UNC Wins 11 Games in 1997

11-1 Overall, 7-1 ACC, 2nd Place

October 1, 1998

Date Opponent Score Attend. Site
9/6 Indiana W 23-6 57,800# Chapel Hill
9/13 #17 Stanford W 28-17 57,800# Chapel Hill
9/20 *Maryland W 40-14 30,084 College Park, Md.
9/27 *Virginia W 48-20 57,800# Chapel Hill
10/4 Texas Christian W 31-10 29,412 Fort Worth, Texas
10/11 *Wake Forest W 30-12 57,000 Chapel Hill
10/18 *N.C. State W 20-7 51,500# Raleigh, N.C.
10/30 *Georgia Tech W 16-13 45,126 Atlanta, Ga.
11/8 *#2 Florida State L 3-20 62,000# Chapel Hill
11/15 *Clemson W 17-10 73,000 Clemson, S.C.
11/22 *Duke W 50-14 53,500# Chapel Hill
*ACC Game #Sellout

Toyota Gator Bowl

Jan. 1 Virginia Tech W 42-3 Jacksonville, Fla.

Team Statistics (Regular Season Only)

Category North Carolina Opponent
First Downs 212 130
by rush 87 52
by pass 114 68
by penalty 11 10
Total Offensive Plays 786 693
Total Yards Gained 4,168 2,302
Average Yards per Game 378.9 209.3
Average Yards per Play 5.3 3.3
Plays Rushing 420 371
Yards Rushing 1,288 857
Yards Rushing Per Game 117.1 77.9
Yards Passing 2,880 1,445
Yards Passing Per Game 261.8 131.4
Passes Attempted 366 322
Passes Completed 221 148
Passes Had Intercepted 12 15
Net Yards Per Punt 35.8 38.4
Fumbles-Lost 23-16 22-12
Penalties-Yards 67-542 83-634
Third Down Conversions 75-172 37-164
Third Down Conversion Percentage .436 .226
Fourth Down Conversions 6-8 8-17
Fourth Down Conversion Percentage .750 .471