2001 IN REVIEW Review Notes Statistics Game-by-Game Team Stats Game-by-Game Individual Stats

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1 2001 IN REVIEW Review Notes Statistics Game-by-Game Team Stats Game-by-Game Individual Stats Team/Individual Highs Game-by-Game Breakdowns Long Plays Game-by-Game Reviews Senior Profiles Julius Peppers Profile 158

2 TAR HEELS COMPLETE TURNAROUND WITH PEACH BOWL WIN OVER AUBURN After starting the season with three consecutive losses, North Carolina completed the greatest turnaround in school history, winning eight of its last 10 games, including a victory over Auburn in the Chick-fil-APeach Bowl. The Tar Heels, led by first-year head coach John Bunting, finished 8-5 overall, 5-3 (3rd) in the Atlantic Coast Conference and earned their first bowl trip since It was the 10th winning season in the last 11 years. Carolina dropped its first three games to Oklahoma, Maryland and Texas before putting together a five-game win streak that included a 41-9 rout of Florida State and a dominating 38-3 victory at Clemson. The FSUgame was Bunting s first win at Carolina and was UNC s first win over the Seminoles in 13 meetings. After falling to Georgia Tech and Wake Forest, Carolina closed the regular season with wins over Duke and SMU to earn the Peach Bowl bid. BUNTING WINS THE MOST OF ANY FIRST-YEAR TAR HEEL COACH Head coach John Bunting won more games (8) in his first season at North Carolina than any other first-year coach in school history. Carl Torbush (1998) and Carl Snavely (1934) each won seven games in their first seasons. Bunting, a 1972 North Carolina graduate, was the first former letterwinner to coach the Tar Heels since PEPPERS WINS LOMBARDI TROPHY & BEDNARIK AWARD Defensive end Julius Peppers became the first Tar Heel to win a major college football award when he was named the 2001 Rotary Lombardi Award winner in Houston on Dec. 5. The Lombardi Trophy is given annually to the nation s best lineman. Peppers beat out fellow defensive ends Dwight Freeney of Syracuse and Alex Brown of Florida for the honor. A day after winning the Lombardi Trophy, Peppers flew to Orlando where he was presented the Chuck Bednarik Award as the nation s top overall defensive player. Peppers also was named the Chevrolet National Defensive Player of the Year and was one of five finalists for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, which is given to the nation s top overall defensive player by the Charlotte Touchdown Club. In 2001, Peppers had 63 tackles, including 19 tackles for loss and 9.5 sacks. He also led the team in interceptions. Peppers finished his three-year Carolina career second on the school s all-time list in sacks (30.5) and tackles for losses (53). Carolina completed the greatest turnaround in school history by winning eight of its last 10 games, including a victory over Auburn in the Peach Bowl. PEPPERS UNANIMOUS ALL- AMERICA; JERSEY WILL HANG IN KENAN STADIUM Peppers was a unanimous All-America selection and his No. 49 jersey will be added to the facade of Kenan Stadium in He is just the second unanimous first-team All-America in school history and the first since Lawrence Taylor in He was named first-team All-America by the Associated Press, The Sporting News, Football News, Walter Camp Football Foundation, American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) and CNNSI.com. Peppers is the first Tar Heel to be named consensus first-team All-America at UNC since defensive end Greg Ellis, linebacker Brian Simmons and cornerback Dre Bly earned that honor in PEPPERS, SIMS AMONG FIRST SIX NFL DRAFT PICKS Defensive linemen Julius Peppers and Ryan Sims were two of the top six picks in the 2002 NFLDraft. Peppers was the No. 2 overall pick by the Carolina Panthers and Sims was taken with the sixth pick by the Kansas City Chiefs. Peppers and Sims were among six Tar Heels selected. Linebacker David Thornton was taken in the fourth round by Indianapolis, while Joey Evans, Ronald Curry and Quincy Monk were picked in the seventh round. There were more players taken in the NFL Draft from North Carolina than any other school in the country. ACC STANDINGS (2001) ACC Overall Maryland* Florida State* North Carolina* NCState* Georgia Tech* Clemson* Wake Forest Virginia Duke *bowl participant All-ACC: DE Julius Peppers (1st), DTRyan Sims (1st), CB Michael Waddell (2nd), LB David Thornton (2nd) All-America: DE Julius Peppers (1st, unanimous), DTRyan Sims (3rd, Associated Press) ACC RANKINGS (FINAL) Total Offense 6th, avg. Run Offense 6th, avg. Pass Offense 4th, avg. Pass Efficiency 3rd, Scoring Offense 6th, 26.8 avg. Quarterback Sacks Allowed 6th, 29 3rd Down Conversions 7th, 39.3 pct. Total Defense 1st, avg. Run Defense 6th, avg. Pass Defense 1st, avg. Scoring Defense 3rd, 21.8 avg. Quarterback Sacks By 4th, 26 Opp. 3rd Down Conversions 1st, 34.4 pct. Kickoff Returns Punt Returns Net Punting 8th, 19,6 avg. 2nd, 11.3 avg. 7th, 32.9 avg. Turnover Margin 8th, -.92 Penalties 6th, 64.5 avg. NCAA RANKINGS (out of 115 schools) Category UNC NCAALeader Run Offense 82 (126.3) Neb. (314.7) Pass Offense 49 (239.3) Florida (405.2) Total Offense 68 (365.6) BYU (537.1) Scoring Offense 58 (26.8) BYU (46.9) Run Defense 31 (124.8) UAB (57.3) Pass Eff. Defense 8 (98.95) Miami (75.6) Total Defense 15 (305.3) Texas (236.2) Scoring Defense 32 (21.8) Miami (9.4) Net Punting 94 (32.9) Ohio (42.7) Punt Returns 23 (11.3) Colo. (17.4) Kickoff Returns 84 (18.9) Hawaii (28.2) Turnover Margin 107 (-.92) Miami (2.36) Pass Defense 19 (180.5) W.Va. (136.7) Individuals Category Player Rank Pass. Efficiency Durant 12th, Total Offense Durant 80th, Rec./Game Aiken 68th, 65.8 Punting Lafferty 65th, 39.6 Punt Returns Allen 45th, Kickoff Returns Knight 98th, Field Goals Reed 44th, 1.00 Scoring Reed 88th, PEACH BOWL CHAMPIONS

3 In 2001, quarterback Darian Durant set Carolina freshman records for touchdown passes (17), completions (142), passing yards (1,843) and total offense (1,971). THORNTON ONE OF BEST STORIES David Thornton, a former walk-on who was awarded a scholarship prior to the start of the 2001 season, blossomed into one of the Tar Heels top playmakers on defense in Thornton led the team with 131 total tackles, was second with 10 tackles for loss and third with three sacks. He had double digits in tackles in seven games this season, including a season-high 17 against Wake Forest. He entered the 2001 season with just 24 career tackles, including 16 tackles as a special teams player in Thornton was voted UNC s defensive MVPand earned second-team All-ACC honors and he was selected in the fourth round of the 2002 NFLDraft by the Indianapolis Colts. AIKEN COMPLETES BREAKOUT SEASON Junior wide receiver Sam Aiken had eight touchdown catches in 2001, just one shy of the school record of nine set by Marcus Wall in Aiken had one touchdown catch against FSU, East Carolina, Virginia and Wake Forest and two touchdown receptions against both Georgia Tech and Duke. The Kenansville, N.C., native led the team with 46 catches for 789 yards, a team-leading 17.6 yards per catch. Aiken was fifth in the ACC in receiving yards per game. TAR HEELS TIE TD PASS RECORD Carolina quarterbacks threw 25 touchdown passes in 2001, tying the school record established in Darian Durant had 17 touchdown passes and Ronald Curry had eight. Curry s 43-yard pass to Chesley Borders in the SMU game tied the record. In 1996, Chris Keldorf tossed a single-season school-record 23 touchdown passes and Oscar Davenport had two. Carolina s yards passing per game was the fourth-highest per game average in school history and the most since the 1997 Tar Heels set the school record with yards a game. DURANT HAS IMPRESSIVE FRESH- MAN CAMPAIGN Redshirt freshman quarterback Darian Durant had one of the best offensive seasons in UNC history despite starting just two games and splitting time with Ronald Curry in 11 games. In 2001, Durant established Carolina freshman records for touchdown passes (17), completions (142), passing yards (1,843) and total offense (1,971). Durant s 17 touchdown passes were the thirdhighest single-season total in UNC history. Chris Keldorf set the school record with 23 TD passes in 1996 and Matt Kupec had 18 touchdown passes in Durant was second in the ACCand 12th in the nation in pass efficiency (149.29). Florida State redshirt freshman Chris Rix was the only freshman in the country with a better efficiency rating (156.6). Durant completed 63.7 percent (142 of 223) of his attempts. Durant was named the ACC s Rookie of the Week six times and finished second behind Chris Rix for ACCRookie of the Year honors. CURRY S RECORD-BREAKING CAREER Ronald Curry had an outstanding career at UNC. Curry holds UNCcareer records for total offense, passing yards, rushing yards by a quarterback and rushing touchdowns by a quarterback. He also is second in career pass completion and fourth in touchdown passes. In 2000, he established a single-season school record with 2,676 total yards. Curry started 10 games in 2001 and was 62 of 134 passes for 1,005 yards and eight touchdowns. He also rushed for 253 yards and three touchdowns. He earned offensive MVPhonors in the 1998 Las Vegas Bowl and the 2001 Peach Bowl. WIDE RECEIVERS COME UP BIG After struggling earlier in 2001, Carolina s wide receivers made significant strides in the final two months of the season. After scoring no touchdowns in the first three games of the year, Carolina s top three receivers Sam Aiken, Kory Bailey and Bosley Allen scored 18 touchdowns in the next eight games. In addition, a UNC receiver had at least 100 yards receiving in four of the last five games. Allen had back-to-back 100-yard games at Clemson and vs. Georgia Tech and Sam Aiken had back-to-back 100-yard games vs. Wake Forest and Duke. Three Tar Heel receivers made at least 39 receptions, including 46 by Sam Aiken, 44 by Kory Bailey and 39 by Bosley Allen. The last time Carolina had three receivers with at least 30 catches was in It was just the second time Carolina has ever had two receivers with at least 40 receptions. The other was in 1995 when Leon Johnson, a tailback, had 54 catches and wide receiver Octavus Barnes had 53. UNC LEADS THE ACC IN TOTAL DEFENSE Carolina ranked first in the ACCand 15th in the nation in total defense in 2001, allowing just yards per contest. The Tar Heels were also first in the conference and eighth in the nation in pass efficiency defense. In other ACCdefensive categories, Carolina was first in pass defense (yards per game), second in opponents third-down conversions, third in rushing defense, and third in scoring defense. Carolina has finished first in the ACCin total defense 12 times. The last time Carolina was No. 1 in total defense was Carolina held both Florida State and NC State to just nine points in wins during the 2001 season. It was just the fifth time since 1982 that the Seminoles had been held to less than 10 points. TAKE A NOTE Carolina won eight of its final 10 games of the 2002 season. The two losses were by a combined total of eight points (1 vs. Wake Forest, 7 at Georgia Tech) Carolina won its fifth consecutive bowl game with a victory in the Chick-fil-APeach Bowl. The Tar Heels are one of only three teams to win their last five bowl games. LSU and Miami (Fla.) are the other two teams. Carolina won the 1995 Carquest Bowl (20-10 vs. Arkansas), the 1997 Gator Bowl (20-13 vs. West Virginia), the 1998 Gator Bowl (42-3 vs. Virginia Tech), the 1998 Las Vegas Bowl (20-13 vs. San Diego State) and the 2001 Chick-fil-APeach Bowl (16-10 vs. Auburn). 13 Tar Heels, including starters Kory Bailey, Merceda Perry, Billy-Dee Greenwood, David Thornton, Quincy Monk, Joey Evans and Jeff Reed graduated on Dec. 20, Carolina was 8-0 after head coach John Bunting installed a rotation system with quarterbacks Ronald Curry and Darian Durant. Carolina played eight teams that earned postseason bowl bids in That equaled the highest number of any school in the nation. Carolina won eight games in a season for the first time since going 11-1 in Over the last 10 years, Carolina has played in eight bowl games. Florida State is the only ACCteam to have played in more bowl games. Place-kicker Jeff Reed set a school record for consecutive extra points without a miss (66) in Ronald Curry established the school record for career total offense in a win over ECU. Curry played in two bowl games during his career and was named MVPin each of those games. Curry capped his amazing career with offensive MVPhonors in the 2001 Peach Bowl. As a freshman, he earned MVPhonors after his performance in UNC's win over San Diego State in the 1998 Las Vegas Bowl. Carolina had more players (6) taken in the 2002 NFLDraft than any other team in the ACC. In 2001, Carolina was 5-1 at Kenan Stadium, its best record at home since Carolina had 43 pass plays longer than 20 yards, including six over 50 yards PEACH BOWL CHAMPIONS 133

