UConn at North Carolina
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score | Status |
| UConn | 10 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 27 | |
| North Carolina | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | Final |
| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Quarter |
| 10:46 | UConn field goal. Chris Freeman 32 Yd Field Goal |
| 3:45 | UConn touchdown. Skyler Bell 38 Yd pass from Joe Fagnano (Chris Freeman Kick) |
| 3:24 | North Carolina touchdown. Chris Culliver 95 Yd Kickoff Return (Lucas Osada Kick) |
| 2nd Quarter |
| 14:10 | UConn touchdown. Alex Honig 4 Yd pass from Joe Fagnano (Chris Freeman Kick) |
| 0:54 | UConn touchdown. Cam Edwards 2 Yd Run (Chris Freeman Kick) |
| 3rd Quarter |
| 7:40 | UConn field goal. Chris Freeman 24 Yd Field Goal |
| 4th Quarter |
| 6:46 | North Carolina touchdown. John Copenhaver 17 Yd pass from Caleb Hood (Noah Burnette Kick) |
| Team stats |
| First down | UConn | North Carolina |
| Total first downs | 20 | 10 |
| First downs from rushing | | |
| First downs from passing | | |
| First downs from penalties | | |
| Third down | UConn | North Carolina |
| Third downs attempted | 16 | 9 |
| Third downs converted | 8 | 0 |
| Third down percentage | 50 % | 0 % |
| Fourth down | UConn | North Carolina |
| Fourth downs attempted | 0 | 0 |
| Fourth downs converted | 0 | 0 |
| Fourth down percentage | 0 % | 0 % |
| Offense | UConn | North Carolina |
| Total yards | 361 | 206 |
| Total rushing yards | 210 | 96 |
| Total passing yards | 151 | 110 |
| Total offensive plays | | |
| Average yards per play | | |
| Time of possession | 34:50 | 25:10 |
| Rushing | UConn | North Carolina |
| Total rushing plays | 46 | 28 |
| Total rushing yards | 210 | 96 |
| Average yards per rush | 4.6 | 3.4 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 1 | 0 |
| Passing | UConn | North Carolina |
| Passes attempted | 0 | 0 |
| Passes completed | 0 | 0 |
| Average yards per completion | 6.3 | 7.9 |
| Passing touchdowns | 2 | 1 |
| Penalties | UConn | North Carolina |
| Penalties committed | 4 | 9 |
| Penalty yards | 30 | 55 |
| Turnovers | UConn | North Carolina |
| Passes intercepted | 0 | 1 |
| Interception returns | 0 | 1 |
| Interception return yards | | |
| Fumbles | | |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing |
| UConn | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long |
| Mel Brown | 11 | 96 | 8.7 | 0 | 47 |
| Cam Edwards | 17 | 74 | 4.4 | 1 | 13 |
| Victor Rosa | 7 | 21 | 3.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Nick Evers | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 13 |
| Joe Fagnano | 8 | 10 | 1.3 | 0 | 8 |
| Team | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
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| North Carolina | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long |
| Caleb Hood | 11 | 78 | 7.1 | 0 | 16 |
| Darwin Barlow | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 0 | 14 |
| Davion Gause | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | 12 |
| Jacolby Criswell | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Tyrane Stewart | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Merdinger | 5 | -31 | -6.2 | 0 | 1 |
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| Passing |
| UConn | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Joe Fagnano | 23 | 16 | 70 % | 151 | 6.6 | 2 | 0 | | |
| Nick Evers | 1 | 0 | 0 % | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | | |
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| North Carolina | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Michael Merdinger | 12 | 9 | 75 % | 86 | 7.2 | 0 | 1 | | |
| Caleb Hood | 1 | 1 | 100 % | 17 | 17.0 | 1 | 0 | | |
| Jacolby Criswell | 1 | 1 | 100 % | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | | |
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| Receiving |
| UConn | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long |
| Skyler Bell | 3 | 77 | 25.7 | 1 | 38 |
| TJ Sheffield | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 0 | 17 |
| Jasaiah Gathings | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 10 |
| Alex Honig | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 1 | 6 |
| Louis Hansen | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Mel Brown | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
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| North Carolina | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long |
| John Copenhaver | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 1 | 23 |
| Kobe Paysour | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | 22 |
| J.J. Jones | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Darwin Barlow | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Caleb Hood | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Jordan Shipp | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
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| Fumbles |
| UConn | Lost | Recovered | Total |
| Mel Brown | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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| North Carolina | Lost | Recovered | Total |
| Michael Merdinger | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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| Interceptions |
| UConn | Total | Yards | Int TDs |
| Tui Faumuina-Brown | 1 | 3 | 0 |
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| North Carolina | Total | Yards | Int TDs |
| None |
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| Defense |
| UConn | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD |
| Malik Dixon-Williams | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Pryce Yates | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Jayden McDonald | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | |
| Aaron Key | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Tui Faumuina-Brown | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | |
| Jack Barton | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Cam Chadwick | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Jordan Wright | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Donovan Branch | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Jelani Stafford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Malachi McLean | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| John Neider | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| James Larson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Matt Hoffman | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| D'Mon Brinson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Cam Edwards | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Stan Cross | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Oumar Diomande | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Rante Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
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| North Carolina | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD |
| Caleb LaVallee | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Kaleb Cost | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Will Hardy | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Beau Atkinson | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Jakeen Harris | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Kevin Hester Jr. | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Travis Shaw | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Amare Campbell | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | |
| DeAndre Boykins | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | |
| Michael Short | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Ty Adams | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Tre Miller | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Marcus Allen | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Malcolm Ziglar | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Tyrane Stewart | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Cade Law | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Antavious Lane | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Jacolbe Cowan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Caleb Hood | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Tyler Thompson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | |
| Alijah Huzzie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Jaybron Harvey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Chris Culliver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | |
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| Kick returns |
| UConn | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD |
| Mel Brown | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 18 | | 0 |
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| North Carolina | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD |
| Chris Culliver | 2 | 118 | 59.0 | 95 | | 0 |
| DeAndre Boykins | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 27 | | 0 |
| Jake Johnson | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | | 0 |
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| Punt returns |
| UConn | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD |
| TJ Sheffield | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
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| North Carolina | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD |
| Alijah Huzzie | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
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| Kicking |
| UConn | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points |
| Chris Freeman | 2/3 | 32 | 3/3 | 9 |
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| North Carolina | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points |
| Noah Burnette | 0/0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
| Lucas Osada | 0/0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
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| Punting |
| UConn | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long |
| Connor Stutz | 4 | 175 | 43.8 | 0 | | |
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| North Carolina | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long |
| Tom Maginness | 6 | 230 | 38.3 | 0 | | |
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Last updated on Saturday, February 1, 2025 5:36 AM.
