3:30 p.m. Saturday, at Kenan Stadium

The Teams: Georgia Southern Eagles (3-2, 2-1 Southern Conference) and North Carolina Tar Heels (3-2, 0-2 ACC)

The Series: First meeting ever.

The Coaches: Chris Hatcher 16-11 (3rd season at GSU); 92-23 (10th season overall); Butch Davis: 15-15 (3rd season at UNC); 66-35 (9th season overall).

Noteworthy: This is UNC's second game this season against a Southern Conference opponent. UNC began the season with a 40-6 win over The Citadel on Sept. 5 ...

Ga. Southern fielded a club team in 1982 and 1983 and began official NCAA Division I-AA play in 1984. Since then, the Eagles have won six FCS (I-AA) national championships and eight Southern Conference championships. …

Newland (NC) native Paul Johnson reached the 1998 national championship in his first year at GSU, losing to UMass, and later won back-to-back national championships in 1999-2000. Johnson left to become the head coach of Navy in 2001, and is now head coach at Georgia Tech. …

... Ga. Southern is making the second of three trips to the state of North Carolina, having lost 28-14 at Elon on Sept. 26 and yet to visit Appalachian State on Oct. 24 (GSU also beat Western Carolina earlier in the season in Statesboro.) ...

... This will be UNC's final non-conference test of the season; the Tar Heels will close with six straight ACC games. …

... GSU wideout Jamere Valentine had six receptions, including one for a TD, and a 41-yard run from scrimmage vs. Wofford ...

... UNC defensive end Robert Quinn registered a career-best three QB sacks and one hurry vs. Virginia. He tops the ACC in tackles for loss, with 9.5. …

... UNC junior wide receiver Greg Little of Durham had a game-high eight catches against the Cavaliers for a season-best 63 yards. He is currently tied for third in the ACC in receptions (5 rpg). …

... The Tar Heels rank 8th nationally in total defense this week, allowing opponents just 251.2 yards per game... UNC also ranks 4th nationally in tackles for loss, while ranking 15th nationally in scoring defense... But the Tar Heels rank next to last among ACC teams in total offense, 280 ypg, ahead of only UVa.