Recap & Analysis: Rutgers 40 UNC 21

Posted Dec 26, 2014
On November 20th, UNC went to Durham and shocked Duke with a dominant 45-20 win. Since that night, opponents have outscored the Tar Heels 75-28 with 21 of UNC's points coming in garbage time. The last half of this particular train wreck came in the Quick Lane Bowl versus Rutgers where the Heels fell behind 23-0 by halftime and ultimately fell 40-21 to finish the season 6-7. (Tar Heel Blog)

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