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Syracuse Orange vs North Carolina Tar Heels

College Football
31-30
Final/OT
Kenan Stadium

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Who won: Syracuse 31-30

The Syracuse Orange beat the North Carolina Tar Heels 31-30 in overtime on Saturday, October 24, 2026 at Kenan Stadium. The Syracuse outscored the North Carolina 13-3 in the 4th quarter. Steve Angeli led the Syracuse in passing yards (20/34, 256 YDS, 2 TD). Billy Edwards Jr. led the North Carolina in passing yards (27/44, 271 YDS, 2 TD).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.2Ahmad Miller
  2. 27.6Steve Angeli
  3. 37.6Demon June
  4. 47.6Jordan Shipp
  5. 57.5Umari Hatcher
  6. 67.5Calvin Russell III
  7. 77.3Peyton Seelmann
  8. 87.2Billy Edwards Jr.
  9. 97.2Derek McDonald
  10. 107.1Chris D'Appolonia
  11. 117.1Rece Verhoff
  12. 126.8Tunmise Adeleye

Team stats

SYRUNC
231st Downs20
8-193rd down efficiency9-17
4-74th down efficiency1-2
455Total Yards372
256Passing271
20/34Comp/Att27/44
7.5Yards per pass6.2
199Rushing101
49Rushing Attempts25
4.1Yards per rush4.0
7-65Penalties3-20
0Turnovers0
0Fumbles lost0
0Interceptions thrown0
31:25Possession28:33

Player of the game

Ahmad Miller

SYR · 32 CAR, 133 YDS, 2 TD

8.2

Win probability

100%SYR final
SYRUNC

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Play by play

  1. TOUCHDOWNOT 0:00
    Calvin Russell III

    Touchdown! 4 yd catch

    C. Russell III · 8 REC, 86 YDS

    No Huddle-Shotgun #9 S.Angeli pass complete short middle to #5 C.Russell III caught at UNC00, for 4 yards to the UNC00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:00, 1ST DOWN #5 C.Russell III pass attempt Successful. The previous play is under automatic review - "" #5 C.Russell III pass attempt Successful. The previous play is under automatic review - "". CALL UPHELD #5 C.Russell III pass attempt Successful. The previous play is under automatic review - "Runner broke the plane". CALL UPHELD

    SYR 31 - 30 UNC
  2. OT 0:00Ahmad Miller

    Stuffed for a loss of 2

    Shotgun #22 A.Miller rush middle for 2 yards loss to the UNC04 (#15 D.McDonald; #11 J.Harvey)

    A. Miller · 32 CAR, 133 YDS · 3rd & Goal · 3rd & Goal at UNC 2

  3. OT 0:00Ahmad Miller

    2 yd run

    Shotgun #22 A.Miller rush middle for 2 yards gain to the UNC02 (#90 X.Lewis; #0 I.Johnson)

    A. Miller · 32 CAR, 133 YDS · 2nd & Goal · 2nd & Goal at UNC 4

  4. OT 0:00Steve Angeli

    6 yd completion to T. Russell

    No Huddle-Shotgun #9 S.Angeli pass complete short middle to #8 T.Russell caught at UNC13, for 6 yards to the UNC04 (#90 X.Lewis)

    S. Angeli · 20/34, 256 YDS · 1st & Goal · 1st & Goal at UNC 10

  5. OT 0:00Steve Angeli

    16 yd completion to C. Russell III

    No Huddle-Shotgun #9 S.Angeli pass complete short right to #5 C.Russell III caught at UNC15, for 16 yards to the UNC10 (#3 A.Willie; #18 J.Patterson), 1ST DOWN

    S. Angeli · 20/34, 256 YDS · 3rd & 11 · 3rd & 11 at UNC 26

  6. OT 0:00SYR

    Fumble! Turnover

    No Huddle-Shotgun Syracuse rush middle for 3 yards loss to the UNC26 fumbled by Syracuse at UNC26 recovered by SYR #22 A.Miller at UNC26 (#15 D.McDonald; #24 J.Butts)

    2nd & 8 · 2nd & 8 at UNC 23

  7. OT 0:00Ahmad Miller

    7 yd run

    No Huddle-Shotgun #22 A.Miller rush middle for 7 yards gain to the UNC23 (#15 D.McDonald; #10 P.Seelmann)

    A. Miller · 32 CAR, 133 YDS · 1st & 15 · 1st & 15 at UNC 30

  8. OT 0:00SYR
    FLAG

    Flag: penalty

    PENALTY SYR False Start (#0 D.Clement) 5 yards from UNC25 to UNC30. NO PLAY

    1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at UNC 25

  9. TOUCHDOWNOT 0:00
    Demon June

    Touchdown! 3 yd catch

    D. June · 2 REC, 12 YDS

    #9 B.Edwards Jr. pass complete short right to #0 D.June caught at SYR01, for 3 yards to the SYR00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:00 #90 R.Verhoff kick attempt good (H: #93 J.Horvath, LS: #48 G.Burt)

    SYR 23 - 30 UNC
  10. OT 0:00Billy Edwards Jr.

