North Carolina Tar Heels at Pittsburgh Panthers 2026
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| Status: Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
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North Carolina Tar Heels
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0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
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Pittsburgh Panthers
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7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
- Game Stats
- North Carolina Stats
- Pitt Stats
- Highlights
| North Carolina Tar Heels | Game Stats | Pittsburgh Panthers |
|---|---|---|
| 269 | Total Yards | 369 |
| 249 | Passing Yards | 219 |
| 18/26 | Comp - Att | 27/44 |
| 9.60 | Yards Per Pass | 5 |
| 20 | Rushing Yards | 150 |
| 25 | Rushing Attempts | 41 |
| 0.80 | Yards Per Rush | 3.70 |
| 13 | First Downs | 23 |
| 3-11 | Third Down Attempts - Conversions | 7-16 |
| 0-0 | Fourth Down Attempts / Conversions | 0-4 |
| 3-22 | Penalties - Yards | 4-42 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 0 | Fumbles Lost | 0 |
| 2 | Interceptions | 2 |
| 23:28 | Time of Possession | 36:32 |
North Carolina Tar Heels DEFENSIVE
| Player | TOT | SOLO | SACK | TFL | PD | HRRY | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Calvin Thomas
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Greg Smith III
|
8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Derek McDonald
|
12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C.J. Sadler
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ade Willie
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Leroy Jackson
|
7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kaleb Cost
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jalon Thompson
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jaden Jefferson
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jaziel Hart
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jacqawn McRoy
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jaiden Patterson
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Nicco Maggio
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Timir Hickman-Collins
|
6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Khristian Dunbar-Hawkins
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kenton Dopson III
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tre Miller
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Melkart Abou Jaoude
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Peyton Waters
|
5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Emmanuel Nwaiwu
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jonathan Agumadu
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Xavier Lewis
|
12 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Donovan Hoilette Jr.
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Peyton Seelmann
|
8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
North Carolina Tar Heels FUMBLES
| Player | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
Billy Edwards Jr.
|
1 | 0 | 0 |
North Carolina Tar Heels INTERCEPTIONS
| Player | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Greg Smith III
|
1 | 25 | 0 |
|
Tre Miller
|
1 | 18 | 0 |
North Carolina Tar Heels KICKING
| Player | FG | FG% | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rece Verhoff
|
0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3/3 | 3 |
North Carolina Tar Heels PASSING
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Billy Edwards Jr.
|
18/26 | 249 | 9.6 | 2 | 2 | 64.4 |
North Carolina Tar Heels PUNTING
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | IN20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aeron Burrell
|
6 | 221 | 36.8 | 0 | 1 | 47 |
North Carolina Tar Heels PUNTRETURNS
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Trech Kekahuna
|
2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
North Carolina Tar Heels RECEIVING
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jordan Shipp
|
6 | 93 | 15.5 | 0 | 49 |
Jelani Thurman
|
6 | 29 | 4.8 | 1 | 7 |
|
C.J. Sadler
|
2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 14 |
|
Trech Kekahuna
|
2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 10 |
Benjamin Hall
|
1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
Shamar Easter
|
1 | 75 | 75.0 | 1 | 75 |
North Carolina Tar Heels RUSHING
| Player | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team
|
2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Benjamin Hall
|
12 | 25 | 2.1 | 0 | 9 |
|
Billy Edwards Jr.
|
4 | -14 | -3.5 | 0 | 9 |
Jaylen McGill
|
1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 |
Demon June
|
6 | 15 | 2.5 | 1 | 5 |
Pittsburgh Panthers DEFENSIVE
| Player | TOT | SOLO | SACK | TFL | PD | HRRY | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cruce Brookins
|
11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cataurus Hicks
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tony Kinsler
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sean FitzSimmons
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nick James
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Raion Strader
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Alex Sanford Jr.
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Shawn Lee Jr.
