North Carolina Looks To Avoid Their Fifth Straight Loss As They Head To Blacksburg To Face Virginia Tech
This season for North Carolina has had plenty of disappointments and there might be another one as they go on the road to Blacksburg to play Virginia Tech who is ranked No. 14 in this weeks poll. "according to http://www.espn.com/college-football/rankings
Carolina plays its second ACC road game of 2017 Saturday when the Tar Heels visit Lane Stadium to takeon No. 14 Virginia Tech. "according to http://goheels.com/documents/2017/8/30/2017_Game_Notes.pdf
UNC fell to 1-6 on the year with a 20-14 loss to Virginia last weekend in Chapel Hill. Michael Carterrushed for a career-best 157 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Tar Heels, who had their seven-game winning streak against Virginia snapped in the loss."according to http://goheels.com/documents/2017/8/30/2017_Game_Notes.pdf
Virginia Tech was off last weekend, but the Hokies have risen to No. 14 in both national polls. In its last. "according to http://goheels.com/documents/2017/8/30/2017_Game_Notes.pdf
on-field action, VT beat Boston College 23-10 in Chestnut Hill to improve to 5-1 and 1-1 in league play. "according to http://goheels.com/documents/2017/8/30/2017_Game_Notes.pdf
Freshman quarterback Josh Jackson threw for 322 yards and a score against the Eagles. "according to http://goheels.com/documents/2017/8/30/2017_Game_Notes.pdf
Carolina and Virginia Tech are meeting for the 40th time overall and 14th straight season since the Hokies joined the ACC. Virginia Tech leads the overall series, 21-12-6. Five of the six ties were scoreless. "according to http://goheels.com/documents/2017/8/30/2017_Game_Notes.pdf
The last tie was a 14-14 score in 1946. "according to http://goheels.com/documents/2017/8/30/2017_Game_Notes.pdf
• Four of the last nine meetings have been decided by a field goal. Five of the last 10 have been decided by a touchdown or less."according to http://goheels.com/documents/2017/8/30/2017_Game_Notes.pdf
• Last season in Chapel Hill, Jarod Evans threw for two touchdows and ran for a third as Virginia Tech won a top-25 showdown 34-3. "according to http://goheels.com/documents/2017/8/30/2017_Game_Notes.pdf
• In the last meeting in Blacksburg, Carolina won 30-27 in overtime to clinch the ACC Coastal Division. "according to http://goheels.com/documents/2017/8/30/2017_Game_Notes.pdf
The Tar Heels led 24-10 in the fourth quarter before Virginia Tech mounted a tremendous comeback to tie it in Frank Beamer's last home game. After a Virginia Tech field goal in overtime, quarterback Marquise Williams found Quinshad Davis in the corner of the end zone for the winning score. "according to http://goheels.com/documents/2017/8/30/2017_Game_Notes.pdf
• Carolina has not won consecutive games over Virginia Tech since winning five straight from 1929 to 1945. "according to http://goheels.com/documents/2017/8/30/2017_Game_Notes.pdf
• Carolina and Virginia Tech met at least twice in every decade from the 1890s to the 1940s. The teams. "according to http://goheels.com/documents/2017/8/30/2017_Game_Notes.pdf
Carolina and Virginia Tech met 25 times from 1890-1946 and 14 of those times at least one team did not score."according to http://goheels.com/documents/2017/8/30/2017_Game_Notes.pdf
Carolina and Virginia Tech met at least twice in every decade from the 1890s to the 1940s. The teams. "according to http://goheels.com/documents/2017/8/30/2017_Game_Notes.pdf
• Tar Heel great and College Football Hall of Fame member Charlie “Choo-Choo” Justice made his debut
against Virginia Tech in a 14-14 tie on September 28, 1946, in Kenan Stadium.
