North Carolina at Pittsburgh
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score | Status |
| North Carolina | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
| Pittsburgh | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 | Final |
| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Quarter |
| 9:49 | Pittsburgh touchdown. La'Vell Wright 2 Yd Run (Antonio Chadha Kick) |
| 2nd Quarter |
| 7:46 | Pittsburgh field goal. Antonio Chadha 41 Yd Field Goal |
| 5:32 | North Carolina touchdown. Jelani Thurman 7 Yd pass from Billy Edwards Jr. (Rece Verhoff Kick) |
| 3rd Quarter |
| 0:22 | North Carolina touchdown. Demon June 1 Yd Run (Rece Verhoff Kick) |
| 4th Quarter |
| 12:47 | Pittsburgh touchdown. La'Vell Wright 1 Yd Run (Antonio Chadha Kick) |
| 12:36 | North Carolina touchdown. Shamar Easter 75 Yd pass from Billy Edwards Jr. (Rece Verhoff Kick) |
| Team stats |
| First down | North Carolina | Pittsburgh |
| Total first downs | 13 | 23 |
| First downs from rushing | | |
| First downs from passing | | |
| First downs from penalties | | |
| Third down | North Carolina | Pittsburgh |
| Third downs attempted | 11 | 16 |
| Third downs converted | 3 | 7 |
| Third down percentage | 27 % | 44 % |
| Fourth down | North Carolina | Pittsburgh |
| Fourth downs attempted | 0 | 0 |
| Fourth downs converted | 0 | 0 |
| Fourth down percentage | 0 % | 0 % |
| Offense | North Carolina | Pittsburgh |
| Total yards | 269 | 369 |
| Total rushing yards | 20 | 150 |
| Total passing yards | 249 | 219 |
| Total offensive plays | | |
| Average yards per play | | |
| Time of possession | 23:28 | 36:32 |
| Rushing | North Carolina | Pittsburgh |
| Total rushing plays | 25 | 41 |
| Total rushing yards | 20 | 150 |
| Average yards per rush | 0.8 | 3.7 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 1 | 2 |
| Passing | North Carolina | Pittsburgh |
| Passes attempted | 0 | 0 |
| Passes completed | 0 | 0 |
| Average yards per completion | 9.6 | 5.0 |
| Passing touchdowns | 2 | 0 |
| Penalties | North Carolina | Pittsburgh |
| Penalties committed | 3 | 4 |
| Penalty yards | 22 | 42 |
| Turnovers | North Carolina | Pittsburgh |
| Passes intercepted | 2 | 2 |
| Interception returns | 2 | 2 |
| Interception return yards | | |
| Fumbles | | |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing |
| North Carolina | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long |
| Benjamin Hall | 12 | 25 | 2.1 | 0 | 9 |
| Demon June | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 1 | 5 |
| Jaylen McGill | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Edwards Jr. | 4 | -14 | -3.5 | 0 | 9 |
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| Pittsburgh | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long |
| Damon Ferguson Jr. | 15 | 49 | 3.3 | 0 | 8 |
| La'Vell Wright | 9 | 45 | 5.0 | 2 | 15 |
| Ja'Kyrian Turner | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 0 | 11 |
| Justin Cook | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Tony Kinsler | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Censere Lee | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Holden Geriner | 7 | -1 | -0.1 | 0 | 3 |
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| Passing |
| North Carolina | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Billy Edwards Jr. | 26 | 18 | 69 % | 249 | 9.6 | 2 | 2 | | |
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| Pittsburgh | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Holden Geriner | 44 | 27 | 61 % | 219 | 5.0 | 0 | 2 | | |
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| Receiving |
| North Carolina | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long |
| Jordan Shipp | 6 | 93 | 15.5 | 0 | 49 |
| Shamar Easter | 1 | 75 | 75.0 | 1 | 75 |
| Jelani Thurman | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 1 | 7 |
| C.J. Sadler | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Benjamin Hall | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Trech Kekahuna | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 10 |
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| Pittsburgh | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long |
| Malik Knight | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 0 | 40 |
| Carson Kent | 7 | 61 | 8.7 | 0 | 15 |
| Cataurus Hicks | 6 | 50 | 8.3 | 0 | 14 |
| La'Vell Wright | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Damon Ferguson Jr. | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | 12 |
| Censere Lee | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Bryce Yates | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 5 |
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| Fumbles |
| North Carolina | Lost | Recovered | Total |
| Billy Edwards Jr. | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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| Pittsburgh | Lost | Recovered | Total |
| None |
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| Interceptions |
| North Carolina | Total | Yards | Int TDs |
| Greg Smith III | 1 | 25 | 0 |
| Tre Miller | 1 | 18 | 0 |
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| Pittsburgh | Total | Yards | Int TDs |
| Shadarian Harrison | 1 | 22 | 0 |
| Cole Woodson | 1 | 9 | 0 |
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| Defense |
| North Carolina | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD |
| Derek McDonald | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Xavier Lewis | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Greg Smith III | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Peyton Seelmann | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Leroy Jackson | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Timir Hickman-Collins | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Peyton Waters | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Jaiden Patterson | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Ade Willie | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Jonathan Agumadu | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Kenton Dopson III | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Tre Miller | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Nicco Maggio | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Jaden Jefferson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Calvin Thomas | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Melkart Abou Jaoude | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | |
| Emmanuel Nwaiwu | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Donovan Hoilette Jr. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Khristian Dunbar-Hawkins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Jacqawn McRoy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Jalon Thompson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| C.J. Sadler | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Kaleb Cost | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Jaziel Hart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
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| Pittsburgh | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD |
| Cruce Brookins | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Alex Sanford Jr. | 5 | 3 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | |
| Jeremiah Marcelin | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Shawn Lee Jr. | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Sean FitzSimmons | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Cole Woodson | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| DeMarco Ward | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Isaiah Neal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Raion Strader | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Nick James | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | |
| Braylan Lovelace | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | |
| Jaeden Moore | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Cataurus Hicks | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Tony Kinsler | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Zion Ferguson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Kanye Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
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| Kick returns |
| North Carolina | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD |
| None |
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| Pittsburgh | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD |
| Tyreek Robinson | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 22 | | 0 |
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| Punt returns |
| North Carolina | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD |
| Trech Kekahuna | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
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| Pittsburgh | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD |
| Cataurus Hicks | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 19 | 0 |
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| Kicking |
| North Carolina | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points |
| Rece Verhoff | 0/0 | 0 | 3/3 | 3 |
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| Pittsburgh | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points |
| Antonio Chadha | 1/2 | 41 | 2/2 | 5 |
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| Punting |
| North Carolina | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long |
| Aeron Burrell | 6 | 221 | 36.8 | 0 | | |
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| Pittsburgh | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long |
| Gabe Russo | 3 | 103 | 34.3 | 0 | | |
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Last updated on Saturday, October 10, 2026 4:18 PM.