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Isaiah Neal
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jeremiah Marcelin
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DeMarco Ward
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jaeden Moore
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Braylan Lovelace
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Cole Woodson
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kanye Thompson
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Zion Ferguson
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Panthers INTERCEPTIONS
| Player | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
Shadarian Harrison
|
1 | 22 | 0 |
|
Cole Woodson
|
1 | 9 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Panthers KICKING
| Player | FG | FG% | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Antonio Chadha
|
1/2 | 50.0 | 41 | 2/2 | 5 |
Pittsburgh Panthers KICKRETURNS
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tyreek Robinson
|
2 | 33 | 16.5 | 22 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Panthers PASSING
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Holden Geriner
|
27/44 | 219 | 5.0 | 0 | 2 | 43.5 |
Pittsburgh Panthers PUNTING
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | IN20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gabe Russo
|
3 | 103 | 34.3 | 0 | 1 | 43 |
Pittsburgh Panthers PUNTRETURNS
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Cataurus Hicks
|
4 | 33 | 8.3 | 19 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Panthers RECEIVING
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bryce Yates
|
2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 5 |
Malik Knight
|
3 | 62 | 20.7 | 0 | 40 |
|
Cataurus Hicks
|
6 | 50 | 8.3 | 0 | 14 |
Carson Kent
|
7 | 61 | 8.7 | 0 | 15 |
La'Vell Wright
|
3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 10 |
Censere Lee
|
1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
|
Damon Ferguson Jr.
|
5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | 12 |
Pittsburgh Panthers RUSHING
| Player | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Censere Lee
|
1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
Justin Cook
|
3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 7 |
|
La'Vell Wright
|
9 | 45 | 5.0 | 2 | 15 |
Ja'Kyrian Turner
|
5 | 27 | 5.4 | 0 | 11 |
|
Tony Kinsler
|
1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
|
Damon Ferguson Jr.
|
15 | 49 | 3.3 | 0 | 8 |
|
Holden Geriner
|
7 | -1 | -0.1 | 0 | 3 |
Game Highlights
0:35
Cole Woodson grabs the interception for Pittsburgh
0:24
Billy Edwards throws 7-yard TD pass to Jelani Thurman
0:18
Demon June gives North Carolina the lead with rushing TD
0:21
Gregory Smith III hauls in an INT for UNC
0:56
Shamar Easter's 75-yard TD gives UNC a 4th-quarter lead
0:13
La'vell Wright rushes in for 1-yard TD
0:57
Shadarian Harrison comes up with an interception
0:11
Antonio Chadha kicks 41-yard field goal
0:19
La'vell Wright puts Pittsburgh on the board with rushing TD
0:26
Tre Miller grabs interception for the Tar Heels
Scoring Plays
1ST QUARTER
Touchdown
9:49 · 1
La'Vell Wright 2 Yd Run (Antonio Chadha Kick)
12 plays, 75 yards, 5:11
UNC
PITT
0
7
2ND QUARTER
Field Goal
7:46 · 2
Antonio Chadha 41 Yd Field Goal
14 plays, 67 yards, 7:00
UNC
PITT
0
10
Touchdown
5:32 · 2
Jelani Thurman 7 Yd pass from Billy Edwards Jr. (Rece Verhoff Kick)
5 plays, 75 yards, 2:14
UNC
PITT
7
10
3RD QUARTER
Touchdown
0:22 · 3
Demon June 1 Yd Run (Rece Verhoff Kick)
10 plays, 51 yards, 4:13
UNC
PITT
14
10
4TH QUARTER
Touchdown
12:47 · 4
La'Vell Wright 1 Yd Run (Antonio Chadha Kick)
7 plays, 75 yards, 2:35
UNC
PITT
14
17
Touchdown
12:36 · 4
Shamar Easter 75 Yd pass from Billy Edwards Jr. (Rece Verhoff Kick)
1 play, 75 yards, 0:11
UNC
PITT
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