University of North Carolina Athletics
Football Visits Miami Saturday Afternoon
October 6, 2022 | Football
Game 6
North Carolina (4-1, 1-0) at Miami (2-2, 0-0)
Miami Gardens, Fla. • Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022 • 4 p.m. ET
Hard Rock Stadium (74,916) • ESPN2
Carolina Football Media Center
Series vs. Miami: NC leads 12-11
Series Streak: NC won last three games
Last Meeting: 2021 (W, 45-42)
Last UNC Win: 2021 (W, 45-42)
NORTH CAROLINA
Record: 4-1 (1-0 ACC)
Head Coach: Mack Brown (Florida State, '74)
Overall Record: 269-140-1, 34th year
Record at UNC: 94-64-1, 14th year
MIAMI
Record: 2-2 (0-0 ACC)
Head Coach: Mario Cristobal (Miami, '93)
Overall Record: 64-62, 11th year
Record at Miami: 2-2, 1st year
BROADCAST INFO
Kickoff: 4 p.m. ET
ESPN2: Dave Pasch, play-by-play; Dusty Dvoracek, analyst; Tom Luginbill, sideline
Tar Heel Sports Network: Jones Angell, play-by-play; Brian Simmons, analyst; Lee Pace, sideline
Satellite Radio: SiriusXM (386), App (967)
Website: A live radio broadcast of the Tar Heel Sports Network is available on UNC's official athletic website, GoHeels.com, as well as through the TuneIn app.
TAR HEELS AND HURRICANES
• North Carolina and Miami have met every season since the Hurricanes joined the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2004.Â
• UNC took a 12-11 edge in the all-time series against Miami with a 45-42 victory in 2021 and have won three in a row over the Hurricanes.
• A Carolina win on Saturday would mark the longest winning streak by either team in a series that dates back to 1946.
• Carolina is 6-8 on the road against Miami, but is 2-1 in the last three meetings, including a 20-13 win in 2016 and the record-setting 62-26 victory in 2020.Â
• In 2020, Michael Carter and Javonte Williams set an NCAA record by combining for 544 yards rushing and Carolina finished with 778 total yards - the most ever yielded by Miami and a Tar Heel record. QB Sam Howell threw for a score, ran for a score and caught a TD pass for the Heels.
BROWN VS. MIAMI
• Mack Brown is 3-0 against Miami with wins coming in 2019, a 28-25 victory in Chapel Hill, a 62-26 thumping in Miami Gardens, Fla., in 2021, and last year's 45-42 triumph in Chapel Hill.Â
LAST TIME OUT
• Drake Maye threw for three touchdowns and ran for two more to continue his strong start to the season and North Carolina opened up ACC play with a 41-10 victory over Virginia Tech on Saturday.
• Maye, a redshirt freshman, was able to consistently throw downfield, with 13 of his 26 completions going for at least 15 yards. He finished with 363 yards, going 26 of 36.
• Josh Downs led UNC with eight catches and 120 yards, and tight end Bryson Nesbit added 98 receiving yards on four receptions.
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UP NEXT
• Carolina visits Duke on Saturday, Oct. 15 at 8 p.m. on ACC Network.
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North Carolina (4-1, 1-0) at Miami (2-2, 0-0)
Miami Gardens, Fla. • Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022 • 4 p.m. ET
Hard Rock Stadium (74,916) • ESPN2
Carolina Football Media Center
Series vs. Miami: NC leads 12-11
Series Streak: NC won last three games
Last Meeting: 2021 (W, 45-42)
Last UNC Win: 2021 (W, 45-42)
NORTH CAROLINA
Record: 4-1 (1-0 ACC)
Head Coach: Mack Brown (Florida State, '74)
Overall Record: 269-140-1, 34th year
Record at UNC: 94-64-1, 14th year
MIAMI
Record: 2-2 (0-0 ACC)
Head Coach: Mario Cristobal (Miami, '93)
Overall Record: 64-62, 11th year
Record at Miami: 2-2, 1st year
BROADCAST INFO
Kickoff: 4 p.m. ET
ESPN2: Dave Pasch, play-by-play; Dusty Dvoracek, analyst; Tom Luginbill, sideline
Tar Heel Sports Network: Jones Angell, play-by-play; Brian Simmons, analyst; Lee Pace, sideline
Satellite Radio: SiriusXM (386), App (967)
Website: A live radio broadcast of the Tar Heel Sports Network is available on UNC's official athletic website, GoHeels.com, as well as through the TuneIn app.
TAR HEELS AND HURRICANES
• North Carolina and Miami have met every season since the Hurricanes joined the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2004.Â
• UNC took a 12-11 edge in the all-time series against Miami with a 45-42 victory in 2021 and have won three in a row over the Hurricanes.
• A Carolina win on Saturday would mark the longest winning streak by either team in a series that dates back to 1946.
• Carolina is 6-8 on the road against Miami, but is 2-1 in the last three meetings, including a 20-13 win in 2016 and the record-setting 62-26 victory in 2020.Â
• In 2020, Michael Carter and Javonte Williams set an NCAA record by combining for 544 yards rushing and Carolina finished with 778 total yards - the most ever yielded by Miami and a Tar Heel record. QB Sam Howell threw for a score, ran for a score and caught a TD pass for the Heels.
BROWN VS. MIAMI
• Mack Brown is 3-0 against Miami with wins coming in 2019, a 28-25 victory in Chapel Hill, a 62-26 thumping in Miami Gardens, Fla., in 2021, and last year's 45-42 triumph in Chapel Hill.Â
LAST TIME OUT
• Drake Maye threw for three touchdowns and ran for two more to continue his strong start to the season and North Carolina opened up ACC play with a 41-10 victory over Virginia Tech on Saturday.
• Maye, a redshirt freshman, was able to consistently throw downfield, with 13 of his 26 completions going for at least 15 yards. He finished with 363 yards, going 26 of 36.
• Josh Downs led UNC with eight catches and 120 yards, and tight end Bryson Nesbit added 98 receiving yards on four receptions.
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UP NEXT
• Carolina visits Duke on Saturday, Oct. 15 at 8 p.m. on ACC Network.
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