North Carolina Faces Tall Task As Top Ranked Clemson Comes To Chapel Hill
A week ago North Carolina suffered their second straight loss when Appalachian State came to Chapel Hill.
On Saturday North Carolina who is a member of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference could be in for not only another loss but their third straight loss as top ranked Clemson and the defending national champions who are member of Atlantic Coast Conference Atlantic Division comes to Chapel Hill.
North Carolina comes into the game with a record of 2-2 while they’re 1-0 in the Atlantic Coast Conference while Clemson comes into the game with a record of 4-0 while they’re 2-0 in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
As for North Carolina’s previous game,
They lost to Appalachian State.
Darrynton Evans rushed for three touchdowns, and Nick Hampton blocked a 56-yard field goal attempt on the final play of Appalachian State's 34-31 victory over North Carolina on Saturday in the instate programs' first meeting in nearly 80 years. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2019/9/21/football-carolina-comes-up-short-against-app-state-31-34.aspx
Demetrius Taylor returned a fumble 20 yards for a key score, and Zac Thomas added 224 yards passing and another 57 on the ground to help the Mountaineers (3-0) beat a power-conference opponent for the first time since that unforgettable upset of Michigan 12 years ago.”according to https://goheels.com/news/2019/9/21/football-carolina-comes-up-short-against-app-state-31-34.aspx
That one ended on a blocked field goal -- and so did this one, with Appalachian State swatting away Noah Ruggles' kick at the buzzer that would have forced overtime.”according to https://goheels.com/news/2019/9/21/football-carolina-comes-up-short-against-app-state-31-34.aspx
Evans scored on runs of 5, 2 and 3 yards while Chandler Staton kicked early field goals of 31 and 43 yards for Appalachian State, off to its best start since the 2010 team won its first eight games.
Sam Howell threw three touchdown passes for the Tar Heels (2-2) -- who trailed entering the fourth quarter for the fourth straight game. His 2-yard touchdown run with 3:01 left pulled them within three points. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2019/9/21/football-carolina-comes-up-short-against-app-state-31-34.aspx
North Carolina then took over at its 20 with 30 seconds left after forcing a punt, and Howell hit Dazz Newsome twice to set up Ruggles' long field goal. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2019/9/21/football-carolina-comes-up-short-against-app-state-31-34.aspx
Howell finished 27 of 41 for 323 yards with touchdowns of 21 yards to Newsome on the first play from scrimmage, 11 yards to Michael Carter and 12 yards to Carl Tucker. The freshman also had three turnovers -- his first two interceptions and a fumble -- that led to 14 points for App State.”according to https://goheels.com/news/2019/9/21/football-carolina-comes-up-short-against-app-state-31-34.aspx
As for top ranked Clemson’s previous game, They routed Charlotte last Saturday.
No. 1/1 Clemson defeated Charlotte 52-10 at Memorial Stadium on Saturday night in Dabo Swinney’s 150th career game as head coach at Clemson University. The win extends Clemson’s (4-0, 2-0 ACC) school record win streak to 19 games, dating back to the start of the 2018 season. The Tiger defense held the 49ers (2-2, 0-0 C-USA) to 216 yards of total offense. “according to https://clemsontigers.com/gameday/
Trevor Lawrence threw two touchdown passes, including a 58-yard touchdown to Tee Higgins on his first attempt of the game. Chase Brice connected with Joseph Ngata for a 37-yard touchdown in the third quarter. The touchdown reception was Ngata’s first career touchdown reception. Travis Etienne, Lyn-J Dixon and Michel Dukes all accounted for a rushing touchdown, respectively. “according to https://clemsontigers.com/gameday/
Clemson’s defense showed once again why they are one of the best in the country, holding Charlotte to 63 passing yards. K’Von Wallace returned a 66-yard interception for six points in the first quarter, to give Clemson a 14-0 lead. It was Wallace’s fourth career interception and first career return for touchdown.”according to https://clemsontigers.com/gameday/
Kick-off is set for 3:30pm from Kenan Memorial Stadium. The game will be televised on ABC.