• Eight current Tar Heels are from Virginia: defensive end Malik Carney (Alexandria), defensive tackle
Jeremiah Clarke (Alexandria), defensive tackle Aaron Crawford (Ashburn), offensive lineman Jay-Jay
McCargo (Alexandria), wide receiver Dazz Newsome (Hampton), defensive end Tyler Powell (Midlothian),
cornerback Patrice Rene (Alexandria) and cornerback M.J. Stewart (Arlington).
collegiate debut against Virginia Tech in a 14-14 tie on September 28, 1946, in Kenan Stadium.
• Eight current Tar Heels are from Virginia: defensive end Malik Carney (Alexandria), defensive tackle
Jeremiah Clarke (Alexandria), defensive tackle Aaron Crawford (Ashburn), offensive lineman Jay-Jay
McCargo (Alexandria), wide receiver Dazz Newsome (Hampton), defensive end Tyler Powell (Midlothian),
cornerback Patrice Rene (Alexandria) and cornerback M.J. Stewart (Arlington).
• Tar Heel great and College Football Hall of Fame member Charlie “Choo-Choo” Justice made his collegiate debut against Virginia Tech in a 14-14 tie on September 28, 1946, in Kenan Stadium."according to http://goheels.com/documents/2017/8/30/2017_Game_Notes.pdf
• Eight current Tar Heels are from Virginia: defensive end Malik Carney (Alexandria), defensive tackle "according to http://goheels.com/documents/2017/8/30/2017_Game_Notes.pdf
Jeremiah Clarke (Alexandria), defensive tackle Aaron Crawford (Ashburn), offensive lineman Jay-Jay "according to http://goheels.com/documents/2017/8/30/2017_Game_Notes.pdf
McCargo (Alexandria), wide receiver Dazz Newsome (Hampton), defensive end Tyler Powell (Midlothian), "according to http://goheels.com/documents/2017/8/30/2017_Game_Notes.pdf
cornerback Patrice Rene (Alexandria) and cornerback M.J. Stewart (Arlington) "according to http://goheels.com/documents/2017/8/30/2017_Game_Notes.pdf
As for North Carolina's last game, they lost to Virginia,
It hasn't been a great season for Larry Fedora and North Carolina and it got worse on Saturday as Virginia sent them to their fourth straight loss.
Kurt Benkert passed for 249 yards and two touchdowns to help Virginia beat North Carolina 20-14 on Saturday. "according http://goheels.com/news/2017/10/14/football-virginia-outlasts-north-carolina-20-14.aspx?path=football
Jordan Ellis rushed for a career-high 136 yards for the Cavaliers (5-1, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), who are off to their best start since 2007. Virginia snapped its seven-game losing streak against North Carolina with its fourth consecutive victory overall. "according to http://goheels.com/news/2017/10/14/football-virginia-outlasts-north-carolina-20-14.aspx?path=football
Chris Peace sacked North Carolina's Brandon Harris on fourth down with 1:07 left to seal the win. "according to http://goheels.com/news/2017/10/14/football-virginia-outlasts-north-carolina-20-14.aspx?path=football
The Cavaliers took the lead for good on an 81-yard touchdown catch by Olamide Zaccheaus in the third quarter. "according to http://goheels.com/news/2017/10/14/football-virginia-outlasts-north-carolina-20-14.aspx?path=football
Freshman Michael Carter rushed for a season-high 157 yards and two touchdowns for North Carolina (1-6, 0-4). Carter ran for 127 yards and both of his scores in the third quarter as the Tar Heels came back from a 10-0 halftime deficit. "according to http://goheels.com/news/2017/10/14/football-virginia-outlasts-north-carolina-20-14.aspx?path=football
North Carolina lost its fourth straight game despite a change at quarterback.
