CHAPEL HILL, NC – The North Carolina football team looks to close out the 2024 regular season on a high note this weekend as the Tar Heels welcome NC State to Kenan Stadium. The Tar Heels have lost three straight games to the Wolfpack. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. on ACC Network.

The matchup

North Carolina vs. NC State
Saturday, November 30, 2024
3:30 p.m. ET | ACC Network
Kenan Stadium | Chapel Hill, NC

 

North Carolina Tar Heels (6-5, 3-4 ACC)	NC State Wolfpack (5-6, 2-5 ACC)
Head Coach: Mack Brown	Head Coach: Dave Doeren
UNC record: 113-78-1	Record at NCSU: 86-64
Career record: 288-154-1	Career record: 109-68

TV: ACC Network (Chris Cotter, Mark Herzlich, Coley Harvey)

Radio: Tar Heel Sports Network (Jones Angell, Bryn Renner, Joe Jauch, Lee Pace)

• Pre-Game Show: Dave Nathan and Na’ Brown
• Local: WCHL-FM 97.9 | WCHL-AM 1360
• Sirius/XM: 85

Series story

All-time series record: North Carolina leads 68-39-6
Last meeting: NC State 39, North Carolina 20, 2023
Current Streak: NC State has won 3

A win would…

» Secure Carolina’s third straight winning season
» Give UNC seven wins for the third straight year and fifth time in six years
» Give the Heels a 4-3 home record this year
» Be a fun time

The series
The Tar Heels and Wolfpack have played on the football field 113 times, with UNC holding an all-time advantage of 68-39-6. However, NC State recently edged out Carolina and has won the last three meetings between these two teams, including last season’s 39-20 win in Raleigh.



Defensive wins
In Carolina’s six wins, the Heels have held opponents to just 16.0 points per game and just 268.7 yards of total offense per game while averaging 4.8 sacks and 7.7 tackles for loss per game.

Runnin’ Runnin’
A Tar Heel has rushed for more than 100 yards in 10 of UNC’s first 11 games of the season. UNC was one of only two teams in the country to have a 100-yard rusher in each of its first 10 games.

O, O, O, Omarion

Omarion Hampton rushed for over 100 yards in nine of 11 games and set a UNC record with eight consecutive games of 100 or more rushing yards.

Bowl bound
Carolina is bowl eligible for the sixth straight season, which marks the second-longest streak in program history. The Heels played in seven straight bowls from 1992 to 1998.



Numbers you should know

25 – Omarion Hampton needs just 25 rushing yards to become the fourth ACC player in the last 20 years to have back-to-back 1,500-yard rushing seasons.



150 – Hampton is the first Tar Heel to rush for 150 yards or more in consecutive games since Giovani Bernard in the 2012 season.



2 – Freshmen Davion Gause came off the bench late in the game at BC and scored two touchdowns, the first and second touchdowns of his young career.



80.4 – Willie Lampkin is the top-rated offensive guard in Pro Football Focus’ Power 4 with a rating of 80.4.



3 – Carolina has three interception returns for touchdowns this season, one shy of the program record of four set in both 2008 and 2009.