North Carolina Stays Unbeaten
Jonathan Linton became the first player in North Carolina history to have 100 yards rushing and receiving in a game and the No. 5 Tar Heels remained in contention for a trip to the Orange Bowl with a 16-13 victory over Georgia Tech at Atlanta.
North Carolina (8-0, 5-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) takes its unbeaten record into a Nov. 8 showdown against third-ranked Florida State. The winner will have the inside track to a spot in the bowl alliance’s national championship game.
Tar Heel quarterback Oscar Davenport completed 26 of 41 passes for 360 yards.
North Carolina’s only touchdown was Davenport’s 30-yard pass to L.C. Stevens, which broke a 6-6 tie with 7:13 remaining in the third quarter. Linton helped clinch the victory in the fourth quarter, rambling 38 yards with a short pass and tacking on a 27-yard run to set up Josh McGee’s 31-yard field goal with 10:22 remaining.
Linton ran 28 times for 138 yards and came out of the backfield to catch six passes for 137 yards.
Georgia Tech fell to 4-3 and 3-2 in ACC.
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