Even though they scored 24 unanswered points between the second and third quarters, the Georgia State Panthers were unable to upset visitor North Carolina. The Panthers, now 0-2, lost 35-28 to the now undefeated Tar Heels.
The Panthers’ streak of 24 unanswered began early in the second quarter with an 11-play, 75-yard drive that concluded with a Kris Byrd receiving touchdown thrown by Darren Grainger. That pass catch was the second of Byrd’s career and his final of the game.
GSU then opened the second half with another 75-yard drive, that time ended by a 49-yard Robert Lewis touchdown catch, and quickly followed that score up with a Michael Hayes 45-yard field goal and another 29-yard Lewis receiving score.