North Carolina Tar Heels vs Clemson Tigers

College Football

North Carolina

2-1

20-28

Final

Clemson

2-1

Memorial Stadium (Clemson, SC)

Drive chart

Drives

End of Game
Interception
Touchdown
Downs
Touchdown
Field Goal

Team	1	2	3	4	T
UNC	14	3	0	3	20
CLEM	3	3	9	13	28

Who won: Clemson 28-20

The Clemson Tigers beat the North Carolina Tar Heels 28-20 on Saturday, September 19, 2026 at Memorial Stadium (Clemson, SC). The Clemson outscored the North Carolina 13-3 in the 4th quarter. Tait Reynolds led the Clemson in passing yards (20/29, 215 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT). Billy Edwards Jr. led the North Carolina in passing yards (13/30, 135 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

UNCCLEM

201st Downs20

5-143rd down efficiency5-13

1-24th down efficiency1-1

349Total Yards401

135Passing215

13/30Comp/Att20/30

4.5Yards per pass7.2

214Rushing186

39Rushing Attempts36

5.5Yards per rush5.2

5-35Penalties4-25

2Turnovers2

1Fumbles lost1

1Interceptions thrown1

33:32Possession26:28

Player of the game

Benjamin Hall

UNC · 18 CAR, 130 YDS, 1 REC TD

7.7

Win probability

100%CLEM final

UNCCLEM

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Play by play

Q4 0:00CLE
End of game
End of 4th quarter.
Q4 0:29
Stuffed for a loss of 1
Kneel down by #2 T.Reynolds at UNC46 for loss of 1 yard
T. Reynolds · 11 CAR, 26 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at UNC 45
Q4 0:32
TO
Picked off
Shotgun #9 B.Edwards Jr. pass intercepted by #3 E.Washington II at CLEM48 #3 E.Washington II return 7 yards to the UNC45, End Of Play
B. Edwards Jr. · 13/30, 135 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at UNC 38
Q4 0:47
13 yd completion to J. Shipp
Shotgun #9 B.Edwards Jr. pass complete short left to #13 J.Shipp caught at UNC38, for 13 yards to the UNC38 (#2 A.Hampton), 1ST DOWN
B. Edwards Jr. · 13/30, 135 YDS · 3rd & 10 · 3rd & 10 at UNC 25
Q4 0:52
Incomplete to T. Kekahuna
Shotgun #9 B.Edwards Jr. pass incomplete short right to #2 T.Kekahuna thrown to UNC23 broken up by #14 L.Merritt
B. Edwards Jr. · 13/30, 135 YDS · 2nd & 10 · 2nd & 10 at UNC 25
Q4 0:56
Incomplete to J. Thurman
Shotgun #9 B.Edwards Jr. pass incomplete short middle to #45 J.Thurman thrown to UNC27 broken up by #14 L.Merritt QB hurried by #14 L.Merritt
B. Edwards Jr. · 13/30, 135 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at UNC 25
Q4 1:00
Kickoff, touchback
#38 R.Gunn III kickoff 65 yards to the UNC00, Touchback
R. Gunn
TOUCHDOWNQ4 1:00
Touchdown! 34 yd run
T. Brown · 1 CAR, 34 YDS
No Huddle-Shotgun #6 T.Brown rush middle for 34 yards gain to the UNC00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:00, 1ST DOWN #81 N.Hauser kick attempt good (H: #88 C.Swinney, LS: #40 B.Conn)
UNC 20 - 28 CLEM
Q4 1:08UNC
Timeout
Timeout North Carolina, clock 01:08
Q4 1:08
Stuffed for a loss of 2
No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Davidson rush middle for 2 yards loss to the UNC34 (#11 J.Harvey)
G. Davidson · 16 CAR, 105 YDS · 2nd & 8 · 2nd & 8 at UNC 32
Q4 1:11UNC
Timeout
Timeout North Carolina, clock 01:11
Q4 1:11
2 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Davidson rush middle for 2 yards gain to the UNC32 (#90 X.Lewis)
G. Davidson · 16 CAR, 105 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at UNC 34
Q4 1:44
9 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #2 T.Reynolds rush left for 9 yards gain to the UNC34 (#1 G.Smith III; #16 C.Bryson), 1ST DOWN
T. Reynolds · 11 CAR, 26 YDS · 2nd & 9 · 2nd & 9 at UNC 43
Q4 1:50UNC
Timeout
Timeout North Carolina, clock 01:50
Q4 1:50
1 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Davidson rush middle for 1 yard gain to the UNC43 (#5 D.Hoilette)
G. Davidson · 16 CAR, 105 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at UNC 44
Q4 1:54
Incomplete to J. Thurman
#9 B.Edwards Jr. pass incomplete deep left to #45 J.Thurman thrown to CLEM22, TURNOVER ON DOWNS
B. Edwards Jr. · 13/30, 135 YDS · 4th & 1 · 4th & 1 at UNC 45
Q4 2:00UNC
Timeout
Timeout North Carolina, clock 02:00
Q4 2:15
1 yd run
Shotgun #7 B.Hall rush middle for 1 yard gain to the UNC45 (#6 J.Carter III; #7 J.Alexander)
B. Hall · 18 CAR, 130 YDS · 3rd & 2 · 3rd & 2 at UNC 44
Q4 2:58
9 yd completion to J. Shipp
Shotgun #9 B.Edwards Jr. pass complete short right to #13 J.Shipp caught at UNC34, for 9 yards to the UNC44 (#15 J.Lawson)
B. Edwards Jr. · 13/30, 135 YDS · 2nd & 11 · 2nd & 11 at UNC 35
Q4 3:32
Sacked for a loss of 1
Shotgun #9 B.Edwards Jr. sacked for loss of 1 yard to the UNC35 (#13 W.Heldt)
B. Edwards Jr. · 13/30, 135 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at UNC 36
Q4 4:14
3 yd run
Shotgun #7 B.Hall rush middle for 3 yards gain to the UNC36 (#15 J.Lawson; #7 J.Alexander), 1ST DOWN
B. Hall · 18 CAR, 130 YDS · 2nd & 2 · 2nd & 2 at UNC 33
Q4 4:51
8 yd completion to T. Kekahuna
Shotgun #9 B.Edwards Jr. pass complete short right to #2 T.Kekahuna caught at UNC31, for 8 yards to the UNC33 (#3 E.Washington II)
B. Edwards Jr. · 13/30, 135 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at UNC 25
Q4 5:01
Kickoff, touchback
#38 R.Gunn III kickoff 65 yards to the UNC00, Touchback
R. Gunn
TOUCHDOWNQ4 5:01
Touchdown! 8 yd run
G. Davidson · 16 CAR, 105 YDS
No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Davidson rush left for 8 yards gain to the UNC00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:01 #2 T.Reynolds rush attempt failed
UNC 20 - 21 CLEM
Q4 5:33
1 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Davidson rush middle for 1 yard gain to the UNC08 (#5 D.Hoilette)
G. Davidson · 16 CAR, 105 YDS · 1st & Goal · 1st & Goal at UNC 9