2012 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

American college football season

2012 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal
Record8–4 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach
  • Larry Fedora (1st season)
Offensive coordinatorBlake Anderson (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorDan Disch (1st season)
Base defense4–2–5
CaptainGiovani Bernard, Jonathan Cooper, Pete Mangum, Kevin Reddick, Sylvester Williams
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Atlantic Division
No. 10 Florida State xy$   7 – 1     12 – 2  
No. 11 Clemson x   7 – 1     11 – 2  
NC State   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Wake Forest   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Maryland   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Boston College   1 – 7     2 – 10  
Coastal Division
Georgia Tech xy   5 – 3     7 – 7  
North Carolina†   5 – 3     8 – 4  
Miami (FL)‡   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Virginia Tech   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Duke   3 – 5     6 – 7  
Virginia   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Championship: Florida State 21, Georgia Tech 15
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • † North Carolina ineligible for ACC title, championship game, and bowl game due to NCAA sanctions.[1]
    ‡ Miami ineligible for ACC title, championship game, and bowl game due to self-imposed sanctions.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a member of Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by first-year head coach Larry Fedora and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium. The Tar Heels finished the season 8–4 overall and 5–3 in ACC play to tie for first in the Coastal Division with the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and the Miami Hurricanes. Due to NCAA sanctions imposed in the wake of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill football scandal, North Carolina was ineligible for the conference title and banned for postseason play for the 2012 season.

Sanctions from scandal

On March 12, 2012, the university was notified of penalties issued by the NCAA Committee on Infractions for violations discovered in the 2010 season. North Carolina was banned from all postseason play in 2012, including bowl games and the ACC Championship Game.[2] Also, UNC was placed probation for three years and lost five scholarships per season for three seasons beginning with the recruiting class of 2013.[3]

Recruiting

National Signing Day was on February 1, 2012, and was the first chance for high school seniors to officially declare which university or college they will be attending for their college career. North Carolina had 23 high school seniors sign a National Letter of Intent to play football with them. Terrance Knox and Shakeel Rashad both graduated from high school early and enrolled at UNC in January 2012.[4]

US college sports recruiting information for 2012 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Kanler Coker
QB 		Flowery Branch, GA Flowery Branch HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 4.75 Jan 16, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 73
Kedrick Davis
WR 		Charlotte, NC Berry Academy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 4.3 Jun 11, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 77
Quinshad Davis
WR 		Gaffney, SC Gaffney HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 4.6 Feb 1, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
John Ferranto
OL 		Burlington, NJ Township HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 270 lb (120 kg) 5.23 Jun 3, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 45
Clint Heaven
S 		Palmetto, FL Manatee HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 4.89 Jan 19, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 76
Jon Heck
OL 		Jacksonville, FL The Bolles School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 290 lb (130 kg) 5.2 Jun 30, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 77
Joe Jackson
LB 		Jacksonville, FL First Coast HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 4.65 Nov 7, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
T. J. Jiles
CB 		Cape Coral, FL Cape Coral HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 4.55 Oct 10, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
Terrance Knox
TE 		Concord, NC Concord HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 240 lb (110 kg) 4.7 Jun 1, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
Dan Mastromatteo
LB 		Absecon, NJ Holy Spirit HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 4.86 Aug 4, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
J.J. Patterson
OL 		Roanoke Rapids, NC Roanoke Rapids HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 330 lb (150 kg) 5.25 Apr 9, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
Caleb Peterson
OL 		Auburn, AL Auburn HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 310 lb (140 kg) 5.45 Jan 18, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Shakeel Rashad
LB 		Jacksonville, FL Episcopal HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 4.89 Feb 3, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
Jessie Rogers
DE 		Arlington, TX Bowie HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 240 lb (110 kg) 4.75 Sep 18, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
Malik Simmons
CB 		Lehigh Acres, FL Lehigh HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 4.55 Oct 31, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 77
Kendrick Singleton
WR 		Macclenny, FL Baker County HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 4.5 Jan 28, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 72
Nathan Staub
LB 		Buford, GA Buford HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 4.65 Nov 15, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
James Summers
QB 		Greensboro, NC Page HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 4.74 Jan 26, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
Monte Taylor
DE 		Springdale, MD Flowers HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 4.7 Jan 29, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
Justin Thomason
DE 		McDonough, GA Eagle's Landing Christian Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 240 lb (110 kg) 4.75 Jan 22, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 76
Damien Washington
WR 		Kannapolis, NC A.L. Brown HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 4.68 Aug 9, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 76
Phillip Williamson
LB 		Durham, NC Jordan HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 4.84 May 20, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 77
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 40   Rivals: 42
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "North Carolina Commit List for 2012". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
  • "Scout.com Football Recruiting: North Carolina". Scout.com. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
  • "RecruitTracker 2012: North Carolina". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
  • "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 1, 2012.

