Hilton, Z. Mitchell, D. Lewis, J. Parker, W. Russell, B. Rumley, D. Hedgecock, M. Carey, M. Williams, A. Gilmore, M. Faison, J. North Carolina Opponents

G 12 12 11 12 12 12 12 11 11 7 12 6 4 6 6 12 12

ALL-PURPOSE Aiken, S. Lewis, J. Wright, W. Pollock, J. Borders, C. Blizzard, B. Mitchell, D. Parker, W. Carey, M. Hilton, Z. North Carolina Opponents

G 12 12 9 11 12 12 12 11 6 12 12 12

SCORING Orner, D. Blizzard, B. Borders, C. AIken, S. Pollock, J. Lewis, J. Durant, D.

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TD 0 5 5 4 4 2 2

Rec. 68 32 31 28 19 15 14 12 7 4 2 2 1 1 1 237 168

Rush 0 574 0 1 17 0 9 236 216 0 1230 2654

FG 9-14 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Comp 147 80 9 0 1 237 168

Loss 18 27 6 212 2 0 2 0 7 464 284

Pct. .593 .513 .360 .000 1.000 .547 .549

Yds/ Net 574 236 216 163 21 17 11 9 1 1230 2654 Yds/ Rec. 14.6 15.6 15.0 15.7 13.6 15.5 6.2 8.7 9.6 7.8 3.5 0.0 8.0 7.0 5.0 13.5 16.5

Yards 990 499 464 440 258 232 87 104 67 31 7 0 8 7 5 3199 2775

Rec. 990 87 0 464 499 440 232 104 0 258 3199 2775

Int. 9 5 0 0 0 14 6

PR 5 0 0 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 137 317

KOR 18 18 624 0 0 0 168 0 73 0 1012 713

Yds 2123 921 131 0 24 3199 2775

TD 16 4 1 0 0 21 24

Att. 4.4 3.4 3.9 1.9 2.3 17.0 3.7 9.0 0.3 3.0 4.8

TD 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 32

TD 4 5 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 21 24

LP 77 74 65 60 28 42 26 30 19 14 4 1 8 7 5 77 83

INT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 90 137

-------Conversions--------Kick Run Rec Pass 26-27 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0

LP 77 39 31 0 24 77 83

Yds/ Gm. 265.4 115.1 43.7 0.0 2.0 266.6 231.2

LP 32 50 17 27 6 17 11 9 4 50 60

Yds/ Gm. 47.8 21.5 36.0 20.4 5.2 1.4 0.9 0.8 0.1 102.5 221.2 Yds/ Gm. 82.5 41.6 42.2 36.7 21.5 19.3 7.2 9.5 6.1 4.4 0.6 0.0 2.0 1.2 0.8 266.6 231.2

Total 1013 679 624 525 516 440 409 340 289 258 5668 6596

Avg/ Gm. 84.4 56.6 69.3 47.7 43.0 36.7 34.1 30.9 48.2 21.5 472.3 549.7

DXP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

S 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pts. 53 30 30 24 24 12 12

Parker, W. Stephens, C.J. Rumley, D. Brown, J. Hilton, Z. Faison, J. North Carolina Opponents

1 1 1 1 1 1 28 58

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 14 6-19

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 26-27 53-56

FIELD GOALS Orner, D.

FGM 9

FGA 14

Pct. .643

PUNTING Lafferty, J. Roberts, P. Team North Carolina Opponents

No. 61 6 1 68 48

KICKOFF RET. Wright, W. Mitchell, D. Carey, M. Gilmore, M. North Carolina Opponents

No. 29 9 5 4 52 28

Yds 2235 216 0 2451 1820 Yds 624 168 73 83 1012 713

0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

0-29 1-1

Avg. 36.6 36.0 0.0 36.0 37.9

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 30-39 40-49 2-3 3-5

LP 58 47 0 58 59 Avg. 21.5 18.7 14.6 20.8 19.5 25.5

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TB 4 0 0 4 5 TD 0 0 0 0 0 1

0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

6 6 6 6 6 6 223 421

50+ 3-5

LP 55

FC 8 0 0 8 3

I20 13 1 0 14 15

BK 0 BK 1 0 0 1 0

PUNT RETURNS Waddell, M. Pollock, J. Aiken, S. North Carolina Opponents

No. 17 5 2 24 36

Yds 72 60 5 137 317

Avg. 4.2 12.0 2.5 5.7 8.8

TD 0 0 0 0 1

LP 18 30 4 30 77

INTERCEPTIONS Waddell, M. Coleman, D. Stewart, M. Knight, K. Justice, D. North Carolina Opponents

No. 2 1 1 1 1 6 14

Yds. 33 12 31 14 0 90 137

Avg. 16.5 12.0 31.0 14.0 0.0 15.0 9.8

TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

LP 33 12 31 14 0 33 33

LP 52 28 21 28 52 100

DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Player G Pri A Total TFL Sacks Int-Yds. PBU QBH FR-Yds. FF Bk 24 Dexter Reid 12 107 59 166 6-20 1-7 0-0 4 2 0-0 2 0 53 Doug Justice 12 69 28 97 2-2 0-0 1-0 0 1 0-0 3 0 85 Malcolm Stewart 12 56 29 85 5-23 3-19 131 3 0 0-0 1 0 25 DeFonte Coleman 12 49 30 79 2-4 0-0 1-12 1 0 1-0 0 0 21 Kevin Knight 12 47 15 62 3-14 3-14 1-14 7 0 2-6 0 1 95 Chase Page 12 24 25 49 4.5-20 1-10 0-0 1 2 0-0 0 0 2 Derrick Johnson 12 29 10 39 1-10 1-10 0-0 6 0 2-0 1 0 43 Jocques Dumas 12 27 11 38 4-22 2-19 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 18 Michael Waddell 10 30 8 38 0-0 0-0 2-33 8 0 0-0 0 0 52 Jeff Longhany 12 26 9 35 0.5-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0-0 0 0 80 Tommy Davis 12 23 12 35 1-3 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0 0 0 12 Chris Curry 11 20 12 32 2-12 1-11 0-0 3 0 0-0 1 0 91 Will Chapman 7 19 8 27 4-16 3-15 0-0 0 0 0-0 2 0 37 Clarence Gaddy 9 18 7 25 4-38 2-23 0-0 0 0 1-0 0 0 94 Donti Coats 10 13 12 25 4-16 2-11 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 44 Madison Hedgecock 12 11 10 21 2.5-5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 98 Kendall High 12 7 12 19 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 0-0 0 0 13 Cedrick Holt 12 13 5 18 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 0-0 0 0 6 Chris Hawkins 11 11 4 15 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 0-0 0 0 84 Larry Jessup 7 8 7 15 1-12 1-12 0-0 0 0 1-0 1 0 92 Isaac Mooring 8 10 5 15 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 1 0 20 Jacque Lewis 12 5 4 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 1 0 11 Clay Roberson 11 4 5 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 90 Jermicus Banks 6 6 3 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 69 Jonas Seawright 9 2 5 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1-0 0 0 9 Ronald Brewer 11 4 2 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 57 Devllen Bullard 11 2 3 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 51 Sean Williams 6 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 93 Carl Smalls 7 1 3 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 26 Michael Harris 11 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 96 Darryl Grant 6 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 82 Brandon Russell 11 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 23 Mahlon Carey 6 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 Team North Carolina 12 666 358 1024 47-222 20-158 6-90 38 7 9-6 13 1 Opponents 12 ----46-350 14-137 66 2 16-10 17 1 Key: G-games; Pri-primary tackles; A-assist tackles; TFL-tackles for loss; PBU-pass break ups; QBH-quarterback hurries; FR-fumble recoveries; FF-forced fumbles; Bk-blocked kicks; S-safety

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S 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0

2002 GAME-BY-GAME TEAM STATS Opponent Date Location

Score First Downs by rush by pass by penalty Total Offensive Plays Total Yards Gained Average Yards/Play Plays Rushing Yards Rushing Rushing Touchdowns Yards Passing Pass Attempts Pass Completions Passes Had Intercepted Passing Touchdowns Kickoff Return Yards Punt Return Yards Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards 3rd Down Conversions 4th Down Conversions Possession Time

Opponent Date Location

Score First Downs by rush by pass by penalty Total Offensive Plays Total Yards Gained Average Yards/Play Plays Rushing Yards Rushing Rushing Touchdowns Yards Passing Pass Attempts Pass Completions Passes Had Intercepted Passing Touchdowns Kickoff Return Yards Punt Return Yards Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards 3rd Down Conversions 4th Down Conversions Possession Time

MIAMI (OHIO) AUG. 31 CHAPEL HILL UNC 21 24 7 15 2 74 447 6.0 28 94 1 353 46 28 3 2 63 9 3-38.0 7-6 7-57 3-10 1-1 21:43

MIAMI 27 22 9 11 2 89 379 4.3 56 175 3 204 33 16 0 1 64 3 7-41.4 4-2 5-50 9-20 0-3 38:17

VIRGINIA OCT. 19 CHARLOTTESVILLE UNC 27 20 6 14 0 72 451 6.3 38 98 0 353 34 24 1 4 112 0 7-37.0 3-2 5-59 5-14 1-1 30:29

UVA 37 23 15 8 0 74 423 5.7 47 229 2 194 27 14 1 2 173 39 3-28.0 2-1 5-30 6-13 1-1 29:31

SYRACUSE SEPT. 7 SYRACUSE, N.Y. UNC 30 22 7 13 2 78 436 5.6 42 152 1 284 36 19 0 2 36 1 4-33.5 3-1 6-27 10-19 1-1 35:12

SYR 22 15 10 4 1 54 254 4.7 43 183 3 71 11 4 1 0 170 9 6-39.7 3-1 6-35 3-9 0-0 24:38

WAKE FOREST OCT. 26 WINSTON-SALEM UNC 0 17 6 10 1 60 312 5.2 33 91 0 221 27 17 1 0 91 0 5-40.8 1-1 7-83 6-13 0-1 26:25

WF 31 25 14 10 1 76 458 6.0 59 245 2 213 17 11 0 2 0 37 2-32.0 2-1 9-70 7-13 1-2 33:25

TEXAS SEPT. 14 CHAPEL HILL UNC 21 24 15 7 2 70 343 4.9 41 173 2 170 29 13 2 1 50 42 7-36.9 3-1 7-70 4-14 1-1 29:29

UT 52 22 13 7 2 71 569 8.0 41 271 3 298 30 14 0 4 62 21 5-35.6 0-0 6-59 8-16 0-0 30:31

MARYLAND NOV. 2 CHAPEL HILL UNC 7 20 6 11 3 77 312 4.1 35 79 1 233 42 21 1 0 84 7 8-37.5 1-0 10-87 7-19 1-3 30:38

MD 59 21 16 4 1 63 588 9.3 49 388 6 200 14 7 0 1 22 94 3-34.7 0-0 12-119 4-10 1-1 29:22

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GEORGIA TECH SEPT. 28 CHAPEL HILL UNC 13 12 5 7 0 52 299 5.8 27 68 0 231 25 14 0 1 65 0 4-39.8 1-1 8-64 6-13 0-1 22:37

GT 21 24 9 12 3 82 396 4.8 49 185 1 211 33 19 2 1 43 2 2-32.5 0-0 6-45 11-17 1-1 37:23

CLEMSON NOV. 9 CHAPEL HILL UNC 12 16 7 8 1 65 244 3.8 32 65 0 179 33 18 1 1 191 0 6-33.3 0-0 9-69 3-13 1-2 29:58

CLEM 42 25 12 10 3 70 530 7.6 50 256 2 274 20 12 0 4 37 28 2-35.5 2-1 7-55 8-12 4-5 30:02

ARIZONA STATE OCT. 5 TEMPE, ARIZ. UNC 38 19 5 11 3 74 478 6.5 34 61 0 417 40 25 2 5 86 5 8-34.3 2-0 12-76 7-18 0-0 33:03

ASU 35 34 13 20 1 80 657 8.2 35 183 5 474 45 27 2 0 56 26 3-47.3 5-3 9-100 6-12 0-0 26:57

FLORIDA STATE NOV. 16 TALLAHASSEE UNC 14 19 6 11 2 80 359 4.5 30 129 0 230 50 19 1 0 70 37 6-38.8 3-2 9-75 7-18 1-4 31:24

FSU 40 23 10 10 3 70 430 6.1 38 141 0 289 32 16 0 5 0 15 4-44.2 1-0 9-80 5-13 0-0 28:36

NC STATE OCT. 12 CHAPEL HILL UNC 17 22 8 14 0 73 351 4.8 37 85 0 266 36 18 1 2 85 14 6-33.3 2-1 8-60 4-13 1-2 29:04

NCSU 34 26 15 10 1 70 428 6.1 44 258 4 170 26 16 0 1 44 14 5-38.2 2-0 5-39 6-12 0-0 30:56

DUKE NOV. 23 DURHAM UNC 23 23 9 11 3 72 397 5.5 37 135 2 262 35 21 1 1 79 24 4-29.0 3-1 7-65 6-13 2-2 29:58

DUKE 21 16 8 6 2 62 317 5.1 44 140 1 177 18 12 0 2 42 22 6-36.0 2-0 6-41 5-15 2-2 30:02

2002 GAME-BY-GAME TEAM STATS Carolina Miami (Ohio) Syracuse Texas Georgia Tech Arizona State NC State Virginia Wake Forest Maryland Clemson Florida State Duke

Opponents Miami (Ohio) Syracuse Texas Georgia Tech Arizona State NC State Virginia Wake Forest Maryland Clemson Florida State Duke

Rushing Att/Yds/TD 28/94/1 42/152/1 41/173/2 27/68/0 34/61/0 37/85/0 38/98/0 33/91/0 35/79/1 32/65/0 30/129/0 37/135/2

Passing C-Att-I/Yds/TD 28-46-3/353/2 19-36-0/284/2 13-29-2/170/1 14-25-0/231/1 25-40-2/417/5 18-36-1/266/2 24-34-1/353/4 17-27-1/221/0 21-42-1/233/0 18-33-1/179/1 19-50-1/230/2 21-35-1/262/1

Total Offense Plays-Yds 74-447 78-436 70-343 52-299 74-478 73-351 72-451 60-312 77-312 65-244 80-359 72-397

First Downs Tot/Run-Pass-Pen 24/7-15-2 22/7-13-2 24/15-7-2 12/5-7-0 19/5-11-3 22/8-14-0 20/6-14-0 17/6-10-1 20/6-11-3 16/7-8-1 19/6-11-2 23/9-11-3