4 8-5 Overall, 5-3 ACC, 3rd Place 2001 Results Aug. 25 at Oklahoma L ,423 Sept. 1 at Maryland L ,080 Sept. 8 at Texas L ,106 Sept. 22 Florida State W ,000 Sept. 29 at NC State W ,500 Oct. 6 East Carolina W ,500 Oct. 13 Virginia W ,500 Oct. 20 at Clemson W ,000 Nov. 1 at Georgia Tech L ,893 Nov. 10 Wake Forest L ,000 Nov. 17 Duke W ,000 Dec. 1 SMU W ,500 Dec. 31 Auburn (Peach Bowl) W ,827 Team Statistics Category North Carolina Opponent First Downs by rush by pass by penalty Rushing Yardage 1,530 1,498 Yards Gained 1,988 1,809 Yards Lost Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game Touchdowns Rushing Passing Yardage 2,872 2,166 Att-Comp-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game Touchdowns Passing 25 9 Total Offense 4,402 3,664 Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game Kickoff Returns: #-Yards Punt Returns: #-Yards Interception Returns: #-Yards Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Punts-Average Time of Possession Per Game 29:43 30:17 3rd Down Conversions th Down Conversions Scoring by Period OT Total Avg. North Carolina Opponents Total Offense G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/Gm. Durant, D Curry, R Williams, A Parker, W Lewis, J Leak, A Moore, R Borders, C Russell, B Aiken, S North Carolina ,530 2,872 4, Opponents ,498 2,166 3, Yds/ Passing G Eff. Att. Comp Int. Pct. Yds TD LP Gm. Durant, D , Curry, R , Leak, A North Carolina , Opponents , Yds/ Yds/ Rushing G Car. Gain Loss Net Att. TD LP Gm. Williams, A Parker, W Curry, R Lewis, J Durant, D Moore, R Borders, C Leak, A Russell, B Aiken, S Hedgecock, M North Carolina , , Opponents , , Yds/ Yds/ Receiving G Rec. Yards Rec. TD LP Gm. Aiken, S Bailey, K Allen, B Borders, C Russell, B Hilton, Z Lewis, J Williams, A Parker, W Robinson, I Davis, D North Carolina , Opponents , Avg/ All-Purpose G Rush Rec. PR KOR INT Total Gm. Aiken, S Allen, B Bailey, K Williams, A Borders, C Parker, W Lewis, J Knight, K Curry, R Russell, B North Carolina 12 1,530 2, , Opponents 12 1,498 2, , Conversions SCORING TD FG Kick Run Rec Pass DXP S Pts. Reed, J Aiken, S Bailey, K Borders, C Allen, B Williams, A Curry, R Parker, W Hilton, Z Durant, D Lewis, J Russell, B Reid, D Waddell,M Peppers, J Bender, C North Carolina Opponents FIELD GOALS FGM FGA Pct LP BK Reed, J Note: Bowl game statistics are not included in the 2001 final statistics PEACH BOWL CHAMPIONS

5 Punting No. Yds Avg. LP TB FC I20 BK Lafferty, J. 67 2, Reed, J Durant, D North Carolina 69 2, Opponents 89 3, Kickoff Returns No. Yds Avg. TD LP Knight, K Aiken, S Waddell, M Lewis, J Bailey, K North Carolina Opponents Punt Returns No. Yds Avg. TD LP Allen, B Aiken, S Waddell, M North Carolina Opponents Interceptions No. Yds. Avg. TD LP Peppers, J Monk, Q Reid, D Thornton, D North Carolina Opponents DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Player G T A Total TFL Sacks Int-Yds. PBU QBH FR-Yds. FF Bk S 30 David Thornton Quincy Monk Dexter Reid Errol Hood Billy-Dee Greenwood Julius Peppers Michael Waddell Ryan Sims Kevin Knight Joey Evans Merceda Perry Will Chapman Isaac Mooring Anthony Perkins Eric Davis Derrick Johnson Donti Coats Jocques Dumas Brandon Russell Jermicus Banks David McIntosh Madison Hedgecock Chris Curry Greg Warren Danny Davis Robert Harris Jacques Lewis Malcolm Stewart Sam Aiken Ronald Brewer Michael Harris Kitwana Jones DeFonte Coleman Clarence Gaddy Richard Moore North Carolina Opponents Key: G-games; T-solo tackles; A-assist tackles; TFL-tackles for loss; PBU-pass break ups; QBH-quarterback hurries; FR-fumble recoveries; FF-forced fumbles; Bk-blocked kicks; S-safety 2001 PEACH BOWL CHAMPIONS 135

6 2001 GAME-BY-GAME TEAM STATISTICS Carolina Rushing Passing Total Offense First Downs Fumbles Sack By- Att/Yds/TD C-Att-I/Yds/TD Plays-Yds Tot/Run-Pass-Pen No.-Lost Yards Lost Oklahoma 35/64/ /226/ / Maryland 37/118/ /158/ / Texas 38/95/ /116/ / Florida State 41/69/ /232/ / NC State 49/161/ /186/ / East Carolina 48/134/ /278/ / Virginia 56/234/ /243/ / Clemson 54/219/ /206/ / Georgia Tech 17/13/ /286/ / Wake Forest 34/54/ /361/ / Duke 39/192/ /368/ / SMU 32/162/ /212/ / Auburn 40/174/ /114/ / Opponents Rushing Passing Total Offense First Downs Fumbles Sack By- Att/Yds/TD C-Att-I/Yds/TD Plays-Yds Tot/Run-Pass-Pen No.-Lost Yards Lost Oklahoma 33/108/ /178/ / Maryland 46/161/ /86/ / Texas 35/159/ /167/ / Florida State 37/88/ /136/ / NC State 20/52/ /309/ / East Carolina 37/190/ /109/ / Virginia 18/71/ /334/ / Clemson 28/65/ /144/ / Georgia Tech 52/237/ /187/ / Wake Forest 58/212/ /142/ / Duke 36/59/ /172/ / SMU 32/96/ /202/ / Auburn 32/31/ /145/ / CAROLINA IN THE RED ZONE (on or inside the opponent 20-yard line) Opponent No. TD (Run/Pass) FG Missed FG Lost Fumble Interception Downs End of Half/Game Oklahoma 1/1 1 (0/1) Maryland 0/1 0 (0/0) Texas 2/2 2 (2/0) Florida State 4/4 3 (2/1) NC State 3/4 2 (0/2) East Carolina 2/3 2 (0/2) Virginia 4/5 1 (1/0) Clemson 5/5 4 (3/1) Georgia Tech 1/1 1 (0/1) Wake Forest 2/3 2 (0/2) Duke 5/5 5 (2/3) SMU 3/3 1 (1/0) Auburn 2/2 1 (0/1) UNC Totals 34/39 25 (11/14) Opponents 30/34 22 (15/7) DRIVE ANALYSIS UNC Opp. Drives Started Times Started Inside Own Cumulative Starting Yardlines Avg. Starting Field Position Scoring Drives Shortest Scoring Drive 0:07 0:10 Longest Scoring Drive 7:40 8:47 Longest Scoring Drive - yards 89 (ECU/WF) 89 PUNTING Player No Long Inside 20 Touchbacks Blocked Lafferty KICKOFFS Player KOs Touchbacks Bender 12 4 Reed PEACH BOWL CHAMPIONS