Chazz Surratt, who had started each of North Carolina's last five games, did not play. Harris replaced him, completing 7 of 18 passes for 46 yards and three interceptions. "according to http://goheels.com/news/2017/10/14/football-virginia-outlasts-north-carolina-20-14.aspx?path=football
The Tar Heels went scoreless in the first half for the second time in three weeks. They had just four first downs and 75 yards of offense at halftime to go along with five penalties for 46 yards. "according to http://goheels.com/news/2017/10/14/football-virginia-outlasts-north-carolina-20-14.aspx?path=football
THE TAKEAWAY
Virginia: The Cavaliers banked another win in their quest to reach a bowl game for the first time since 2011. With a tough final month that includes home games against Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech as well as trips to Louisville and Miami, Virginia would be well advised to find its sixth win as soon as possible."according to http://goheels.com/news/2017/10/14/football-virginia-outlasts-north-carolina-20-14.aspx?path=football
North Carolina: The Tar Heels are in big trouble, and their streak of four consecutive seasons with a bowl game is going to end. They have at least one more win on their schedule (Western Carolina on Nov. 18), but the probability of suffering double-digit losses for the first time since 2003 is growing each week. "according to http://goheels.com/news/2017/10/14/football-virginia-outlasts-north-carolina-20-14.aspx?path=football
What does Larry Fedora need to do to get his team back in the win column that has a record of 1-6 and 0-4 in conference play?
As for Virginia Tech's last game, they beat Boston College and unlike North Carolina Virginia Tech is coming off a bye week.
Virginia Tech quarterback Josh Jackson threw for 322 yards and a touchdown, and the Hokies’ defense held Boston College in check, all in leading No. 16 Virginia Tech to a 23-10 victory over the Eagles in an ACC game played at Alumni Stadium on Saturday evening. "according to http://www.hokiesports.com/football/recaps/20171007aab.html
With the win, the Hokies moved to 5-1 overall, 1-1 in the ACC, and they beat Boston College for the eighth time in the past 10 meetings. The Eagles fell to 2-4 overall, 0-3 in league play. "according to http://www.hokiesports.com/football/recaps/20171007aab.html
Tech survived an early interception and got on the board midway through the first quarter on a 53-yard touchdown pass from Jackson to Sean Savoy. The two teams later traded field goals before the Hokies opened some breathing room on Travon McMillian’s 23-yard touchdown run with 6:19 left in the first half to take a 17-3 lead. "according to http://www.hokiesports.com/football/recaps/20171007aab.html
The Hokies only added two more Joey Slye field goals for the remainder of the game, but that was all they needed, as Tech’s defense allowed just a fourth-quarter score the remainder of the evening. The Hokies held the Eagles to 320 held them to 2 of 15 on third-down conversions. At one stretch in the second half, BC went three-and-out on five straight possessions."according to http://www.hokiesports.com/football/recaps/20171007aab.html
Jackson led Tech, completing 22 of 33 for 322 yards, with a touchdown and an interception. The Hokies finished with 431 yards of offense."according to http://www.hokiesports.com/football/recaps/20171007aab.html
GAME NOTES
• Virginia Tech kicker Joey Slye became the school’s all-time leading scorer after scoring 11 points against BC. Those 11 gave him 376 for his career, enabling him to pass Shayne Graham’s previous mark of 371. Graham played from 1996-99. "according to http://www.hokiesports.com/football/recaps/20171007aab.html
• Tech receiver Cam Phillips suffered a sprained foot early in the game and did not return. He did catch a pass, extending his own school record streak of catching at least one pass to 32 straight games. "according to http://www.hokiesports.com/football/recaps/20171007aab.html
• Tech receiver Sean Savoy enjoyed a career evening, picking up the production vacated by Cam Phillips’ absence with a foot injury. Savoy set career highs in receptions and receiving yards with nine catches for 139 yards. His previous highs in both categories came in the Delaware game when he caught four passes for 63 yards. "according to http://www.hokiesports.com/football/recaps/20171007aab.html
• Jackson’s 322 yards passing marked his second 300-yard performance of the season. He threw for 372 against East Carolina. "according to http://www.hokiesports.com/football/recaps/20171007aab.html
Kick-off is set for 3:30pm. The game will be televised on ESPN2. "according to http://goheels.com/schedule.aspx?path=football "