Fumbles No.-Lost 7-6 3-1 3-1 1-1 2-0 2-1 3-2 1-1 1-0 0-0 3-2 3-1

Sack ByYards Lost 2-4 2-20 0-0 1-14 2-12 1-7 2-25 0-0 1-11 1-6 2-17 6-42

Rushing Att/Yds/TD 56/175/3 43/183/3 41/271/3 49/185/1 35/183/5 44/258/4 47/229/2 59/245/2 49/388/6 50/256/2 38/141/0 44/140/1

Passing C-Att-I/Yds/TD 16-33-0/204/1 4-11-1/71/0 14-30-0/298/4 19-33-2/211/2 27-45-2/474/0 16-26-0/170/1 14-27-1/194/2 11-17-0/213/2 7-14-0/200/1 12-20-0/274/4 16-32-0/289/5/2 12-18-0/177/2

Total Offense Plays-Yds 89-379 54-254 71-569 82-396 80-657 70-428 74-423 76-458 63-588 70-530 70-430 62-317

First Downs Tot/Run-Pass-Pen 22/9-11-2 15/10-4-1 22/13-7-2 24/9-12-3 34/13-20-1 26/15-10-1 23/15-8-0 25/14-10-1 21/16-4-1 25/12-10-3 23/10-10-3 16/8-6-2

Fumbles No.-Lost 4-2 3-1 0-0 0-0 5-3 2-0 2-1 2-1 0-0 0-0 1-0 2-0

Sack ByYards Lost 1-1 3-17 3-32 3-24 6-39 5-28 3-21 4-37 5-28 6-62 2-15 5-46

CAROLINA IN THE RED ZONE (on or inside the opponent 20-yard line) Opponent Miami (Ohio) Syracuse Texas Georgia Tech Arizona State NC State Virginia Wake Forest Maryland Clemson Florida State Duke UNC Totals Opponents

No. 2/4 1/2 2/2 2/3 2/3 2/2 3/4 0/1 1/3 1/2 2/2 2/2 20/30 47/63

TD (Run/Pass) 2 (1/1) 1 (0/1) 2 (1/1) 1 (0/1) 1 (0/1) 1 (0/1) 3 (0/3) 0 (0/0) 1 (1/0) 1 (0/1) 2 (0/2) 2 (2/0) 17 (5/12) 42 (29/13)

FG 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5

DRIVE ANALYSIS

Drives Started Times Started Inside Own 20 Cumulative Starting Yardlines Avg. Starting Field Position Scoring Drives Shortest Scoring Drive Longest Scoring Drive Longest Scoring Drive - yards

UNC 151 42 3956 26.2 37 0:08 (Syr.) 7:17 (Syr.) 90 (ASU)

Opp. 146 34 5097 34.9 62 0:06 (NCSU) 8:02 (GT) 98 (UVA)

Missed FG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9

Lost Fumble 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4

PUNTING Player Lafferty P. Roberts

KICKOFFS Player T. Roberts

137

No. 61 6

KOs 46

Interception 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1

40-49 17 4

50-59 Long 4 58 0 47

Touchbacks 14

Downs 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 1

Inside 20 14 1

End of Half/Game 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

Touchbacks 3 0

Blocked 0 0

RUSHING GAME-BY-GAME (Attempts/Yards/Touchdowns) Name MIA-OH SYR TEXAS Baker DNP DNP DNP Carey DNP DNP DNP Durant 9/38/0 10/5/0 12/74/1 Hedgecock 0/0/0 1/-2/0 0/0/0 Lewis 8/31/1 17/68/0 20/84/0 Parker 3/4/0 13/79/1 2/15/0 Stephens 1/13/0 DNP 2/-19/0 Williams 5/10/0 1/2/0 3/9/0 SEASON & CAREER, MOST RUSHING YARDS Player 2002 Baker 6 vs. Maryland, FSU Carey 67 at Virginia, vs. Md. Durant 74 vs. Texas Lewis 102 at Duke Parker 79 at Syracuse Stephens 19 at Florida State Williams 10 vs. Miami (Ohio)

GT DNP DNP 11/5/0 1/11/0 13/51/0 2/1/0 DNP 0/0/0

ASU DNP DNP 13/9/0 1/2/0 15/42/0 5/12/0 DNP DNP

NCSU DNP DNP 13/-4/0 0/0/0 10/42/0 13/43/0 DNP DNP

SEASON & CAREER, LONGEST RUN Career same same same same 158 vs. Maryland, 2000 same 147 vs. Virginia, 2001

UVA DNP 15/67/0 5/13/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 15/36/0 3/-18/0 DNP

WF DNP 11/47/0 DNP 0/0/0 9/39/0 4/10/0 9/-5/0 DNP

2002 14 vs. Maryland 17 vs. Maryland 27 vs. Texas 32 at Florida State 50 at Syracuse 13 vs. Miami (OH), Clem. 6 vs. Texas

MD 7/6/0 17/67/0 DNP 0/0/0 1/2/0 4/5/0 6/-1/1 DNP

CLEM 0/0/0 8/14/0 DNP 0/0/0 9/54/0 0/0/0 10/9/0 DNP

FSU 1/6/0 3/16/0 DNP 0/0/0 11/59/0 6/26/0 8/19/0 DNP

DU DNP 2/5/0 15/23/1 0/0/0 17/102/1 3/5/0 DNP DNP

Career same same same 40 vs. Duke, 2001 77 at Maryland, 2001 same 38 vs. Virginia, 2001

PASSING GAME-BY-GAME (Completions-Attempts-Interceptions-Yards-Touchdowns-Long Play) Name Durant Stephens Baker Miami (Ohio) 24-37-3-279-1-46 4-9-0-74-1-37 DNP Syracuse 19-34-0-284-2-48 DNP DNP Texas 12-23-2-158-1-38 1-6-0-12-0-12 DNP Georgia Tech 14-25-0-231-1-60 DNP DNP Arizona State 25-40-2-417-5-74 DNP DNP NC State 18-36-1-266-2-26 DNP DNP Virginia 14-18-1-226-3-77 9-15-1-103-1-25 DNP Wake Forest DNP 17-27-1-221-0-25 DNP Maryland DNP 17-30-1-179-0-39 4-12-0-54-0-19 Clemson DNP 16-29-1-157-1-24 2-4-0-22-0-19 Florida State DNP 16-40-1-175-1-35 3-9-0-55-1-31 Duke 21-35-1-262-1-37 DNP DNP SEASON AND CAREER, MOST PASSING YARDS Player 2002 Baker 55 at Florida State Durant 417 at Arizona State Stephens 221 at Wake Forest

SEASON & CAREER, LONGEST PASS Career same same same

RECEIVING GAME-BY-GAME (Receptions/Yards/Touchdowns) Name MIA-OH SYR TEXAS GT Aiken 8/174/1 5/91/0 3/62/1 3/35/0 Borders 3/54/0 1/9/0 2/9/0 2/45/0 Blizzard 4/29/1 2/14/1 0/0/0 3/73/0 Hedgecock 0/0/0 1/3/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 Hilton 0/0/0 3/54/0 1/12/0 2/30/1 Gilmore DNP DNP DNP 1/7/0 Lewis 4/8/0 2/17/0 1/16/0 0/0/0 Mitchell 0/0/0 1/42/0 1/38/0 3/41/0 Parker 0/0/0 1/-2/0 3/25/0 0/0/0 Pollock 5/59/0 2/53/1 1/3/0 DNP Rumley 0/0/0 0/0/0 1/5/0 DNP Russell 3/21/0 1/3/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 Williams 1/8/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 SEASON AND CAREER, MOST RECEIVING YARDS Player 2002 Aiken 179 at Virginia Borders 192 at Arizona State Blizzard 100 at Florida State Hilton 54 at Syracuse Gilmore 7 vs. Georgia Tech Lewis 26 vs. NC State Mitchell 42 at Syracuse Parker 43 at Virginia Pollock 90 at Arizona State Rumley 26 at Florida State Russell 35 vs. Clemson

ASU 5/70/0 9/192/4 1/54/0 1/4/0 3/10/0 0/0/0 2/-3/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 4/90/1 DNP 0/0/0 DNP

NCSU 5/71/0 2/24/0 2/33/1 0/0/0 2/31/0 0/0/0 1/26/0 1/13/0 1/5/0 3/58/0 DNP DNP DNP

SEASON & CAREER, LONGEST CATCH Career same same same same same 31 vs. Duke, 2001 same 56 at Pittsburgh, 2000 same same 38 vs. SMU, 2001

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2002 31 at Florida State 77 at Virginia 39 vs. Maryland UVA 7/179/2 3/16/1 2/38/0 0/0/0 2/39/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 1/-5/0 5/43/0 4/43/1 0/0/0 0/0/0 DNP

WF 4/43/0 4/68/0 3/46/0 0/0/0 1/13/0 0/0/0 1/1/0 1/16/0 0/0/0 3/34/0 DNP 0/0/0 DNP

2002 77 at Virginia 74 at Arizona State 60 vs. Georgia Tech 28 at Virginia 7 vs. Georgia Tech 26 vs. NC State 42 at Syracuse 30 at Duke 65 at Arizona State 14 at Florida State 19 vs. Clemson

Career same same same MD 10/102/0 1/39/0 1/5/0 0/0/0 2/20/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 2/19/0 1/3/0 3/37/0 0/0/0 1/8/0 DNP

CLEM 8/58/0 1/9/0 1/18/1 0/0/0 1/16/0 0/0/0 1/24/0 2/13/0 0/0/0 1/7/0 0/0/0 2/35/0 DNP

FSU 2/17/0 1/8/0 6/100/1 0/0/0 1/25/0 0/0/0 1/0/0 2/36/0 0/0/0 2/17/0 3/26/1 0/0/0 DNP

Career same same same same same 31 vs. Duke, 2001 same 34 at Pittsburgh, 2000 same same 36 at Georgia Tech, 2001

DU 8/88/0 3/26/0 3/30/0 0/0/0 1/8/0 0/0/0 1/-2/0 1/19/0 1/30/0 3/63/1 0/0/0 0/0/0 DNP

DEFENSIVE LINEMEN & LINEBACKERS GAME-BY-GAME (Solo-Assists-Total-Tackles for Losses) Name MIA-OH SYR TEXAS GT ASU NCSU Banks 2-1-3-0 1-0-1-0 0-2-2-0 0-0-0-0 1-0-1-0 2-0-2-0 Bullard 1-0-1-0 0-0-0-0 0-1-1-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 Chapman 4-2-6-1 2-1-3-1 2-1-3-0 1-3-4-0 3-0-3-1 5-0-5-1 Coats 1-1-2-0 0-1-1-0 1-0-1-0 1-2-3-0 2-0-2-1 1-1-2-1 Coleman 5-1-6-1.5 3-1-4-0 1-3-4-0 5-6-11-0 4-1-5-0 7-2-9-0.5 T. Davis 2-0-2-0 0-1-1-0 2-0-2-0 1-0-1-0 4-2-6-0 3-1-4-0 Dumas 2-1-3-0 2-1-3-0 1-1-2-0 1-2-3-1 2-0-2-0 1-0-1-0 Gaddy 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 4-1-5-1 4-0-4-1 3-2-5-1 Hedgecock ------------------High 0-0-0-0 1-1-2-0 1-0-1-0 1-3-4-0 1-0-1-0 0-0-0-0 Jessup 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 1-1-2-0 3-0-3-0 0-1-1-0 Justice 1-1-2-0 3-0-3-0 7-2-9-1 8-2-10-0 3-1-4-1 2-1-3-0 Longhany 0-0-0-0 3-0-3-0 1-1-2-0 2-2-4-0 1-0-1-0 1-1-2-0 Mooring 3-2-5-0 1-1-2-0 0-1-1-0 DNP DNP DNP Page 2-2-4-0.5 0-2-2-0 1-0-1-0 4-2-6-0 2-1-3-0 1-1-2-0.5 Roberson 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 1-1-2-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 2-3-5-0 Smalls 0-2-2-0 1-0-1-0 0-1-1-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 Stewart 9-3-12-2 4-2-6-1 4-3-7-0 13-1-14-0 6-4-10-1 0-0-0-0

UVA DNP 0-0-0 2-1-3-0 2-0-2-0 8-4-12-0 3-0-3-0 4-1-5-1 2-1-3-0 ---1-0-1-0 3-2-5-1 7-4-11-0 0-1-1-0 DNP 1-1-2-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 3-1-4-0

WF DNP 1-2-3-0 DNP DNP 3-1-4-0 1-2-3-0 3-3-6-0 DNP 4-2-6-0 2-2-4-1 0-2-2-0 9-3-12-0 12-1-13-.5 1-0-1-0 5-2-7-0.5 1-1-2-0 0-0-0-0 2-2-4-0

MD 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 DNP DNP 1-1-2-0 0-4-4-0 4-0-4-1 3-2-5-0 2-2-4-1 0-3-3-0 1-1-2-0 4-3-7-0 2-0-2-0 2-0-2-0 0-3-3-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 5-4-9-0

CLEM 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 DNP 1-2-3-0 4-5-9-0 2-1-3-0 2-0-2-0 0-0-0-0 0-2-2-.5 0-1-1-0 0-0-0-0 8-5-13-0 2-2-4-0 2-1-3-0 2-3-5-.5 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 3-1-4-0

FSU 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 DNP 1-2-3-1 4-2-6-0 2-0-2-1 1-0-1-0 0-0-0-0 1-2-3-1 0-2-2-0 0-0-0-0 10-2-12-0 0-1-1-0 1-0-1-0 2-4-6-0 0-0-0-0 DNP 3-4-7-0

DU 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 DNP 3-3-6-1 4-3-7-0 3-1-4-0 4-2-6-1 1-1-2-1 2-1-3-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 7-4-11-0 2-0-2-0 0-0-0-0 4-4-8-2.5 0-0-0-0 DNP 4-4-8-1

DEFENSIVE BACKS GAME-BY-GAME (Total Tackles-Pass Breakups-Interceptions) Name MIA-OH SYR TEXAS GT ASU Curry 8-0-0 7-0-0 5-2-0 1-0-0 4-0-0 Johnson 4-2-0 1-0-0 2-0-0 3-0-0 5-0-0 Knight 6-0-0 3-2-0 5-1-0 7-0-0 5-1-1 Reid 21-2-0 14-0-0 7-0-0 13-0-0 12-0-0 Waddell 2-2-0 3-1-0 5-2-0 4-1-1 10-3-1

UVA 2-0-0 1-0-0 5-0-0 16-0-0 3-1-0

WF 0-0-0 1-0-0 4-0-0 13-0-0 3-0-0

MD 3-1-0 1-0-0 5-0-0 10-0-0 0-0-0

CLEM 0-0-0 5-2-0 5-0-0 22-0-0 0-0-0

FSU 0-0-0 7-2-0 4-1-0 7-2-0 DNP

DU 0-0-0 3-0-0 7-0-0 16-0-0 DNP

TB Parker Lewis Lewis Lewis Lewis Lewis Parker Lewis Carey Lewis Lewis Lewis

WR Borders Borders Borders Borders Borders Borders Borders Borders Borders Borders Borders Borders

