North Carolina Tar Heels @ Duke Blue Devils — Oct 17, 2026

NCAA Division FBS·Round 1 October 17, 2026
Tar Heels North Carolina UNC 3-2, 3-1 Away
24
Final
20
Blue Devils Duke DUKE 3-2, 2-1 Home
1 2 3 4 T
UNC 10 7 0 7 24
DUKE 0 7 3 10 20
Top Performers
Passing Yards
B. Edwards QB UNC
191 PASS
W. Eget QB DUKE
249 PASS
Rushing Yards
J. McGill RB UNC
75 RUSH
N. Sheppard RB DUKE
85 RUSH
Receiving Yards
J. Shipp UNC
75 REC
N. Sheppard RB DUKE
98 REC
Passing
North Carolina
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
B. Edwards 15/25 191 1 0 2 97.3
Duke
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
W. Eget 24/39 249 1 1 0 77.8
D. Mahan 0/1 0 0 0 0 39.6
Rushing
North Carolina
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
J. McGill 12 75 6.3 1 24
B. Edwards 9 20 2.2 0 12
B. Hall 2 7 3.5 0 6
D. June 13 49 3.8 1 7
K. Jackson 1 1 1.0 0 1
A. McCann-Gibbs 1 -16 -16.0 0 0
Duke
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
C. Campbell 9 61 6.8 0 33
N. Sheppard 19 85 4.5 0 13
W. Eget 1 -14 -14.0 0 0
Receiving
North Carolina
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
T. Kekahuna 2 4 42 21.0 0 26 0
J. Shipp 7 10 75 10.7 1 16 0
J. Thurman 4 7 52 13.0 0 14 0
S. Easter 1 2 15 15.0 0 15 0
C. Sadler 1 1 7 7.0 0 7 0
Duke
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
N. Sheppard 11 12 98 8.9 1 23 0
J. Burton 1 3 28 28.0 0 28 0
J. Solomon 0 2 0 - 0 0 0
J. Hasley 2 5 16 8.0 0 11 0
J. Moore 3 5 26 8.7 0 10 0
J. Taylor 0 2 0 - 0 0 0
K. Simmons 2 3 12 6.0 0 9 0
J. Richardson 3 5 55 18.3 0 24 0
J. Nicholas 2 2 14 7.0 0 13 0
Defense
North Carolina
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
T. Hickman-Collins 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
P. Waters 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Dopson III 7 2 5 0 0 1 0 1 0
L. Jackson 7 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. McDonald 7 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
G. Smith 9 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Patterson 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
X. Lewis 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
N. Maggio 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
J. Butts 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Willie 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Bryson 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
P. Seelmann 14 6 8 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Abou-Jaoude 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Agumadu 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Dunbar-Hawkins 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Harvey 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Duke
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
T. Reed 5 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
D. Stone 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Pellicciotta 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Loud 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
L. Mergott 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Robinson 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
P. Watson 8 2 6 1 2 0 0 0 0
D. Flowers 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Johnson 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
N. Morris 7 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Anderson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. O'Connor 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
P. Smith 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
B. Gompers 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Columbus 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Ojarikre 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Smith 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kicking
North Carolina
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
R. Verhoff 1/1 3/3 6 0
Duke
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
G. Strange 2/2 2/2 8 0
Returns
North Carolina
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
J. Jefferson 1 15 15.0 0 15 1
K. Jackson 1 9 9.0 0 9 0
Duke
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
C. Campbell 2 34 17.0 0 17 0
C/ATT - Completions/Attempts · YDS - Yards · TD - Touchdowns · INT - Interceptions · SACK - Sacks · QBR - Passer Rating · CAR - Carries · AVG - Average · REC - Receptions · TGTS - Targets · TKLS - Total Tackles · SOLO - Solo Tackles · AST - Assisted Tackles · TFL - Tackles for Loss · PD - Passes Defensed · FF - Forced Fumbles · FG - Field Goals · XP - Extra Points · PTS - Points · FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
North Carolina
Duke
326 Total Yards 381
22 First Downs 19
11 Passing 10
9 Rushing 7
2 Penalty 2
4/12 3rd Down Eff. 8/18
191 Passing Yards 249
135 Rushing Yards 132
2 Turnovers 1
6-65 Penalties 8-81
28:37 Possession 31:23
3/4 Red Zone 3/4
Play-by-Play
Q4 7 - 10 24 - 20
XP R. Verhoff
24 - 20 1:53
TD J. McGill
23 - 20 1:53
17 - 20 4:39
G. Strange XP
17 - 19 4:39
N. Sheppard TD
17 - 13 8:47
G. Strange FG
Q3 0 - 3 17 - 10
17 - 10 6:54
G. Strange FG
Q2 7 - 7 17 - 7
17 - 7 8:37
G. Strange XP
17 - 6 8:37
A. Pellicciotta TD
XP R. Verhoff
17 - 0 13:43
TD D. June
16 - 0 13:43
Q1 10 - 0 10 - 0
XP R. Verhoff
10 - 0 7:21
TD J. Shipp
9 - 0 7:21
FG R. Verhoff
3 - 0 10:03
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 2 Biggest Lead: UNC +17 Times Tied: 0
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
October 17, 2026
Time
7:30 pm
Duration
1h 0m