North Carolina team stats
2012 season totals across 12 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| North Carolina | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 5:34:02 | 27:50 | 6:33:15 | 32:46 |
| Offensive plays | 898 | 74.8 | 898 | 74.8 |
| Total yards | 5,827 | 485.6 | 4,675 | 389.6 |
| Penalties–yards | 90–772 | — | 74–633 | — |
| First downs | 292 | 24.3 | 250 | 20.8 |
| Third down | 71–17041.8% | — | 69–18836.7% | — |
| Fourth down | 14–2166.7% | — | 10–2245.5% | — |
Passing
| North Carolina | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 287–44165.1% | — | 246–42458.0% | — |
| Passing yards | 3,501 | 291.8 | 2,963 | 246.9 |
| Yards per attempt | 7.9 | — | 7.0 | — |
| Passing TDs | 29 | — | 15 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 16 | — | 7 | — |
Rushing
| North Carolina | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 457 | 38.1 | 474 | 39.5 |
| Rushing yards | 2,326 | 193.8 | 1,712 | 142.7 |
| Yards per carry | 5.1 | — | 3.6 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 28 | — | 20 | — |
Turnovers
| North Carolina | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 18 | 1.5 | 25 | 2.1 |
| Fumbles lost | 11 | — | 9 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 16 | — | 7 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| North Carolina | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interceptions | 7 | — | 16 | — |
| Interception yards | 180 | — | 30 | — |
| Interception TDs | 2 | — | 0 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 9 | — | 11 | — |
Returns
| North Carolina | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 49 | — | 66 | — |
| Kick return yards | 1,139 | — | 1,552 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 23.2 | — | 23.5 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 1 | — | 3 | — |
| Punt returns | 35 | — | 17 | — |
| Punt return yards | 496 | — | 84 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 14.2 | — | 4.9 | — |
| Punt return TDs | 2 | — | 0 | — |
⚠ An em dash is not a zero. A measure a team has not recorded — a fumble recovery, a punt return — has no row at the source rather than a zero, and these are categories where not happening is ordinary. Where a season total exists, every rate beside it is computed from that season’s own denominator rather than averaged across games.