NCSU 2-0-0 6-0-0 6-3-0 15-0-0 8-0-0

2002 STARTERS OFFENSE OPPONENT Miami (Ohio) Syracuse Texas Georgia Tech Arizona State NC State Virginia Wake Forest Maryland Clemson Florida State Duke

WR Aiken Aiken Aiken Aiken Aiken Aiken Aiken Aiken Aiken Aiken Aiken Aiken

LT McNeill McNeill McNeill McNeill McNeill McNeill McNeill Seagraves Seagraves McNeill McNeill McNeill

LG Wilson Wilson Wilson Wilson Wilson Wilson Wilson Bell Bell Wilson Ralph Ralph

C Brown Brown Brown Brown Brown Brown Brown Brown Brown Brown Brown Brown

RG Terry Smith Terry Terry Terry Terry Terry Ralph Ralph Ralph Terry Terry

RT Seagraves Seagraves Seagraves Seagraves Seagraves Seagraves Seagraves Terry McNeill Terry Seagraves Seagraves

TE Hilton Hilton Hilton Hilton Hilton Hilton Hilton Hilton Hilton Hilton Hilton Hilton

QB Durant Durant Durant Durant Durant Durant Durant Stephens Stephens Stephens Stephens Durant

FB Hedgecock Hedgecock Hedgecock Hedgecock Hedgecock Hedgecock Faison Faison Faison Faison Faison Faison

Starters by Game: Aiken (12), Borders (12), Brown (12), Hilton (12), Seagraves (11), McNeill (11), Terry (10), Wilson (8), Lewis (9), Durant (8), Hedgecock (6), Faison (6), Ralph (5), Stephens (4), Parker (2), Bell (2), Carey (1), Smith (1). 2002 STARTERS DEFENSE OPPONENT Miami (Ohio) Syracuse Texas Georgia Tech Arizona State NC State Virginia Wake Forest Maryland Clemson Florida State Duke

DE Mooring Mooring Mooring Dumas Dumas Dumas Dumas Dumas Dumas Dumas Dumas Dumas

DT Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page

DT E. Davis High Coats High High High High High Seawright High Coats Coats

DE Chapman Dumas Chapman Chapman Chapman Chapman Chapman T. Davis T. Davis T. Davis T. Davis T. Davis

LB Stewart Stewart Stewart Stewart Stewart Roberson Stewart Roberson Stewart Stewart Stewart Stewart

LB Coleman Justice Justice Justice Justice Justice Justice Justice Justice Justice Justice Justice

LB Knight* Bullard Bullard Gaddy Gaddy Gaddy Gaddy Longhany Gaddy Gaddy Gaddy Holt*

CB Waddell Waddell Waddell Waddell Waddell Waddell Waddell Waddell Waddell Waddell Johnson Johnson

S Curry Curry Curry Curry Coleman Coleman Coleman Coleman Coleman Coleman Coleman Coleman

S Reid Reid Reid Reid Reid Reid Reid Reid Reid Reid Reid Reid

CB Johnson Knight Knight Knight Knight Knight Knight Knight Knight Knight Knight Knight

Starters by Game: Knight (12), Page (12), Reid (12), Justice (11), Waddell (10), Stewart (10), Dumas (10), Coleman (9), High (7), Gaddy (7), Chapman (6), Curry (4), T. Davis (5), Mooring (3), Bullard (2), Roberson (2), Johnson (3), Longhany (1), E. Davis (1). * - Carolina started five DBs versus Miami (Ohio) and Duke

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2002 TEAM/INDIVIDUAL HIGHS North Carolina Points Scored First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Plays Total Yards Possession Time Fumbles Fumbles Lost Turnovers Turnover Margin Penalties Yards Penalized Sacks By

High 38 at Arizona State 24 vs. Miami (Ohio), vs. Texas 42 at Syracuse 173 vs. Texas 50 at Florida State 28 vs. Miami (Ohio) 3 vs. Miami (Ohio) 417 at Arizona State 80 at Florida State 478 at Arizona State 35:12 at Syracuse 7 vs. Miami (Ohio) 6 vs. Miami (Ohio) 9 vs. Miami (Ohio) +3 at Arizona State 12 at Arizona State 87 vs. Maryland 6 at Duke

Low 0 at Wake Forest 12 vs. Georgia Tech 27 vs. Georgia Tech 61 at Arizona State 25 vs. Georgia Tech 13 vs. Texas 0 at Syracuse, vs. Georgia Tech 170 vs. Texas 52 vs. Georgia Tech 244 vs. Clemson 21:43 vs. Miami (Ohio) 0 vs. Clemson 0 at Arizona State, vs. Maryland, vs. Clemson 1 at Syracuse, vs. Georgia Tech, vs. Maryland, vs. Clemson -7 vs. Miami (Ohio) 5 at Virginia 27 at Syracuse 0 vs. Texas, at Wake Forest

Opponents Points Scored First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had Intercepted Passing Yards Total Plays Total Yards Possession Time Fumbles Fumbles Lost Turnovers Penalties Yards Penalized Sacks By

High 59 by Maryland 34 by Arizona State 59 by Wake Forest 388 by Maryland 45 by Arizona State 27 by Arizona State 2 by Georgia Tech, by Arizona State 474 by Arizona State 89 by Miami (Ohio) 657 by Arizona State 38:17 by Miami (Ohio) 5 by Arizona State 3 by Arizona State 5 by Arizona State 12 by Maryland 119 by Maryland 6 by Arizona State, Clemson

Low 21 by Duke 15 by Syracuse 35 by Arizona State 140 by Duke 11 by Syracuse 4 by Syracuse 0 by Miami (Ohio), Texas, NCSU, WF, Md., Clemson, FSU, Duke 71 by Syracuse 54 by Syracuse 254 by Syracuse 24:38 by Syracuse 0 by Texas, Georgia Tech, Maryland 0 by Texas, Georgia Tech, NC State, Maryland, FSU, Duke 0 by Texas, NC State, Maryland, FSU, Duke 5 by Miami (Ohio), by NC State, by Virginia 30 by Virginia 1 by Miami (Ohio)

Individual Highs Most Rushing Attempts - 20 by Lewis vs. Texas Most Rushing Yards - 102 by Lewis at Duke Most Rushing TDs in a game - 1 by several players Longest TD Run - 50 by Parker at Syracuse Longest Run, no TD - 32 by Lewis at Florida State Most Pass Attempts - 40 by Durant at Arizona State, Stephens at FSU Most Completed Passes - 25 by Durant at Arizona State Highest Pass Pct. (min. 10 att.) - .778 by Durant (14-of-18) at Virginia Most Passing Yards - 417 by Durant at Arizona State Most Touchdown Passes - 5 by Durant at Arizona State Longest TD Pass - 77 by Durant to Aiken at Virginia Longest Pass, no TD - 60 by Durant to Blizzard vs. Georgia Tech Most Pass Receptions - 10 by Aiken vs. Maryland Most Receiving Yards - 192 by Borders at Arizona State Most TD Receptions - 4 by Borders at Arizona State Most Total Offense Attempts - 53 by Durant at Arizona State Most Total Offense Yards - 426 by Durant at Arizona State Most Touchdowns Scored - 4 by Borders at Arizona State Most Field Goals Attempted - 3 by Orner at Syracuse Most Field Goals Made - 3 by Orner at Syracuse Longest Field Goal - 55 by Orner at Syracuse Most Interceptions - 1 by several players Longest Interception Return - 33 by Waddell vs. Georgia Tech Longest Punt Return - 30 by Pollock at Florida State

Longest Kickoff Return - 52 by Wright at Duke Most Punts - 8 by Lafferty at Arizona State Highest Punting Average - 41.8 by Roberts vs. Maryland Longest Punt - 58 by Lafferty vs. Georgia Tech Most Tackles - 22 by Reid vs. Clemson Most Tackles for Losses - 2.5 by Page at Duke Most Quarterback Sacks - 2 by Knight at Duke Opponents’ Long Plays Rush - 60 by Josh Allen of Maryland Pass - 83 by Charlie Whitehurst to Airese Currie of Clemson (TD) Field Goal - 47 by Xavier Beitia of Florida State Punt Return - 77 by Steve Suter of Maryland (TD) Kickoff Return - 100 by Marquis Weeks of Virginia (TD) Interception Return - 33 by Quintin Williams of Wake Forest Punt - 59 by Ben Roethlisberger of Miami (Ohio)

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2002 LONG PLAYS CAROLINA LONG PLAYS Runs (more than 15 yards) 50 yards at Syracuse, Willie Parker (TD) 29 yards vs. Clemson, Jacque Lewis 27 yards vs. Texas, Darian Durant (TD) 25 yards vs. Texas, Darian Durant 22 yards vs. Miami (Ohio), Darian Durant 21 yards at Duke, Jacque Lewis 20 yards vs. Miami (Ohio), Jacque Lewis 19 yards vs. NC State, Darian Durant 18 yards at Duke, Jacque Lewis 17 yards vs. Maryland, Mahlon Carey 17 yards vs. Texas, Chesley Borders 17 yards at Syracuse, Darian Durant

Passes (more than 20 yards) 77 yards at Virginia, Darian Durant to Sam Aiken (TD) 74 yards at Arizona State, Darian Durant to Chesley Borders (TD) 65 yards at Arizona State, Darian Durant to Jarwarski Pollock (TD) 60 yards vs. Georgia Tech, Darian Durant to Bobby Blizzard 54 yards at Arizona State, Darian Durant to Bobby Blizzard 48 yards at Syracuse, Darian Durant to Jarwarski Pollock (TD) 46 yards vs. Miami (Ohio), Darian Durant to Sam Aiken 42 yards at Syracuse, Darian Durant to Derrele Mitchell 39 yards vs. Maryland, C.J. Stephens to Chesley Borders 38 yards vs. Texas, Darian Durant to Derrele Mitchell 37 yards at Duke, Darian Durant to Jarwarski Pollock (TD) 37 yards vs. Miami (Ohio), C.J. Stephens to Sam Aiken 35 yards at Florida State, C.J. Stephens to Bobby Blizzard 34 yards vs. Georgia Tech, Darian Durant to Chesley Borders 33 yards at Syracuse, Darian Durant to Sam Aiken 33 yards vs. Miami (Ohio), Darian Durant to Chesley Borders 31 yards at Florida State, Matt Baker to Derrele Mitchell 31 yards at Arizona State, Darian Durant to Chesley Borders (TD) 30 yards at Duke, Darian Durant to Willie Parker 30 yards vs. Georgia Tech, Darian Durant to Sam Aiken 28 yards at Virginia, Darian Duran to Zach Hilton 28 yards at Arizona State, Darian Durant to Chesley Borders (TD) 27 yards vs. Texas, Darian Durant to Sam Aiken 26 yards vs. NC State, Darian Durant to Jacque Lewis 26 yards vs. NC State, Darian Durant to Jarwarski Pollock 25 yards at Wake Forest, C.J. Stephens to Bobby Blizzard 25 yards at Wake Forest, C.J. Stephens to Chesley Borders 25 yards at Virginia, C.J. Stephens to Sam Aiken 25 yards at Arizona State, Darian Durant to Sam Aiken 25 yards at Syracuse, Darian Durant to Zach Hilton 24 yards vs. Clemson, C.J. Stephens to Jacque Lewis 24 yards vs. Maryland, C.J. Stephens to Sam aiken 24 yards at Virginia, John Lafferty to Bobby Blizzard 24 yards vs. Miami (Ohio), Darian Durant to Sam Aiken 22 yards by Florida State, C.J. Stephens to Bobby Blizzard 22 yards at Wake Forest, C.J. Stephens to Chesley Borders 22 yards vs. NC State, Darian Durant to Bobby Blizzard (TD) 22 yards by Syracuse, Darian Durant to Sam Aiken 21 yards at Wake Forest, C.J. Stephens to Jarwarski Pollock

Returns (50 or more on kickoffs, 20 or more on punts and interceptions, 10 or more on fumble returns) 52 yard kickoff return at Duke, Wallace Wright 33 yard interception vs. Georgia Tech, Michael Waddell 31 yard interception vs. Georgia Tech, Malcolm Stewart 30 yard punt return at Florida State, Jarwarski Pollock

OPPONENT LONGOPPONENT PLAYS LONG PLAYS Runs (more than 15 yards) 60 yards by Maryland, Josh Allen (TD) 46 yards by Maryland, Chris Downs 43 yards by Duke, Alex Wade 39 yards by Texas, Cedric Benson 38 yards by NC State, T.A. McLendon 36 yards by Maryland, Chris Downs (TD) 35 yards by Virginia, Matt Schaub 30 yards by Texas, Selvin Young (TD) 27 yards by Maryland, Chris Kelley 24 yards by Arizona State, Daryl Lightfoot 22 yards by Clemson, Tye Hill 22 yards by Wake Forest, Chris Barclay 21 yards by NC State, T.A. McLendon 20 yards by Syracuse, Walter Reyes 19 yards by Arizona State, Mike Williams (TD) 19 yards by Georgia Tech, Ajenavi Eziemefe 19 yards by Georgia Tech, Ajenavi Eziemefe 19 yards by Miami (Ohio), Cal Murray 18 yards by Florida State, Adrian McPherson 18 yards by Wake Forest, Cornelius Birgs 18 yards by Texas, Cedric Benson 17 yards by Florida State, Adrian McPherson 17 yards by Florida State, Leon Washington 17 yards by Clemson, Tye Hill 17 yards by Virginia, Alvin Pearman (TD) 17 yards by Arizona State, Daryl Lightfoot 17 yards by Texas, Cedric Benson (TD) 17 yards by Texas, Cedric Benson 16 yards by Clemson, Bernard Rambert 16yards by NC State, T.A. McLendon 16 yards by Georgia Tech, Ajenavi Eziemefe Passes (more than 20 yards) 83 yards by Clemson, Charlie Whitehurst to Airese Currie (TD) 80 yards by Maryland, Scott McBrien to Scooter Monroe (TD) 70 yards by Maryland, Scott McBrien to Scooter Monroe 58 yards by Clemson, Charlie Whitehurst to J.J. McKelvey (TD) 58 yards by Texas, Chris Simms to Roy Williams (TD) 52 yards by Florida State, Chris Rix to Craphonso Thorpe (TD) 43 yards by Florida State, Adrian McPherson to Anquan Boldin (TD) 42 yards by Virginia, Matt Schaub to Heath Miller 42 yards by Texas, Chris Simms to Brett Robin 41 yards by Arizona State, Andrew Walter to Shaun McDonald 39 yards by Arizona State, Andrew Walter Skyler Fulton 38 yards by Arizona State, Andrew Walter to Skyler Fulton 37 yards by Syracuse, R.J. Anderson to Johnnie Morant 35 yards by Virginia, Matt Schaub to Ottowa Anderson (TD) 35 yards by Texas, Chris Simms to Ivan Williams (TD) 35 yards by Texas, Chris Simms to Roy Williams 35 yards by Miami (Ohio), Ben Roethlisberger to Jason Branch 34 yards by Texas, Chris Simms to Roy Williams

