1973 North Carolina vs. William & Mary

North Carolina 34-27

Chapel Hill (33,500)

UNC preseason ACC favorite

Summary
1st Quarter

UNC: Alexander 36 yard field goal

UNC: Alexander 24 yard field goal

2nd Quarter

UNC: Jimmy Jerome 11 yard pass from Nick Vidnovic (Alexander kick)

W&M: Bill Deery 1 yard run (Regan kick)...74 yd drive

W&M: Doug Gerhart 1 yard run (Regan kick)...Vidnovic fumbled and Ron Gilden recovered at UNC 29, seven plays later W&M scored

3rd Quarter

UNC: James Betterson 5 yard run (pass failed)...2nd half kickoff, 63 yds in 6 pl

W&M: Gerhart 1 yard run (pass failed)

4th Quarter

UNC: Johnson 2 yard run (Alexander kick)

W&M: Gerhart 8 yard run (Regan kick)

UNC: Jerome 5 yard pass from Vidnovic (Vidnovic to Oliver pass), 2:05...37 yd drive, started by fumble rec of Gerhart by Jimmy DeRatt

Stats
Team

Passing: W&M 12/16/174/2, UNC 10/17/113/1

Rushing: W&M 53/205, UNC 59/347