Coaching staff

New football coach Larry Fedora officially took over as the head coach at UNC on January 1, 2012. He signed a 7-year contract worth more than $1.7 million annually.[5] He takes over a team that is banned from a bowl game for the 2012–13 season.

Name.[6] Position Seasons in Position
Larry Fedora Head coach 1st
Deke Adams Defensive Line 1st
Blake Anderson Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks 1st
Walt Bell Tight Ends 1st
Gunter Brewer Passing game coordinator/wide receivers 1st (6th Overall at UNC)
Dan Disch Defensive coordinator 1st
David Duggan Defensive assistant/special teams coordinator 1st
Randy Jordan Running backs coach 1st
Chris Kapilovic Run game coordinator/offensive line 1st
Vic Koenning Associate head coach for defense 1st
Lou Hernandez Strength and conditioning coordinator 1st

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 112:30 p.m.Elon*ACCNW 62–050,500[7]
September 83:00 p.m.at Wake ForestACCRSNL 27–2829,526[7]
September 153:30 p.m.at No. 19 Louisville*ABC/ESPN2L 34–3953,334[7]
September 223:30 p.m.East Carolina*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
ESPNUW 27–659,500[7]
September 293:30 p.m.Idaho*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
ACCRSNW 66–032,000[7]
October 612:30 p.m.Virginia Tech
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
ACCNW 48–3454,000[7]
October 132:30 p.m.at Miami (FL)ESPNUW 18–1458,954[7]
October 207:00 p.m.at DukeESPNUL 30–3333,941[7]
October 2712:30 p.m.North Carolina State
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
ACCNW 43–3562,000[7]
November 1012:30 p.m.Georgia Techdagger
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
ACCNL 50–6850,000[7]
November 157:30 p.m.at VirginiaESPNW 37–1345,760[7]
November 243:00 p.m.Maryland
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
ACCRSNW 45–3844,000[7]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Elon

Week 1: Elon Phoenix
Period 1 2 34Total
Phoenix 0 0 000
Tar Heels 14 21 27062

at Kenan Memorial Stadium

  • Date: September 1, 2012
  • Game time: 12:30 pm
  • Game weather: 89 °F (32 °C), sunny
  • Game attendance: 50,500
  • Referee: David Epperley
  • TV: ACC Network
Game information
First quarter
  • UNC – Giovani Bernard 59 yd run (Casey Barth kick)
  • UNC – Giovani Bernard 6 yd pass from Bryn Renner (Casey Barth kick)
Second quarter
  • UNC – Casey Barth 21 yd field goal
  • UNC – Giovani Bernard 70 yd punt return (Casey Barth kick)
  • UNC – Jheranie Boyd 35 yd pass from Bryn Renner (Casey Barth kick)
  • UNC – Casey Barth 32 yd field goal
  • UNC – A.J. Blue 1 yd run (Casey Barth kick)
Third quarter
  • UNC – Jack Tabb 23 yd pass from Bryn Renner (Casey Barth kick)
  • UNC – Marquise Williams 3 yd run (Casey Barth kick)
  • UNC – A.J. Blue 4 yd run (Casey Barth kick)
Fourth quarter
  • no scoring
Top Passing
  • UNC – Bryn Renner – 14/21, 236 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
  • Elon – Thomas Wilson – 13/27, 99 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT
Top Rushing
  • UNC – Giovani Bernard – 93 yds, 1 TD
  • Elon – Thuc Phan – 19 yds, 0 TD
Top Receiving
  • UNC – Eric Ebron – 53 yds, 0 TD
  • Elon – Kierre Brown – 31 yds, 0 TD

North Carolina started a new era under head coach Larry Fedora with the first shutout since beating Duke 38–0 to finish the 1999 season. The last time UNC scored 62 points was in the 1995 season against Ohio, which is only 3 points shy of the school record. Giovani Bernard scored 3 touchdowns (one rushing, one receiving, and one punt return), all before sitting out the entire second half of the game. Carolina also completed passes to 14 different receivers, including one reception by quarterback Bryn Renner. The Tar Heels also set a school and ACC record with 260 punt return yards during the game.[8]

