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No. 3 Notre Dame hits the road to square off against North Carolina
By The Associated Press
No. 3 Notre Dame (4-0) at North Carolina (2-1), Oct. 3 at 12 p.m. EDT.
Opening Line: Notre Dame by 21.5. Against the spread: Notre Dame 3-1, North
Carolina 1-2.
How to watch: ESPN
Key stats
Notre Dame Offense
Overall: 416.8 yards per game (63rd in FBS)
Passing: 275 yards per game (34th)
Rushing: 141.8 yards per game (98th)
Scoring: 42.3 points per game (17th)
Notre Dame Defense
Overall: 199.3 yards per game (1st in FBS)
Passing: 145.5 yards per game (9th)
Rushing: 53.8 yards per game (5th)
Scoring: 8.3 points per game (2nd)
North Carolina Offense
Overall: 366 yards per game (93rd in FBS)
Passing: 211 yards per game (89th)
Rushing: 155 yards per game (81st)
Scoring: 23.3 points per game (102nd)
North Carolina Defense
Overall: 312.3 yards per game (44th in FBS)
Passing: 189.3 yards per game (46th)
Rushing: 123 yards per game (61st)
Scoring: 13.7 points per game (20th)
North Carolina is 117th in defensive third down percentage, allowing opponents
to convert 44.4% of the time. Notre Dame ranks 67th on offense, converting on
41.5% of third downs.
Notre Dame is 3rd in the FBS with a +8 turnover margin.
Both teams avoid getting penalized. Notre Dame leads the FBS averaging 26.5
penalty yards per game, and North Carolina ranks 4th with a 31.7-yard average.
Both teams have strong red zone defenses. Notre Dame is 19th in FBS, with
opponents scoring on 71.4% of trips. North Carolina's red zone defense ranks
4th at 62.5%.
North Carolina ranks 99th in the FBS with an average time of possession of
28:59, compared to Notre Dame's 48th-ranked average of 31:25.
Team leaders
Notre Dame
Passing: C.J. Carr, 963 yards, 9 TDs, 1 INT, 70.5 completion percentage
Rushing: Aneyas Williams, 224 yards on 52 carries, 4 TDs
Receiving: Micah Gilbert, 334 yards on 15 catches, 2 TDs
North Carolina
Passing: Billy Edwards Jr., 611 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT, 56.4 completion percentage
Rushing: Benjamin Hall, 215 yards on 33 carries, 0 TDs
Receiving: Jelani Thurman, 183 yards on 11 catches, 1 TD
Last game
Notre Dame won 49-10 over Purdue on Sept. 26. Carr threw for 237 yards on
14-of-22 attempts (63.6%) with three touchdowns and one interception. He also
carried the ball three times for 10 yards and one rushing touchdown. Williams
carried the ball 14 times for 80 yards and scored one touchdown, adding one
reception for six yards. Gilbert had two receptions for 83 yards and one
touchdown.
North Carolina fell 28-20 to Clemson on Sept. 19. Edwards threw for 135 yards
on 13-of-30 attempts (43.3%) with one touchdown and one interception. Hall
carried the ball 18 times for 130 yards, adding one reception for 15 yards and
one touchdown. Jordan Shipp had six receptions for 68 yards.
Next game
Notre Dame hosts Stanford on Oct. 10. North Carolina plays at Pittsburgh on
Oct. 10.
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