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Williams, Carter lead No. 14 UNC past No. 23 NC State 48-21
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) North Carolina responded to its first loss with another dominating rushing performance, along with forcing the turnovers that had largely eluded the 14th-ranked Tar Heels this season.
Javonte Williams ran for 160 yards and three touchdowns to help UNC beat No. 23 North Carolina State 48-21 on Saturday in the first meeting with both rivals ranked in the AP Top 25 since 1993.
Michael Carter ran for 106 yards and a score of his own for the Tar Heels (4-1, 4-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), who used a run-through-and-over-tacklers ground game that helped them take control in the third quarter. And it came two weeks after Carter and Williams powered the Tar Heels to 399 yards rushing in a win against Virginia Tech.
''I said it earlier in the year and they reinforce it every week: I think they're probably the best combination of two backs in the country,'' UNC coach Mack Brown said, adding: ''When we get them going, the rest of it works.''
UNC ran for 326 yards and finished with 578 overall after last week's loss at Florida State, beating the Wolfpack (4-2, 4-2) by a lopsided margin for the second straight season. It marked UNC's biggest margin of victory against a ranked opponent since 2001.
Williams had three touchdowns in last year's 41-10 win, then had a pair of short TD runs as UNC ran off 21 straight points after leading just 17-7 at halftime. He punctuated another big rivalry performance by blowing through a huge hole up front, then cutting past multiple defenders to the pylon for a 27-yard score that made it 45-14 with 14:11 left.
Sam Howell threw for 252 yards and a TD for the Tar Heels, while Dyami Brown had 105 yards on a career-best seven catches.
The Wolfpack played without injured starting quarterback Devin Leary. Bailey Hockman started but was pulled after three series for true freshman Ben Finley, only to see the Wolfpack go back to Hockman in the third after Finley threw two interceptions - one off a bobbled pass by Dylan Parham in the end zone that should've been a first-half touchdown -- and lost a fumble on a sack.
Finley threw a 42-yard score to Emeka Emezie, while Hockman scored on a short keeper and threw for a TD after returning with the Tar Heels up big. But N.C. State managed 34 yards rushing and had four turnovers.
''We just didn't play good enough to win, didn't give ourselves a chance with the turnovers,'' Wolfpack coach Dave Doeren said. ''Like I told them in the locker room, if you don't stop the run and you turn the football over, it's a really hard day. And that's what happened today.''
THE TAKEAWAY
N.C. State: Three straight wins had pushed the Wolfpack to a surprisingly strong start for a team picked to finish 11th in the league. But N.C. State fell behind 14-0, couldn't run well and lost starting running back Ricky Person Jr. to a first-half concussion. Now the Wolfpack must sort out their QB situation, with Doeren saying the team originally planned to get Finley just a first-half series but stuck with him until his ''inexperience showed up.''
UNC: The Tar Heels had won six straight games before last weekend's loss at FSU. The response was another big offensive game while the defense's four takeaways doubled their season count coming in, led by Chazz Surratt forcing Finley's fumble and intercepting a tipped ball.
RIVALRY SPICE
The Wolfpack program's Twitter account posted a pregame hype video Friday that asked: ''What's a ram to a wolf?'' Asked about the video, Howell said ''someone might've'' shown it to him before offering his retort.
''We don't really care about them,'' Howell said. ''That's more for them, just to give them some false confidence before the game. ... We know what a ram is to a wolf, I think we saw that out there today. It could've been a lot worse than it was. So I'm not going to say anything else about that.''
BIG HOLES
N.C. State had allowed an average of 101 yards rushing during its three-game winning streak, but the Tar Heels averaged 5.9 yards per carry on 55 attempts.
''They just outplayed us. There's no excuses,'' Wolfpack linebacker Isaiah Moore said. ''We've got to tackle and get them to the ground, and we didn't do that today.''
POLL IMPLICATIONS
The Tar Heels could inch back up after taking a huge slide from No. 5 - their highest ranking since 1997 - after the FSU loss. The Wolfpack could end up out of the poll after a one-week stay.
UP NEXT
N.C. State: The Wolfpack's schedule hits an open date next weekend before hosting No. 11 Miami on Nov. 6.
UNC: The Tar Heels visit Virginia next Saturday.