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33 yards by Duke, Adam Smith to Senterrio Landrum (TD) 33 yards by Maryland, Latrez Harrison 33 yards by Wake Forest, James MacPherson to Ray Thomas 32 yards by Wake Forest, James MacPherson to Jason Anderson (TD) 31 yards by Clemson, Charlie Whitehurst to Chad Jasmin 30 yards by NC State, Philip Rivers to Sterling Hicks 29 yards by Duke, Adam Smith to Andy Roland 28 yards by Texas, Chris Simms to Brock Edwards 27 yards by Arizona State, Andrew Walter to Skyler Fulton 27 yards by Georgia Tech, A.J. Suggs to Will Glover (TD) 26 yards by Arizona State, Andrew Walter to Hakim Hill 25 yards by Wake Forest, James MacPherson to Fabian Davis 25 yards by Wake Forest, Cory Randolph to Fabian Davis 24 yards by Arizona State, Andrew Walter to Shaun McDonald 23 yards by Florida State, Adrian McPherson to Anquan Boldin 23 yards by Florida State, Adrian McPherson to Talman Gardner 23 yards by Virginia, Matt Schaub to Ottowa Anderson 23 yards by NC State, Philip Rivers to T.A. McLendon 23 yards by Arizona State, Andrew Walter to Hakim Hill 23 yards by Arizona State, Andrew Walter to Shaun McDonald (TD) 22 yards by Miami (Ohio), Ben Roethlisberger to Korey Kirkpatrick 21 yards by Clemson, Charlie Whitehurst to J.J. McKelvey 21 yards by Miami (Ohio), Ben Roethlisberger to Matt Brandt Returns (50 or more on kickoffs, 20 or more on punts and interceptions, 10 or more on fumble returns) 100 yard kickoff by Marquis Weeks of Virginia (TD) 77 yard punt return by Maryland, Steve Suter (TD) 33 yard interception return by Wake Forest, Quintin Williams 29 yard interception return by Arizona State, Josh Golden 25 yard punt return by Wake Forest, Fabian Davis

GAME 1: MIAMI (OHIO) 27, NORTH CAROLINA 21

August 31, 2002 at Kenan Stadium Chapel Hill, N.C. Carolina rolled up 447 total offense yards and 24 first downs in less than 22 minutes time of possession, but the Tar Heels committed nine turnovers and lost the season opener to Miami (Ohio), 27-21. The Tar Heels lost six fumbles and threw three interceptions. The nine turnovers match the Atlantic Coast Conference single-game record and were the most by UNC since the 1930s. Quarterbacks Darian Durant and C.J. Stephens combined to complete 28 of 46 passes for 353 yards and two touchdowns. Durant was picked off three times, however, and lost two fumbles. He was involved in a third fumble when a shotgun snap bounced off his facemask. Miami twice built two touchdown leads late in the game, but the Tar Heels cut the lead to six points on each occasion. A lastminute onsides kick recovery by the Tar Heels fueled hopes of a miracle rally, but a last-gasp pass fell incomplete in the end zone as time expired. The game was played in constant rain, which was heavy at times. Carolina committed six of the nine turnovers in the first half. Durant was picked off while throwing deep downfield on the first drive of the game. Amazingly, the Tar Heels then

lost fumbles on each of their final five full possessions of the half. The RedHawks opened the scoring midway through the first quarter as they drove 64 yards in seven plays. Luke Clemens capped the drive with a 1-yard touchdown run. The key play on the drive was a 35-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger to wide receiver Jason Branch on a 3rdand-8 play from the UNC 37. The Tar Heels answered right away, moving 68 yards in 10 plays. Durant completed four passes, including two to Jarwarski Pollock, and Jacque Lewis muscled into the end zone from three yards out. Turnovers dominated the game in the second quarter. Miscommunication on the exchange prompted a fumble Miami recovered at the Tar Heel 19. Five plays later, Roethlisberger tossed a 3-yard touchdown pass to give Miami a 13-7 advantage. Then, Durant drove UNC into Miami territory, but he lost a fumble at the RedHawk 35. Carolina marched 71 yards to the Miami 11-yardline on its next series, but Andre Williams was stripped of the ball at the 8-yardline. After forcing another Miami punt, the Tar Heels gave the ball back on a Willie Parker fumble. That miscue led to a field goal attempt, but Miami’s holder dropped the snap. Remarkably, UNC fumbled once again on its next possession. Durant tried to step up in the pocket, but was sacked and lost the ball at the UNC 35. The Tar Heel defense held yet again, as Malcolm Stewart forced a fumble that Eric Davis recovered. Miami threatened to extend its lead early in the third quarter as they drove for a first-and-goal at the UNC 1. But the UNC defense held on five consecutive plays from the one. Safety Dexter Reid, who finished with a career-high 21 tackles, had two tackles, including the one that gave the ball to UNC on downs.

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MI– Clemens 1 run (Parseghian kick) (7:40, 1st) NC– Lewis 3 run (Orner kick) (4:12, 1st) MI– Larkin 3 pass from Roethlisberger (kick failed) (11:39, 2nd) MI– Murray 2 run (Parseghian kick) (1:04, 3rd) NC– Blizzard 9 pass from Durant (Orner kick) (11:03, 4th) MI– Clemens 15 run (Parseghian kick) (8:13, 4th) NC– Aiken 37 pass from Stephens (Orner kick) (0:39, 4th)

First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Comp-Att-Int Plays-Total Yards (Ave) Punts (Ave) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Time of Possession

MIAMI 22 56-175 204 16-33-0 89-379 (4.3) 7-41.4 4-2 5-50 38:17

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Individual Rushing Miami- Murray 23-101, Clemens 19-59, Roethlisberger 12-23, Tillitz 1-2, Vonderheide 1-(-10) Carolina- Durant 9-38, Lewis 8-31, Stephens 1-13, A. Williams 5-10, Parker 3-4, Team 2-(-2) Individual Passing (Comp-Att-Yds-TD-INT) Miami- Roethlisberger 16-33-204-1-0 Carolina- Durant 24-37-279-1-3, Stephens 4-9-74-1-0 Individual Receiving Miami- Branch 3-64, Tillitz 3-41, Larkin 3-17, Kirkpatrick 2-35, Brandt 2-24, Nance 1-10, Stegman 1-7, Murray 1-6 Carolina- Aiken 8-174, Pollock 5-59, Blizzard 4-29, Lewis 4-8, Borders 3-54, Russell 3-21, A. Williams 1-8 Attendance- 38,000

However, Durant was intercepted at the 19-yard line as he attempted to throw a third-down pass out of bounds. Four plays later, Cal Murray scored on a 2yard run to give Miami a 20-7 lead. Durant hit tight end Bobby Blizzard with a 9-yard scoring pass with 11:03 to play to pull within 20-14. The RedHawks answered with a 67-yard scoring drive in seven plays to go ahead, 27-14, with 8:13 remaining. C.J. Stephens came off the bench and hit three passes for 66 yards, including a 37-yarder to Aiken for a touchdown that narrowed the gap to 27-21 with 39 seconds left to play. Topher Roberts’ onsides kick was recovered by Michael Waddell at the Miami 47. A Stephens to Brandon Russell completion and a pass interfer-

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ence penalty gave UNC one final chance from the 23, but Stephens’ pass fell incomplete.

GAME 2: NORTH CAROLINA 30, SYRACUSE 22

September 7, 2002 at Carrier Dome Syracuse, N.Y. Dan Orner tied an NCAA record by kicking three 50-yard field goals and Darian Durant threw a pair of touchdown passes in the fourth quarter to lead the Tar Heels to a 30-22 win over Syracuse at the Carrier Dome. Orner, a junior transfer from Michigan State, connected on the first three field goals of his collegiate career – from 52, 51 and 55 yards. He became the first player in ACC history and the fourth in college football history to make three field goals from at least 50 yards in a single game. The 55yarder, which gave Carolina a 1614 lead in the third quarter, set the UNC record for longest field goal. Durant completed 19 of 34 passes for 284 yards and had a pair of key runs in the second half. He connected with 10 different receivers, including Sam Aiken, who had five grabs for 91 yards. Carolina outgained the ground control minded Orangemen, 436254. The Tar Heels had 22 first downs (seven more than Syracuse) and had a time of possession edge of 35:22 to 24:38. The Tar Heels dominated the second half. Over the final two periods, UNC gained 275 yards and compiled 15 first downs in 23 minutes. By comparison, the Orange had the ball for just seven minutes and gained 99 yards and

four first downs. Unlike the season opener against Miami, the Tar Heels were fast out of the gate, racing to a 10-0 lead after one quarter. The Tar Heels kicked off to the Orange to start the game, but safety DeFonte Coleman intercepted a tipped pass on the third play from scrimmage to give Carolina the ball in Syracuse territory. Orner capitalized on the turnover with a 52-yard field goal on his first collegiate attempt. Later in the first quarter, linebacker Malcolm Stewart thwarted a Syracuse drive by sacking quarterback R.J. Anderson for a 7yard loss. The Tar Heels began the ensuing drive at midfield and scored on their first play of the series. Tailback Willie Parker dashed around the left corner, got a crushing downfield block from receiver Chesley Borders and scored untouched from 50 yards for a 10-0 lead. Syracuse pulled ahead in the second quarter with a pair of short touchdown runs within 58 seconds of one another. Walter Reyes capped a 14-play, 84-yard drive with a 1-yard scoring run. Durant then fumbled while being chased out of the pocket, a turnover that gave the Orange the ball at the UNC 14. On the first play following the fumble, Johnnie Morant scored on a reverse to give Syracuse the lead. Late in the first half, UNC began a drive on its own 4-yard line, but Durant marched the Tar Heels 62 yards on 12 plays into field goal range. Orner drilled a 51-yarder with seven seconds to play to send the teams to intermission with Syracuse ahead, 1413. Orner gave UNC a 16-14 advantage early in the third period with a 55-yarder, the longest in school history. Tight end Zach Hilton’s 25-yard catch-and-run set up the field goal. The Orangemen took the lead for the final time on their only productive drive of the second half. Anderson capped a six-play,

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NC– Orner 52 FG (12:06, 1st) NC– Parker 50 run (Orner kick) (0:00, 1st) SY– Reyes 1 run (Barber kick) (9:24, 2nd) SY– Morant 14 run (Barber kick) (8:16, 2nd) NC– Orner 51 FG (0:07, 2nd) NC– Orner 55 FG (8:56, 3rd) SY– Anderson 1 run (Tyree pass from Rhodes) (5:51, 3rd) NC– Pollock 48 pass from Durant (Orner kick) (11:25, 4th) NC– Blizzard 12 pass from Durant (Orner kick) (3:06, 4th)

First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Comp-Att-Int Plays-Total Yards (Ave) Punts (Ave) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Time of Possession

UNC 22 42-152 284 19-36-0 78-436 (5.6) 4-33.5 3-1 6-27 35:22

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Individual Rushing Carolina- Parker 13-79, Lewis 17-68, Durant 10-5, A. Williams 1-2, Hedgecock 1-(-2) Syracuse- Reyes 12-86, Rhodes 13-63, Morant 1-14, Anderson 12-13, Belton 1-8, Davis 3-0, Team 1-(-1) Individual Passing (Comp-Att-Yds-TD-INT) Carolina- Durant 19-34-284-2-0, Team 0-2 Syracuse- Anderson 4-11-71-0-1 Individual Receiving Carolina- Aiken 5-91, Hilton 3-54, Pollock 2-53, Lewis 2-17, Blizzard 2-14, Mitchell 1-42, Borders 1-9, Russell 1-3, Hedgecock 1-3, Parker 1--2) Syracuse- Donnelly 2-23, Morant 1-37, Riddle 1-11 Attendance- 39,444

56-yard drive with a quarterback sneak. A halfback option pass resulted in a two-point conversion and a 22-16 Orangemen lead. The rest of the game was all Carolina as the Tar Heel defense limited Syracuse to 10 plays and 45 yards over the final quarter and a half. The Tar Heels took the lead for good 3:35 into the final quarter. UNC took possession at its own 13-yard line. Durant found tailback Jacque Lewis for 15 yards, scrambled for 17 yards to midfield, then hit sophomore Jawarski Pollock on a deep post pattern for 48 yards and a touchdown. Carolina’s defense, led by safety Dexter Reid, who had a gamehigh 14 tackles, then held the Orange on a three-and-out. It was the first three-and-out for the Orange offense since the opening

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quarter. The Tar Heels began their next drive at their own 23 with a onepoint lead and 10:13 left in the game. Fourteen plays, 77 yards and 7:07 later, Durant rolled right and hit tight end Bobby Blizzard from 12 yards out for a touchdown. The Durant-to-Blizzard scoring pass was the fourth third-down conversion for UNC on the drive. Lewis converted one on a short run, Durant passed (for 22 yards to Aiken) and ran (for 12) for the others. For the game, Carolina cashed in on 11 of 20 thirdand/or fourth down opportunities and held the Orange to three of nine on third down.