Wake Forest

Week 2: Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Period 1 2 34Total
Tar Heels 7 7 10327
Demon Deacons 7 14 0728

at Groves Stadium

  • Date: September 8, 2012
  • Game time: 3:00 pm
  • Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C), rainy then overcast
  • Game attendance: 29,526
  • Referee: Gary Patterson
  • TV: Regional Sports Network
Game information
First quarter
  • UNC – Eric Ebron 6 yd pass from Bryn Renner (Casey Barth kick)
  • WF – Tanner Price 2 yd run (Jimmy Newman kick)
Second quarter
  • UNC – A.J. Blue 1 yd run (Casey Barth kick)
  • WF – Deandre Martin 4 yd run (Jimmy Newman kick)
  • WF – Josh Harris 6 yd run (Jimmy Newman kick)
Third quarter
  • UNC – Romar Morris 4 yd run (Casey Barth kick)
  • UNC – Casey Barth 25 yd field goal
Fourth quarter
  • UNC – Casey Barth 30 yd field goal
  • WF – Tanner Price 1 yd run (Jimmy Newman kick)
Top Passing
  • UNC – Bryn Renner – 23/39, 271 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
  • WF – Tanner Price – 27/38, 327 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
Top Rushing
  • UNC – A.J. Blue – 106 yds, 1 TD
  • WF – Josh Harris – 40 yds, 1 TD
Top Receiving
  • UNC – Erik Highsmith – 71 yds, 0 TD
  • WF – Michael Campanaro, 164 yds, 0 TD

Louisville

Week 3: Louisville Cardinals
Period 1 2 34Total
Tar Heels 0 7 72034
Cardinals 15 21 0339

at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium

  • Date: September 15, 2012
  • Game time: 3:30 pm
  • Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C), partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 53,334
  • Referee: B. Allen
  • TV: ESPN2/ABC
Game information
First quarter
  • LOU – Senorise Perry 13 yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)
  • LOU – Charles Gaines 32 yd Pass From Teddy Bridgewater (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)
  • LOU – John Wallace 22 yd field goal
Second quarter
  • LOU – Eli Rogers 15 yd Pass From Teddy Bridgewater (John Wallace Kick)
  • LOU – Jeremy Wright 12 yd Run (John Wallace Kick)
  • UNC – Romar Morris 44 yd Pass From Bryn Renner (Casey Barth Kick)
  • LOU – Nick Heuser 4 yd Pass From Teddy Bridgewater (John Wallace Kick)
Third quarter
  • UNC – Eric Ebron 2 yd Pass From Bryn Renner (Casey Barth Kick)
Fourth quarter
  • LOU – John Wallace 43 yd field goal
  • UNC – Erik Highsmith 9 yd Pass From Bryn Renner (Casey Barth Kick)
  • UNC – Eric Ebron 5 yd Pass From Bryn Renner (Casey Barth Kick)
  • UNC – Romar Morris 50 yd Pass From Bryn Renner (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)
Top Passing
  • UNC – Bryn Renner – 26–41, 363 yds, 5 TD, 1 INT
  • LOU – Teddy Bridgewater – 23–28, 279 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
Top Rushing
  • UNC – A.J. Blue – 43 yds, 0 TD
  • LOU – Jeremy Wright – 114 yds, 1 TD
Top Receiving
  • UNC – Romar Morris – 149 yds, 2 TD
  • LOU – Charles Gaines – 78 yds, 1 TD

East Carolina

Week 4: East Carolina Pirates
Period 1 2 34Total
Pirates 0 6 006
Tar Heels 7 3 14327

at Kenan Stadium

  • Date: September 22, 2012
  • Game time: 3:30 pm
  • Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C), sunny
  • Game attendance: 59,500
  • Referee: Brad Roger
  • TV: ESPNU
Game information
First quarter
  • UNC – Giovani Bernard 14 yd Pass From Bryn Renner (Casey Barth Kick)
Second quarter
  • ECU – Warren Harvey 22 yd field goal
  • UNC – Casey Barth 20 yd field goal
  • ECU – Warren Harvey 26 yd field goal
Third quarter
  • UNC – Sean Tapley 62 yd Pass From Bryn Renner (Casey Barth Kick)
  • UNC – Giovani Bernard 4 yd Run (Casey Barth Kick)
Fourth quarter
  • UNC – Casey Barth 41 yd field goal
Top Passing
  • UNC – Bryn Renner – 27–43, 321 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
  • ECU – Shane Carden – 17–30, 124 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
Top Rushing
  • UNC – Giovani Bernard – 50 yds, 1 TD
  • ECU – Vintavious Cooper – 68 yds, 0 TD
Top Receiving
  • UNC – Erik Highsmith – 66 yds, 0 TD
  • ECU – Justin Jones – 46 yds, 0 TD