7 2001 INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME OFFENSIVE STATISTICS RUSHING GAME-BY-GAME (Attempts/Yards/Touchdowns) Name OU MD UT FSU NCSU ECU UVA CLEM GT WF DU SMU AUB Curry 10/-8/0 9/10/0 14/13/1 8/-6/1 8/12/0 8/40/0 7/39/0 8/82/0 DNP DNP 11/29/1 6/42/0 10/67/1 Durant 4/39/0 5/-5/0 4/-1/0 2/10/0 9/46/0 6/12/0 8/15/0 4/6/2 5/12/0 7/-14/0 3/-6/0 1/14/0 2/-12/0 Lewis DNP DNP DNP 5/29/0 7/28/0 0/0/0 3/7/0 7/26/0 5/6/0 7/21/0 11/94/1 11/30/0 3/6/0 Parker 11/14/0 13/102/1 7/32/0 DNP DNP 8/28/0 6/27/0 7/16/0 DNP 8/33/0 11/66/1 13/82/1 19/131/1 Williams 8/24/0 9/5/0 12/50/1 24/53/1 23/68/0 23/55/0 28/147/1 23/91/1 7/-5/0 11/33/0 2/-1/0 DNP 2/2/0 SEASON & CAREER, MOST RUSHING YARDS SEASON & CAREER, LONGEST RUN Player 2001 Career 2001 Career Curry 82 at Clemson 105 vs. Duke, vs. Virginia 46 vs. Georgia Tech, vs. Auburn (Peach Bowl) Durant 46 at NC State same 19 at Oklahoma same Lewis 94 vs. Duke same 40 vs. Duke same Parker 102 vs. Maryland 158 vs. Maryland, at Maryland same 131 vs. Auburn (Peach Bowl) A. Williams 147 vs. Virginia same 38 vs. Virginia same PASSING GAME-BY-GAME (Completions-Attempts-Interceptions-Yards-Touchdowns-Long Play) Name Curry Durant Oklahoma Maryland Texas Florida State NC State East Carolina Virginia Clemson Georgia Tech DNP Wake Forest DNP Duke SMU Auburn SEASON AND CAREER, MOST PASSING YARDS SEASON & CAREER, LONGEST PASS Player 2001 Career 2001 Career Curry 217 vs. Duke 388 vs. Georgia Tech, vs. Duke 78 vs. Georgia Tech, 2000 Durant 361 vs. Wake Forest same 75 vs. Wake Forest same RECEIVING GAME-BY-GAME (Receptions/Yards/Touchdowns) Name OU MD UT FSU NCSU ECU UVA CLEM GT WF DU SMU AUB Aiken 2/22/0 5/49/0 3/59/0 5/63/1 4/52/0 1/21/0 3/90/1 5/82/0 2/36/2 5/108/1 7/156/2 4/51/0 7/73/0 Allen 6/74/0 2/27/0 1/7/0 0/0/0 1/8/0 4/42/0 3/27/0 4/100/2 9/114/0 4/71/1 4/74/1 1/18/0 0/0/0 Bailey 3/59/0 3/29/0 1/12/0 3/61/1 5/58/2 6/95/0 2/30/0 2/13/0 3/51/1 7/87/1 5/66/1 4/47/0 0/0/0 Borders 4/54/1 2/17/0 3/37/0 1/52/1 3/43/0 6/83/1 1/53/0 1/9/0 2/32/0 2/22/0 1/3/0 1/43/1 0/0/0 Hilton 0/0/0 0/0/0 1/4/0 0/0/0 2/13/0 3/30/1 2/7/0 1/5/0 1/11/0 1/12/1 0/0/0 1/6/0 0/0/0 Lewis DNP DNP DNP 2/15/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 3/8/0 0/0/0 1/31/0 2/9/0 0/0/0 Russell 2/17/1 3/31/0 DNP 2/17/0 1/4/0 1/7/0 1/24/0 0/0/0 2/34/0 3/32/0 2/31/0 2/38/0 0/0/0 SEASON AND CAREER, MOST RECEIVING YARDS SEASON & CAREER, LONGEST CATCH Player 2001 Career 2001 Career Aiken 156 vs. Duke same 75 vs. Wake Forest same Allen 114 at Georgia Tech same 48 at Clemson 70 vs. Wake Forest, 1998 Bailey 95 vs. East Carolina 129 vs. Clemson, vs. Florida State 78 vs. Georgia Tech, 2000 Borders 83 vs. East Carolina same 53 vs. Virginia same Hilton 30 vs. East Carolina same 16 vs. East Carolina same Lewis 31 vs. Duke same 31 vs. Duke same Parker 5 at Maryland 56 at Pittsburgh, at Maryland 34 at Pittsburgh, 2000 Russell 38 vs. SMU same 36 at Georgia Tech same 2001 PEACH BOWL CHAMPIONS 137

8 2001 INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME DEFENSIVE STATISTICS DEFENSIVE LINEMEN & LINEBACKERS GAME-BY-GAME (Solo-Assists-Total-Tackles for Losses) Name OU MD UT FSU NCSU ECU UVA CLEM GT WF DU SMU Chapman DNP DNP DNP DNP Coats Davis DNP Dumas Evans Monk Mooring Peppers Perkins DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Perry Sims Thornton DEFENSIVE BACKS GAME-BY-GAME (Total Tackles-Pass Breakups-Interceptions) Name OU MD UT FSU NCSU ECU UVA CLEM GT WF DU SMU Coleman DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Greenwood Hood Johnson Knight Reid Waddell STARTERS OFFENSE Opponent WR LT LG C RG RT TE QB FB TB WR Oklahoma Allen Woofter J. Wilson Metts Terry McNeill D. Brown Curry Moore Parker Bailey Maryland Allen Woofter J. Wilson Metts Terry McNeill D. Brown Curry Moore Parker Bailey Texas Allen Woofter Morford Metts Terry McNeill D. Brown Curry Hedgecock Parker Bailey Florida State Allen Woofter J. Wilson Metts Terry McNeill D. Brown Curry Hedgecock Williams Bailey NC State Allen Woofter J. Wilson Metts Terry McNeill Hilton Curry Hedgecock Williams Bailey East Carolina Allen Woofter Morford Metts Terry J. Brown Hilton Curry Hedgecock Williams Bailey Virginia Allen Woofter J. Wilson Metts Terry J. Brown Hilton Curry Hedgecock Williams Bailey Clemson Allen Seagraves J. Wilson Metts Terry J. Brown Hilton Curry Hedgecock Williams Borders Georgia Tech Allen Woofter J. Wilson Metts Terry McNeill Hilton Durant Hedgecock Williams Bailey Wake Forest Allen Woofter J. Wilson Metts Terry McNeill Hilton Durant Hedgecock Williams Bailey Duke Aiken Woofter J. Wilson Metts Terry McNeill Hilton Curry Hedgecock Williams Bailey SMU Aiken Woofter J. Wilson Metts Terry McNeill Hilton Curry Hedgecock Lewis Borders Auburn Aiken Woofter J. Wilson Metts Terry McNeill Hilton Curry Hedgecock Parker Bailey Starters by Game: Metts (13), Terry (13), Woofter (12), Bailey (11), Curry (11), J. Wilson (11), Hedgecock (11), Allen (10), McNeill (10), Hilton (9), Williams (9), D. Brown (4), Parker (4), J. Brown (3), Borders (2), Moore (2), Morford (2), Durant (2), Aiken (3), Lewis (1), Seagraves (1) 2001 STARTERS DEFENSE Opponent DE DT DT DE LB LB LB CB S S CB Oklahoma Evans Chapman Sims Mooring Monk Perry Thornton Waddell Reid Greenwood Hood Maryland Evans Chapman Sims Peppers Monk Perry Thornton Waddell Reid Greenwood Hood Texas Evans Chapman Sims Peppers Monk Perry Thornton Waddell Reid Greenwood Hood Florida State Evans Chapman Sims Peppers Monk Perry Thornton Waddell Reid Greenwood Hood NC State Evans Chapman Sims Peppers Monk Perry Thornton Waddell Reid Greenwood Hood East Carolina Evans Chapman Sims Peppers Monk Perry Thornton Waddell Reid Greenwood Hood Virginia Evans Chapman Sims Peppers Monk Perry Thornton Waddell Reid Greenwood Hood Clemson Evans Chapman Sims Peppers Monk Perry Thornton Waddell Reid Greenwood Hood Georgia Tech Evans Perkins Sims Peppers Monk Perry Thornton Waddell Reid Greenwood Hood Wake Forest Evans Perkins Sims Peppers Monk Perry Thornton Waddell Reid Greenwood Hood Duke Evans Perkins Sims Peppers Monk Perry Thornton Waddell Reid Greenwood Hood SMU Evans Perkins Sims Peppers Monk Perry Thornton Waddell Reid Greenwood Hood Auburn Evans Perkins Sims Peppers Monk Perry Stewart Waddell Reid Greenwood Hood Starters by Game: Evans (13), Greenwood (13), Hood (13), Monk (13), Perry (13), Reid (13), Sims (13), Waddell (13), Thornton (12), Peppers (12), Chapman (8), Perkins (5), Mooring (1), Stewart (1) PEACH BOWL CHAMPIONS

9 2001 TEAM/INDIVIDUAL HIGHS North Carolina High Low Points Scored 52 vs. Duke 7 at Maryland First Downs 25 vs. East Carolina, vs. Duke 10 at Maryland Rushing Attempts 56 vs. Virginia 17 at Georgia Tech Rushing Yards 234 vs. Virginia 13 at Georgia Tech Passes Attempted 41 at Oklahoma 18 at Clemson Passes Completed 24 vs. Wake Forest 10 at Texas Had Intercepted 3 at Maryland, Texas 0 vs. East Carolina, at Clemson, vs. Duke Passing Yards 368 vs. Duke 116 at Texas Total Plays 81 vs. East Carolina 54 at Georgia Tech Total Yards 560 vs. Duke 211 at Texas Possession Time 36:08 at NC State 23:03 at Georgia Tech Fumbles 6 at Oklahoma 0 at Maryland, at Georgia Tech Fumbles Lost 4 at Oklahoma 0 at Md., Texas, vs. FSU, at Clemson, at Ga. Tech, vs. Duke Turnovers 5 at Oklahoma 0 at Clemson, vs. Duke Turnover Margin plus 2 vs. Florida State, at Clemson minus 4 at Oklahoma Penalties 14 at Texas 5 at Oklahoma, Maryland Yards Penalized 108 at Texas 30 at Maryland Sacks By 5 vs. Florida State 0 vs. Wake Forest Opponents High Low Points Scored 44 by Texas 3 by Clemson First Downs 26 by Georgia Tech 11 by Florida State, Duke Rushing Attempts 58 by Wake Forest 18 by Virginia Rushing Yards 237 by Georgia Tech 52 by NC State Passes Attempted 54 by Virginia 23 by East Carolina Passes Completed 33 by Virginia 9 by Florida State, East Carolina Had Intercepted 2 by Clemson 0 by Maryland, Texas, NC State, Duke, SMU Passing Yards 334 by Virginia 86 by Maryland Total Plays 82 by Wake Forest 60 by East Carolina Total Yards 424 by Georgia Tech 209 by Clemson Possession Time 36:57 by Georgia Tech 23:52 by NC State Fumbles 5 by NC State 0 by Oklahoma, Maryland, Clemson, Wake Forest, SMU Fumbles Lost 4 by Florida State 0 by Okla., Md., UVA, Clemson, Ga. Tech, Wake Forest, Duke, SMU Turnovers 5 by Florida State 0 by Maryland, Duke, SMU Penalties 14 by Florida State 2 by Wake Forest Yards Penalized 104 by Oklahoma 19 by Wake Forest Sacks By 5 by Texas 0 by Georgia Tech INDIVIDUAL HIGHS Most Rushing Attempts - 28 by Williams vs. Virginia Most Rushing Yards by Williams vs. Virginia Most Rushing TDs in a game - 1 by several players Longest TD Run - 77 by Parker at Maryland Longest Run, no TD - 40 by Lewis vs. Duke Most Pass Attempts - 37 by Durant at Georgia Tech Most Completed Passes - 24 by Durant vs. Wake Forest Highest Pass Pct. (min. 10 att.) by Durant (11 for 11) at Clemson Most Passing Yards yards by Durant vs. Wake Forest Most Touchdown Passes - 4 by Durant vs. Wake Forest Longest TD Pass - 75 yards by Durant to Aiken vs. Wake Forest Longest Pass, no TD - 53 by Durant to Borders vs. Virginia Most Pass Receptions - 9 by Allen at Georgia Tech Most Receiving Yards yards by Aiken vs. Duke Most TD Receptions - 2 by Bailey at NC State, Allen at Clemson, Aiken at Georgia Tech, Aiken vs. Duke Most Total Offense Attempts - 42 by Durant at Georgia Tech Most Total Offense Yards yards by Durant vs. Wake Forest Most Touchdowns Scored - 2 by Bailey at NC State, Allen at Clemson, Durant at Clemson, Aiken at Georgia Tech, Aiken vs. Duke Most Field Goals Attempted - 3 by Reed vs. Florida State, Virginia Most Field Goals Made - 3 by Reed vs. Virginia Longest Field Goal - 49 yards by Reed vs. East Carolina Most Interceptions - 1 by Peppers at Oklahoma, vs. Florida State, at Clemson; Reid vs. East Carolina, Virginia; Monk at Clemson, vs. Wake Forest; Thornton at Georgia Tech Longest Interception Return - 67 yards (TD) by Reid vs. Virginia Longest Punt Return - 89 yards (TD) by Waddell at Oklahoma Longest Kickoff Return - 41 by Waddell at Maryland Most Punts - 12 by Lafferty at Texas Highest Punting Average by Lafferty vs. Virginia Longest Punt - 64 by Lafferty vs. Virginia Most Tackles - 23 by Monk vs. Wake Forest Most Tackles for Losses - 4 by Peppers at Maryland, vs. Florida State Most Quarterback Sacks - 3 by Peppers at Maryland OPPONENTS LONG PLAYS Rush - 51 by Joe Burns of Georgia Tech Pass - 49 yards by D. Bryant to Ben Erdeljac of Duke Field Goal - 51 yards by Dusty Mangum of Texas Punt Return - 59 yards by Nathan Vasher of Texas Kickoff Return - 88 yards (TD) by Antwone Savage of Oklahoma Interception Return - 47 yards (TD) by Derrick Strait of Oklahoma Punt - 60 yards by Chance Gwaltney of Florida State 2001 PEACH BOWL CHAMPIONS 139