GAME 3: TEXAS 52, NORTH CAROLINA 21

September 14, 2002 at Kenan Stadium Chapel Hill, N.C. Cedric Benson rushed for 208 yards and two touchdowns and Chris Simms passed for four scores to lead third-ranked Texas to a 52-21 win over the Tar Heels. The game marked Longhorn coach Mack Brown’s first game in Chapel Hill since 1997. The second-largest crowd in Kenan Stadium history, 60,500, was in attendance. Benson rushed for 54 yards in the first quarter and gained 115 yards by halftime. The Longhorns compiled 569 total yards – 271 on the ground and 298 in the air. Carolina also was able to move the ball. The Tar Heels gained 343 yards, had 24 first downs (two more than Texas), scored three touchdowns and were in scoring range three other times. The Longhorns scored on their first three and four of their first five offensive possessions to build a 24-0 lead midway through the second quarter. A 42-yard screen pass to Cedric Robin set up a short field goal by Dusty Mangum for the first points of the evening. Simms then connected on consecutive passes of 28 yards to Brock Edwards and 35 yards to Ivan Williams, the latter giving the Longhorns a 10-0 lead. Carolina tailback Jacque Lewis gained 39 yards on six carries as the Tar Heels moved to the UT

22-yard line. Linebacker Lee Jackson sacked Darian Durant for an 8-yard loss, however, and Dan Orner’s 49-yard field goal try smacked the right upright. Benson dominated the next series, carrying the ball on seven of Texas’s eight plays on a 68yard scoring drive. Benson capped the drive with a 4-yard touchdown run to give the Longhorns a 17-0 lead. Later in the second quarter, Benson and Simms again led UT to the end zone. Benson gained 23 yards on four carries and Simms found Roy Williams deep for 34 yards to the UNC 9-yard line. Three plays later, Simms lofted a pass to the back of the end zone and found Williams for the score and a 24-0 lead with 6:02 left in the first half. At that point, the Tar Heel offense got untracked. Durant led UNC to the Texas 23, largely on a 27-yard pass to Sam Aiken. However, Durant overthrew a receiver and was intercepted by Dakarai Pearson in the end zone. The Tar Heels did get on the board late in the second quarter after UNC’s defense forced Texas to punt on consecutive possessions. Durant completed three straight passes, then scrambled through the heart of the Texas defense for 27 yards and a touchdown. It was the longest rush of his brief career. Carolina took the opening kickoff of the third quarter and threatened to score, advancing to the Texas 31. But Durant was picked off in the end zone again by Pearson to thwart the drive. However, on the next series, Durant hit freshman Durelle Mitchell for 38 yards, then called his own number on a draw for 25 yards to the Longhorn 6-yard line. On the next play, Lewis, who carried 20 times for 84 yards, carried to the 1, but fumbled. The ball was recovered in the end zone for a touchdown by center Jason Brown. Carolina had cut the deficit to 24-14. Texas returner Selvin Young

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TX– Mangum 22 FG (9:18, 1st) TX– I. Williams 35 pass from Simms (Mangum kick) (6:49, 1st) TX– Benson 4 run (Mangum kick) (13:42, 2nd) TX– R. Williams 6 pass from Simms (Mangum kick) (6:02, 2nd) NC– Durant 27 run (Orner kick) (0:17, 2nd) NC– J. Brown fumble recovery in end zone (Orner kick (4:08, 3rd) TX– Stevens 10 pass from Simms (Mangum kick) (3:16, 3rd) NC– Aiken 15 pass from Durant (Orner kick) (14:55, 4th) TX– R. Williams 58 pass from Simms (Mangum kick) (12:15, 4th) TX– Benson 17 run (Mangum kick) (6:04, 4th) TX– Young 30 run (Mangum kick) (1:31, 4th)

First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Comp-Att-Int Plays-Total Yards (Ave) Punts (Ave) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Time of Possession

TEXAS 22 41-270 298 14-30-0 71-569 (8.0) 5-35.6 0-0 6-59 30:31

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Individual Rushing Texas- Benson 31-208, Young 7-57, Jeffery 1-9, Simms 2-(-3) Carolina- Lewis 20-84, Durant 12-74, Borders 1-17, Parker 2-15, A. Williams 3-9, Pollock 1-(-7), Stephens 2-(-19) Individual Passing (Comp-Att-Yds-TD-INT) Texas- Simms 14-30-298-4-0 Carolina- Durant 12-23-158-1-2, Stephens 1-6-12-0-0 Individual Receiving Texas- R. Williams 5-136, Robin 2-54, Stevens 2-11, I. Williams 1-35, Edwards 1-28, Johnson 1-21, Benson 1-8, Trissel 1-5 Carolina- Aiken 3-62, Parker 3-25, Borders 2-9, Mitchell 1-38, Lewis 1-16, Hilton 1-12, Rumley 1-5, Pollock 1-3 Attendance- 60,500

returned the ensuing kickoff 38 yards and got an extra 15 yards tacked on via a disputed face mask penalty against UNC. Simms took over at the Carolina 45 and put Texas into the end zone in just two plays. He found Williams down the middle for 35 yards and hit Chad Stevens for 10 yards and the touchdown. The Tar Heels answered right back, marching 80 yards in 10 plays. The key play was a 17-yard reverse run by wide receiver Chesley Borders; Carolina scored on a 15-yard pass from Durant to Aiken to make it 31-21 Texas, with 14:55 left to play in the game. The Longhorns also answered immediately, extending their lead

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back to 17 points in just five plays. On third-and-4 from the Carolina 42, Simms beat a safety blitz and hit Roy Williams in the left flat. Williams spun away from cornerback Michael Waddell and raced 58 yards down the left sideline for the quick-strike score. Benson saved one last set of heroics for later in the fourth quarter. He had back-to-back runs of 39 and 17 yards, the latter a touchdown run which gave Texas a 45-21 lead. The Longhorns tacked on a final score on a 30-yard run by Young.

GAME 4: GEORGIA TECH 21, NORTH CAROLINA 13

September 28, 2002 at Kenan Stadium Chapel Hill, N.C. Freshman tailback Ajenavi Eziemefe rushed for 136 yards and one touchdown to lead Georgia Tech to a 21-13 win over the Tar Heels. Poor tackling, a key fumble that wiped out a Carolina score, and the inability to make thirddown stops were the primary culprits in the loss for Carolina. Eziemefe, a freshman, was making his first start in place of injured starter Tony Hollings. Eziemefe rushed 32 times, the second straight game in which Carolina’s opponent had a back rush at least 30 times. The Yellow Jackets dominated the time of possession, especially in the second half. The visitors had the ball for 37:23, including 20:06 in the final two periods. Tech had two long third period drives which consumed 10:41, then had the ball for another 9:54 in the final period. Carolina’s offense ran only 52 plays, 30 less than Georgia Tech. UNC had an advantage in yards per play, gaining 5.8 yards per play. That was a full yard better than Georgia Tech. The Yellow Jackets converted 11 of 17 third-down opportunities, including 8 of 12 in the second half. The Tar Heel defense repeatedly made stops on first and second downs, only to give up a first down conversion on thirdand-long.

The Tar Heels got on the scoreboard first, capitalizing on a Georgia Tech turnover. Cornerback Michael Waddell intercepted A.J. Suggs and returned the interception 33 yards to the Tech 22-yard line. Dan Orner kicked a 39-yard field goal to give the Tar Heels a 3-0 lead just 3:58 into the game. The Yellow Jackets took their first lead of the game later in the opening quarter behind the runnign and passing of Damarius Bilbo. The quarterback rushed for 18 yards and completed a pair of passes to Kerry Watkins, the second of which went for 10 yards and a touchdown. The Tar Heels took just 2:27 to regain the lead. Sophomore quarterback Darian Durant and wide receiver Sam Aiken connected for 30 yards to cross midfield. Tailback Jacque Lewis gained 21 yards on three carries to advance to the Tech 19-yard line, then Durant found tight end Zach Hilton all alone in the end zone for a touchdown. That score gave UNC a 10-7 lead with 14:56 left in the first half. Carolina linebacker Malcolm Stewart set up UNC’s final score of the day when he picked off Bilbo and returned the ball 31 yards to midfield. The Tar Heels drove to the Tech 13-yard line, but the drive stalled when Durant’s third-down 5-yard scramble came up two yards shy of a first down. Orner was called on for a 31-yard field goal that increased UNC’s advantage to 13-7. The Yellow Jackets took the lead with 4:42 left in the first half on a 27-yard play-action pass from Suggs to wide receiver Will Glover. Carolina almost regained the lead on its first offensive series of the third quarter. Facing 2nd-and15 from the UNC 39, Durant hit tight end Bobby Blizzard over the middle. Blizzard eluded several defenders and was headed for the end zone. However, cornerback Rueben Houston stripped the ball away at the 2-yard line and cor-

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NC– Orner 39 FG (11:02, 1st) GT– Watkins 10 pass from Bilbo (Burnett kick) (2:23, 1st) NC– Hilton 19 pass from Durant (Orner kick) (14:56, 2nd) NC– Orner 31 FG (7:19, 2nd) GT– Glover 27 pass from Suggs (Burnett kick) (4:42, 2nd) GT– Eziemefe 1 run (Burnett kcik) (4:52, 3rd)

First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Comp-Att-Int Plays-Total Yards (Ave) Punts (Ave) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Time of Possession

GT 24 49-185 211 19-33-2 82-396 (4.8) 2-32.5 0-0 6-45 37:23

3-0 3-7 10-7 13-7 13-14 13-21 UNC 12 27-68 231 14-25-0 52-299 (5.8) 4-39.8 1-1 8-64 22:37

Individual Rushing Georgia Tech- Eziemefe 32-136, Clinkscale 3-19, Sampson 4-12, Bilbo 7-10, Suggs 2-9, Team 1-(-1) Carolina- Lewis 13-51, Hedgecock 1-11, Durant 11-5, Parker 2-1 Individual Passing (Comp-Att-Yds-TD-INT) Georgia Tech- Suggs 15-27-166-1-1, Bilbo 4-6-45-1-1 Carolina- Durant 14-25-231-1-0 Individual Receiving Georgia Tech- Watkins 8-73, Glover 6-86, Smith 4-33, Bridges 1-19 Carolina- Blizzard 3-73, Mitchell 3-41, Aiken 3-35, Borders 2-45, Hilton 2-30, Gilmore 1-7 Attendance- 57,000

nerback Jonathan Cox recovered the ball in the end zone for a demoralizing touchback. The Yellow Jackets then went on a seemingly unending 18-play, 80-yard drive that resulted in a touchdown and consumed more than eight minutes off the clock. Georgia Tech converted three third-down chances on the drive, but the Tar Heels held at the 5yard line and forced a short field goal attempt. Tech converted the field goal, but UNC cornerback Derrick Johnson ran into the kicker, a penalty that gave the Yellow Jackets a first-and-goal from the 3-yard line. Eziemefe cashed in on the mistake with a 1-yard touchdown run to extend Tech’s lead to 21-13. Carolina started its best drive of the second half from its own 26-yard line with 8:52 left in the fourth quarter. Durant found Chesley Borders for 34 yards and completed three other passes to march the Tar Heels to Tech’s 18-

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yard line. However, on 4th-and-5, Durant was sacked on a safety blitz. The Tar Heel defense then had a chance to force a punt, but on 3rd-and-6, Watkins eluded a tackle and made seven yards for a first down. That first down all but ended the contest. Carolina was able to get the ball back one more time, but took over at its own 20-yard line with only 14 seconds to play. Durant completed 14 of 25 passes for 231 yards and one touchdown. Lewis led the Tar Heels with 51 yards rushing.

GAME 5: NORTH CAROLINA 38, ARIZONA STATE 35

October 5, 2002 at Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Ariz. Darian Durant passed for 417 yards and five touchdowns, including a game-winning 74-yard strike to Chesley Borders, to lead the Tar Heels to a wild 38-35 win at Arizona State. Durant set UNC records for total offense yards (426) and passing yards and tied the school record with five touchdown passes. Borders had nine catches for 192 yards and became the first Carolina player in history to catch four touchdown passes in a game. The 192 yards are the third-most in UNC single-game history. The teams combined for 1,115 yards – 891 of which came in the air. Arizona State rolled up 657 yards, the most UNC has allowed in a game in school history. It was the first game in Carolina history that both teams passed for more than 400 yards. Sun Devil quarterback Andrew Walter, who came into the contest as the top-rated passer in the nation, was 27 for 45 for 474 yards, the second-most yards UNC has allowed in a game. However, the Sun Devils committed five turnovers – three more than the Tar Heels – and missed all four of their field goal attempts, including a 50-yarder that would have tied the score late in the game. The 35 points allowed by the Tar Heels were the most in a UNC

victory since a 41-40 win at Duke in 1994. The 38 points were the most Carolina has scored on the road since beating Duke, 59-21, on Nov. 18, 2000. Carolina averaged 6.8 yards per play, and the Sun Devils averaged 8.2 yards per snap. Durant broke Chris Keldorf’s passing yardage record (415 vs. Texas Christian in 1997) and Mark Maye’s total offense mark (420 vs. Georgia Tech in 1987). He also joined Kevin Anthony (vs. Wake Forest in 1985) as the only Tar Heels to throw five touchdowns in a game. Borders caught scoring passes of 11, 31, 28 and 74 yards. Seven other Tar Heels had previously had three touchdown receptions in a game. Carolina scored first, but trailed 14-7 late in the second quarter. The Tar Heels tied the game just before halftime, however, on a 13play, 90-yard drive. Durant completed four passes on the drive, including a 31-yard scoring strike to Borders on a 3rd-and-6 play. Dan Orner gave Carolina a 1714 lead in the third quarter with a 47-yard field goal. The lead then changed hands six times in the last 18 minutes. Arizona State went ahead 21-17 on a 19-yard run by Mike Williams, his second score of the night. Durant and Borders gave Carolina a 24-21 lead with 1:08 to play in the third quarter on a 28yard pass. A 17-yard pass to Jawarski Pollock and a pass interference penalty on ASU (defending Pollock) set up the score. Walter then marched the Sun Devils 80 yards in nine plays. Hakim Hill scored from a yard out to put ASU ahead again, 28-24 with 12:41 left. Following a Carolina punt, the Sun Devils drove to the Tar Heel 29-yard line. However, cornernack Michael Waddell intercepted Walter in the end zone. Five plays later, Durant found Pollock in the left flat. Pollock turned the corner and outraced the

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NC– Borders 11 pass from Durant (Orner kick) (4:01, 1st) AS– M. Williams 2 run (Berth kick) (14:55, 2nd) AS– Canidate 11 run (Berth kick) (12:02, 2nd) NC– Borders 31 pass from Durant (Orner kick) (1:21, 2nd) NC– Orner 47 FG (8:42, 3rd) AS– M. Williams 19 run (Berth kick) (2:57, 3rd) NC– Borders 28 pass from Durant (Orner kick) (1:08, 3rd) AS– Hill 1 run (Berth kick) (12:41, 4th) NC– Pollock 65 pass from Durant (Orner kick) (7:11, 4th) AS– Hill 3 run (Berth kick) (3:53, 4th) NC– Borders 74 pass from Durant (Orner kick) (2:39, 4th)

First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Comp-Att-Int Plays-Total Yards (Ave) Punts (Ave) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Time of Possession

UNC 19 34-61 417 25-40-2 74-478 (6.5) 8-34.3 2-0 12-76 33:03

7-0 7-7 7-14 14-14 17-14 17-21 24-21 24-28 31-28 31-35 38-35 ASU 34 35-183 474 27-45-2 80-657 (8.2) 3-47.3 5-3 9-100 26:57

Individual Rushing Carolina- Lewis 15-42, Parker 5-12, Durant 11-9, Hedgecock 1-2, Team 2-(-4) Arizona State- M. Williams 9-73, Hill 10-56, Lightfoot 2-41, Canidate 10-8, Walter 4-5 Individual Passing (Comp-Att-Yds-TD-INT) Carolina- Durant 25-40-417-5-2 Arizona State- Walter 27-45-474-0-2 Individual Receiving Carolina- Borders 9-192, Aiken 5-70, Pollock 4-90, Hilton 3-10, Lewis 2-(-3), Blizzard 1-54, Hedgecock 1-4 Arizona State- McDonald 8-156, Lightfoot 7-91, Fulton 5-122, Hill 5-81, Hagan 2-24 Attendance- 42,128

Sun Devil secondary 65 yards for a touchdown to give Carolina a 31-28 edge with 7:11 remaining. That lead too was short-lived as it took Arizona State just over three minutes to go back on top. Walter drove ASU 90 yards in nine plays, accounting for five of the Sun Devils’ 34 first downs along the way. A 3-yard scoring run by Hill gave Arizona State its fourth and final lead of the game at 35-31 with 3:53 to play. Durant gave Carolina the lead for good on the ensuing possession. First, he found Pollock for nine yards. On 3rd-and-1, he snuck over for a first down. Then, he lofted a pass deep down the right sideline. Borders was interfered with, but came away with the catch and dashed into the end zone for a 74-yard touchdown. That pass, the 15th-longest in

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UNC history, gave the Tar Heels a 38-35 lead with 2:39 left in the game. Arizona State once again threatened to score. Walter connected with Hill for 26 yards to the Tar Heel 33. Chase Page and Larry Jessup stopped Hill for no gain, then Walter tossed a pair of incompletions. On 4th down, Sun Devil kicker Mike Berth missed wide left for the tie from 50 yards. The Sun Devils had one more opportunity to tie or win, but cornerback Kevin Knight picked off Walter at midfield with 25 seconds to play. The win was Carolina’s second non-conference road victory of the season, the first time the Tar Heels had accomplished that since 1996.

