UNC faced off against three top ten teams, six ranked teams, and the eventual ACC champion Maryland.Īgainst No. In 2001, Carolina had one of the toughest schedules in the country. His defensive efforts and those of his teammates, were not enough for a stagnant offense that did not score a touchdown in that game and turned the ball over twice. Top Games at UNCĪgainst Virginia in 2000, Peppers set, and continues to hold, the Carolina record for most sacks in a game with four. In 2002, Peppers was named to the Top 50 players of the first 50 years of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Peppers was the last UNC player to receive votes for the Heisman Trophy. He was also a finalist for the Nagurski Award for top collegiate defensive player and for the Football News National Defensive Player of the Year. He was the first defensive player at Carolina to win national awards. He won the Peppers Lombardi Award as the nation’s top lineman, the Bednarik Award as the nation’s top defensive player, and the Chevrolet National Defensive Player of the Year in 2001. In addition to his All-American honors, Peppers was named to the All-ACC first team in both 20. Due to these All-American honors, his #49 jersey is honored at Kenan Memorial Stadium. He is just one of three Carolina players, along with Lawrence Taylor and Jonathan Cooper, to be named an unanimous All-American selection. Peppers was a First-Team All-American in 20, including an unanimous All-American selection in 2001. In his career, he returned two interceptions and one fumble recovery for touchdowns. It is interesting to note that Peppers had five interceptions at Carolina. In a career, Peppers recorded 53 tackles for loss, the second-most in program history. His 2001 campaign ranks seventh on that list. In 2000, Peppers recorded 24 tackles for loss, the most single-season TFLs in UNC history. In single-season sacks, he holds the second (15 in 2000) and eighth (9.5 in 2001) spots in program history. Peppers ranks second in career sacks at Carolina with 30.5.
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