Carolina (8-4) battles Pittsburgh (9-3) today at 4:30 p.m. in the Meineke Car Care Bowl. ESPN provides the live television coverage.
UNC has made two previous trips to the Charlotte-hosted bowl, falling 37-24 to Boston College in 2004 and 31-30 to West Virginia last year.
I was thinking about the Tar Heels’ bowl history, and my memory told me that UNC’s most frequent bowl destination has been the Gator.
For once, my memory did not let me down.
Seven of UNC’s 26 postseason appearances have come in the Gator Bowl. Other frequent holiday destinations for UNC football have been the Peach Bowl (five trips) and the Sun Bowl (four appearances). Carolina’s other spot for multiple bowling? Try two bids to the Sugar Bowl.
For the record, the other bowls were the Cotton, Liberty, Bluebonnet, Aloha and Las Vegas events.
Overall, UNC stands 12-14 in bowl action.
It will be hard to top last year’s Car Care Bowl for excitement and last-minute drama.
But I have a hunch today’s game will come close. In another tight one, make it Tar Heels 28, Panthers 27.
– Mark McKinney
Enterprise sports editor
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