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B. Hockman
10 QB 215 PaYds, PaTD, INT, -10 RuYds, RuTD |
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J. Williams
25 RB 160 RuYds, 3 RuTDs |
Team Stats | ||
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1st Downs | 23 | 34 |
Rushing | 3 | 19 |
Passing | 16 | 13 |
Penalty | 4 | 2 |
3rd Down Conv | 4-10 | 7-12 |
4th Down Conv | 1-2 | 0-0 |
Total Net Yards | 392 | 578 |
Total Plays | 63 | 84 |
Avg Gain | 6.2 | 6.9 |
Net Yards Rushing | 34 | 326 |
Rush Attempts | 19 | 55 |
Avg Rush Yards | 1.8 | 5.9 |
Yards Passing | 358 | 252 |
Comp. - Att. | 27-44 | 18-29 |
Yards Per Pass | 6.9 | 7.3 |
Penalties - Yards | 5-41 | 9-70 |
Touchdowns | 3 | 6 |
Rushing TDs | 1 | 5 |
Passing TDs | 2 | 1 |
Other | 0 | 0 |
Turnovers | 4 | 0 |
Fumbles - Lost | 1-1 | 2-0 |
Int. Thrown | 3 | 0 |
Punts - Avg | 4-54.8 | 3-38.7 |
Return Yards | 11 | 21 |
Punts - Returns | 1-11 | 1-8 |
Kickoffs - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Int. - Returns | 0-0 | 3-13 |
Safeties | 0 | 0 |
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Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
B. Hockman
16 QB
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B. Hockman | 14/24 | 215 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
B. Finley
10 QB
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B. Finley | 13/20 | 143 | 1 | 2 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
Z. Knight
7 RB
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Z. Knight | 9 | 41 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
R. Person Jr.
8 RB
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R. Person Jr. | 4 | 12 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. Finley
10 QB
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B. Finley | 2 | -9 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. Hockman
16 QB
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B. Hockman | 4 | -10 | 1 | 1 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
E. Emezie
86 WR
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E. Emezie | 5 | 4 | 84 | 1 | 42 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A. Smith
87 WR
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A. Smith | 4 | 4 | 63 | 1 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Scott Jr.
24 WR
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C. Scott Jr. | 3 | 2 | 49 | 0 | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Thomas
5 WR
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T. Thomas | 5 | 3 | 49 | 0 | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
P. Rooks
14 WR
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P. Rooks | 5 | 4 | 48 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Z. Knight
7 RB
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Z. Knight | 4 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Dunn
80 WR
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J. Dunn | 4 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Angeline
6 TE
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C. Angeline | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
R. Person Jr.
8 RB
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R. Person Jr. | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A. Jayne
46 TE
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A. Jayne | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Houston
20 RB
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J. Houston | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Carter
88 WR
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D. Carter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Parham
28 TE
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D. Parham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Dunlap
24 CB
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M. Dunlap | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Riley
19 WR
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C. Riley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
J. Harris
6 S
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J. Harris | 12-3 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
P. Wilson
11 LB
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P. Wilson | 7-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Scott
2 LB
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J. Scott | 6-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Pierre-Louis
19 DB
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J. Pierre-Louis | 5-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Powell
4 CB
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C. Powell | 5-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Dawkins
0 DE
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T. Dawkins | 4-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Thomas
32 LB
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D. Thomas | 4-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Baker-Williams
13 CB
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T. Baker-Williams | 3-4 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
I. Moore
1 LB
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I. Moore | 3-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Boykin
12 CB
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D. Boykin | 2-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
I. Duffy
33 CB
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I. Duffy | 2-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S. Jackson
90 DE
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S. Jackson | 2-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Hart Jr.
5 LB
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C. Hart Jr. | 2-1 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Dunlap
24 CB
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M. Dunlap | 2-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Joseph
99 DL
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D. Joseph | 2-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
N. Booker-Brown
58 DL
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N. Booker-Brown | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
V. Jones
31 LB
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V. Jones | 1-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S. Battle
25 CB
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S. Battle | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Autenrieth
42 TE
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D. Autenrieth | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Clark
52 DT
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C. Clark | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. McNeill
29 DT
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A. McNeill | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
C. Dunn
32 K
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C. Dunn | 0/0 | 0 | 3/3 | 3 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
T. Thomas 5 WR
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T. Thomas | 1 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
S. Howell
7 QB
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S. Howell | 18/29 | 252 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
J. Williams
25 RB
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J. Williams | 19 | 160 | 3 | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Carter
8 RB
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M. Carter | 17 | 106 | 1 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Henderson
23 RB
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J. Henderson | 5 | 27 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. Brooks
34 RB
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B. Brooks | 2 | 21 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S. Howell
7 QB
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S. Howell | 8 | 12 | 1 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Criswell
6 QB
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J. Criswell | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
D. Brown
2 WR
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