10 2001 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Opponent OKLAHOMA MARYLAND TEXAS FLORIDA STATE NC STATE EAST CAROLINA Date AUG. 25 SEPT. 1 SEPT. 8 SEPT. 22 SEPT. 29 OCT. 6 Location NORMAN COLLEGE PA R K AUSTIN CHAPEL HILL RALEIGH CHAPEL HILL UNC OU UNC MD UNC UT UNC FSU UNC NCSU UNC ECU Score First Downs by rush by pass by penalty Total Offensive Plays Total Yards Gained Average Yards/Play Plays Rushing Yards Rushing Rushing Touchdowns Yards Passing Pass Attempts Pass Completions Passes Had Intercepted Passing Touchdowns Kickoff Return Yards Punt Return Yards Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards rd Down Conversions th Down Conversions Possession Time 28:39 31:21 28:34 31:26 27:54 32:06 29:30 30:30 36:08 23:52 35:42 24:18 Opponent VIRGINIA CLEMSON GEORGIA TECH WAKE FOREST DUKE SMU AUBURN Date OCT. 13 OCT. 20 NOV. 1 NOV. 10 NOV. 17 DEC. 1 DEC. 31 Location CHAPEL HILL CLEMSON ATLANTA CHAPEL HILL CHAPEL HILL CHAPEL HILL ATLANTA UNC UVA UNC CU UNC GT UNC WF UNC DUKE UNC SMU UNC AUB Score First Downs by rush by pass by penalty Total Offensive Plays Total Yards Gained Average Yards/Play Plays Rushing Yards Rushing Rushing Touchdowns Yards Passing Pass Attempts Pass Completions Passes Had Intercepted Passing Touchdowns Kickoff Return Yards Punt Return Yards Punts-Average Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards rd Down Conversions th Down Conversions Possession Time 31:55 28:05 33:08 26:52 23: :13 34:47 30:01 29:59 26:04 33:56 32:02 27: PEACH BOWL CHAMPIONS

11 CAROLINA LONG PLAYS Runs (more than 15 yards) 77 yards at Maryland, Willie Parker (TD) 62 yards vs. Auburn (Peach Bowl), Ronald Curry (TD) 43 yards vs. Auburn (Peach Bowl), Willie Parker 40 yards vs. Duke, Jacque Lewis 39 yards vs. Virginia, Ronald Curry 38 yards vs. Virginia, Andre Williams 34 yards vs. Duke, Willie Parker 28 yards vs. Duke, Jacque Lewis (TD) 27 yards vs. Florida State, Jacque Lewis 23 yards vs. SMU, Willie Parker 22 yards vs. Auburn (Peach Bowl), Willie Parker 22 yards vs. Auburn (Peach Bowl), Willie Parker 22 yards at Clemson, Andre Williams 22 yards at Texas, Andre Williams 20 yards at Clemson, Ronald Curry 20 yards vs. East Carolina, Andre Williams 20 yards at Texas, Ronald Curry (TD) 19 yards at Clemson, Ronald Curry 19 yards at Oklahoma, Darian Durant 18 yards at Clemson, Andre Williams 18 yards vs. Virginia, Andre Williams 17 yards vs. Virginia, Darian Durant 17 yards at NC State, Andre Williams 16 yards vs. Wake Forest, Andre Williams Passes (more than 20 yards) 75 yards vs. Wake Forest, Darian Durant to Sam Aiken (TD) 72 yards vs. Duke, Ronald Curry to Sam Aiken (TD) 66 yards vs. Virginia, Ronald Curry to Sam Aiken (TD) 53 yards vs. Virginia, Darian Durant to Chesley Borders 53 yards vs. Florida State, Ronald Curry to Kory Bailey (TD) 52 yards vs. Florida State, Darian Durant to Chesley Borders (TD) 48 yards at Clemson, Ronald Curry to Bosley Allen (TD) 43 yards vs. SMU, Ronald Curry to Chesley Borders (TD) 42 yards at Oklahoma, Darian Durant to Kory Bailey 41 yards vs. Auburn (Peach Bowl), Darian Durant to Sam Aiken 37 yards vs. East Carolina, Ronald Curry to Kory Bailey 36 yards at Georgia Tech, Darian Durant to Brandon Russell 36 yards at Clemson, Ronald Curry to Sam Aiken 34 yards vs. Duke, Darian Durant to Bosley Allen 31 yards vs. Duke, Darian Durant to Jacque Lewis 31 yards at Maryland, Darian Durant to Brandon Russell 30 yards vs. Duke, Ronald Curry to Kory Bailey (TD) 30 yards at Georgia Tech, Darian Durant to Kory Bailey (TD) 29 yards vs. East Carolina, Darian Durant to Chesley Borders (TD) 28 yards at Georgia Tech, Darian Durant to Bosley Allen 28 yards at NC State, Darian Durant to Sam Aiken 28 yards at Texas, Darian Durant to Sam Aiken 27 yards at Georgia Tech, Darian Durant to Bosley Allen 27 yards at Oklahoma, Ronald Curry to Bosley Allen 27 yards at Texas, Ronald Curry to Chesley Borders 26 yards vs. SMU, Darian Durant to Sam Aiken 26 yards at Oklahoma, Darian Durant to Chesley Borders (TD) 25 yards vs. Duke, Ronald Curry to Brandon Russell 25 yards vs. Duke, Ronald Curry to Sam Aiken 25 yards at Clemson, Ronald Curry to Sam Aiken 24 yards vs. Virginia, Darian Durant to Brandon Russell 24 yards vs. Virginia, Darian Durant to Kory Bailey 24 yards vs. Florida State, Aaron Leak to Isaiah Robinson 23 yards vs. SMU, Ronald Curry to Brandon Russell 23 yards vs. Wake Forest, Darian Durant to Bosley Allen 22 yards at Clemson, Darian Durant to Bosley Allen 22 yards at Clemson, Darian Durant to Bosley Allen (TD) 21 yards vs. SMU, Darian Durant to Kory Bailey 21 yards vs. Wake Forest, Darian Durant to Kory Bailey (TD) 21 yards vs. Wake Forest, Darian Durant to Willie Parker 21 yards vs. Wake Forest, Darian Durant to Bosley Allen (TD) 21 yards at Georgia Tech, Darian Durant to Sam Aiken (TD) 21 yards vs. East Carolina, Darian Durant to Sam Aiken (TD) 21 yards at Maryland, Ronald Curry to Sam Aiken Returns (50 or more on kickoffs, 20 or more on punts and interceptions, 10 or more on fumble returns) 89 yards on punt return at Oklahoma, Michael Waddell (TD) 67 yards on interception return vs. Virginia, Dexter Reid (TD) 29 yards on interception return at Oklahoma, Julius Peppers (TD) 27yards on punt return vs. Virginia, Bosley Allen 26 yards on punt return at Georgia Tech, Bosley Allen 26 yards on punt return at NC State, Bosley Allen OPPONENT LONG PLAYS Runs (more than 15 yards) 51 yards by Georgia Tech, Joe Burns (TD) 37 yards by Georgia Tech, Joe Burns 31 yards by Texas, Ivan Williams 26 yards by East Carolina, Art Brown 26 yards by NC State, Ray Robinson 25 yards by Texas, Roy Williams 24 yards by Virginia, Alvin Pearman 23 yards by Oklahoma, Quentin Griffin 22 yards by East Carolina, Leonard Henry 21 yards by Oklahoma, Quentin Griffin 21 yards by Maryland, Bruce Perry 18 yards by East Carolina, Leonard Henry 17 yards by Georgia Tech, George Godsey 16 yards by Virginia, Tyree Foreman Passes (more than 20 yards) 49 yards by Duke, D. Bryant to Ben Erdeljac 38 yards by Virginia, Matt Schaub to Billy McMullen 38 yards by Florida State, Chris Rix to Javon Walker 36 yards by Clemson, Willie Simmons to Airese Currie 31 yards by NC State, Philip Rivers to Bryan Peterson 30 yards by SMU, David Page to John Hampton 30 yards by East Carolina, David Garrard to Derrick Collier 29 yards by East Carolina, David Garrard to Art Brown 29 yards by Florida State, Chris Rix to Talman Gardner (TD) 28 yards by Virginia, Matt Schaub to Tyree Foreman 28 yards by NC State, Philip Rivers to Cotra Jackson 26 yards by Duke, Adam Smith to Calen Powell 26 yards by Wake Forest, James MacPherson to Ray Thomas 26 yards by NC State, Philip Rivers to Jerricho Cotchery 26 yards by NC State, Philip Rivers to Bryan Peterson 26 yards by Oklahoma, Jason White to Curtis Fagan 25 yards by Oklahoma, Nate Hybl to Curtis Fagan 25 yards by Oklahoma, Nate Hybl to Antwone Savage 24 yards by Florida State, Adrian McPherson to Craphonso Thorpe 23 yards by NC State, Philip Rivers to Dovonte Edwards (TD) 22 yards by NC State, Philip Rivers to Jerricho Cotchery 21 yards by Auburn (Peach Bowl), Daniel Cobb to Tim Carter 21 yards by Wake Forest, James MacPherson to Jason Anderson 21 yards by Virginia, Matt Schaub to Tavon Mason 21 yards by Virginia, Matt Schaub to Alvin Pearman 21 yards by NC State, Philip Rivers to Troy Graham Returns (50 or more on kickoffs, 20 or more on punts and interceptions, 10 or more on fumble returns) 88 yards on kickoff return by Oklahoma, Antwone Savage (TD) 81 yards on kickoff return by East Carolina, Art Brown 59 yards on punt return by Texas, Nathan Vasher 50 yards on punt return by Georgia Tech, Kelley Rhino 47 yards on interception return by Oklahoma, Derrick Strait (TD) 44 yards on punt return, Nathan Vasher (TD) 34 yards on punt return, Kelley Rhino 31 yards on punt return by Texas, Nathan Vasher 22 yards on interception return by Texas, Cory Redding (TD) 21 yards on punt return by Georgia Tech, Kelley Rhino 2001 PEACH BOWL CHAMPIONS 141