Idaho

Week 5: Idaho Vandals
Period 1 2 34Total
Vandals 0 0 000
Tar Heels 28 17 14766

at Kenan Stadium

  • Date: September 29, 2012
  • Game time: 3:30 pm
  • Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C), light rain
  • Game attendance: 32,000
  • Referee: Walt Davenport
  • TV: RSN
Game information
First quarter
  • UNC – Sean Tapley 36 yd pass from Bryn Renner (Casey Barth kick)
  • UNC – Erik Highsmith fumble recovery in End Zone (Casey Barth kick)
  • UNC – Giovani Bernard 2 yd run (Casey Barth kick)
  • UNC – Quinshad Davis 35 yd pass from Bryn Renner (Casey Barth kick)
Second quarter
  • UNC – Giovani Bernard 68 yd run (Casey Barth kick)
  • UNC – Casey Barth 33 yd field goal
  • UNC – A.J. Blue 3 yd run (Casey Barth kick)
Third quarter
  • UNC – Quinshad Davis 35 yd pass from Marquise Williams (Casey Barth kick)
  • UNC – Marquise Williams 1 yd run (Casey Barth kick)
Fourth quarter
  • UNC – Marquise Williams 4 yd run (Casey Barth kick)
Top Passing
  • UNC – Bryn Renner – 14–19, 231 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
  • IDHO – Dominique Blackman – 19–35, 109 yds, 0 TD, 4 INT
Top Rushing
  • UNC – Romar Morris – 74 yds, 0 TD
  • IDHO – James Baker – 44 yds, 0 TD
Top Receiving
  • UNC – Quinshad Davis – 89 yds, 2 TD
  • IDHO – Mike Scott – 38 yds, 0 TD

Virginia Tech

Week 6: Virginia Tech Hokies
Period 1 2 34Total
Hokies 14 6 6834
Tar Heels 14 14 17348

at Kenan Stadium

  • Date: October 6, 2012
  • Game time: 12:30 pm
  • Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C), sunny
  • Game attendance: 54,000
  • Referee: Jim Hyson
  • TV: ACCN
Game information
First quarter
  • VT – Logan Thomas 13 yd run (Cody Journell kick)
  • UNC – Sean Tapley 94 yd kickoff return (Casey Barth kick)
  • UNC – Bryn Renner 4 yd run (Casey Barth kick)
  • VT – Marcus Davis 49 yd pass from Logan Thomas (Cody Journell kick)
Second quarter
  • UNC – Giovani Bernard 62 yd run (Casey Barth kick)
  • VT – Cody Journell 40 yd field goal
  • UNC – A.J. Blue 1 yd run (Casey Barth kick)
  • VT – Cody Journell 35 yd field goal
Third quarter
  • UNC – Sean Tapley 19 yd pass from Bryn Renner (Casey Barth kick)
  • VT – Demitri Knowles 93 yd kickoff return (two-point conversion failed)
  • UNC – Casey Barth 44 yd field goal
  • UNC – A.J. Blue 13 yd run (Casey Barth kick)
Fourth quarter
  • VT – Corey Fuller 66 yd pass from Logan Thomas (Logan Thomas pass to Corey Fuller for two-point conversion)
  • UNC – Casey Barth 40 yd field goal
Top Passing
  • UNC – Bryn Renner – 17–30, 194 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
  • VT – Logan Thomas – 26–49, 354 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Top Rushing
  • UNC – Giovani Bernard – 262 yds, 1 TD
  • VT – Logan Thomas – 20 yds, 1 TD
Top Receiving
  • UNC – Quinshad Davis – 65 yds, 0 TD
  • VT – Corey Fuller – 143 yds, 1 TD

Miami (FL)

