Independence Bowl - Postgame Notes
Posted Dec 26, 2011
Redshirt freshman tailback Giovani Bernard finishes the season with 1,253 rushing yards, the most ever by a UNC freshman. His 2011 total ranks third on the school's single-season rushing chart,behind only Don McCauley (1970) and Mike Voight (1976). Dwight Jones finishes his career with 152 catches and 2,163 receiving yards, good for fifth-most in school history in both categories.
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