North Carolina 53, Old Dominion 23
When: 3:30 PM ET, Saturday, September 16, 2017
Where: S.B. Ballard Stadium, Norfolk, Virginia
Temperature:
79°
Head Official:
Jeff Maconaghy
Attendance:
20118
By The Sports Xchange
Freshman running back Michael Carter and redshirt freshman quarterback Chazz Surratt each rushed for two touchdowns as North Carolina overwhelmed host Old Dominion 53-23 for its first victory of the season Saturday at Foreman Field in Norfolk, Va.
Sophomore running back Jordon Brown also scored twice, while Surratt threw a 28-yard touchdown pass to Austin Proehl.
The Tar Heels (1-2), who entered this nonconference game with two losses to start the season for the first time since 2010, bolted to a 39-7 halftime lead for their second romp in two all-time meetings with the Monarchs, an FCS team that dropped to 2-1.
Surratt, who started the game despite missing the second half a week earlier in a loss to Louisville with a hip injury, directed the offense until the fourth quarter. He completed 16 of 24 passes for 257 yards without an interception.
Surratt scored on a 3-yard run and a 10-yard run for North Carolina's first two touchdowns.
Brown, who rushed for 125 yards on 17 carries, had scoring runs of 15 and 5 yards.
Carter finished with 67 yards on 13 carries, scoring on a 3- and 1-yard runs.
Old Dominion didn't often dent the Tar Heels' much-maligned defense until the outcome no longer seemed in question. The Monarchs' first-half points came courtesy of Isaiah Harper's 100-yard kickoff return after North Carolina built a 25-0 advantage.
Steven Williams threw a 71-yard touchdown pass to Travis Fulgham and an 18-yard touchdown pass to Hasaan Patterson.
North Carolina has won its road opener for the third year in a row.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
| North Carolina |
|
Old Dominion |
|
Jordon Brown
|
Player |
Jeremy Cox
|
|
18 |
Attempts |
14 |
|
123 |
Yards |
39 |
|
6.8 |
Avg Yards |
2.8 |
|
2 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
|
0 |
Long |
0 |
Receiving
| North Carolina |
|
Old Dominion |
|
Carl Tucker
|
Player |
Travis Fulgham
|
|
3 |
Receptions |
6 |
|
79 |
Yards |
102 |
|
26.3 |
Avg Yards |
17.0 |
|
0 |
Touchdowns |
1 |
|
0 |
Long |
0 |
Team Stats Summary
| |
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
| Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
| North Carolina
|
511 |
252 |
259 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
2.0 |
2 |
| Old Dominion
|
316 |
102 |
214 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1.0 |
0 |
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