Game Week: Panthers Face First Road Test of 2018 at North Carolina

Game Notes: Pitt vs. North Carolina (PDF)

Pitt (2-1, 1-0 ACC) at North Carolina (0-2, 0-0 ACC)
September 22, 2018 • 12:20 p.m., ET
Kenan Stadium (50,500/Natural Grass) • Chapel Hill, N.C.
Raycom Sports (WTAE-TV, Channel 4) • Pitt IMG Sports Radio Network

Game Storylines
• Pitt travels to North Carolina this Saturday for its first road game of the season. The Panthers are coming off a 24-19 win over Georgia Tech. The Tar Heels, originally slated to host UCF last week, saw their Sept. 15 game canceled due to Hurricane Florence.

• Narrow margins have been the rule during recent Pitt-UNC series history. The past seven meetings have been decided by a combined 28 points (4.0 points per game). The Tar Heels edged Pitt at Heinz Field last year, 34-31.

• Since 2013, North Carolina is the only team in the Coastal that Pitt has not beaten. The Panthers are 0-5 against the Tar Heels in ACC play. North Carolina also leads the overall series, 9-3.

• Pitt's last victory in the series occurred in the 2009 Meineke Car Care Bowl in Charlotte. Dave Wannstedt's Panthers edged the Tar Heels (coached by Butch Davis), 19-17, on a field goal with 52 seconds left.

• With a 2-1 overall record, Pitt has won at least two of its first three games for the 14th time since the 2000 season. A victory at North Carolina would give the Panthers their first 3-1 start since 2015, Pat Narduzzi's debut season in Pittsburgh.

• Pitt's last 2-0 start to ACC play also occurred in 2015. The Panthers opened with a 4-0 conference record that year, finishing as the Coastal Division runner-up with a 6-2 league record.

• Sophomore defensive end Rashad Weaver is tied for the national lead with three fumble recoveries on the young season. Weaver recovered two fumbles against Penn State and one last week in the Georgia Tech win.

• Senior tailback Qadree Ollison is averaging 94.3 rushing yards per game. Ollison had a season-high 119 yards against Penn State and netted 91 last week against Georgia Tech. For the year, he has totaled 283 yards on 45 carries (6.3 avg.) and three touchdowns.

Series in Brief
Series Began: 1974
Series Overall: UNC leads 9-3
ACC Series: UNC leads 5-0
At Pittsburgh: UNC leads 4-2
At UNC: UNC leads 5-0
At Neutral Sites: Pitt leads 1-0
Last Meeting: Nov. 9, 2017 (UNC 34, Pitt 31)
Last Meeting at UNC: Sept. 24, 2016 (UNC 37, Pitt 36)
Current Series Streak: UNC has won 5 (2013-17)
Longest Pitt Series Win Streak: 1 game (three times)
Longest UNC Series Win Streak: 5 games (2013-17)
Largest Pitt Victory Margin: 4 points (20-16, 1978)
Largest UNC Victory Margin: 19 points (29-10, 1998)

Broadcast Information
Television • Raycom (WTAE-TV, Channel 4, in Pittsburgh)
Tom Werme (play-by-play)
Dave Archer (analyst)
Lericia Harris (reporter)

Pitt Radio • 93.7 The Fan & the Pitt IMG Sports Network
Bill Hillgrove (play-by-play)
Pat Bostick (analyst)
Larry Richert (reporter)

SiriusXM Satellite Radio
XM Channel 380, Internet Channel 965

WPTS Radio (Pitt Student Station) • 92.1 FM

Pitt IMG Sports Network Online Audio Options
PittsburghPanthers.com
Pitt Panthers Gameday App
TuneIn (free live and on-demand content)

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Qadree Ollison

Rashad Weaver