NCAAF Game Recap - North Carolina at Old Dominion
Sat Sep 16, 2017 3:30 PM EDT

ColSt
23
Bama
41
F
Tul
14
Okla
56
F
Clem
47
Lou
21
F
Tex
24
USC
27
F(1OT)
GASt
0
PSU
56
F
Fres
16
Wash
48
F
AF
13
Mich
29
F
Army
7
OSU
38
F
OkSt
59
Pitt
21
F
Wisc
40
BYU
6
F
LSU
7
MissSt
37
F
Sam
14
UGA
42
F
Mer
10
Aub
24
F
VaTec
64
ECU
17
F
K St
7
Vand
14
F
Stan
17
SDSU
20
F
SMU
36
TCU
56
F
OreSt
23
WaSt
52
F
Ill
23
SoFL
47
F
Tenn
20
Fla
26
F
UCLA
45
Mem
48
F
NM
14
Boise
28
F
UMass
21
Temp
29
F
Ariz
63
UTEP
16
F
IASt
41
Akr
14
F
ULLaf
21
TxAM
45
F
NIU
21
Neb
17
F
DelSt
16
WVU
59
F
UConn
18
UVA
38
F
Kans
30
Ohio
42
F
Furm
16
NCSt
49
F
Bayl
20
Duke
34
F
CoCar
23
UAB
30
F
NoCol
21
Colo
41
F
UtSt
10
Wake
46
F
TnTec
13
Ball
28
F
MidTN
3
MIN
34
F
NorTx
14
Iowa
31
F
C Mi
17
Syr
41
F
Mor
0
Rut
65
F
UNC
53
OD
23
F
Norf
14
JMU
75
F
ND
49
BC
20
F
Purd
35
MIZ
3
F
Colg
10
Buff
33
F
InSt
41
Lib
42
F
NCAT
35
UNCC
31
F
Kent
0
Marsh
21
F
B-C
0
FlAtl
45
F
App
20
TxSt
13
F
ArkPB
3
ArkSt
48
F
Idaho
28
WestMI
37
F
Tuls
51
Toled
54
F
IdSt
30
NEV
28
F
Oreg
49
Wyo
13
F
LT
23
W Ky
22
F
Sou
17
UTSA
51
F
AlaAM
0
SoAl
45
F
SMiss
28
ULMon
17
F
BGSU
7
NW
49
F
KY
23
SCar
13
F
Troy
27
NMS
24
F
AzSt
45
TxTch
52
F
Rice
3
Hou
38
F
Cin
21
MiaOH
17
F
SJSU
16
Utah
54
F
Miss
16
Cal
27
F
FLInt
Ind
Canc
GATec
UCF
Canc

Sep 16, 2017, 3:30 PM EDT

Final

1

2

3

4

T

North Carolina (1-2)

11

28

7

7

53

Old Dominion (2-1)

0

7

10

6

23

Surratt leads North Carolina past Old Dominion, 53-23
Sat Sep 16, 2017 8:30 PM

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) Chazz Surratt gave North Carolina exactly what it needed - a solid, mistake-free performance that allowed the Tar Heels to take control early and end a season-opening two-game losing streak.

Surratt ran for two touchdowns and threw for one as the Tar Heels dominated Old Dominion 53-23 Saturday.

"I thought he made some good decisions, didn't put the ball in harm's way, which was important," coach Larry Fedora said after the redshirt freshman completed 16 of 24 passes for 257 yards.

The game wasn't quite the 80-20 victory the Tar Heels (1-2) handed the Monarchs four years ago, but seemed to have the potential for that as North Carolina took a 39-7 lead at halftime. The Monarchs' only points came on a 100-yard kickoff return by Isaiah Harper.

North Carolina, meanwhile, scored three touchdowns, each on a drive lasting under 2 minutes, in a span of 4:12 in the second quarter. After losses to California and No. 14 Louisville to open the season, both with poor defensive efforts, the victory was critical.

"I think winning eases a lot of things," Fedora said. "It was important to get this win and the alternative is not very good."

With students streaming for the exits before halftime, Old Dominion (2-1) turned to 17-year-old freshman Steven Williams Jr., at quarterback. The lefthander used a 19-yard run to set the Monarchs up at the UNC 5, but fumbled the ball away two plays later.

In the second half, with Williams behind center, two pass interference calls against North Carolina aided a drive to Nick Rice's 48-yard field goal. Williams later hit Travis Fulgham for a 71-yard touchdown and Hasaan Patterson for an 18-yard score.

"We did not play well which was why we made the move to go to a true freshman," coach Bobby Wilder said, adding that Williams provided the spark - and the production - Old Dominion's struggling offense had been looking for in its first two games.