Week 7: Miami Hurricanes
Period 1 2 34Total
Tar Heels 7 8 3018
Hurricanes 0 7 7014

at Sun Life Stadium

  • Date: October 13, 2011
  • Game time: 2:30 pm
  • Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C), partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 58,954
  • Referee: J. Magallanes
  • TV: ESPNU
Game information
First quarter
  • UNC – Giovani Bernard 10 yd run (Casey Barth kick)
Second quarter
  • MIA – Mike James 1 yd run (Jake Wieclaw kick)
  • UNC – Giovani Bernard 17 yd run (Thomas Hibbard pass to Eric Ebron for two-point conversion)
Third quarter
  • MIA – Stephen Morris 5 yd run (Jake Wieclaw kick)
  • UNC – Casey Barth 48 yd field goal
Fourth quarter
  • no scoring
Top Passing
  • UNC – Bryn Renner – 25–40, 214 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
  • MIA – Stephen Morris – 12–26, 155 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT
Top Rushing
  • UNC – Giovani Bernard – 177 yds, 2 TD
  • MIA – Mike James – 96 yds, 1 TD
Top Receiving
  • UNC – Eric Ebron – 87 yds, 0 TD
  • MIA – Rashawn Scott – 72 yds, 0 TD

Duke

Week 8: Duke Blue Devils
Period 1 2 34Total
Tar Heels 3 3 32130
Blue Devils 10 10 31033

at Wallace Wade Stadium

  • Date: October 20, 2012
  • Game time: 7:00 pm
  • Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C), clear
  • Game attendance: 33,941
  • Referee: Jeff Heaser
  • TV: ESPNU
Game information
First quarter
  • UNC – Casey Barth 30 yd field goal
  • DUKE – Anthony Boone 2 yd run (Ross Martin kick)
  • DUKE – Ross Martin 28 yd field goal
Second quarter
  • DUKE – Ross Martin 30 yd field goal
  • UNC – Casey Barth 23 yd field goal
  • DUKE – Jela Duncan 2 yd run (Ross Martin kick)
Third quarter
  • UNC – Casey Barth 28 yd field goal
  • DUKE – Ross Martin 20 yd field goal
Fourth quarter
  • UNC – Giovani Bernard 1 yd run (Casey Barth kick)
  • DUKE – Ross Martin 43 yd field goal
  • UNC – Sean Tapley 5 yd pass from Bryn Renner (Casey Barth kick)
  • UNC – Giovani Bernard 4 yd pass from Bryn Renner (Casey Barth kick)
  • DUKE – Jamison Crowder 5 yd pass from Sean Renfree (Ross Martin kick)
Top Passing
  • UNC – Bryn Renner – 19–32, 198 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
  • DUKE – Sean Renfree – 23–36, 276 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Top Rushing
  • UNC – Giovani Bernard – 143 yds, 1 TD
  • DUKE – Josh Snead – 99 yds, 0 TD
Top Receiving
  • UNC – Eric Ebron – 68 yds, 0 TD
  • DUKE – Conner Vernon – 124 yds, 0 TD

NC State

Week 9: NC State Wolfpack
Period 1 2 34Total
Wolfpack 14 14 7035
Tar Heels 25 0 01843

at Kenan Stadium

  • Date: October 27, 2012
  • Game time: 12:30 pm
  • Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C), mostly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 62,000
  • Referee: Ron Cherry
  • TV: ACC Network
Game information
First quarter
  • UNC – Giovani Bernard 8 yd run (Casey Barth kick)
  • UNC – Erik Highsmith 45 yd run (Thomas Hibbard pass to Jack Tabb for two-point conversion)
  • NCSU – Charlie Hegedus 32 yd pass from Mike Glennon (Niklas Sade kick)
  • UNC – Casey Barth 45 yd field goal
  • UNC – Giovani Bernard 1 yd run (Casey Barth kick)
  • NCSU – Rashard Smith 30 yd pass from Mike Glennon (Niklas Sade kick)
Second quarter
  • NCSU – Bryan Underwood 20 yd pass from Mike Glennon (Niklas Sade kick)
  • NCSU – Tobais Palmer 83 yd pass from Mike Glennon (Niklas Sade kick)
Third quarter
  • NCSU – Bryan Underwood 55 yd pass from Mike Glennon (Niklas Sade kick)
Fourth quarter
  • UNC – Sean Tapley 3 yd pass from Bryn Renner (Casey Barth kick)
  • UNC – Casey Barth 34 yd field goal
  • UNC – Giovani Bernard 74 yd punt return (Thomas Hibbard pass to Jack Tabb for two-point conversion)
Top Passing
  • UNC – Bryn Renner – 30–47, 358 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
  • NCSU – Mike Glennon – 29–52, 467 yds, 5 TD, 2 INT
Top Rushing
  • UNC – Giovani Bernard – 135 yds, 2 TD
  • NCSU – Tony Creecy – 66 yds, 0 TD
Top Receiving
  • UNC – Giovani Bernard – 95 yds, 0 TD
  • NCSU – Tobais Palmer – 119 yds, 1 TD