GAME 6: NC STATE 34, NORTH CAROLINA 17

October 12, 2002 at Kenan Stadium Chapel Hill, N.C. Freshman tailback T.A. McLendon rushed for 164 yards and two touchdowns to lead NC State to a 34-17 victory over Carolina. The win was the 12th in the last 15 meetings for the road team in the UNC-NC State rivalry (not including the 1998 and 1999 games that were played in Charlotte). McLendon scored on runs of 5 and 4 yards, the latter giving NC State the lead for good midway through the third quarter. Carolina led 10-7 at the half and extended its advantage to 10 points with an impressive drive to start the third quarter. However, NC State answered with a pair of touchdowns 24 seconds apart en route to 27 unanswered points. Carolina head coach John Bunting called his team’s firsthalf performance the best of the season. The Tar Heels outgained the Wolfpack, 234-204, and had 15 first downs in the first quarters. In the second half, however, NC State outgained the Tar Heels, 224-117 and had 13 first downs, six more than UNC. NC State quarterback Philip Rivers completed 16 of 25 passes for 170 yards with just one sack and no turnovers. Carolina’s Darian Durant passed for 266 yards and two scores, but was intercepted once,

lost a fumble on Carolina’s own 4-yard line that led to a State touchdown and was sacked five times. The Wolfpack took the opening kickoff and marched 80 yards in 11 plays for a touchdown and early 7-0 lead. McClendon carried four times for 19 yards on the drive, including a 5-yard dash around right end for the score. Carolina’s defense forced State to punt on the next two possessions, the second of which led to the Tar Heels’ first score. A 26-yard completion by Durant to Jawarski Pollock and first-down rushes by Durant and Lewis set up a 29-yard field goal by Dan Orner. A third straight hold by the UNC defense led to Carolina taking the lead early in the second quarter. Durant found Sam Aiken for 16 yards to the State 22. One play later, Durant lofted a touchdown strike to tight end Bobby Blizzard from 21 yards out with 10:12 left in the half. The lead held for the rest of the half as Carolina forced another NC State punt and a 51-yard field goal try which missed to the right. Carolina got the ball to start the second half and went 78 yards in 10 plays to extend its lead to 177. Tailback Willie Parker, who took over much of the secondhalf running due to a bruised leg suffered by starter Jacque Lewis, had six carries for 22 yards on the drive. Durant completed all four of his pass attempts, including a 20-yarder to tight end Zach Hilton, an 18-yarder to Pollock, a 13-yarder to Derelle Mitchell and a 5-yard touchdown pass to fullback James Faison. NC State, ranked 14th in the country, turned to its running game to get back into the contest. The Wolfpack immediately answered Carolina’s long touchdown drive with one of its own. The Pack went 70 yards in just six plays – all of them on the ground. McClendon carried on each of the first four snaps to gain 64 yards, 38 of which gave State

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ST– McLendon 5 run (Herbert kick) (11:05, 1st) NC– Orner 29 FG (14:44, 2nd) NC– Blizzard 22 pass from Durant (Orner kick) (10:12, 2nd) NC– Faison 5 pass from Durant (Orner kick) (10:04, 3rd) ST– Rivers 1 run (kick failed) (7:33, 3rd) ST– McLendon 4 run (Herbert kick) (7:09, 3rd) ST– Peterson 13 pass from Rivers (Herbert kick) (13:28, 4th) ST– Brown 12 run (Herbert kick) (4:33, 4th)

First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Comp-Att-Int Plays-Total Yards (Ave) Punts (Ave) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Time of Possession

NC STATE 26 44-258 170 16-26-0 70-428 (6.1) 5-38.2 2-0 5-39 30:56

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Individual Rushing NC State- McLendon 22-164, Brown 18-88, Edwards 1-11, Rivers 3-(-5) Carolina- Parker 13-43, Lewis 10-42, Pollock 1-4, Durant 13-(-4) Individual Passing (Comp-Att-Yds-TD-INT) NC State- Rivers 16-25-170-1-0, Peterson 0-1 Carolina- Durant 18-36-266-2-1 Individual Receiving NC State- Peterson 5-38, Hicks 4-63, Cotchery 3-35, McLendon 2-24, Edwards 1-13, Brown 1-(-3) Carolina- Aiken 5-71, Pollock 3-58, Blizzard 2-33, Hilton 2-31, Borders 2-24, Lewis 1-26, Mitchell 1-13, Parker 1-5, Faison 1-5 Attendance- 60,250

a 1st-and-goal at the UNC 3-yard line. Two plays later, River stretched across the goal line for a touchdown. UNC cornerback Michael Waddell blocked the ensuing extra point try, keeping the Tar Heels’ lead at 17-13 with 7:33 to play. On the next play from scrimmage, Durant was chased from the pocket and tripped up by defensive tackle Terrance Martin. Durant lost possession of the ball, which was recovered by linebacker Dantonio Burnette at the 4-yard line. McClendon dashed into the end zone on the next play to give State the lead it would not relinquish. Carolina would manage just 60 yards and three first downs over the remaining 22 minutes. NC State tacked on a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns to

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increase the final margin to 3417. Josh Brown, who rushed for 88 yards on the day, gained 46 yards on six consecutive runs. Rivers then threw for his only score of the game on a 13-yard pass to Bryan Peterson early in the fourth quarter. Brown gained another 37 yards on a time-consuming fourth quarter drive. He capped a 14-play, 74-yard drive with a 12-yard scoring run. That drive took 7:52 off the clock. The Wolfpack had the ball for 17:35 in the second half.

GAME 7: VIRGINIA 37, NORTH CAROLINA 27

October 19, 2002 at Scott Stadium Charlottesville, Va. Marquis Weeks opened the third quarter with a 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown and sparked the Virginia Cavaliers to a 37-point second half in beating the Tar Heels, 3727. Weeks’ kickoff return instantly changed the game’s momentum, which had been all in UNC’s favor in the first half. The Tar Heels blanked the Cavaliers in the first two quarters and had gone into the half with a 21-0 advantage. Virginia pulled even less than two minutes into the fourth quarter and put the game out of reach with two more touchdowns and a field goal in a nearly nine minute span of the final quarter. The loss extended Carolina’s losing streak in Charlottesville, which dates back to 1983. The Tar Heels dominated the first two quarters, compiling a 266-127 edge in total yards. Sophomore quarterback Darian Durant completed nine of 12 passes for 155 yards and three touchdowns by halftime. Carolina opened the scoring midway through the first period after defensive tackle Jonas Seawright recovered a Matt Schaub fumble deep in Virginia territory. Two plays later, Durant hit Jaworski Pollock over the middle for a 17-yard touchdown. Early in the second period,

Durant threw a quick slant to wide receiver Sam Aiken and Aiken split the Cavalier defense and raced 77 yards for a touchdown. Virginia countered on its next possession, led by quarterback Schaub, who scrambled 35 yards, and advanced to the UNC 3-yard line. However, linebacker Doug Justice intercepted a pass to thwart the drive. Just two plays later, the Tar Heels lost a fumble at its own 16yard line, but the Cavaliers spoiled another scoring opportunity by missing a short field goal. Carolina extended its lead to 21-0 on the final series of the first half. Durant found tight end Zach Hilton for 28 yards, punter John Lafferty completed a fourth-down pass to Bobby Blizzard and Durant hit Chesley Borders for four yards and a touchdown. Weeks’ kickoff return made it 21-7, but the Tar Heels threatened to score on the next possession. Durant converted a 3rd-and-17 play with a 20-yard pass to Aiken. Facing another 3rd-and-4 from the Virginia 13, what followed was the single most important play of the year. Durant passed along the right sideline to Aiken, who gained enough for a first down and more. However, Aiken fumbled at the 1-yard line and cornerback Almondo Curry recovered for Virginia. Replays showed Curry’s helmet was touching the sideline when he recovered the ball, but the play stood and the Cavaliers took over the 2-yard line. The Wahoos marched 98 yards in 12 plays, capped by an 8-yard touchdown pass to Billy McMullen. On the same play Aiken fumbled, Durant was hit and suffered torn ligaments on his right (throwing) thumb. He played in the next series, but was unable to throw the ball effectively and was forced out of action for the rest of the game and the next four contests, as well. The Cavaliers tied the game

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NC– Pollock 17 pass from Durant (Orner kick) (7:02, 1st) NC– Aiken 77 pass from Durant (Orner kick) (11:51, 2nd) NC– Borders 4 pass from Durant (Orner kick) (0:14, 2nd) VA– Weeks 100 kickoff return (Smith kick) (14:41, 3rd) VA– McMullen 8 pass from Schaub (Smith kick) (4:23, 3rd) VA– Lundy 2 run (Smith kick) (13:59, 4th) VA– Anderson 35 pass from Schaub (Smith kick) (11:53, 4th) VA– Smith 22 FG (6:54, 4th) VA– Pearman 17 run (kick failed) (3:04, 4th) NC– Aiken 14 pass from Stephens (run failed) (1:01, 4th)

7-0 14-0 21-0 21-7 21-14 21-21 21-28 21-31 21-37 27-37

UNC 20 38-98 353 24-34-1 72-451 (6.3) 7-37.0 3-2 5-59 30:29

VIRGINIA 23 47-229 194 14-27-1 74-423 (5.7) 3-28.0 2-1 5-30 29:31

First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Comp-Att-Int Plays-Total Yards (Ave) Punts (Ave) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Time of Possession

Individual Rushing Carolina- Carey 15-67, Parker 15-36, Durant 5-13, Stephens 3-(-18) Virginia- Lundy 18-108, Pearman 18-80, Schaub 6-26, McMullen 1-9, Johnson 2-5, Snelling 1-(-2), Team 1-(-2) Individual Passing (Comp-Att-Yds-TD-INT) Carolina- Durant 14-18-226-3-0, Stephens 9-15-103-1-1 Virginia- Schaub 14-26-194-2-0, Hagans 0-1-0-0-1 Individual Receiving Carolina- Aiken 7-179, Parker 5-43, Pollock 4-43, Borders 3-16, Hilton 2-39, Blizzard 2-38, Mitchell 1-(-5) Virginia- McMullen 3-35, Anderson 2-58, McGrew 2-27, Lundy 2-10, Miller 1-42, Snelling 1-8, Luzar 1-8, Pearman 1-6, Estes 1-3 Attendance- 55,648

early in the final quarter on a 2yard run by Wali Lundy. That was the first of four straight possession on which Virginia scored. All four scores followed punts by the Tar Heels. Schaub gave UVa the lead with a 35-yard touchdown pass to Ottawa Anderson, Kurt Smith connected on a 22-yard field goal, and Alvin Pearman capped the scoring on a 17-yard run. Durant finished the game 14 of 18 for 226 yards. Lundy (108 yards) and Pearman (80) combined for nearly 200 rushing yards and a pair of scores.

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GAME 8: WAKE FOREST 31, NORTH CAROLINA 0

October 26, 2002 at Grove Stadium Winston-Salem, N.C. Wake Forest averaged six yards per play and punted just two times all game as the Demon Deacons shut out the Tar Heels, 31-0. The game marked the first time Wake Forest had blanked UNC since a 3-0 shutout in 1966. Carolina played its first full game without Darian Durant at quarterback. Junior C.J. Stephens started and went the distance for Carolina. It was Stephens’ first collegiate start. He completed 17 of 27 passes for 221 yards, was intercepted once and sacked four times. The Deacons outgained UNC, 458-312, and had 25 first downs. Wake Forest had a balanced attack as it rushed for 245 yards and passed for another 213. The Deacs held the ball for more than 33 minutes. Quarterback James MacPherson completed just nine of 15 passes for 177 yards, but he threw for rwo touchdowns. Tarence Williams rushed for 101 yards on 21 carries, an average of 4.8 yards per play. The Tar Heels threatened to score on its opening series as they moved 65 yards in 12 plays down to the Wake Forest 15-yard line. But a 32-yard field goal attempt by Dan Orner sailed wide to the right and the Tar Heels failed to mount another serious scoring challenge the rest of the game.

The Demon Deacons, however, did score on their first possession. MacPherson capped an 80-yard drive with a 17-yard touchdown pass to Ray Thomas. Wake Forest moved into scoring range on its next series, as well, but linebacker Doug Justice recovered a fumble at the UNC 7yard line. Leading 10-0 in the second quarter, the Deacon defense forced a Tar Heel punt, which Fabian Davis returned 25 yards to the UNC 32. On the next play, MacPherson hit Jason Anderson for 32 yards and a touchdown to give Wake Forest a 17-0 lead at the half. The Deacons outgained Carolina by only 32 yards and had the ball for nearly three fewer minutes, but led by 17 points through the first two quarters. The second half was dominated by the Deacons, who outgained UNC, 210-100. Wake Forest put the game out of reach by scoring touchdowns on its first two series of the third quarter. First, the Deacs went 80 yards in 10 plays. MacPherson set up the score with a 33-yard pass to Thomas to the UNC 2-yard line. On the next play, Ovie Mughelli barreled in for a score and a 24-0 lead. Then, Caron Barclay carried six times in seven plays, including a 9-yard run that finished the scoring for the day.

