North Carolina hosts Louisville in an Atlantic Coast Conference matchup on Saturday, November 14 at 7 p.m. EST.
Louisville enters the game 6–3 overall. North Carolina is 5–4.
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Louisville ranks sixth nationally in scoring offense (40.8 points per game) and eighth in rushing yards per game (228.0). Quarterback Lincoln Kienholz has thrown for 2,276 yards, 14 touchdowns and three interceptions with a 67.8% completion rate.
North Carolina ranks 75th nationally in scoring offense (27.1 points per game) and 121st in rushing yards per game (114.2). Quarterback Billy Edwards Jr. has thrown for 2,126 yards, 18 touchdowns and six interceptions with a 65.2% completion rate.
Defensively, North Carolina allows 22.8 points per game (51st in FBS); Louisville allows 25.9 (78th). UNC ranks 121st in third-down defense (44.1% conversion allowed); Louisville ranks 33rd in third-down offense (44.4% conversion rate).
Louisville holds a +7 turnover margin (14th in FBS); North Carolina has a –1 margin (74th). Louisville averages 72.1 penalty yards per game (124th); North Carolina averages 34.3 (6th).
Both teams won last week: Louisville defeated Georgia Tech 44–17 on November 7; North Carolina beat UConn 38–21 the same day.
Louisville hosts Pittsburgh on November 21. North Carolina plays at Virginia on November 21.
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