Georgia Tech

Week 10: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Period 1 2 34Total
Yellow Jackets 14 14 301068
Tar Heels 14 15 14750

at Kenan Stadium

  • Date: November 10, 2012
  • Game time: 12:30 pm
  • Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C), sunny
  • Game attendance: 50,000
  • Referee: Brad Allen
  • TV: ACC Network
Game information
First quarter
  • UNC – Giovani Bernard 4 yd run (Casey Barth kick)
  • GT – Tevin Washington 25 yd run (Chris Tanner kick)
  • UNC – A.J. Blue 1 yd run (Casey Barth kick)
  • GT – Vad Lee 1 yd run (Chris Tanner kick)
Second quarter
  • GT – David Sims 11 yd run (Chris Tanner kick)
  • UNC – Romar Morris 30 yd run (Casey Barth kick)
  • GT – Vad Lee 1 yd run (Chris Tanner kick)
  • UNC – A.J. Blue 5 yd run (Thomas Hibbard pass to Jack Tabb for two-point conversion)
Third quarter
  • GT – Jamal Golden 100 yd kickoff return (two-point pass conversion failed)
  • UNC – Giovani Bernard 78 yd pass from Bryn Renner (Casey Barth kick)
  • GT – Robert Godhigh 4 yd run (Chris Tanner kick)
  • GT – Chris Tanner 35 yd field goal
  • GT – Robert Godhigh 27 yd run (Chris Tanner kick)
  • GT – Robert Godhigh 32 yd pass from Vad Lee (Chris Tanner kick)
  • UNC – Quinshad Davis 11 yd pass from Bryn Renner (Thomas Moore kick)
Fourth quarter
  • UNC – Tim Scott 34 yd interception return (Thomas Moore kick)
  • GT – Orwin Smith 22 yd run (Chris Tanner kick)
  • GT – Chris Tanner 34 yd field goal
Top Passing
  • UNC – Bryn Renner – 24–35, 350 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
  • GT – Vad Lee – 6–10, 169 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Top Rushing
  • UNC – Giovani Bernard – 78 yds, 1 TD
  • GT – Vad Lee – 112 yds, 2 TD
Top Receiving
  • UNC – Quinshad Davis – 104 yds, 1 TD
  • GT – Darren Waller – 63 yds, 0 TD

Virginia

Week 11: Virginia Cavaliers
Period 1 2 34Total
Tar Heels 7 13 01737
Cavaliers 3 7 3013

at Scott Stadium

  • Date: November 15, 2012
  • Game time: 7:30 pm
  • Game weather: 41 °F (5 °C), Partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 45,760
  • Referee: Jeff Flanagan
  • TV: ESPN
Game information
First quarter
  • UNC – Erik Highsmith 9 yd pass from Bryn Renner (Thomas Moore kick)
  • UVA – Drew Jarrett 34 yd field goal
Second quarter
  • UNC – A.J. Blue 3 yd run (Thomas Moore kick)
  • UVA – Darius Jennings 9 yd pass from Phillip Sims (Drew Jarrett kick)
  • UNC – Tre Boston 36 yd interception return (two-point run conversion failed)
Third quarter
  • UVA – Drew Jarrett 28 yd field goal
Fourth quarter
  • UNC – Giovani Bernard 23 yd pass from Bryn Renner (Thomas Moore kick)
  • UNC – Erik Highsmith 20 yd pass from Bryn Renner (Thomas Moore kick)
  • UNC – Thomas Moore 30 yd field goal
Top Passing
  • UNC – Bryn Renner – 29–36, 315 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
  • UVA – Michael Rocco – 11–16, 155 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
Top Rushing
  • UNC – Giovani Bernard – 57 yds, 0 TD
  • UVA – Kevin Parks – 53 yds, 0 TD
Top Receiving
  • UNC – Quinshad Davis – 178 yds, 0 TD
  • UVA – Dominique Terrell – 79 yds, 0 TD

NFL draft

Round[9] Pick Player Position NFL Team
1 7 Jonathan Cooper G Arizona Cardinals
1 28 Sylvester Williams DT Denver Broncos
2 37 Giovani Bernard RB Cincinnati Bengals
3 89 Brennan Williams T Houston Texans
7 214 Travis Bond G Minnesota Vikings

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