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LINE: Carolina -25.5

DATE: Saturday, September 11, 2021

WHERE: Kenan Stadium (51,000); Chapel Hill, North Carolina

TIME/TV: 7:30 pm/RSN

LIVE AUDIO: GoHeelsTV (FREE); Tar Heel Sports Network; SIRIUS (99) XM (194) SXM Online (956)

SERIES vs. UNC: First Meeting

LAST MEETING: First Meeting

GEORGIA STATE PANTHERS (0-1, 0-0)

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HEAD COACH: Shawn Elliott (23-31 overall, 22-26 at GSU)

RANKINGS: NR AP, NR Coaches, #105 FPI, #86 Sagarin

STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE: #56 (Remaining SOS: #64)

STRENGTH OF RECORD: #80

OFFENSE (per game): 10.0 points, 48.0 rushing, 129.0 passing, 177.0 yards

OPPONENTS (per game): 43.0 points, 258.0 rushing, 98.0 passing, 356.0 yards

NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS (0-1, 0-1)

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HEAD COACH: Mack Brown (259-133-1 overall, 84-57-1 at UNC)

RANKINGS: #10 AP, #9 Coaches, #20 FPI, #25 Sagarin

STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE: #18 (Remaining SOS: #46)

STRENGTH OF RECORD: #80

OFFENSE (per game): 10.0 points, 146.0 rushing, 208.0 passing, 354.0 yards

OPPONENTS (per game): 17.0 points, 127.0 rushing, 169.0 passing, 296.0 yards

PASSING LEADERS

GSU: Cornelious Brown - 129 yards, 12-20-1 completions, 0 TD

UNC: Sam Howell - 208 yards, 17-32-3 completions, 1 TD

RUSHING LEADERS

GSU: Destin Coates - 13 carries, 48 yards, 3.7 average, 1 TD

UNC: Ty Chandler - 10 carries, 66 yards, 6.6 average, 0 TD

RECEIVING LEADERS

GSU: Jamari Thrash - 7 receptions, 87 yards, 12.4 average, 0 TD

UNC: Josh Downs - 9 receptions, 132 yards, 14.7 average, 1 TD

LEADING TACKLERS

GSU: Jeffrey Clark - 6 tackles (4 solo, 2 assisted), 0 TFL, 0 Sacks

UNC: Eugene Asante - 7 tackles (5 solo, 2 assisted), 0.5 TFL, 0 Sacks

*Stats & rankings through September 4, 2021*