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	#23 North Carolina Tar Heels (8-3)

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(AP) -- North Carolina's defense was shredded by North Carolina State last season, surrendering nearly 500 yards of offense in its most lopsided loss to its ACC neighbor in 19 years.

The 23rd-ranked Tar Heels feel they have the defense to turn the tables in 2009.

North Carolina's fifth-ranked defense will be out for revenge Saturday in Raleigh as the Tar Heels face the rival Wolfpack looking to win a fifth consecutive game for the first time in more than eight years. (MORE)

Tar Heels Headlines

Sat, Nov 28

9:00 AM PT10:00 AM MT11:00 AM CT12:00 PM ET	ESPN2
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North Carolina State

Head To Head

Atlantic Coast
Atlantic
	Overall	Conference
15 Clemson	8-3	6-2
Boston College	7-4	4-3
Florida State	6-5	4-4
Wake Forest	4-7	2-5
North Carolina State	4-7	1-6
Maryland	2-9	1-6
Coastal
	Overall	Conference
7 Georgia Tech	10-1	7-1
14 Virginia Tech	8-3	5-2
19 Miami (FL)	8-3	5-3
23 North Carolina	8-3	4-3
Duke	5-6	3-4
Virginia	3-8	2-5

Leaders
Passing Yards:	T. Yates	1673
Passing TDs:	T. Yates	10
Rushing Yards:	R. Houston	572
Rushing TDs:	R. Houston	9
Receiving Yards:	G. Little	478
Receiving TDs:	G. Little	3
Interceptions:	D. Williams	6

Offense (FBS Rank)
Yards:	3256 (112)
Passing Yards:	1769 (107)
Rushing Yards:	1487 (74)
Points per game:	24.1 (81)
Yards per game:	296.0 (113)
Touchdowns:	23 (106)
Field Goals:	18 (8)

Defense (FBS Rank)
Yards:	2878 (5)
Passing Yards:	1840 (9)
Rushing Yards:	1038 (11)
Points per game:	15.9 (12)
Yards per game:	261.6 (5)
Touchdowns:	17 (10)
Field Goals:	18 (108)

Schedule 2009
Date	Opponent	Result / Time
9/5	vs. Citadel	W 40 - 6
9/12	at Connecticut	W 12 - 10
9/19	vs. East Carolina	W 31 - 17
9/26	at Georgia Tech	L 7 - 24
10/3	vs. Virginia	L 3 - 16
10/10	vs. Georgia Southern	W 42 - 12
10/22	vs. Florida State	L 27 - 30
10/29	at 14 Virginia Tech	W 20 - 17
11/7	vs. Duke	W 19 - 6
11/14	vs. 12 Miami (FL)	W 33 - 24
11/21	at Boston College	W 31 - 13
11/28	at North Carolina State	9:00 PT10:00 MT11:00 CT12:00 ET

AP Rank
Rank	School	Rec
1	Florida	11-0
2	Alabama	11-0
3	Texas	11-0
4	TCU	11-0
5	Cincinnati	10-0
6	Boise State	11-0
7	Georgia Tech	10-1
8	Pittsburgh	9-1
9	Ohio State	10-2
10	Oregon	9-2
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Coaches Rank
Rank	School	Rec
1	Florida	11-0
2	Texas	11-0
3	Alabama	11-0
4	TCU	11-0
5	Cincinnati	10-0
6	Boise State	11-0
7	Georgia Tech	10-1
8	Ohio State	10-2
9	Pittsburgh	9-1
10	Oregon	9-2
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