    1 yd completion to T. Kekahuna

    No Huddle-Shotgun #9 B.Edwards Jr. pass complete short right to #2 T.Kekahuna caught at SYR03, for 1 yard to the SYR03 (#1 D.Samuel Jr.)

    B. Edwards Jr. · 27/44, 271 YDS · 2nd & Goal · 2nd & Goal at SYR 4

  11. OT 0:00Jaylen McGill

    1 yd run

    No Huddle-Shotgun #27 J.McGill rush middle for 1 yard gain to the SYR04 (#14 K.Johnson; #5 A.Deslauriers)

    J. McGill · 12 CAR, 62 YDS · 1st & Goal · 1st & Goal at SYR 5

  12. OT 0:00Billy Edwards Jr.

    20 yd completion to J. Shipp

    Shotgun #9 B.Edwards Jr. pass complete deep left to #1 J.Shipp caught at SYR05, for 20 yards to the SYR05 (#12 C.Peal), 1ST DOWN

    B. Edwards Jr. · 27/44, 271 YDS · 3rd & 10 · 3rd & 10 at SYR 25

  13. OT 0:00Billy Edwards Jr.

    Incomplete to N. Helton

    Shotgun #9 B.Edwards Jr. pass incomplete short left to #17 N.Helton thrown to SYR20

    B. Edwards Jr. · 27/44, 271 YDS · 2nd & 10 · 2nd & 10 at SYR 25

  14. OT 0:00Jaylen McGill

    No gain on the run

    Shotgun #27 J.McGill rush left for 0 yards to the SYR25 (#14 K.Johnson)

    J. McGill · 12 CAR, 62 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at SYR 25

  15. Q4 0:00SYR

    End of 4th quarter

    End of 4th quarter.

  16. Q4 0:02Steve Angeli

    Incomplete to C. Russell III

    No Huddle-Shotgun #9 S.Angeli pass incomplete deep right to #5 C.Russell III thrown to UNC22 broken up by #1 G.Smith III QB hurried by #8 J.Agumadu, TURNOVER ON DOWNS

    S. Angeli · 20/34, 256 YDS · 4th & 18 · 4th & 18 at 50

  17. Q4 0:04SYR

    Timeout

    Timeout Syracuse, clock 00:04

  18. Q4 0:04Steve Angeli

    Incomplete to U. Hatcher

    No Huddle-Shotgun #9 S.Angeli pass incomplete deep right to #2 U.Hatcher thrown to UNC14

    S. Angeli · 20/34, 256 YDS · 3rd & 18 · 3rd & 18 at 50

  19. Q4 0:17Steve Angeli

    0 yd completion to C. Russell III

    No Huddle-Shotgun #9 S.Angeli pass complete short middle to #5 C.Russell III caught at UNC50, for 0 yards to the UNC50 (#16 C.Bryson)

    S. Angeli · 20/34, 256 YDS · 2nd & 18 · 2nd & 18 at 50

  20. Q4 0:26SYR

    Timeout

    Timeout Syracuse, clock 00:26

  21. Q4 0:26Steve Angeli

    Sacked for a loss of 0

    Shotgun #9 S.Angeli sacked for loss of 8 yards to the UNC50 (#10 P.Seelmann)

    S. Angeli · 20/34, 256 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at UNC 42

  22. Q4 0:31Steve Angeli

    8 yd completion to D. Bacheyie

    No Huddle-Shotgun #9 S.Angeli pass complete short left to #19 D.Bacheyie caught at UNC44, for 8 yards to the UNC42 (#16 C.Bryson), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN

    S. Angeli · 20/34, 256 YDS · 2nd & 1 · 2nd & 1 at 50

  23. Q4 0:45Steve Angeli

    9 yd completion to D. Bacheyie

    No Huddle-Shotgun #9 S.Angeli pass complete short middle to #19 D.Bacheyie caught at SYR45, for 9 yards to the SYR50 (#10 P.Seelmann; #16 C.Bryson)

    S. Angeli · 20/34, 256 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at SYR 41

  24. Q4 0:51Billy Edwards Jr.

    Sacked for a loss of 2

    Shotgun #9 B.Edwards Jr. sacked for loss of 2 yards to the SYR41 (#30 T.Adeleye), TURNOVER ON DOWNS

    B. Edwards Jr. · 27/44, 271 YDS · 4th & 3 · 4th & 3 at SYR 39

  25. Q4 0:59UNC

    Timeout

    Timeout North Carolina, clock 00:59

Leaders

SYRUNC
Passing Yards
Steve Angeli
20/34, 256 YDS, 2 TD
Billy Edwards Jr.
27/44, 271 YDS, 2 TD
Rushing Yards
Ahmad Miller
32 CAR, 133 YDS, 2 TD
Jaylen McGill
12 CAR, 62 YDS
Receiving Yards
Umari Hatcher
4 REC, 103 YDS, 1 TD
Jordan Shipp
8 REC, 102 YDS, 1 TD
Sacks
Tunmise Adeleye
1
Peyton Seelmann
1
Tackles
Chris D'Appolonia
9
Derek McDonald
16