East Tennessee State at North Carolina
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score | Status |
| East Tennessee State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| North Carolina | 7 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 35 | Final |
| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Quarter |
| 9:48 | North Carolina touchdown. Jelani Thurman 24 Yd pass from Billy Edwards Jr. (Aeron Burrell Kick) |
| 2nd Quarter |
| 12:13 | North Carolina touchdown. Benjamin Hall 26 Yd pass from Billy Edwards Jr. (Aeron Burrell Kick) |
| 1:20 | North Carolina touchdown. Demon June 9 Yd Run (Aeron Burrell Kick) |
| 3rd Quarter |
| 13:10 | North Carolina touchdown. Demon June 6 Yd Run (Aeron Burrell Kick) |
| 3:30 | North Carolina touchdown. Demon June 1 Yd Run (Aeron Burrell Kick) |
| 4th Quarter |
| 3:57 | East Tennessee State field goal. Ewan Johnson 41 Yd Field Goal |
| Team stats |
| First down | East Tennessee State | North Carolina |
| Total first downs | 16 | 23 |
| First downs from rushing | | |
| First downs from passing | | |
| First downs from penalties | | |
| Third down | East Tennessee State | North Carolina |
| Third downs attempted | 16 | 9 |
| Third downs converted | 8 | 5 |
| Third down percentage | 50 % | 56 % |
| Fourth down | East Tennessee State | North Carolina |
| Fourth downs attempted | 0 | 0 |
| Fourth downs converted | 0 | 0 |
| Fourth down percentage | 0 % | 0 % |
| Offense | East Tennessee State | North Carolina |
| Total yards | 255 | 427 |
| Total rushing yards | 77 | 161 |
| Total passing yards | 178 | 266 |
| Total offensive plays | | |
| Average yards per play | | |
| Time of possession | 33:44 | 26:16 |
| Rushing | East Tennessee State | North Carolina |
| Total rushing plays | 35 | 27 |
| Total rushing yards | 77 | 161 |
| Average yards per rush | 2.2 | 6.0 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 0 | 3 |
| Passing | East Tennessee State | North Carolina |
| Passes attempted | 0 | 0 |
| Passes completed | 0 | 0 |
| Average yards per completion | 5.6 | 10.2 |
| Passing touchdowns | 0 | 2 |
| Penalties | East Tennessee State | North Carolina |
| Penalties committed | 7 | 5 |
| Penalty yards | 67 | 40 |
| Turnovers | East Tennessee State | North Carolina |
| Passes intercepted | 1 | 0 |
| Interception returns | 1 | 0 |
| Interception return yards | | |
| Fumbles | | |
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 0 |
| Rushing |
| East Tennessee State | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long |
| TJ Peyton | 13 | 52 | 4.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Jaiden Daniels | 6 | 26 | 4.3 | 0 | 9 |
| Jason Albritton | 9 | 25 | 2.8 | 0 | 4 |
| D'Marius Rucker | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 2 |
| Mason Mims | 4 | -31 | -7.8 | 0 | 0 |
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| North Carolina | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long |
| Benjamin Hall | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 0 | 25 |
| Jaylen McGill | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Demon June | 7 | 33 | 4.7 | 3 | 9 |
| JoJo Troupe | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Miles O'Neill | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Charleston French | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Crew Davis | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Billy Edwards Jr. | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | 6 |
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| Passing |
| East Tennessee State | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Mason Mims | 31 | 23 | 74 % | 178 | 5.7 | 0 | 1 | | |
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| North Carolina | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Billy Edwards Jr. | 20 | 15 | 75 % | 244 | 12.2 | 2 | 0 | | |
| Miles O'Neill | 6 | 3 | 50 % | 22 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | | |
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| Receiving |
| East Tennessee State | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long |
| Charlie Browder | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 0 | 44 |
| Suderian Harrison | 7 | 44 | 6.3 | 0 | 13 |
| Trey Weary | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 12 |
| D'Marius Rucker | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 8 |
| TJ Peyton | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Tyler Griffin | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Brandon Winton | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 6 |
| Xavier Gaillardetz | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jason Albritton | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
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| North Carolina | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long |
| Jelani Thurman | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 1 | 25 |
| C.J. Sadler | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 0 | 28 |
| Benjamin Hall | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 1 | 26 |
| Jordan Shipp | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 14 |
| Jaylen McGill | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
| Trech Kekahuna | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Shamar Easter | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Carson Sneed | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Mason Humphrey | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Crew Davis | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Zamaurious Robertson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
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| Fumbles |
| East Tennessee State | Lost | Recovered | Total |
| TJ Peyton | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| North Carolina | Lost | Recovered | Total |
| Greg Smith | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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| Interceptions |
| East Tennessee State | Total | Yards | Int TDs |
| None |
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| North Carolina | Total | Yards | Int TDs |
| Greg Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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| Defense |
| East Tennessee State | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD |
| Dre Delinois | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | |
| Mike Jenkins | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Jimmy Bowdry | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Charles Woodard | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | |
| Qua Birdsong | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Tamajh Mitchell | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Eugene Ware III | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Devin Hunter | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Jeremiah Curry | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| CJ Gilmore | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Jivon Oggs | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Ayden Guess | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Terian Williams II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Tyreek'e Robinson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Josiha Mason | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Charlie Browder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Isaiah Potts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Brenden LeBlanc | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| KJ Gillespie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Jayden Wilson-Abrams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Moin Gammage | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | |
| Samuel Iroh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Izziek Chandler | 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 |
| Peyton Seelmann | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Jonathan Agumadu | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | |
| Xavier Lewis | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Leroy Jackson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Isaiah Johnson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Jaylen Harvey | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | |
| Jamarrion Gordon | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Nicco Maggio | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Greg Smith | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Derek McDonald | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Timir Hickman-Collins | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | |
| Jake Bauer | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Peyton Waters | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Kaleb Cost | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Jalon Thompson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Jaiden Patterson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Jaziel Hart | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Jakob Weatherspoon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Ade Willie | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Tre Miller | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Javion Butts | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Kenton Dopson III | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Xavier Jackson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Donovan Hoilette Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Khristian Dunbar-Hawkins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Trey Giddens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Emmanuel Nwaiwu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Calvin Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| David Jackson III | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | |
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| Kick returns |
| East Tennessee State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD |
| Xavier Gaillardetz | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | | 0 |
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| North Carolina | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD |
| None |
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| Punt returns |
| East Tennessee State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD |
| Xavier Gaillardetz | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
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| North Carolina | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD |
| JoJo Troupe | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
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| Kicking |
| East Tennessee State | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points |
| Ewan Johnson | 1/2 | 41 | 0/0 | 3 |
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| North Carolina | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points |
| Aeron Burrell | 0/1 | 0 | 5/5 | 5 |
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| Punting |
| East Tennessee State | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long |
| Luke Stewart | 4 | 150 | 37.5 | 0 | | |
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| North Carolina | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long |
| Aeron Burrell | 2 | 104 | 52.0 | 0 | | |
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Last updated on Saturday, September 12, 2026 11:11 PM.
