But beating Duke is about more than just the prize for Mack Brown. It’s personal, thanks to an incident that took place early in his first tenure in Chapel Hill. After beating the Tar Heels 41-0 in 1989, then-Blue Devils coach Steve Spurrier had Brown seeing red when he gathered his team in front of a Kenan Stadium scoreboard to commemorate the lopsided result. (Saturday Road) UNC football follows analytics to high 4th-down conversion rate
Mack Brown has had plenty of "fourth-down fun'' this season. UNC produced first downs or touchdowns 11 times on 15 fourth-down plays in first six.
UNC vs. Duke isn't just a basketball rivalry