He will be the starter going forward, Wilder said.

Jordon Brown ran for 125 yards and he and Michael Carter each ran for two touchdowns.

SURRATT'S JOB?

Surratt left last week's loss to Louisville with an injury at halftime, and LSU transfer Brandon Harris played well in a relief role.

Surratt showed no signs of being hurt against Old Dominion, but Fedora wasn't ready to declare him the starter going forward.

"I don't know. We have to go back and look at the video and see what he did," he said.

THE TAKEAWAY

North Carolina: The Tar Heels looked bad, especially defensively, in their first two games, but the second came against the most dynamic player in the college game, Louisville's Lamar Jackson. They were much better against weaker competition, which could be a sign of improvements to come, and seem to have a very dynamic and accurate dual-threat quarterback in Surratt, a redshirt freshman.

Old Dominion: Wilder said this week he thinks his team has closed the size gap somewhat on the line when compared to FBS-level teams, but the gap is still sizeable, and the speed difference only gets exaggerated by the size deficiency across the lines and skils positions.

But Wilder didn't see it that way.

"We got overwhelmed by execution," he said. "That was a clinic by them in the first quarter."

UP NEXT:

North Carolina goes back into ACC play as it plays host to unbeaten Duke.

Things don't get any easier for Old Dominion, which travels to No. 16 Virginia Tech.

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Passing

UNC Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
B. Harris 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 39.6
OD Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
B. LaRussa 6 4 66.7 0 68 50 1 65.3
J. Hoy 6 1 16.7 0 7 7 0 39.6

Rushing

UNC Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
J. Brown 18 123 6.8 23 2
M. Carter 14 68 4.9 20 2
OD Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
J. Cox 14 39 2.8 8 0
B. Sinclair 3 26 8.7 27 0

Receiving

UNC Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
C. Tucker 3 79 26.3 34 0
J. Cunningham 4 77 19.3 48 0
OD Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
T. Fulgham 6 102 17.0 71 1
I. Harper 1 50 50.0 50 0

Fumbles

UNC F FL
A. Proehl 1 1
OD F FL
D. Brown 1 1
J. Cox 1 0

Returning

UNC KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
A. Ratliff-Williams 4 22.3 0 26 0 0 0
A. Proehl 0 0 0 2 7.5 0 15
OD KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
I. Harper 6 32.3 1 100 0 0 0
D. Brown 0 0 0 4 9.5 0 17

Punting

UNC Punt Yds Avg LgPu
T. Sheldon 7 304 43.4 57
OD Punt Yds Avg LgPu
B. Cate 8 314 39.3 50

Takeaways

UNC Int Yds InTD
M. Wolfolk 1 0 0

Team Stats Comparison

UNC OD
Points For 53 23
Total Yards 511 316
Rushing Yards 252 102
Passing Yards 259 214
Passing Completions / Attempts 16/26 14/32
Turnovers 1 3
Interceptions Thrown 0 1
Fumbles - Lost 2/1 4/2
First Downs 25 14
Penalties - Yards 9/110 3/38
Time Of Possession 40:40 20:20
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 4/12 3/16
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 0/0 1/2
Punts - Average Yards 7/43 8/39

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter UNC OD
UNC 04:39 FG Freeman Jones 35 yd FG 3 0
UNC 08:15 TD Chazz Surratt 3 yd run (MANNY MILES 2pt run) 11 0
2nd Quarter UNC OD
UNC 00:11 TD Chazz Surratt 10 yd run (Freeman Jones kick) 18 0
UNC 06:47 TD Jordon Brown 15 yd run (Freeman Jones kick) 25 0
OD 07:00 TD Isaiah Harper 100 yd kick return (Nick Rice kick) 25 7
UNC 08:11 TD Michael Carter 3 yd run (Freeman Jones kick) 32 7
UNC 10:59 TD Jordon Brown 5 yd run (Freeman Jones kick) 39 7
3rd Quarter UNC OD
OD 02:14 FG Nick Rice 48 yd FG 39 10
OD 07:34 TD Travis Fulgham 71 yd pass from Steven Williams (Nick Rice kick) 39 17
UNC 10:07 TD Austin Proehl 28 yd pass from Chazz Surratt (Freeman Jones kick) 46 17
4th Quarter UNC OD
OD 08:09 TD Hasaan Patterson 18 yd pass from Steven Williams (failed 2pt pass) 46 23
UNC 10:05 TD Michael Carter 1 yd run (Freeman Jones kick) 53 23

Game Information

Stadium: Foreman Field at S.B. Ballard Stadium, Norfolk, Virginia
Attendance: 20,118
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