3:30 p.m., Saturday

Where: Chevy Chase Bank Field at Byrd Stadium

Television: ABC/ESPN (WTVD-11 locally)

The Teams: The North Carolina Tar Heels (7-2, 3-2 ACC) are ranked No. 16 in the AP Top 25 and No. 17 in the ESPN/USA Today coaches' poll. Maryland's Terrapins (6-3, 3-2 ACC) are unranked.

The Series: North Carolina leads 36-31-1; but Maryland leads 16-13 in College Park, Md.

The Coaches: Butch Davis: 11-10-0 (2nd season) at UNC; 62-30-0 (8th season) overall; Ralph Friedgen: 62-34-0 (8th season) at MD; 62-34-0 (8th season) overall

Noteworthy: The Tar Heels and the Terrapins renew one of the ACC's oldest rivalries when they meet for the 69th time in a series that began back in 1920 with a 13-0 Maryland win. ... Saturday's game will kick off at 3:30 p.m. and will be regionally telecast on ABC, while some parts of the country can view the game on ESPN. ... North Carolina DB Trimane Goddard is tied for the nation's lead in pass interceptions with six picks in nine games. His 51-yard interception return for a TD on Oct. 25 was UNC's 4th interception return for a score this year, setting a school record. ... UNC is the fourth ranked opponent Maryland has faced this year, and the Terps have upset the last five Top 25 teams they have faced, dating back to last year's upsets of Rutgers (10th) and Boston College (8th). Earlier this year, the Terrapins defeated No. 23 California, No. 20 Clemson and No. 21 Wake Forest. ... WR Hakeem Nicks set a UNC record for career pass reception yardage and now has 2,471 career yards, good enough for 15th on the ACC career list, just ahead of former UNC standout Corey Holliday, currently the Tar Heels' Associate AD for Football Administration. ... Terrapin TB Da'Rel Scott ranks 2nd in the ACC in rushing, averaging 91.1 yards a game. ... North Carolina is 4th nationally in turnover margin. ... QB Cameron Sexton's pass efficiency rating of 137.52 would have him among the ACC leaders, if he had played in 75 percent of UNC's games. Maryland QB Chris Turner has a remarkable pass efficiency rating of 155.07. ... Maryland ranks 9th nationally in net punting as P Travis Baltz has put 15 punts inside the opponents' 20-yard line. ... Baltz leads the ACC in punting (43.2 avg.) and is ranked 18th nationally.

Last Time Out: Connor Barth kicked field goals of 23, 45 and 45 yards, and QB T.J. Yates threw for 149 yards and one touchdown as North Carolina snapped a four-game losing streak to Maryland with a 16-13 win in Chapel Hill last season. ... Freshman Johnny White ran for a career-high 92 yards and Hakeem Nicks caught eight passes for 88 yards. ... Maryland's Chris Turner completed 20-of-26 passes for 209 yards.