North Carolina Tar Heels @ Pittsburgh Panthers — Oct 10, 2026

NCAA Division FBS·Round 1 October 10, 2026
Tar Heels North Carolina UNC 2-2, 2-1 Away
21
Final
17
Panthers Pittsburgh PITT 4-1, 3-1 Home
1 2 3 4 T
UNC 0 7 7 7 21
PITT 7 3 0 7 17
Top Performers
Passing Yards
B. Edwards QB UNC
249 PASS
H. Geriner QB PITT
219 PASS
Rushing Yards
B. Hall RB UNC
25 RUSH
D. Ferguson Jr. PITT
49 RUSH
Receiving Yards
J. Shipp UNC
93 REC
M.
M. Knight WR PITT
62 REC
Passing
North Carolina
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
B. Edwards 18/26 249 2 2 3 93.3
Pittsburgh
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
H. Geriner 27/44 219 0 2 2 55.0
Rushing
North Carolina
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
B. Edwards 4 -14 -3.5 0 9
B. Hall 12 25 2.1 0 9
D. June 6 15 2.5 1 5
J. McGill 1 -4 -4.0 0 0
Pittsburgh
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
J. Turner 5 27 5.4 0 11
H. Geriner 7 -1 -0.1 0 3
T. Kinsler 1 13 13.0 0 13
C. Lee 1 2 2.0 0 2
L. Wright 9 45 5.0 2 15
D. Ferguson Jr. 15 49 3.3 0 8
J. Cook 3 15 5.0 0 7
Receiving
North Carolina
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
J. Thurman 6 8 29 4.8 1 7 0
B. Hall 1 2 16 16.0 0 16 0
C. Sadler 2 3 20 10.0 0 14 0
J. McGill 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
T. Kekahuna 2 2 16 8.0 0 10 0
J. Shipp 6 9 93 15.5 0 49 0
S. Easter 1 1 75 75.0 1 75 0
Pittsburgh
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
J. Turner 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
C. Kent 7 7 61 8.7 0 15 0
C. Lee 1 3 6 6.0 0 6 0
L. Wright 3 4 18 6.0 0 10 0
B. Yates 2 3 5 2.5 0 5 0
D. Ferguson Jr. 5 6 17 3.4 0 12 0
C. Hicks 6 10 50 8.3 0 14 0
M. Knight 3 7 62 20.7 0 40 0
Defense
North Carolina
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
M. Abou-Jaoude 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Dopson III 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Thomas 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Willie 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
P. Seelmann 8 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
G. Smith 7 5 2 0 0 1 25 1 0
P. Waters 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. McDonald 11 6 5 0 1 0 0 0 0
L. Jackson 7 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
X. Lewis 12 2 10 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
K. Cost 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Miller 4 2 2 0 0 1 18 3 0
T. Hickman-Collins 4 3 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
J. Agumadu 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Patterson 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
E. Nwaiwu 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Dunbar-Hawkins 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
N. Maggio 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Thompson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Hoilette 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Pittsburgh
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
D. Ward 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
S. Fitzsimmons 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Lovelace 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Brookins 12 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
I. Neal 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Marcelin 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Strader 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0
S. Lee 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Woodson 3 2 1 0 0 1 9 1 0
A. Sanford 5 3 2 1 2 0 0 0 0
J. Moore 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
N. James 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
Kicking
North Carolina
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
R. Verhoff 0/0 3/3 3 0
Pittsburgh
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
A. Chadha 1/2 2/2 5 0
Returns
North Carolina
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Pittsburgh
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
T. Robinson 2 33 16.5 0 22 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
Pittsburgh
269 Total Yards 369
11 First Downs 23
7 Passing 16
2 Rushing 6
1 Penalty 2
3/11 3rd Down Eff. 7/16
249 Passing Yards 219
20 Rushing Yards 150
2 Turnovers 2
3-22 Penalties 4-42
23:32 Possession 36:28
2/2 Red Zone 2/2
Play-by-Play
Q4 7 - 7 21 - 17
XP R. Verhoff
21 - 17 12:36
TD S. Easter
20 - 17 12:36
14 - 17 12:47
A. Chadha XP
14 - 16 12:47
L. Wright TD
Q3 7 - 0 14 - 10
XP R. Verhoff
14 - 10 0:22
TD D. June
13 - 10 0:22
Q2 7 - 3 7 - 10
XP R. Verhoff
7 - 10 5:32
TD J. Thurman
6 - 10 5:32
0 - 10 7:46
A. Chadha FG
Q1 0 - 7 0 - 7
0 - 7 9:49
A. Chadha XP
0 - 6 9:49
L. Wright TD
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 3 Biggest Lead: PITT +10 Times Tied: 0
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
October 10, 2026
Time
4:00 pm
Duration
1h 0m