October 2009
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Extra Points: Hokie High →
by Lee Pace
There is something about road trips that quickens the pulse and moistens the palm of the college football player and fan. In the case this week for a hundred Tar Heels and a couple thousand Carolina devotees, it was a drive into the blazing colors of the Blue Ridge Mountains of western Virginia. Here the Tar Heels found the neatly-ordered limestone buildings of Virginia Tech’s...
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Tar Heels Knock Off #14 VT Hokies 20-17 →
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP)—North Carolina’s defense is as good as advertised. T.J. Yates, Shaun Draughn and the offense are improving, too.
Casey Barth kicked a 21-yard field goal on the final play and the Tar Heels’ defense, ranked seventh in the nation, stopped No. 14 Virginia Tech all night long in a 20-17 victory on Thursday night.
One week after blowing an 18-point lead in a...
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ESPN Thursday Night Game at VT Hokies
The GOOD News: For the second week in a row, the UNC Tar Heels will play a nationally televised Thursday night 8pm game on ESPN. This is great exposure for the Tar Heels for national recruiting and a chance to show the football program’s rebuilding progress under Butch Davis is still heading in the right direction. The Tar Heels defense also continues to be one of the best defensive units in...
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Extra Points: Lights, Camera, Cut! →
by Lee Pace - TarHeelBlue.com
CHAPEL HILL - Butch Davis and the University of North Carolina got the four-hour infomercial they wanted—the town, the gown, the team, the venerable stadium in the pines bathed in baby blue on national TV in prime time, the Hall of Famer on the sideline. Infinite hours of planning and detailing came together Thursday and for much of the Indian summer evening,...
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Seminoles Rally Back to Top Tar Heels, 30-27 →
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Christian Ponder threw for 395 yards and three touchdowns to help Florida State rally from a big second-half deficit and beat North Carolina 30-27 on Thursday night.
Rod Owens had nine catches for 199 yards, including a 98-yard score, for the Seminoles (3-4, 1-3 Atlantic Coast Conference), who trailed 24-6 early in the third quarter and appeared headed for a fourth...
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Florida State Game Guide →
Extra Points Archive: Post-Tragedy Triumph →
Offensive Line Benefits From Bye Week →
Walston: The Only Game In Town →
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Rookie WR Hakeem Nicks Scores for NY Giants
North Carolina’s all-time leading receiver Hakeem Nicks continues his great rookie season with the New York Giants on Sunday (Oct. 18, 2009) with 5 catches for 114 yards and a touchdown. Nicks had a touchdown for the third consecutive week after missing playing time earlier this season due to injury.
Through Week 6 of the 2009 NFL Season, NY Giants WR Nicks has played in 4 games with 12...
Tar Heels Read For The Record →
Extra Points: Off-Week Gaming →
Historic Thursday Night Football Game →
Extra Points: Grand Theft →
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NFL Rookie WR Hakeem Nicks Scores TD for NY Giants...
For the second straight week, NY Giant rookie wide receiver Hakeem Nicks scores a TD on a 9 yard pass from Eli Manning in first half of the Giants matchup with the Oakland Raiders.
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Tar Heels Rout Georgia Southern, 42-12 →
CHAPEL HILL, NC (AP) -Ryan Houston rushed for three touchdowns and Quan Sturdivant returned a fumble 49 yards for a score, one of six turnovers forced by North Carolina during a 42-12 rout of Georgia Southern on Saturday.
Bruce Carter brought back an interception 41 yards for a TD and the defense set up two quick scoring drives with takeaways for North Carolina (4-2).
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UNC leads Georgia Southern 42-7 at Halftime
The Tar Heels are showing a little more offensive focus against their FCS opponent with 42 points in the first half alone. Last week, the Tar Heels didn’t score a touchdown for the first time this season. Ryan Houston has already rushed for 3 touchdowns and the North Carolina Defense has picked up two touchdowns via a fumble recovery and an interception.
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UNC vs Georgia Southern Game Guide Oct 10th →
North Carolina (3-2, 0-2) will host Georgia Southern (3-2, 2-1), its second FCS opponent this season. North Carolina has dropped two straight since starting 3-0, including a 16-3 loss to Virginia at home last weekend. Georgia Southern is coming off of a 26-21 win at Wofford. This will be Carolina’s last game before a bye week leading up to two straight Thursday night tilts. Carolina will be...
Kenan Stadium Entrance Policies →
Extra Points Archive: The Giant Killers →
Walston: The Injury Bug Bites →
Extra Points: Find A Way →
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Hakeem Nicks Scores a 54 Yard TD for NY Giants
Update on Tar Heels in the NFL - Oct 4th at 3:15 PM - Rookie NY Giant WR Hakeem Nicks scored on a 54 yard touchdown pass from Eli Manning. Hakeem Nicks is the Tar Heels all-time leading receiver in yards (2,623 yards in just 3 seasons) and is second in total receptions.
Nicks led the ACC in 2008-2009 in total receiving yards (1,005 yards) and touchdowns (9 TD’s).
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Virginia Defeats The North Carolina Tar Heels 16-3 →
UVA defeats UNC 16-3 in Kenan Stadium
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Mikell Simpson ran for the game-clinching touchdown in the fourth quarter while Virginia’s defense turned in a dominating performance to beat North Carolina 16-3 on Saturday.
Robert Randolph kicked three field goals for the Cavaliers (1-3, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), who came out of a bye week with a desperately needed win...
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UVA Scores First As The UNC Offense Struggles
Virginia’s field goal puts the Cavaliers ahead 3-0 with 12:10 remaining in the second quarter.
North Carolina’s offense production for the second straight week has been minimal, and the defense continues to put in a solid effort despite being on the field most of the game.
Weather at the game in Chapel Hill is perfect… not a cloud in the Carolina Blue sky.
Tar Heels face the Virginia Cavaliers in Chapel...
The 3-1 North Carolina Tar Heels will face the Virginia Cavaliers at Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill at Noon EST.
Carolina Begins Public Sales Phase For... →
CHAPEL HILL, NC - On Saturday, October 3rd, the University of North Carolina will begin the public sales phase for the Carolina Student-Athlete Center for Excellence located in Kenan Stadium’s east end zone that will include the academic support center for student-athletes, the Carolina Leadership Academy, Olympic sports’ strength and conditioning center, visiting locker room, club...
Virginia Game Guide →
North Carolina (3-1, 0-1) will face Virginia (0-3, 0-0) in an attempt to even out its ACC record. It will be Virginia’s ACC opener. Carolina is coming off of a 24-7 loss at Georgia Tech one week ago. It will face its second straight opponent coming off of rest as Virginia’s last game was a narrow defeat at Southern Miss, 37-34, on September 19th. The game against Virginia will be the...