12 Defending national champion Oklahoma capitalized on five first-half turnovers to build a 41-7 lead, then held off a late charge by North Carolina to post a season-opening win in the Hispanic College Classic. Carolina aided the Sooners cause by losing four fumbles and an interception in the opening quarter and a half. Oklahoma returned a fumble, interception and kickoff for touchdowns in the first half. The Tar Heels dominated the national champions in the second half and finished the game with a statistical advantage in first downs and total offense yards. Carolina gained 290 yards to 286 for the Sooners and had 20 first downs, eight more than Oklahoma. The Sooners 286 yards were the fewer than any total they had in their 2000 national title season. Carolina s defense, led by end Julius Peppers and linebacker David Thornton, did not allow Oklahoma to score a point on its last nine possessions. Redshirt freshman quarterback Darian Durant came off the bench to rally the Tar Heels in the second half. Durant completed 12 of 26 passes for 152 yards and two touchdowns and added another 39 yards on the ground. Durant was Carolina s leading ground gainer, as well. The Sooners jumped out to a 17-0 lead just 3:39 into the game. Carolina fumbled on the second play, leading to a 25-yard field goal by Tim Duncan. Oklahoma then went 46 yards on three plays, capped by a 4-yard run by Quinton Griffin. The Tar Heels fumbled the ensuing kickoff and OU recovered at the UNC 19-yard line. Four plays later, Renaldo Works scored from seven yards out and it was 17-0 Oklahoma with 11:21 to play in the first quarter. Just over seven minutes later, UNC tailback Andre Williams fumbled and OU All-America linebacker Rocky Calmus scooped up the loose ball and raced 14 yards for a touchdown and a 24-0 lead. Peppers got the Tar Heels on the board with 1:48 to play in the first when he intercepted a screen pass and dashed 29 yards for a score, his second career interception return for a touchdown. However, the Sooners promptly answered as Antwone Savage took a short kickoff and went 88 yards for a score and a 31-7 lead. Early in the second quarter, Oklahoma cornerback Derrick Strait intercepted a Ronald Curry pass and raced 47 yards for another score. Oklahoma tacked on its final points of the first half, and as it turned out, the game, on a 22-yard field goal by Duncan. That score followed yet another UNC turnover, this time a fumbled snap at UNC s own 3- yard line. The Tar Heels scored the game s final 20 points. Cornerback Michael Waddell returned a punt 89 yards for a touchdown late in the second quarter to cut Oklahoma s lead to The return was the second-longest in Carolina history. Durant took over for Curry at quarterback on the third series of the second half. He connected with Chesley Borders on a 26-yard TD pass early in the fourth quarter. Borders caught ball over the middle and raced around the corner for the score. On Carolina s next possession, Durant led the Tar Heels to the end zone again. On 4th-and-10 at the Sooner 45, Durant found Kory 142 OKLAHOMA 41 NORTH CAROLINA 27 AUGUST 25, 2001 MEMORIAL STADIUM NORMAN, OKLA. TV: ESPN CAROLINA OKLAHOMA OU Duncan 25 FG (13:31, 1st) (5:37, 1st) 0-3 OU Griffin 4 run (Duncan kick) (12:48, 1st) 0-10 OU Works 7 run (Duncan kick) (11:21, 1st) 0-17 OU Calmus 14 fumble return (Duncan kick) (4:17, 1st) 0-24 NC Peppers 29 interception return (Bender kick) (1:48, 1st) 7-24 OU Savage 88 kickoff return (Duncan kick) (1:32, 1st) 7-31 OU Strait 47 interception return (Duncan kick) (9:04, 2nd) 7-38 OU Duncan 22 FG (6:10, 2nd) 7-41 NC Waddell 89 punt return (Bender kick) (3:17, 2nd) NC Borders 26 pass from Durant (Bender kick) (11:59, 4th) NC Russell 1 pass from Durant (kick failed) (7:00, 4th) UNC OKLAHOMA First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Comp-Att-Int Plays-Total Yards (Ave) (3.8) (4.5) Punts (Ave) Fumbles-Lost Penalties/Yards 5/34 10/104 Time of Possession 28:39 31:21 Individual Rushing Carolina- Durant 4-39, A. Williams 8-24, Parker 11-14, Team 2-(-5), Curry 10-(-8) Oklahoma- Griffin 16-68, Works 5-28, White 3-6, Fagan 1-4, Hybl 8-2 Individual Passing (Comp-Att-Yds-TD-INT) Carolina- Curry , Durant Oklahoma- Hybl , White Individual Receiving Carolina- Allen 6-74, Borders 4-54, Bailey 3-59, Aiken 2-22, Russell 2-17 Oklahoma- Griffin 7-48, Fagan 4-54, Works 4-20, Savage 3-30, Clayton 1-13, Mackey 1-7, Toney 1-6 Attendance- 75,423 Bailey for 42 yards. Two plays later, Durant hit Brandon Russell for a touchdown. Thornton led the Carolina defensive stand in the second half. Thornton had 13 tackles, four of which were for negative yardage, including one quarterback sack. Defensive end Julius Peppers intercepted this pass and returned it 29 yards for a touchdown at Oklahoma PEACH BOWL CHAMPIONS

13 MARYLAND 23 NORTH CAROLINA 7 SEPTEMBER 1, 2001 BYRD STADIUM COLLEGE PARK, MD. CAROLINA MARYLAND NC Parker 77 run (Reed kick) (13:12, 1st) 7-0 MD J. Williams 20 pass from Hill (Novak kick) (6:33, 1st) 7-7 MD Stewart tackles Parker in end zone for safety (11:43, 2nd) 7-9 MD Monroe 5 pass from Hill (Novak kick) (13:19, 4th) 7-16 MD Riley 1 run (Novak kick) (6:35, 4th) 7-23 Sophomore tailback Bruce Perry rushed for 116 yards and punter Brooks Barnard won the field position battle as he averaged 50.4 yards per punt in leading the Maryland Terrapins to a 23-7 win over the Tar Heels. It was the ACC opener for both schools. Barnard was the game s most valuable performer as he repeatedly pinned Carolina deep in its own territory. He dropped six of his eight punts inside the 20-yard line and forced the Tar Heels to begin drives at their own 1, 9, 10, 14, 11 and 16-yard lines. Carolina s average starting field position for the game was its own 22-yard line. For the second consecutive week, UNC gained more total offense yards, yet lost by double figures. At Oklahoma, five first-half turnovers led to defeat. At Maryland, an ineffective offense and poor field position resulted in the loss. Carolina outgained the Terps, The Tar Heels gained 4.4 yards per play and held the Terps to just 3.4 yards per snap. However, Maryland had 17 first downs, seven more than UNC. The Tar Heels scored on their first play from scrimmage as sophomore tailback Willie Parker raced around left end and split the secondary for 77 yards and a touchdown. It was Parker s longest career carry, equaled the 17th-longest in Carolina history, and was the longest run by a Tar Heel since It was, unfortunately, 28 percent of Carolina s total yardage output for the entire game. Two series later, Maryland pulled even, converting two third downs en route to a 20-yard scoring pass from Shaun Hill to wideout Jafar Williams. The scoring drive followed a 53-yard Barnard punt that the Terps killed at the 1-yard line. Carolina had to punt from its own end zone, and the Terps took over at the UNC 32. Facing 3rd-and-12 from the 20, Hill hit Williams on a drag route and Williams raced past cornerback Errol Hood to the end zone for the score. The Terps took the lead for good early in the second quarter. Barnard dropped another punt at the UNC 10-yard line and Carolina was penalized back to the 5. On third down, safety Tyrone Stewart broke past the blocking and tripped Parker in the end zone for a safety. Neither team was able to effectively move the ball over the next two quarters. Redshirt freshman Darian Durant replaced Ronald Curry at quarterback midway through the third period, and completed his first three pass attempts for 27 yards. His next throw, however, on 4th-and- 4 from the Maryland 38, was intercepted by safety Tony Jackson. The Terps marched 65 yards in 10 plays and scored on a 5-yard pass from Hill to Scooter Monroe. The key play of the scoring drive was a 12-yard run by Perry on 3rd-and-5 from the Carolina 19. Durant was intercepted on a tipped ball on the ensuing possession, giving the Terps the ball on their own 46-yard line. Maryland went 54 yards in eight plays for the game-clinching touchdown. Hill converted another third down by rushing for 11 yards on an option run. Marc Riley capped the drive by scoring from a yard out. The loss marred another fine effort by Carolina defensive end Julius Peppers, who had four tackles for losses for 21 yards, including three UNC MARYLAND First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Comp-Att-Int Plays-Total Yards (Ave) (4.4) (3.4) Punts (Ave) Fumbles-Lost Penalties/Yards Time of Possession 28:34 31:26 Individual Rushing Carolina- Parker , Curry 9-10, Moore 1-6, A. Williams 9-5, Durant 5-(-5) Maryland- Perry , Riley 10-30, Crawford 5-21, Hill 8-0, Team 1-(-1), Whitmer 1-(-5) Individual Passing (Comp-Att-Yds-TD-INT) Carolina- Curry , Durant Maryland- Hill Individual Receiving Carolina- Aiken 5-49, Russell 3-31, Bailey 3-29, Allen 2-27, Borders 2-17, Parker 1-5 Maryland- J. Williams 2-28, Gary 2-26, Monroe 2-16, Riley 1-8, Parson 1-7, Whitmer 1-5, Perry 1-(-4) Attendance- 44,080 quarterback sacks for 19 yards. Hood also had a career-high 15 tackles, including three behind the line of scrimmage. Parker finished with 102 yards on 13 carries, although he had just 25 yards on his last 12 attempts. It was Parker s second career 100-yard game; he had 158 against the Terrapins in Durant was 10 for 14 for 97 yards and two interceptions. Curry completed 6 of 12 for 61 yards and one interception. For the second straight game Carolina did not force a turnover. Willie Parker rushed for 102 yards, including a 77- yard touchdown run on the first play from scrimmage in the loss to Maryland PEACH BOWL CHAMPIONS 143

