The Prospect Playbook: the 2009 Meineke Car Care Bowl - UNC v. Pitt (1st quarter)
A breakdown of some of the more notable plays from the first quarter of the 2009 Meineke Car Care Bowl with a focus on NFL prospects.
| Final - 12.26.2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Panthers | 0 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 19 |
| North Carolina Tar Heels | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
Stories
Pittsburgh 19, UNC 17
And so the season ends, not with a bang but with an offsides call. I really thought UNC had a win in this one, their third try at a Charlotte bowl game. The first half had been rough, with Dion...
Today's Bowl Game and How It Relates to the Hamiltonian-Jeffersonian Split of American History
Possibly the best one-paragraph preview of the Car Care Bowl to date: A criminal defense attorney of my longstanding acquaintance has what he calls his "Joyce Kilmer defense" whenever a client of...
In Case You Were Wondering About Wannstedt and Davis
They never met as head coaches in the NFL. By the time the Dolphins and the Browns met in 2004, both teams had fired their respective head coaches earlier that season. Davis, of course, was the...
Previewing Pittsburgh
In addition to my yearly bowl malaise, there's been another thing keeping me from getting amped up about today's Car Care Bowl – the fact that I'm actually pretty fond of Pittsburgh. I like the...
GameThreads
Tar Heels Fans GameThread on Tar Heel Blog
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Panthers Fans GameThread on Cardiac Hill
Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 19 |
| North Carolina | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Scoring Drives |
|---|
| Quarter 1 |
| 6:57 left: North Carolina Touchdown - 15-yard pass from T.J. Yates to Greg Little. (Casey Barth kick). |
| 6:57 left: |
| Quarter 2 |
| 14:11 left: Pittsburgh Field Goal - 31-yarder by Dan Hutchins. |
| 11:08 left: Pittsburgh Touchdown - 11-yard run by Dion Lewis. (Dan Hutchins kick). |
| 11:08 left: |
| 1:05 left: North Carolina Field Goal - 37-yarder by Casey Barth. |
| 0:00 left: Pittsburgh Field Goal - 31-yarder by Dan Hutchins. |
| Quarter 3 |
| 9:11 left: Pittsburgh Field Goal - 42-yarder by Dan Hutchins. |
| 4:00 left: North Carolina Touchdown - 14-yard pass from T.J. Yates to Greg Little. (Casey Barth kick). |
| 4:00 left: |
| Quarter 4 |
| 0:52 left: Pittsburgh Field Goal - 33-yarder by Dan Hutchins. |
| Team statistics | Pittsburgh | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Time of Possession | 29:25 | 30:35 |
| First Downs | 17 | 18 |
| Passing Yards Completions-Attempts Interceptions | 17-24 0 | 19-33 1 |
| Rushing Yards Attempts | 129 36 | 81 29 |
| Punt Return Yards | 21 | 28 |
| Turnovers Fumbles-Lost Interceptions | 1 4-1 0 | 2 2-1 1 |
| Penalties-Yards | 4-26 | 8-78 |
| Punts-Average | 2-45.0 | 3-41.3 |
