ATLANTA --- Carolina and Georgia will face off for the first time in more than 40 years when the teams meet to open the 2016 season in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta on Sept. 3, at 5:30 p.m. This will mark the second appearance for UNC in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game – college football’s longest-running current neutral-site game series. The Tar Heels last opened their season in Atlanta against LSU in 2010.
The teams will battle for The Old Leather Helmet Trophy, one of college football’s newest rivalry-style icons. Traditionally, winners of The Old Leather Helmet don the helmet on the field after the game.