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  George Carroll
George Carroll
Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Pueblo, Colo.

High School:
East H.S.

Height / Weight:
5-8 / 185

Position:
WR

Birthdate:
04/22/1980

Experience:
3VL

Graduated:
2002

2001 2nd Team All-NCC

2000 1st Team All-NCC

Came up 95 yards short of becoming UNC's all-time receiving yardage leader ... going into the season ranks third on the Bears’ all-time receiving yards list with 1,837 yards receiving ... tied for 7th on the all-time list for career receptions (91) ... clutch receiver with the ability to make the tough catch in traffic ... also a favorite long ball target.



2002: Suffered a broken leg in the home finale against South Dakota State (Nov. 9) and will miss the rest of the season ... caught 34 passes as a senior for 576 yards ... came up 95 yards short of becoming UNC's all-time receiving yardage leader.

2001: Led the team in receptions and yards with 43 catches for 833 yards ... missed Bears’ home opener against Adams State with an injury ... caught at least three passes in 8 of the 10 games he played ... his 86-yard kickoff return in the second quarter against Western State (Sept. 1) in the season opener turned the game around for the Bears and allowed UNC to go on to a 30-19 triumph ... enjoyed a great game against North Dakota State (Oct. 27) with 10 catches and 215 yards including a touchdown, which also earned him NCC Player of the Week honors ... also tallied a 126 receiving yards on three catches in the season finale with New Haven (Nov. 10).

2000: Saw action in all nine games and led the team and ranked among the NCC leaders in receptions (43), receiving yards (922) and receiving touchdowns (7) ... recorded at least one catch in every game and had a career-best seven receptions on three occasions... enjoyed a career day in the Bears’ victory over St. Cloud State (Oct. 28) in which he had seven catches for 220 yards and three touchdowns ... the 220 receiving yards in single game ranks second on UNC’s all-time list behind Barry West’s 265 in 1970 ... had three 100-yard receiving games during the season ... his 922 receiving yards is the sixth highest single-season total in UNC history.

1999: Played in nine games as a redshirt freshman ... tallied five receptions for 82 yards ... had two catches for 41 yards, including a 27-yarder versus Morningside (Sept. 18) ... notched a 26-yard reception versus South Dakota State (Sept. 25) ... averaged 16.4 yards per catch.

1998: Redshirted.

High School: Named to the Rocky Mountain News’ Class 4A all-state first team in 1997 ... led the state (4A) in receptions (77) and yards (1,318) as a senior ... scored 16 touchdowns in 1997... earned first team all-conference honors on three occasions ... tabbed honorable mention all-state following his junior season ... also earned four letters in track and field ... high school football coach: Keith Lane.

Personal: Born April 22, 1980, in Pueblo, Colo., ... son of Raymond and Song Carroll ... majoring in human communication.

Carroll’s Career Statistics (Regular Season Only)
Year	Games	Rec.	Yds.	Avg.	TDs
1999	8	5	82	16.4	0
2000	11	43	922	21.4	7
2001	10	43	833	19.4	2
2002    10      34      576     16.9    2
Total	39	125	2,413	19.3	11


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