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WF– Thomas 17 pass from MacPherson (Wisnosky kick) (5:36, 1st) WF– Wisnosky 30 FG (6:16, 2nd) WF– Anderson 32 pass from MacPherson (Wisnosky kick) (4:55, 2nd) WF– Mughelli 2 run (Wisnosky kick) (11:36, 3rd) WF– Barclay 9 run (Wisnosky kick) (7:34, 3rd)

First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Comp-Att-Int Plays-Total Yards (Ave) Punts (Ave) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Time of Possession

UNC 17 33-91 221 17-27-1 60-312 (5.2) 5-40.8 1-1 7-83 26:25

0 31 0-7 0-10 0-17 0-24 0-31

WF 25 59-245 213 11-17-0 76-458 (6.0) 2-32.0 2-1 9-70 33:35

Individual Rushing Carolina- Carey 11-47, Lewis 9-39, Parker 4-10, Stephens 9-(-5) Wake Forest- T. Wiliams 21-101, Birgs 13-56, Barclay 7-45, Mughelli 6-26, Davis 4-16, Burney 4-3, Randolph 2-2, Team 2(-4) Individual Passing (Comp-Att-Yds-TD-INT) Carolina- Stephens 17-27-221-0-1 Wake Forest- MacPherson 9-15-177-2-0, Randolph 2-2-36-0-0 Individual Receiving Carolina- Borders 4-68, Aiken 4-43, Blizzard 3-46, Pollock 3-34, Mitchell 1-16, Hilton 1-13, Lewis 1-1 Wake Forest- Thomas 3-65, Davis 2-50, Anderson 2-44, Landfried 2-29, Mughelli 1-14, Young 1-11 Attendance- 31,476

GAME 9: MARYLAND 59, NORTH CAROLINA 7

November 2, 2002 at Kenan Stadium Chapel Hill, N.C. Maryland spotted North Carolina an early 7-0 lead, then scored the next 59 points to post a 59-7 win over the Tar Heels. It was the most points ever allowed by Carolina in Kenan Stadium and was the third-worst margin of defeat in UNC history. The Terrapins compiled 588 yards, including 388 on the ground and another 200 in the air. Maryland averaged an astonishing 9.3 yards per play. In fact, the Terps had just one more first down than UNC (2120) and had possession of the ball 1:06 less than the Tar Heels. The Terps averaged 7.9 yards per rushing attempt, led by Chris Downs, who gained 157 yards and scored four touchdowns. Downs was one of a number of Maryland players who had big games. Josh Allen added 91 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only six carries; quarterback Scott McBrien completed only six of 11 passes, but he threw for 190 yards and a score; wide receiver Scooter Monroe had three receptions for 167 yards. The Tar Heels opened the scoring on their first offensive possession. Quarterback C.J. Stephens began the series with completions of 24 and 39 yards to Sam, Aiken and Chesley Borders, respectively, and finished the drive by scoring from a yard out.

Maryland got on the board on its third possession as McBrien hit Monroe with an 80-yard touchdown pass, the longest ever in Kenan Stadium history. Leading 10-7 in the second quarter, the Terps gained controf the game through their defense and special teams. First, Curome Cox intercepted Stephens and returned it 17 yards to the UNC 30. Downs rushed three times, including a 9-yard dash for a touchdown that gave the Terrapins a 17-7 advantage. Maryland then forced a punt and Steve Suter returned the kick 77 yards for another touchdown and a 24-7 lead with 5:46 left in the first half. The Terps got the ball back for one last possession in the half and scored on a 36-yard run by Downs with 1:11 remaining. Downs and Allen added two rushing touchdowns apiece in the second half to account for a 28-0 shutout over the final two quarters. Downs scored from a yard and six yards out early in the third quarter. Allen tacked on a 2-yard run in the third and capped the scoring with a 60-yard dash with 5:25 left in the game. Maryland gained 343 yards and held UNC to 126 in the second half.

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NC– Stephens 1 run (Orner kick) (8:34, 1st) MD– Monroe 80 pass from McBrien (Novak kick) (0:23, 1st) MD– Novak 38 FG (10:54, 2nd) MD– Downs 9 run (Novak kick) (9:28, 2nd) MD– Suter 77 punt return (Novak kick) (5:46, 2nd) MD– Downs 36 run (Novak kick) (1:11, 2nd) MD– Downs 1 run (Novak kick) (11:35, 3rd) MD– Downs 6 run (Novak kick) (8:48, 3rd) MD– Allen 2 run (Novak kick) (0:18, 3rd) MD– Allen 60 run (Novak kick) (5:25, 4th)

First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Comp-Att-Int Plays-Total Yards (Ave) Punts (Ave) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Time of Possession

MARYLAND 21 49-388 200 7-14-0 63-588 (9.3) 3-34.7 0-0 12-119 29:22

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Individual Rushing Maryland- Downs 19-157, Allen 6-91, Harrison 3-52, Kelley 7-24, Lynch 4-19, McBrien 2-16, Parson 3-13, Fiddler 3-10, Walker 1-5, Merrillis 1-1 Carolina- Carey 17-67, Baker 7-6, Parker 4-5, Lewis 1-2, Stephens 6-(-1) Individual Passing (Comp-Att-Yds-TD-INT) Maryland- McBrien 6-11-190-1-0, Kelley 1-3-10-0-0 Carolina- Stephens 17-30-179-0-1, Baker 4-12-54-0-0 Individual Receiving Maryland- Monroe 3-167, Downs 1-16, Melendez 1-10, Williams 1-7, Allen 1-0 Carolina- Aiken 10-102, Pollock 3-37, Hilton 2-20, Mitchell 2-19, Borders 1-39, Russell 1-8, Blizzard 1-5, Parker 1-3 Attendance- 44,000

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GAME 10: CLEMSON 42, NORTH CAROLINA 12

November 9, 2002 at Kenan Stadium Chapel Hill, N.C. Freshman quarterback Charlie Whitehurst completed only 12 passes, but four of them went for touchdowns, to lead the Clemson Tigers to a 42-12 win over the Tar Heels. The Tar Heels jumped out to an early lead for the second time in as many weeks and the third time in four games. Carolina led 9-0 10 minutes into the contest, but was outscored 42-3 the remainder of the game. Whitehurst was 12 for 20 for 274 yards. He passed for touchdowns of 83, 58, 14 and 2 yards. Wide receiver Sam Aiken was the Tar Heels’ offensive star as he made eight receptions for 58 yards. The Tigers punished the Tar Heels on the ground. Clemson gained 5.1 yards per carry, gaining 256 yards on 50 carries. Bernard Rambert had 106 yards and Tye Hill gained another 105. That marked the fourth time in five games that Carolina’s opponents had at least one back gain 100 yards and another gain at least 80. It also marked the first time two players rushed for 100 yards in the same game against UNC since Houston in 1999. The Tar Heels scored first on defense and then added an offensive touchdown for a 9-0, first quarter advantage. Senior cornerback Kevin Knight sacked Whitehurst for a 6-yard loss and a

safety to give Carolina a 2-0 lead. The Tar Heels increased their lead on the ensuing possession. Wallace Wright returned the Clemson free kick 46 yards to the Tiger 28-yard line. C.J. Stephens tossed a 13-yard completion to Aiken, then hit tight end Bobby Blizzard for 18 yards and a touchdown. The Tigers struck back almost immediately. On 2nd-and-10 from the Clemson 17, Whitehurst hit a streaking Airese Currie, who had slipped behind the secondary. Currie raced 83 yards for a touchdown. It was the longest passing play in Kenan Stadium history. In fact, it was the second consecutive game in which the opponents had completed the longest pass play in Kenan Stadium history. The Tigers took over at the Carolina 45-yard line after an 8yard punt and went 45 yards in seven plays for the go-ahead score. The key play of the drivewas a 14-yard run by Rambert. Two plays later Rambert scored from three yards out. Carolina drove to the Tiger 20, sparked by a 29-yard carry by Jacque Lewis. However, on 4thand-1 from the 20, Stephens pass to Blizzard fell incomplete. Later, the Tigers began at their own 31 with 1:23 remaining in the first half. Whitehurst connected with Rambert for 16 yards. Following a procedure penalty against Clemson, Whitehurst went deep again and found J.J. McKelvey for 58 yards and a score to send the Tigers off to halftime with a 21-9 lead. The visitors tacked on touchdowns on three of their first four drives in the second half; the other drive was halted by a Tiger fumble at the UNC 11-yard line. Clemson drive 85 yards in seven plays to start the third quarter and scored on a 14-yard pass from Whitehurst to Chad Jasmin. The Tigers then went 80 yards in 14 plays, taking more than six minutes off the clock. Whitehurst and Jasmin hooked up again for the score, this time from two

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First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Comp-Att-Int Plays-Total Yards (Ave) Punts (Ave) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Time of Possession

CLEMSON 25 50-256 274 12-20-0 70-530 (7.6) 2-35.5 2-1 7-55 30:02

42 12 2-0 9-0 9-7 9-14 9-21 9-28 12-28 12-35 12-42

UNC 16 33-172 172 17-32-1 65-244 (3.8) 6-33.3 0-0 9-69 29:58

Individual Rushing Clemson- Rambert 19-106, Hill 14-105, Harrell 3-16, Browning 5-16, Jasmin 5-14, Whitehurst 3-0, Team 1-(-1) Carolina- Lewis 9-54, Mitchell 2-16, Carey 8-14, Stephens 10-9, Pollock 1-4, Team 1-(-1), Baker 2-(-24) Individual Passing (Comp-Att-Yds-TD-INT) Clemson- Whitehurst 12-20-274-4-0 Carolina- Stephens 15-28-150-1-1, Baker 2-4-22-0-0 Individual Receiving Clemson- Jasmin 3-47, Currie 2-90, McKelvey 2-79, Youngblood 2-28, Rambert 2-27, Hill 1-3 Carolina- Aiken 8-58, Russell 2-35, Lewis 1-24, Blizzard 1-18, Hilton 1-16, Borders 1-9, Pollock 1-7, Mitchell 1-6, Carey 1-(-1) Attendance- 42,000

yards away. Clemson finished the game with 25 first downs, nine more than the Tar Heels. The Tigers averaged 7.6 yards per play, exactly twice as many as UNC.

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GAME 11: FLORIDA STATE 40, NORTH CAROLINA 14

November 16, 2002 at Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, Fla. Quarterback Adrian McPherson and wide receiver Anquan Boldin connected on three touchdown passes to lead the Florida State Seminoles to a 40-16 win over the Tar Heels before a crowd of more than 81,000. Carolina battled the Seminoles to a scoreless tie through the first period and did not allow Florida State to dent the end zone until midway through the second period. McPherson and Boldin then hooked up on a pair of touchdown strikes in the final seven minutes of the second quarter and sent the Seminoles to the half with a 17-0 advantage. Florida State finished the contest with 430 total offense yards, and the Tar Heels had 359 yards. North Carolina tight end Bobby Blizzard had six receptions for 100 yards and a touchdown. McPherson completed 15 of 30 passes for 237 yards, four touchdowns and no interceptions. C.J. Stephens started for the Tar Heels and completed 16 of 40 for 175 yards, one touchdown and one interception. Freshman quarterback Matt Baker saw his most extensive action of the season. Baker went 3 for 9 for 55 yards and a touchdown. Neither team was able to score in the first quarter. Florida State

had the best scoring chance of the opening 15 minutes, but Xavier Beitia missed a 37-yard field goal on the Seminoles’ initial drive. Beitia did get the Noles on the board with a 47-yarder with 10:26 remaining in the second quarter. Cornerback Derrick Johnson’s 10yard sack of McPherson led to the field goal attempt. A Florida State sack of Stephens led to a punt that gave FSU the ball back at midfield and McPherson struck quickly. On 3rd-and-4, McPherson found Boldin for 43 yards and a score and a 10-0 lead. Moments later, FSU recovered a fumble at the Tar Heel 9-yard line, but cornerback Kevin Knight blocked a 27-yard field goal attempt by Beitia. The Seminoles added seven more points with 46 seconds left in the first half. McPherson had one scramble for 17 yards and completed passes of 23, 16 and 19 yards, the latter being a touchdown strike to Boldin. McPherson finished the first half 8 for 17 for 146 yards. Beitia began the scoring in the second half, converting a 31-yard field goal. That score was set up by an interception by Bryant McFadden. Carolina got on the board on its next possession. Stephens hit tight end Zach Hilton for 25 yards. Tailback Jacque Lewis gained 32 yards to the Florida State 20, fumbled, but the ball was recovered by Carolina wide receiver Sam Aiken at the 14-yard line. Three plays later, Stephens and Blizzard connected on a 14-yard touchdown pass to cut FSU’slead to 20-7. The Seminoles responded by scoring touchdowns on each of their next three series. McPherson threw touchdown passes of four yards to Boldin and 20 yards to Talman Gardner. McPherson was then replaced by former starter Chrix Rix, who tossed a 52-yard scoring dart to Craphonso Thorpe. McPherson’s fourth and final

Carolina Florida State

0 0

0 17

7 16

7 7

– –

14 40

FS– Beitia 47 FG (10:26, 2nd) FS– Boldin 43 pass from McPherson (Beitia kick) (7:06, 2nd) FS– Boldin 19 pass from McPherson (Beitia kick) (0:46, 2nd) FS– Beitia 31 FG (7:37, 3rd) NC– Blizzard 14 pass from Stephens (Orner kick) (5:33, 3rd) FS– Boldin 4 pass from McPherson (run failed) (2:50, 3rd) FS– Gardner 30 pass from McPherson (Beitia kick) (0:30, 3rd) FS– Thorpe 52 pass from Rix (Beitia kick) (14:18, 4th) NC– Rumley 14 pass from Baker (Orner kick) (0:40, 4th)

0-3 0-10 0-17 0-20 7-20 7-26 7-33 7-40 14-40

UNC 19 30-129 230 19-50-1 80-359 (4.5) 6-38.8 3-2 9-75 31:24

FSU 23 38-141 289 16-32-0 70-430 (6.1) 4-44.2 1-0 9-80 28:36

First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Comp-Att-Int Plays-Total Yards (Ave) Punts (Ave) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Time of Possession

Individual Rushing Carolina- Lewis 11-59, Parker 6-26, Stephens 8-19, Carey 3-16, Baker 1-6, Team 1-3 FSU- L. Washington 13-56, McPherson 11-46, Clayton 8-24, Boldin 1-12, Sam 1-3, T. Washington 1-3, Rix 1-1, Team 1-(-1), Thorpe 1-(-3) Individual Passing (Comp-Att-Yds-TD-INT) Carolina- Stephens 16-40-175-1-1, Baker 3-9, 55-1-0 FSU- McPherson 15-30-275-4-0, Rix 1-2-52-1-0 Individual Receiving Carolina- Blizzard 6-100, Rumley 3-26, Mitchell 2-36, Aiken 2-17, Pollock 2-17, Hilton 1-25, Borders 1-8, Carey 1-1, Lewis 1-0 FSU- Gardner 6-96, Boldin 5-104, Thorpe 3-74, L. Washington 2-15 Attendance- 81,910

touchdown pass of the game was set up by a Tar Heel fumble. The Tar Heels added a late touchdown after an 11-play, 76yard drive. Baker completed a 31yard pass to Derelle Mitchell to set up the score and found Danny Rumley in the end zone from 14 yards out for the score.

