North Carolina Drops Third Straight As Top Ranked Clemson Survives In Chapel Hill
Since winning against Miami on September 7th North Carolina has dropped three straight games including their most recent one to top ranked Clemson.
The Tar Heels (2-3, 1-1) went for 2 and the lead, but the Tigers strung out Sam Howell's option run to the right and dragged him down short of the end zone to effectively clinch the win -- though it was far tougher than expected as a 27-point road favorite. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2019/9/28/football-tar-heels-push-no-1-tigers-to-the-brink-21-20.aspx
The Tar Heels gave themselves a shot late, but fell to 0-10 against No. 1-ranked teams in The Associated Press college football poll. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2019/9/28/football-tar-heels-push-no-1-tigers-to-the-brink-21-20.aspx
Meanwhile Clemson who is the top ranked team in the country not only edged North Carolina but had to survive in Chapel Hill to remain unbeaten.
No. 1/1 Clemson stopped North Carolina on a two-point conversion attempt with less than two minutes remaining to defeat the Tar Heels 21-20 at Kenan Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The win extended Clemson’s (5-0, 3-0 ACC) national-best 20-game winning streak. The game marked the first time in nine years that the Tigers traveled to Chapel Hill, N.C. and was the first time Clemson beat the Tar Heels (2-3, 1-1 ACC) at home since 2002. “according to https://clemsontigers.com/gameday/
Trevor Lawrence connected with Tee Higgins on a 38-yard touchdown with nine minutes remaining in the fourth quarter to give the Tigers their first lead of the game. Lawrence finished 18-30 passing for 206 yards and a career best 45 rushing yards. Higgins hauled in six receptions for 129 receiving yards and a touchdown. “according to https://clemsontigers.com/gameday/
The teams headed into the locker room tied up at 14-14. Travis Etienne rushed for a 13-yard touchdown in the second quarter and Trevor Lawrence found the endzone for his fourth rushing touchdown of the season to tie the game at 14 with less than a minute to go before the half. “according to https://clemsontigers.com/gameday/
The Tiger defense stood tall, tackling UNC quarterback Sam Howell before he could get into the endzone for the go ahead two-point conversion with 1:16 remaining in the fourth quarter. The defense recorded nine tackles for loss, and three sacks on the afternoon.”according to https://clemsontigers.com/gameday/
North Carolina will travel to Georgia Tech Saturday where they will be looking to avoid their fourth straight loss.