James Madison obliterated North Carolina during the first half of Saturday’s game between the Dukes and Tar Heels to the tune of 53 points.
It was already looking bad for North Carolina late in the second quarter, down 46-21, when Tar Heels quarterback Jacolby Criswell threw a pick-6 to Dukes cornerback Terrence Spence to bring the James Madison lead up even more.
ACC Network broadcasters Jorge Sedano and Orlando Franklin brought the heat with a fantastic call of the James Madison pick-6.
The broadcasters really helped underscore how genuinely stunning it was to see North Carolina get destroyed so badly at home against a non-power opponent. Like, my goodness, what happened, Tar Heels?
"JMU PUTTING THE EXCLAMATION POINT ON THIS FIRST HALF!"
Jorge Sedano and Orlando Franklin on the ACC Network call as James Madison takes a 53-21 (!!!!!!) lead at North Carolina before halftime. 🏈🎙️😲 pic.twitter.com/SwSvkvp5n2
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) September 21, 2024
While this may be more of a testament to how good James Madison is, these stats show just how historically abysmal the first half was for North Carolina in Chapel Hill on Saturday. They’ll make your jaw drop.
James Madison’s 46 points so far in first half vs North Carolina are most in a first half for non-power team vs power-conference team since Fresno St led Colorado 55-7 at the half on 9/15/2012 behind 5 TD passes from Derek Carr. https://t.co/Ld39qw9lqc
— Josh Dubow (@JoshDubowAP) September 21, 2024
Most points ever allowed by UNC in a half. Previous: Maryland had 45 in 2003.
— Chip Alexander (@ice_chip) September 21, 2024
Feature image courtesy of ESPN.