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GAME 12: NORTH CAROLINA 23, DUKE 21

November 23, 2002 at Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, N.C. Dan Orner kicked a game-winning, 47-yard field goal with no time left on the clock to lift the Tar Heels past Duke, 23-21. The field goal was the first game-winner on the final play of the game since Lee Gliarmis beat Maryland in 1983. The win was Carolina’s third road victory of the season and extended the Tar Heels’ winning streak over Duke to 13 consecutive games. Orner’s kick capped a lastminute engineered by sophomore quarterback Darian Durant, who started and played for the first time since injuring his thumb at Virginia on October 19th. Durant led the Tar Heels 45 yards in seven plays. Carolina had fallen behind, 21-20, with 53 seconds to play and began its final drive at its own 25-yard line. On the first two plays, Durant hit Sam Aiken for 17 yards and scrambled for 12 more yards and a first down at the Blue Devil 46yard line. Following two incomplete passes, Durant threw a 6-yard pass to tight end Bobby Blizzard, setting up 4th-and-4 from the Duke 40 with eight seconds to play. Out of field goal range, Carolina called timeout to set up one more play from scrimmage. Durant then hit Aiken on a quick slant for 10 yards and a first down with four seconds remain-

ing. The Tar Heels took their second timeout of the half to stop the clock. Orner then hooked a 47-yarder through the uprights for the victory. That kick capped a wild second half in which the teams combined to score 30 points in the final 22 and a half minutes. The teams only managed one touchdown apiece in the first half – a 1-yard run by Carolina tailback Jacque Lewis 54 seconds into the second quarter and a 3yard run by Duke tailback Alex Wade with 35 seconds left in the period. Lewis, who also was seeing his first extensive playing time in four games because of injury, was UNC’s offensive standout of the first half as he gained 90 yards on just 11 carries. Wade also carried much of the load for the Blue Devils as he rushed for 99 first-half yards. Wade finished the game with 138 yards and Lewis posted his first 100-yard game as a Tar Heel with 103 on 17 carries. Duke took the lead midway through the third quarter on a 19yard pass from Adam Smith to Chris Douglas. Carolina answered on the ensuing drive. Durant hit Aiken for 17 and 13 yards and found Bobby Blizzard for 20 yards to the Duke 4-yard line. Durant scored on a 1yard run to force a 14-all tie. The Tar Heel defense then stopped Wade on 3rd-and-1 from the Duke 11, and Carolina took over at the Blue Devil 45 following a punt. On 2nd-and-5 from the 37, Durant completed a pass to Jarworski Pollock, who dashed past the Duke defense into the end zone. Orner’s extra point was no good, and the lead was a precarious one at 20-14. Duke’s Brent Garber missed wide right on a 41-yard field goal attempt with 8:08 to play. The Devils had driven to the 14-yard loine, but Carolina forced a field goal try after a sack by linebacker

Carolina Duke

0 0

7 7

7 7

9 7

– –

NC– Lewis 1 run (Orner kick) (14:06, 1st) DU– Wade 3 run (Garber kick) (0:35, 1st) DU– Douglas 19 pass from Smith (Garber kick) (7:29, 3rd) NC– Durant 1 run (Orner kick) (1:23, 3rd) NC– Pollock 37 pass from Durant (kick failed) (13:36, 4th) DU– Landrum 33 pass from Smith (Garber kick) (0:53, 4th) NC– Orner 47 FG (0:00, 4th)

First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Comp-Att-Int Plays-Total Yards (Ave) Punts (Ave) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Time of Possession

UNC 23 37-135 262 21-35-1 72-397 (5.5) 4-29.0 3-1 7-65 29:58

23 21 7-0 7-7 7-14 14-14 20-14 20-21 23-21 DUKE 16 44-140 177 12-18-0 62-317 (5.1) 6-36.0 2-0 6-41 30:02

Individual Rushing Carolina- Lewis 17-102, Durant 15-23, Carey 2-5, Parker 3-5 Duke- Wade 25-138, Douglas 10-42, Landrum 1-6, Dapolito 1-(-4), Smith 7-(-42) Individual Passing (Comp-Att-Yds-TD-INT) Carolina- Durant 21-35-262-1-1 Duke- Smith 12-17-177-2-0, Dapolito 0-1 Individual Receiving Carolina- Aiken 8-88, Pollock 3-63, Blizzard 3-30, Borders 3-26, Parker 1-30, Mitchell 1-19, Hilton 1-8, Lewis 1-(-2) Duke- Sharpe 3-44, Landrum 2-47, Douglas 2-24, Johnson 2-18, Wade 2-15, Roland 1-29 Attendance- 33,002

Malcolm Stewart. The Blue Devils regained possession with 2:54 to play at their own 28-yard line. Facing a 4thand-9 from the Tar Heel 47, Smith completed a 14-yard pass to Lance Johnson for a first down. On the next play, Smith found Senterrio Landrum all alone down the right sideline for a 33-yard touchdown and a 21-20 lead with 53 seconds left in the game.

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SAM AIKEN

RONALD BREWER

#88 • WIDE RECEIVER 6-2, 205, SENIOR KENANSVILLE, N.C. (JAMES KENAN)

#9 •CORNERBACK 5-5, 164, SENIOR CHESAPEAKE, VA. (INDIAN RIVER)

• One of the best wide receivers in Carolina’s history, ranking third in receiving yards (2,205) and fourth in receptions (146) • Set school records in receptions (68) and receiving yards (990) as a senior • Honorable-mention All-ACC in 2002 • MVP of the South Team in the Senior Bowl with 9 catches for 69 yards • Ranked first in the ACC and 27th in the country with 5.67 catches per game • Ranked second in the ACC and 31st in the country in receiving yards per game (82.5) • Is just the fifth player in school history with more than 2,000 career yards receiving • Had eight touchdowns in 2001, the second-most ever by a Tar Heel (tying three others) and the most since Marcus Wall had a school-record nine in 1994 • Drafted by Buffalo in the fourth round of the 2002 NFL Draft

• Walk-on who earned a scholarship from the coaching staff for the 2002 season • Elected as a team captain in 2002. • Inspirational team leader who played in every game as a senior and had six tackles, including four solo and two assists • Started on Carolina’s kickoff coverage team as a senior • Played in seven regular-season games and the Peach Bowl in 2001

WILL CHAPMAN #91 • DEFENSIVE TACKLE 6-4, 272, JUNIOR LEXINGTON, KY. (EPISCOPAL)

SAM AIKEN’S REGULAR-SEASON STATISTICS

Year 1999 2000 2001 2002 Totals

Rec 3 29 46 68 146

Yds 16 410 789 990 2205

Avg 5.3 14.1 17.2 14.6 15.1

TD 0 3 8 4 15

LP 6 57 75 77 77

KR-Yds 13-275 18-365 5-105 1-18 37-763

Avg 21.2 20.3 21.0 18.0 20.6

PR-Yds 12-23 2-20 9-79 2-5 25-127

Avg 1.9 10.0 8.8 2.5 5.1

CHESLEY BORDERS

• Decided not to return for his final season of eligibility in 2002 due to injuries • Started the first six games of the 2002 season • Broke a bone in his right wrist in Carolina’s loss at Virginia in 2002 and missed the rest of the regular season • Walk-on who earned a scholarship prior to the start of the 2001 season • Started the first eight games of the 2001 season before tearing ligaments in his left knee at Clemson and missing the remainder of the season • Tied for the team lead in 2002 with three sacks WILL CHAPMAN’S REGULAR-SEASON STATISTICS

#39 • WIDE RECEIVER 6-0, 190, SENIOR SHELBY, N.C. (CREST)

Year 2000 2001 2002 Totals

Solo 21 14 19 54

Assists 10 15 8 33

Total 31 29 27 87

TFL 8-25 3-3 4-16 15-44

Sacks 2.5-16 0-0 3-15 5.5-31

FF 0 1 1 2

FR 0 1 0 1

QBH 0 6 0 6

PBU 0 2 0 2

• Had his best year as a Tar Heel as a senior. • Set the UNC single-game school record with four touchdown catches at Arizona State • Ranked second on the Carolina squad with a career-high 32 catches for 499 yards in 2002 • Finished the Arizona State game with nine catches for 192 yards, all career highs; the 192 yards was best mark in the ACC conference in 2002 and ranks third all-time in school history • Signed as an undrafted free agent with the Cincinnati Bengals CHESLEY BORDERS’ REGULAR-SEASON STATISTICS

Rec 4 2 27 29 62

Yds 37 43 448 473 1,001

Avg 0.4 21.5 16.6 16.3 16.1

TD 0 0 4 5 9

LP 17 31 53 74 74

Jeffrey Camarait

Year 1999 2000 2001 2002 Totals

154

DEFONTE COLEMAN

ZACH HILTON

#25 • STRONG SAFETY 6-1, 219, SENIOR KINSTON, N.C. (NORTH LENIOR)

#86 •TIGHT END 6-7, 276, SENIOR SILVER SPRING, MD. (GOOD COUNSEL)

• Came back from a shoulder injury in 2001 to start the last eight games of the 2002 season at strong saftey • Played in all 12 games in 2002 and started nine • Finished fourth on the team with 79 tackles, including 40 solo tackles and 30 assists • Also had two tackles for loss, one interception, one pass breakup and one fumble recovery • Named UNC’s Co-Most Improved Player on Defense in 2000

• Played in the East-West Shrine All-Star Game and the Hula Bowl • Signed by the New Orleans Saints as a free agent • Started all 12 games as a senior and had 19 receptions for 258 yards, both career highs • His 19-yard touchdown catch against the Yellow Jackets gave Carolina a 10-7 lead in the first half • Played in every game in 2001 and made nine starts, including the Peach Bowl ZACH HILTON’S REGULAR-SEASON STATISTICS

DEFONTE COLEMAN’S REGULAR-SEASON STATISTICS

Year 1999 2000 2001 2002 Totals

Solo 3 42 1 49 95

Assists 2 36 1 30 69

Total 5 78 2 79 175

TFL 0-0 1-6 0-0 2-4 3-10

Sacks 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

FF 0 0 0 0 0

FR 0 1 0 0 1

INT 0-0 1-6 0-0 1-12 2-18

Year 1999 2000 2001 2002 Totals

PBU 0 2 0 2 4

Rec 0 0 12 19 31

Yds 0 0 88 258 346

Avg 0.0 0.0 7.3 13.6 11.2

TD 0 0 2 1 2

LP 0 0 16 28 28

ERIC DAVIS #47 •DEFENSIVE TACKLE 6-3, 268, SENIOR ROCKINGHAM, N.C. (RICHMOND COUNTY)

• Suffered a career-ending ACL knee injury in Carolina’s season opener against Miami (Ohio) in 2002 • Played in 10 regular-season games and the Peach Bowl as a reserve defensive tackle in 2001 and registered 11 tackles, including four solo stops, seven assists, one tackle for loss and one quarterback hurry • Played in all 11 games as a back-up defensive tackle in 2000 and had 14 tackles, including seven solo stops and seven assists ERIC DAVIS’ REGULAR-SEASON STATISTICS

Solo 3 7 4 1 15

Assists 0 7 7 0 14

Total 3 14 11 0 29

TFL 0-0 3-15 1-1 0-0 4-16

Sacks 0-0 1.5-9 0-0 0-0 1.5-9

FF 0 0 0 0 0

FR 0 0 0 0 0

QBH 0 1 1 0 2

PBU 0 0 0 0 0

Jeffrey Camarait

Year 1999 2000 2001 2002 Totals

155

KEVIN KNIGHT

ISAIAH ROBINSON

#21 •CORNERBACK 5-8, 186, SENIOR SUFFOLK, VA. (LAKELAND)

#10 • WIDE RECEIVER 6-0, 188, SENIOR REIDSVILLE, N.C. (REIDSVILLE)

• Moved into a starting role in 2002 and started every game at cornerback • Was used as the nickel back (fifth defensive back) in 2001 and was essentially a starter • Finished fifth on the team with 62 tackles (47 solo) and was second on the team with seven pass breakups • Was ninth on the team with 49 tackles (33 solo) in 2000 • Signed as an undrafted free agent by the New York Jets

• Played from 2000-2002 as a reserve wide receiver and caught two passes for 21 yards • Slowed by an ACL injury during the 2001 season and elected to give up his final year of eligibility

MALCOLM STEWART

KEVIN KNIGHT’S REGULAR-SEASON STATISTICS

Year 1999 2000 2001 2002 Totals

Solo 6 15 33 47 101

A 3 10 16 15 44

Total 9 25 49 62 145

PBU 2 0 1 7 10

FR 0 0 0 2-6 2-6

KR 0 10 15 0 25

Yards 0 155 272 0 427

Avg 0.0 15.5 18.6 0 17.1

TD 0 0 0 0 0

Long 0 31 26 0 31

#85 •LINEBACKER 6-3, 223, SENIOR GOLDSBORO, N.C. (GOLDSBORO) • Played both linebacker and defensive end in his career • Played in all 12 games and started 10 at outside linebacker in 2002 • Finished the year third on the team with 85 tackles (56 solo); also had five tackles for losses and a team-high three sacks and broke up three passes MALCOLM STEWART’S REGULAR-SEASON STATISTICS

Year 1999 2000 2001 2002 Totals

Solo 15 2 4 56 77

Assists 6 1 0 29 36

Total 21 3 4 85 113

TFL 4-12 1-5 0-0 5-23 10-40

Sacks 0-0 1-5 0-0 3-19 4-24

FF 0 0 0 1 1

FR 0 0 0 0 0

QBH 5 1 0 0 6

SEAN WILLIAMS #51 • LINEBACKER 6-1, 238, SENIOR FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WESTOVER)

Jeffrey Camarait

• Reserve middle linebacker who finished with five career tackles

MARCUS WILSON #67 • OFFENSIVE GUARD/CENTER 6-3, 261, SENIOR JACKSON, MISS. (JACKSON PREP)

• Was a reserve offensive lineman who played both guard and center

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PBU 0 0 0 2 2