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UNC Tar Heels: Keeping It Heel’s 2016 UNC Sportsmen of the Year Awards

By Horran Cameron

Apr 4, 2016; Houston, TX, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels forward Brice Johnson (11) walks to the court before the game against the Villanova Wildcats in the championship game of the 2016 NCAA Men
Apr 4, 2016; Houston, TX, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels forward Brice Johnson (11) walks to the court before the game against the Villanova Wildcats in the championship game of the 2016 NCAA Men /
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Oct 1, 2016; Tallahassee, FL, USA; Florida State Seminoles head coach Jimbo Fisher before the game with North Carolina Tarheels head coach Larry Fedora at Doak Campbell Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Melina Vastola-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 1, 2016; Tallahassee, FL, USA; Florida State Seminoles head coach Jimbo Fisher before the game with North Carolina Tarheels head coach Larry Fedora at Doak Campbell Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Melina Vastola-USA TODAY Sports /

Best UNC Game Of the Year – 2016 UNC vs. Florida State (football)

Honorable Mentions: UNC/Virginia 2016 ACC Championship, 2016 UNC/Duke Game 2 (Tar Heels clinched ACC regular season title), 2016 UNC/Notre Dame (Tar Heels advanced to Final Four), 2016 UNC/Kentucky (college basketball game in Las Vegas where Tar Heels lost 103-100)

Florida State was the 12th-ranked team in the nation when this game took place. North Carolina was unranked. The Tar Heels jumped out to a quick start and held a 21-7 halftime lead.

In the second half, the Seminoles scored 28 points and took a 35-34 lead late in the fourth quarter behind a two-yard run from Deondre Francois.

North Carolina quarterback Mitch Trubisky led North Carolina down the field with a little over two minutes left in the game. UNC placekicker Nick Weiler made a 54-yard field goal with no time remaining to win the game.

Trubisky finished the game with 31 completions for 405 yards and three touchdowns. T.J. Logan rushed 10 times for 77 yards and one touchdown, and caught a 22-yard touchdown pass. Ryan Switzer caught 14 passes for 158 yards. Mack Hollins had five receptions for 69 yards and one touchdown.

View highlights from the game below:

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