14 Texas scored 30 unanswered points over the final 35 minutes and held Carolina to just 211 total yards as the Longhorns defeated the Tar Heels, 44-14, before 83,106 fans. Nathan Vasher set a Texas school record by returning eight UNC punts for 153 yards, including a backbreaking, 44-yard return for a touchdown early in the fourth quarter. Dusty Mangum kicked three field goals for the Longhorns, including a 51-yarder and a pair of late second-quarter kicks that gave Texas a lead at halftime. Texas scored in a variety of ways, although Carolina held the Longhorns highly-regarded passing game without a touchdown. Texas benefitted from an interception return for a touchdown, a punt return for a score, a long punt return that set up a short rushing touchdown and a safety. It was the second straight game in which the Tar Heels had allowed a safety. Simms completed 17 of 35 passes for only 167 yards. His longest completions of the day were 19-yarders to wideouts Roy Williams and Sloan Thomas. The Longhorns gained 326 yards, despite converting just four of 15 third-down chances. The Longhorns took a 7-0 lead in the first quarter when defensive end Cory Redding intercepted Ronald Curry s pass and dashed 22 yards down the sideline for the score. Texas forced Carolina to punt on the ensuing possession, and Vasher returned it 59 yards to the Tar Heel 5-yard line. Two plays later, Simms dove in from the one for a 14-0 lead. UNC promptly answered with a long touchdown drive to cut the 144 TEXAS 44 NORTH CAROLINA 14 SEPTEMBER 8, 2001 DARRELL K ROYAL-TEXAS MEMORIAL STADIUM AUSTIN, TEXAS TV: ABC Tailback Andre Williams tied the score at 14 early in the second quarter with this 9-yard touchdown run. CAROLINA TEXAS UT Redding 22 interception return (Mangum kick) (10:04, 1st) 0-7 UT Simms 1 run (Mangum kick) (6:45, 1st) 0-14 NC Curry 20 run (Reed kick) (3:44, 1st) 7-14 NC Williams 9 run (Reed kick) (12:40, 2nd) UT Mangum 36 FG (5:48, 2nd) UT Mangum 49 FG (0:00, 2nd) UT Benson 7 run (pass failed) (2:25, 3rd) UT Mangum 51 FG (14:50, 4th) UT Curry tackled in end zone for safety (14:33, 4th) UT Vasher 44 punt return (Mangum kick) (9:06, 4th) UT Robin 12 run (run failed) (0:36, 4th) UNC TEXAS First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Comp-Att-Int Plays-Total Yards (Ave) (3.1) (4.5) Punts (Ave) Fumbles-Lost Penalties/Yards 14/108 8/81 Time of Possession 27:54 32:06 Individual Rushing Carolina- A. Williams 12-50, Parker 7-32, Curry 14-13, Moore 1-1, Durant 4-(-1) Texas- I. Williams 10-75, Benson 9-27, R. Williams 1-25, Ike 6-15, Robin 2-14, Simms 6-8, Mock 1-(-5) Individual Passing (Comp-Att-Yds-TD-INT) Carolina- Durant , Curry Texas- Simms , Applewhite 0-2 Individual Receiving Carolina- Aiken 3-59, Borders 3-37, Bailey 1-12, Allen 1-7, Hilton 1-4, Robinson 1-(-3) Texas- Johnson 5-55, R. Williams 4-38, Thomas 2-35, Edwards 2-12, Ike 1-9, Trissel 1-8, Flowers 1-6, Scaife 1-4 Attendance- 83,106 Texas lead in half. Curry hit three long passes for 13 yards to Chesley Borders, 20 yards to Sam Aiken and 27 yards to Borders and scored on a dazzling, 20-yard run through the heart of the Texas defense. Early in the second quarter, Vasher fumbled a John Lafferty punt. UNC fullback Madison Hedgecock recovered the ball at the Longhorn 17-yard line. Andre Williams, who finished the day with 50 yards, gained eight and nine yards on back-to-back plays to tie the game at 14. Texas special teams and defense dominated from that point forward, however. Vasher set up a Mangum field goal with a 31-yard punt return. Mangum added 49-yarder as the second quarter ended to send Texas to the locker room with a advantage. Carolina forced the Longhorns to punt on their first two series of the third quarter, but Texas upped its lead to on a 12-play, 89- yard march later in the third quarter. The Longhorns cashed in on two of their four third-down conversions on the drive, which was capped by a 7-yard touchdown run by Cedric Benson. Texas added a field goal, safety, punt return for touchdown, and touchdown run after an interception to provide the final margin. The Longhorns tacked on their final points of the day on a 12-yard run with 36 seconds to play. Carolina converted just three of 16 third-down opportunities and allowed five quarterback sacks PEACH BOWL CHAMPIONS

15 NORTH CAROLINA 41 FLORIDA STATE 9 SEPTEMBER 22, 2001 KENAN STADIUM CHAPEL HILL, N.C. TV: ABC Darian Durant passed for two scores, Ronald Curry threw for a touchdown and ran for another and Julius Peppers led a Carolina defense that allowed just 34 second-half yards as the Tar Heels whipped sixth-ranked Florida State, The contest was UNC s first home game of the season and came a week after its game against SMU was postponed due to the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States. The win was John Bunting s first as UNC s head coach and was Carolina s first in 13 meetings with the Seminoles. The loss was Florida State s third in ACC competition and the Seminoles worst regular-season defeat in 16 years. Durant and Curry combined to throw for 232 yards and three touchdowns. Carolina amassed 301 total yards and held the Seminoles to just 224 yards, 190 of which came in the first two quarters. It was just the fifth time in Florida State s last 235 games the Seminoles were held to less than 10 points. The Tar Heels forced five turnovers, registered five quarterback sacks and held the Seminoles to just four of 16 on third down conversions. Peppers dominated the line of scrimmage as he made 10 tackles, including four for losses, one of which was his 25th career sack, and had an interception, his second of the season. The game began with a dominant defensive presence on both sides as the first six offensive possessions failed to produce a first down. The Seminoles did record a first down on their fourth series, but on the ensuing play, Carolina linebacker Quincy Monk stripped FSU quarterback Chris Rix of the ball after an 11-yard run and the Tar Heels took over at their 39-yard line. Freshman Darian Durant marched UNC 61 yards in nine plays for the game s first score. He found Sam Carolina celebrates after Andre Williams scored on a 11-yard run in the Tar Heels 41-9 thrashing of the Seminoles. Aiken for seven yards and a key first down on a FLORIDA STATE CAROLINA NC Aiken 20 pass from Durant (Reed kick), (1:12, 1st) 7-0 FS Gardner 29 pass from Rix (Beitia kick) (5:18, 2nd) 7-7 FS Safety (ball snapped out of the end zone) (3:29, 2nd) 7-9 NC Borders 52 pass from Durant (Reed kick) (12:36, 3rd) 14-9 NC Reed 32 FG (8:12, 3rd) 17-9 NC Reed 39 FG (2:47, 3rd) 20-9 NC Bailey 53 pass from Curry (Reed kick) (13:12, 4th) 27-9 NC A. Williams 11 run (Reed kick) (10:11, 4th) 34-9 NC Curry 1 run (Reed kick) (4:20, 4th) 41-9 FSU UNC First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Comp-Att-Int Plays-Total Yards (Ave) (3.6) (4.2) Punts (Ave) Fumbles-Lost Penalties/Yards 14/103 6/55 Time of Possession 30:30 29:30 Individual Rushing Florida State- Rix 10-44, Maddox 12-34, G. Jones 6-18, Shelton 1-2, McCray 3-2, Gardner 1-(-2), McPherson 4-(-10) Carolina- A. Williams 24-53, J. Lewis 5-29, Durant 2-10, Curry 8-(-6) Individual Passing (Comp-Att-Yds-TD-INT) Florida State- Rix , McPherson Carolina- Durant , Curry , Leak , Team 0-1 Individual Receiving Florida State- Walker 2-51, Thorpe 2-38, Bell 2-14, Maddox 2-4, Gardner 1-29 Carolina- Aiken 5-63, Bailey 3-61, Russell 2-17, J. Lewis 2-15, Borders 1-52, I. Robinson 1-24 Attendance- 53,000 3rd-and-4 play from the FSU 27. On the next play, Durant hit Aiken in the right flat and Aiken somersaulted into the end zone for a 7-0 lead. It was Carolina s first lead over the Seminoles since Midway through the second quarter, Rix dodged a corner blitz and found Talman Gardner for a 29-yard touchdown to tie the game at 7-7. The Seminoles then forced UNC to punt, but center Greg Warren snapped the ball out of the end zone for a safety and a 9-7 Seminole lead. The second half was all Carolina, but the biggest play of the game may have come on the second play of the third quarter. Durant was intercepted by cornerback Stanford Samuels, but UNC fullback Madison Hedgecock forced Samuels to fumble and tailback Andre Williams recovered to return the ball to the Tar Heels. Five plays later, Durant found Chesley Borders wide open for a 52-yard touchdown to give Carolina the lead for good. A pair of Jeff Reed field goals in the third quarter increased UNC s lead to The two field goals were sandwiched around a holding penalty by Florida State that wiped out an 85-yard touchdown pass by Rix. Curry extended the lead to 27-9 when he scrambled away from pressure and threw an off-balance pass to Kory Bailey for a 53-yard score early in the final quarter. Carolina added touchdown runs by Williams (11 yards) and Curry (one yard) PEACH BOWL CHAMPIONS 145

