UNC Tar Heels Defeat Wake Forest 49-24
Chapel Hill, NC - The North Carolina Tar Heels [6-3 2-3 in ACC] ended its two game losing streak with its best scoring output in 7 years and a season high of 562 yards in total offense. The victory makes the Tar Heels football team eligible for its 4th straight bowl game, and places this North Carolina team back into the fold in the ACC Coastal Division, just 2 games behind division leading Virginia Tech… who UNC will play on Nov. 17th at 8pm ET (ESPN’s Thursday Night College Football Gameday).
The Tar Heel offense was led by big-time performances from QB Bryn Renner, RB Giovani Bernard (photo), WR Dwight Jones, and WR Erik Highsmith.
- QB Bryn Renner 21-28 (75% completion percentage) for 338 yards & 3 TD’s
- RB Giovani Bernard 175 total yards & 3 TD’s
- WR Dwight Jones 138 yards receiving on 6 receptions
- WR Erik Highsmith 87 yards receiving on 4 receptions & 2 TD’s
- RB Ryan Houston & RB AJ Blue both had 1 rushing TD each
The biggest difference of the game for the UNC football team, compared to its previous 2 weeks’ losses, was the Tar Heels ability to win the turnover battle by forcing Wake Forest into 5 turnovers (1 fumble lost & 4 interceptions) verses UNC’s 1 turnover (fumble). This advantage started when Zach Brown sacked Tanner Price, which forced him to fumble and Brown recovered it early in the 1st quarter at the Wake Forest 34 yard line (Zach Brown Sack+Fumble Video Here).
@TarHeelsFB Highlight of the Week: QB Bryn Renner completes a 38 yard Touchdown pass to WR Erik Highsmith to start the 4th quarter (Video Here).
The North Carolina Tar Heels victory was televised nationally on ESPNU from beautiful Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, NC.
The UNC Tar Heels face North Carolina State University [4-4 1-3 ACC] in Raleigh, NC next week at 12:30pm ET on ESPN3 and ACC Network TV.
(Source: theacc.com)
