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Record: 7-5, 5-3 ACC (3rd in league)
Coach: John Bunting (first season)
Key players: DE Julius Peppers (9.5 sacks, 19 tackles for loss), QBs Darian Durant (1,843 yards, 17 TDs) and Ronald Curry (1,258 total yards)
Season summary: The Tar Heels recovered from an 0-3 start -- in which it appeared their two-headed quarterback situation would drive their offense into the ground -- to roll off five consecutive wins and turn the Durant/Curry platoon into a positive. After being routed at Oklahoma and Texas, UNC shocked the football world by crushing then sixth-ranked Florida State 41-9. The Tar Heels later routed Clemson 38-3 to get into conference title contention before dropping consecutive contests to Georgia Tech and Wake Forest, the latter after blowing a 24-0 lead.
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Record: 7-4, 5-3 SEC (2nd in West)
Coach: Tommy Tuberville (third season)
Key players: QB Daniel Cobb (166.4 ypg), LB Dontarrious Thomas (114 tackles), K/P Damon Duval (three game-winning FGs, 44.0 yards per punt)
Season summary: What was supposed to be a rebuilding year was anything but, as the Tigers exploded to a 6-1 start, including a stunning 23-20 upset of then-No. 1 Florida. Another high point came in a 24-17 win at Georgia in which freshman RB Carnell Williams carried 41 times for 167 yards. But Williams was lost to injury in a crushing 31-7 Iron Bowl loss to nemesis Alabama, which was followed by a 28-14 defeat to LSU that cost Auburn a return trip to Atlanta for the SEC championship game.
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