16 NORTH CAROLINA 17 NC STATE 9 SEPTEMBER 29, 2001 CARTER-FINLEY STADIUM RALEIGH, N.C. TV: RAYCOM/JP CAROLINA NC STATE NC Bailey 14 pass from Durant (Reed kick) (7:06, 1st) 7-0 ST Edwards 23 pass from Rivers (Kiker kick failed) (1:09, 1st) 7-6 NC Reed 36 FG (6:20, 3rd) 10-6 NC Bailey 19 pass from Durant (Reed kick) (13:21, 4th) 17-6 ST Kiker 31 FG (10:38, 4th) Freshman quarterback Darian Durant connected on a pair of touchdown passes to senior wide receiver Kory Bailey and the Tar Heel defense held its second straight opponent to just nine points as Carolina defeated NC State, The win was UNC s second in a row and the first road win for head coach John Bunting. The victory was Carolina s fourth in a row on NC State s home turf and was its eighth in the last nine games against the Wolfpack. Durant was at the helm for all three of Carolina s scoring drives, although he alternated at quarterback with senior starter Ronald Curry. Durant completed 10 of 14 passes for 128 yards, and added 46 yards on nine rushes. Linebacker Quincy Monk (12 tackles) led a Carolina defense that thwarted the Wolfpack on 12 of 15 third down conversions and all three of the Pack s fourth down conversion chances. Typical of an emotion-filled rivalry game, both teams were flagged 10 times, but none of Carolina s infractions gave NC State a first down. Carolina scored first and never trailed. Midway through the opening period, Monk forced a fumble that Dexter Reid recovered at the NC State 27-yard line. Moments later, Durant hit Bailey for 14 yards and a 7-0 lead. Two series later, Rivers led the Pack 71 yards in six plays for a score. Rivers hit Cotra Jackson for 28 yards and threw a 23-yard touchdown pass to Dovonte Edwards. The extra point attempt sailed wide right, however, and Carolina retained a 7-6 lead. Neither team scored again in the first half. The final nine offensive possessions in the half produced four punts, three turnovers, and a missed field goal. Durant led Carolina on an 11-play, 59- yard third-quarter march that ended with Jeff Reed kicking a 36-yard field goal to extend UNC s lead to The key play on the drive was a 28-yard completion from Durant to Sam Aiken on a 3rd-and- 8 play from the UNC 34-yard line. The Carolina defense forced the Pack to punt after three plays, and the Tar Heels again capitalized for points with another 11-play drive. Durant completed all five of his pass attempts on the drive for 71 yards and capped the series with a 19-yard scoring pass to Bailey. Durant had earlier completions on the drive to Bailey (14 yards), Aiken (8), Borders (17) and Aiken (7). The Tar Heels led 17-6 with 13:21 left UNC NCSU First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Comp-Att-Int Plays-Total Yards (Ave) (4.4) (5.6) Punts (Ave) Fumbles-Lost Penalties/Yards Time of Possession 36:08 23:52 Individual Rushing Carolina- A. Williams 23-68, Durant 9-46, Lewis 7-28, Curry 8-12, Borders 1-8, Team 1-(-1) NC State- R. Robinson 14-68, Edwards 1-3, Hannum 1-(-2), Rivers 4-(- 23) Individual Passing (Comp-Att-Yds-TD-INT) Carolina- Curry , Durant NC State- Rivers , Peterson , Hannum 0-1 Individual Receiving Carolina- Bailey 5-58, Aiken 4-52, Borders 3-43, Hilton 2-13, Allen 1-8, A. Williams 1-8, Russell 1-4 NC State- Graham 4-42, R. Robinson 4-29, Peterson 3-60, Cotchery 3-57, Wright 3-39, Edwards 3-33, Hicks 2-25, Jackson 1-28, Rivers 1-3, Colmer 1-(-7) Attendance- 51,500 Darian Durant tossed a pair of touchdown passes to Kory Bailey in Carolina s 17-9 win over NC State. in the fourth quarter and had several chances to extend their lead. However, NC State recovered a fumble at its own 38-yard line and turned the Tar Heel mistake into three points. After the turnover, Rivers had completions of 21 and 22 yards on consecutive plays to advance to the Carolina 19-yard line, but the Tar Heels held NC State to a field goal. On the next series, Curry marched UNC to the Wolfpack 27, but a sack took UNC out of field goal range. NC State had two more chances to tie the game, advancing to the Carolina 41- and 26-yard lines in the final minutes, but could not score. Defensive end Joey Evans had a sack to stop the next to last drive and the Pack s last chance was halted when cornerback Michael Waddell tackled wide receiver Troy Graham a yard short on fourth down with 28 seconds to play PEACH BOWL CHAMPIONS

17 Freshman quarterback Darian Durant passed for two touchdowns, Ronald Curry set the UNC career total offense record and Derrick Johnson made a game-saving tackle as North Carolina defeated East Carolina, Durant and Curry once again shared playing time at quarterback and combined for 21 completions in 33 attempts for 278 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions. They also rushed for 52 yards. Curry had 167 yards of total offense. He connected with Kory Bailey for a 37-yard gain in the fourth quarter. On that play, Curry moved past Jason Stanicek as the school s all-time total offense leader. Durant s two passing touchdowns increased his season total to eight and established a UNC single-season freshman record. The Tar Heels overcame a slow start after East Carolina built a 10-0 lead in the first quarter and was in position to add another score. East Carolina took the game s opening kickoff and marched 75 yards in 10 plays. Quarterback David Garrard completed passes of 30 and 12 yards and had a 14-yard run to set up the first score. On 2ndand-goal from the 6, Garrard ran option right for one yard, but as he was being tackled he flipped the ball to Richard Alston who scored untouched from the 5. East Carolina tailbacks Leonard Henry and Art Brown pounded UNC on the Pirates next possession. Henry gained 45 yards on six carries and Brown added a 26-yard run as the Pirates moved to the Tar Heel 4-yard line, before settling for a 31-yard field goal by Kevin Miller. Early in the second quarter, the Pirates were at the North Carolina 28 when the momentum shifted to the Tar Heels. Garrard s pass hit the helmet of one of his blockers and UNC safety Dexter Reid intercepted at the 11-yard line. Nine plays and 89 yards later, it was Durant converted two third-down chances on a 9-yard completion to Bosley Allen and a 15-yarder to Bailey and put the Tar Heels on the score - board with a 29-yard strike to Chesley Borders. Curry led the Tar Heels to the end zone and the lead for good on UNC s first series of the third quarter. He also converted two third-down opportunities. On 2nd-and-goal from the Pirate 5, Curry s pass bounced off the hands of an ECU defender and ricocheted to tight Zach Hilton, who made a diving catch NORTH CAROLINA 24 EAST CAROLINA 21 OCTOBER 6, 2001 KENAN STADIUM CHAPEL HILL, N.C. TV: WITN (GREENVILLE) EAST CAROLINA NORTH CAROLINA ECU Alston 5 run (Miller kick) (11:48, 1st) 0-7 ECU Miller 31 FG (2:27, 1st) 0-10 NC Borders 29 pass from Durant (Reed kick) (5:25, 2nd) 7-10 NC Hilton 5 pass from Curry (Reed kick) (10:10, 3rd) ECU Miller 36 FG (5:51, 3rd) NC Aiken 21 pass from Durant (Reed kick) ( 12:04, 4th) NC Reed 49 FG (2:48, 4th) ECU Brown 6 pass from Garrard (Garrard run) (0:23, 4th) ECU UNC First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Comp-Att-Int Plays-Total Yards (Ave) (5.0) (5.1) Punts (Ave) Fumbles-Lost Penalties/Yards 4/27 10/78 Time of Possession 24:18 35:42 Individual Rushing East Carolina , Brown 8-58, Garrard 11-22, Alston 0-5 North Carolina- A. Williams 23-55, Curry 8-40, Parker 8-28, Durant 6-12, Hedgecock 1-1, Team 2-(-2) Individual Passing (Comp-Att-Yds-TD-INT) East Carolina- Garrard North Carolina- Curry , Durant Individual Receiving East Carolina- Brown 3-51, Henry 3-13, Alston 2-15, Collier 1-30 North Carolina- Bailey 6-95, Borders 6-83, Allen 4-42, Hilton 3-30, Aiken 1-21, Russell 1-7 Attendance- 58,500 In a game full of big plays, Zach Hilton s touchdown catch, originally intended for Brandon Russell, helped propel Carolina to a win over ECU. for the touchdown to put the Tar Heels ahead Carolina cashed in on four more thirddown conversions to move ahead early in the fourth quarter. On 3rd-and-7, Durant hit Borders for 20 yards. Needing 13 yards on the first play of the final quarter, Durant connected with Allen for 18 yards. Finally, on 3rd-and-12 from the ECU 21, Durant scrambled to his left and lofted a pass to Sam Aiken for a touchdown. The play of the game came on the ensuing kickoff. The Tar Heels kicked short and Brown caught it at the ECU 18. He raced through the North Carolina coverage and was going to score until Johnson sprinted from behind and punched the ball out of Brown s hands just one yard from the end zone. The ball rolled out of the end zone for a touchback. The Tar Heels extended their lead to 11 on a 49-yard field goal by Jeff Reed with 2:48 to play. It equalled the longest field goal of his career. Garrard led the Pirates to a late touchdown and two-point conversion with 23 seconds to play, but Aiken clinched the win for UNC by recovering the onsides kick PEACH BOWL CHAMPIONS 147

18 Sophomore tailback Andre Williams rushed for a careerhigh 147 yards and a touchdown and safety Dexter Reid broke open a close game with a 67- yard interception return for a touchdown as the Tar Heels beat Virginia, The win was Carolina s first over the Cavaliers since 1997 and was UNC s fourth in as many weeks. The game was an offensive showcase as the teams combined for 45 first downs and nearly 900 yards of total offense. The offenses converted 15 of 32 third-down opportunities. Carolina had 11 rushing first downs and another 10 by pass, rushed for 234 yards, averaged 6.2 yards per play, punted just three times, and converted 9 of 16 third-down chances. The Tar Heels gained a season-high 477 yards of offense. Virginia had 15 passing first downs, averaged 5.5 yards per play and completed 33 of 55 passes for 334 yards and three touchdowns. For the second consecutive week, the Tar Heels gave up a late score and needed to recover a last-minute onsides kick to clinch the victory. Williams averaged 5.2 yards per rush en route to his 147-yard day. His previous career best was 68 yards at NC State on September 29. He had a 38-yard run, the longest of his career in the first quarter, but UNC fumbled two plays later at the Cavalier 20-yard line. Later in the opening quarter, freshman quarterback Darian Durant hit Chesley Borders on a slant and Borders raced 53 yards to the Virginia 7. Williams scored around the right corner on the next play. Michael Waddell blocked a David Greene field goal try on the following series. Carolina then marched to the Virginia 24, but Durant s pass deflected off a receiver and was picked off at the 9-yard line. Virginia quarterback Matt Schaub and tailback Alvin Pearman then led the Cavaliers on a 10-play, 74-yard drive. Pearman opened the drive with a 24- yard run and Schaub capped it with a 7- yard scoring pass to Tyree Foreman. Four plays later the Tar Heels went back into the lead on a 66-yard touchdown strike from Ronald Curry to Sam Aiken. It was the longest catch of Aiken s career. By halftime, the Tar Heels had amassed 312 yards, 100 more than Virginia, but held only a advantage. The Cavaliers promptly opened the second half on a 13-play, 80-yard advance to tie the game at 17. Virginia converted four third-down chances, including Schaub s 4-yard touchdown pass to Michael McGrew with 9:40 left 148 in the third quarter. Carolina regained the lead on a 22- yard field goal by Jeff Reed. Key NORTH CAROLINA 30 VIRGINIA 24 OCTOBER 13, 2001 KENAN STADIUM CHAPEL HILL, N.C. TV: RAYCOM/JP VIRGINIA CAROLINA NC Williams 7 run (Reed kick) (4:37, 1st) 7-0 VA Foreman 7 pass from Schaub (Greene kick) (9:30, 2nd) 7-7 NC Aiken 66 pass from Curry (Reed kick) (7:46, 2nd) 14-7 NC Reed 30 FG (1:04, 2nd) 17-7 VA Greene 48 FG (0:12, 2nd) VA McGrew 4 pass from Schaub (Greene kick) (9:40, 3rd) NC Reed 22 FG (4:02, 3rd) NC Reed 38 FG (14:49, 4th) NC Reid 67 interception return (Reed kick) (12:45, 4th) VA McMullen 4 pass from Schaub (Greene kick) (1:01, 4th) UVA UNC First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Comp-Att-Int Plays-Total Yards (Ave) (5.5) (6.2) Punts (Ave) Fumbles-Lost Penalties/Yards 4/29 7/59 Time of Possession 28:05 31:55 Individual Rushing Virginia- Pearman 13-65, Foreman 1-16, Harris 1-0, Schaub 3-(-10) Carolina- A. Williams , Curry 7-39, Parker 6-27, Durant 8-15, Lewis 3-7, Moore 1-4, Team 3-(-5) Individual Passing (Comp-Att-Yds-TD-INT) Virginia- Schaub Carolina- Curry , Durant Individual Receiving Virginia- McMullen , Pearman 5-55, Mason 5-52, McGrew 5-48, Foreman 5-41, C. Luzar 1-15, K. Luzar 1-1 Carolina- Aiken 3-90, Allen 3-27, Bailey 2-30, Hilton 2-7, Borders 1-53, Russell 1-24, A. Williams 1-12 Attendance- 53,500 Dexter Reid intercepted this pass and returned it 67-yards for a touchdown to clinch a victory over Virginia. plays on the scoring drive, which stalled at UVa 4, were a 24-yard catch by Kory Bailey and a 20-yard pass play to Bosley Allen. Reed extended UNC s lead to a series later on a 38-yard field goal. Virginia then moved to the UNC 35- yard line in just three plays, setting up the biggest play of the day. Schaub attempted a pass to tight end Kase Luzar, but the ball bounced off Luzar s shoulder pads and into the air. Reid picked the ball out of the air and raced 67 yards down the sideline for a touchdown. It was the second straight week Reid made a key interception. The Tar Heel defense then forced punts on each of Virginia s next three possessions. A fumble by Carolina with two minutes to play gave the Cavs one last hope, however. Schaub responded by throwing a 4-yard scoring pass to Billy McMullen with 1:01 left to cut UNC s lead to Greene attempted an onsides kick, but Carolina cornerback Kevin Knight recovered the ball PEACH BOWL CHAMPIONS

