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North Carolina vs. Florida State Postgame Notes


North Carolina has accumulated more than 400 yards of total offense in each of the last 12 games. On Saturday, the Tar Heels had 558 yards of offense, while Florida State managed 432. passed for a season-high 374 yards and three touchdowns. Running back scored his ACC-leading seventh rushing touchdown.

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• Howell improves his career total to 4,782 passing yards. He passed both for seventh and for sixth in UNC history in career passing yards.

• Howell was 9 of 15 for 91 yards in first half and 11 of 21 for 283 yards in the second half.

• Howell threw for three scores; he has thrown two or more touchdown passes in 16 of his 17 games as a Tar Heel and three or more for the 10th time (second time this season). He has thrown at least one TD pass in every game as a Tar Heel.

rushed for 65 yards and moved into eighth all-time at UNC in rushing yards with 2,637. He passed for ninth place and for eighth place in school history.

scored his ACC-leading seventh rushing touchdown and added a receiving TD to give him nine total TDs this season. He also piled up 98 yards on the ground in the first half.

• Williams went over 100 yards rushing in a game for the fourth time in his career. He finished the night with 119 yards on 19 carries.

• Williams had another monster game with 186 total scrimmage yards, including a career-high 67 receiving yards. Over the last two games, Williams has 410 total scrimmage yards.

had a career-high 141 receiving yards on four catches and scored his first TD of the season. He has 12 career receiving touchdowns. He entered the game with 97 receiving yards this season.

registered his second career interception in the second half.

made a career-high nine tackles and had a TFL and a QB hurry.

is now 254-129-1 all-time and 79-53-1 as Carolina’s head coach.

Courtesy UNC Athletics Communications

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North Carolina vs. Florida State Postgame Notes