19 NORTH CAROLINA 38 CLEMSON 3 OCTOBER 20, 2001 MEMORIAL STADIUM CLEMSON, S.C. TV: ESPN2 Darian Durant and Ronald Curry completed a combined 14 of 18 passes for 206 yards and two touchdowns and Carolina held Heisman Trophy frontrunner Woodrow Dantzler to just 116 total yards as the Tar Heels routed No. 13 Clemson before 84,000 Homecoming fans in Death Valley. The victory equalled Carolina s largest-ever margin at Clemson. The Tar Heels also beat the Tigers by 35 points in Head coach John Bunting was a junior linebacker at UNC that year. Carolina became the first team in ACC history to open the season 0-3 and rebound with five straight wins. The loss equalled the second-worst ACC home loss in Clemson history. Dantzler compiled more than 900 total offense yards in his previous two games. However, the Tar Heels held him to 43 rushing yards on 12 carries and 10 of 25 passing for 73 yards, one interception and no touchdowns. Dantzler was lifted in the third quarter for Willie Simmons, but Simmons was just 4 for 21 for 71 yards and an interception. Carolina held the Tigers to 209 yards, an average of 2.8 per play. Meanwhile, the Tar Heels compiled in excess of 400 total yards for the third consecutive game and did so in balanced fashion. The Tar Heels rushed for 219 yards and passed for 206. UNC completed seven of 14 third-down chances, the third consecutive game in which Carolina converted at least half its third-down chances. Curry played his best game of the year, but was forced to leave with a pulled left hamstring in the third quarter. The Hampton, Va., senior gained 82 yards on 10 carries and completed three passes for 109 Julius Peppers made an incredible interception in Carolina s 38-3 win at Clemson. The Tar Heel defense held Heisman Trophy candidate Woody Dantzler to just 116 total yards. CAROLINA CLEMSON NC Williams 4 run (Reed kick) (6:43, 1st) 7-0 CL Hunt 48 FG (2:41, 1st) 7-3 NC Allen 22 pass from Durant (Reed kick) (12:40, 2nd) 14-3 NC Allen 48 pass from Curry (Reed kick) (7:29, 2nd) 21-3 NC Durant 5 run (Reed kick) (5:06, 3rd) 28-3 NC Durant 1 run (Reed kick) (0:13, 3rd) 35-3 NC Reed 32 FG (5:07, 4th) 38-3 UNC CLEMSON First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Comp-Att-Int Plays-Total Yards (Ave) (5.9) (2.8) Punts (Ave) Fumbles-Lost Penalties/Yards 8/86 9/76 Time of Possession 33:08 26:52 Individual Rushing Carolina- A. Williams 23-91, Curry 8-82, Lewis 7-26, Parker 7-16, Durant 4-6, Russell 1-2, Team 4-(-4) Clemson- Dantzler 12-43, Zachery 10-23, Simmons 4-15, Rambert 1-(-3), Currie 1-(-13) Individual Passing (Comp-Att-Yds-TD-INT) Carolina- Curry , Durant Clemson- Dantzler , Simmons Individual Receiving Carolina- Aiken 5-82, Allen 4-100, Bailey 2-13, Borders 1-9, Hilton 1-5, A. Williams 1-(-3) Clemson- Currie 5-59, Zachery 4-33, McKelvey 3-24, Reames 1-19, Robinson 1-9 Attendance- 84,000 yards. Durant was perfect in the air, as he completed all 11 of his pass attempts for 97 yards and a score. Durant also rushed for a pair of touchdowns. The Tar Heels led from start to finish, although the Tigers took the opening kickoff and moved to the UNC 29-yard line. However, safety Dexter Reid and defensive end Julius Peppers each sacked Dantzler and linebacker Quincy Monk added a hit behind the line of scrimmage and forced Clemson to punt. Later in the first quarter, Curry hit Sam Aiken on a quick slant for 36 yards to the Tiger 9. Two plays later, Andre Williams scored from four yards out for a 7-0 lead. Early in the second quarter, with UNC leading 7-3, Peppers made a spectacular play to set up Carolina s second touchdown. Peppers shed two blockers, jumped in the air to deflect Dantzler s pass and intercepted the ball at the Tiger 22-yard line after falling to his knees. On 3rd-and-10 following Peppers interception, Durant hit Bosley Allen in the left corner of the end zone for 22 yards and a score. One series later, the Tar Heels struck again. Curry started the drive with an 11-yard run, converted a 3rd-and-4 with a 10-yard scramble and then went deep to Allen for a 48-yard touchdown. The 21 first-half points were already the most UNC had scored at Death Valley since The Tar Heels added touchdowns on their second and third possessions of the third quarter PEACH BOWL CHAMPIONS 149

20 Joe Burns rushed for 198 yards and a touchdown and Georgia Tech held the Tar Heels to just 13 rushing yards as the Yellow Jackets beat North Carolina, The game was played on a Thursday evening in front of a national television audience on ESPN. Burns, who rushed for 126 yards and four scores against UNC in 2000, carried 34 times en route to the seventh-largest yardage figure ever allowed by the Tar Heels. He scored the eventual winning touchdown in the fourth quarter on a 51-yard run down the right sideline. The Yellow Jackets made several big plays on special teams. Kelly Rhino set a Georgia Tech record with 111 yards on four punt returns. Freshman quarterback Darian Durant made his first career start in place of injured senior Ronald Curry. Durant completed 22 of 37 for 286 yards. He threw for three touchdowns and was picked off once. That interception was the only turnover of the contest and led to a second quarter field goal. Durant connected with Bosley Allen nine times for 114 yards and threw for a pair of scores to Sam Aiken. It was the first time in nine games Durant started and played every snap at quarterback. Curry was unable to play due to a strained hamstring. The Yellow Jackets scored on the third play of the second quarter, but threatened the end zone in the opening quarter. Linebacker David Thornton stopped Burns on fourth-and-goal from the 1-foot line to keep the game scoreless. UNC could only manage two yards and punted from its own end zone. Tech started its next drive at the Carolina 31 and put the first points on the board four plays later. Quarterback George Godsey found Jonathan Smith on a quick slant and Smith split the UNC defense for a touchdown from 17 yards out. Durant promptly led the Tar Heels to a tying score. He had completions for 18 yards to Allen and 17 yards to Kory Bailey to move the ball to the Tech 30-yard line, then found Bailey all alone in the end zone for the score. Durant was picked off on Carolina s next possession, but a sack by Ryan Sims helped limit the Yellow Jackets to a go-ahead field goal by Luke Manget. Manget added a 25-yard field goal with two seconds left in the first half to give Tech a 13-7 advantage at the break. The Tar Heels took their only lead of the game on their initial possession of the second half. Thornton intercepted Godsey and returned the ball 19 yards to Tech s 41-yard line. Facing 3rd-and-12, Durant connected with Allen for 19 yards. Then on 3rd-and-9 from the 15, Durant fired toward the end zone. The ball was tipped by a Yellow Jacket defender, but Aiken grabbed the ball for a touchdown. Tech answered back on its next possession on an 18-play, 84-yard drive that consumed 8:47 off the clock. The Yellow Jackets converted each of its five third-down chances on the drive and scored on a 3- yard run off left tackle by Godsey. Midway through the final period Burns dashed around the right side, sprinted down the sideline and escaped from several would-be tacklers and scored on a 51-yard run. A successful two-point conversion pass from Godsey to Burns gave Tech a lead with 7:48 to play. 150 GEORGIA TECH 28 NORTH CAROLINA 21 NOVEMBER 1, 2001 BOBBY DODD STADIUM ATLANTA, GA. TV: ESPN CAROLINA GEORGIA TECH GT Smith 17 pass from Godsey (Manget kick) (13:57, 2nd) 0-7 NC Bailey 30 pass from Durant (Reed kick) (10:59, 2nd) 7-7 GT Manget 41 FG (5:36, 2nd) 7-10 GT Manget 25 FG (0:02, 2nd) 7-13 NC Aiken 15 pass from Durant (Reed kick) (3:59, 2nd) GT Godsey 3 run (Manget kick) (1:12, 3rd) GT Burns 51 run (Burns pass from Godsey) (7:48, 4th) NC Aiken 21 pass from Durant (Reed kick) (5:29, 4th) UNC GT First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Comp-Att-Int Plays-Total Yards (Ave) (5.5) (5.4) Punts (Ave) Fumbles-Lost Penalties/Yards 8/45 4/26 Time of Possession 23:03 36:57 Individual Rushing Carolina- Durant 5-12, Lewis 5-6, A. Williams 7-(-5) Georgia Tech- Burns , Godsey 9-24, Gregory 4-20, Glover 2-2, Team 2-(-3), Campbell 1-(-4) Individual Passing (Comp-Att-Yds-TD-INT) Carolina- Durant Georgia Tech- Godsey Individual Receiving Carolina- Allen 9-114, Bailey 3-51, Lewis 3-8, Aiken 2-36, Russell 2-34, Borders 2-32, Hilton 1-11 Georgia Tech- Smith 8-86, Campbell 3-27, Watkins 2-32, Glover 2-23, Heller 1-11, Burns 1-5, Matvay 1-3 Attendance- 41,893 Carolina cut the lead in half on a 21-yard pass from Durant to Aiken with 5:29 remaining in the game. Durant went 5 for 9 on the drive, including a 28-yard completion to Allen and a 15-yarder to Chesley Borders. Darian Durant completed 22 of 37 attempts for 286 yards in his first career start at Georgia Tech PEACH BOWL CHAMPIONS