North Carolina Tar Heels vs Pittsburgh Panthers

College Football

North Carolina

3-2

21-17

Final

#25Pitt

5-1

Acrisure Stadium

Drive chart

Drives

End of Half
Downs
Punt
Downs
Punt
Downs

Team	1	2	3	4	T
UNC	0	7	7	7	21
PITT	7	3	0	7	17

Who won: North Carolina 21-17

The North Carolina Tar Heels beat the Pittsburgh Panthers 21-17 on Saturday, October 10, 2026 at Acrisure Stadium. Billy Edwards Jr. led the North Carolina in passing yards (18/26, 249 YDS, 2 TD, 2 INT). Holden Geriner led the Pitt in passing yards (27/44, 219 YDS, 2 INT).

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Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

UNCPITT

131st Downs23

3-113rd down efficiency7-16

0-04th down efficiency0-4

269Total Yards369

249Passing219

18/26Comp/Att27/44

9.6Yards per pass5.0

20Rushing150

25Rushing Attempts41

0.8Yards per rush3.7

3-22Penalties4-42

2Turnovers2

0Fumbles lost0

2Interceptions thrown2

23:28Possession36:32

Player of the game

La'Vell Wright

PITT · 9 CAR, 45 YDS, 2 TD

7.6

Win probability

100%UNC final

UNCPITT

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Play by play

Q4 0:00UNC
End of game
End of 4th quarter.
Q4 0:17UNC
Rush
Kneel down by North Carolina at Pitt27 for loss of 1 yard
2nd & 11 at PITT 26
Q4 0:49UNC
Stuffed for a loss of 1
Kneel down by North Carolina at Pitt26 for loss of 1 yard
1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at PITT 25
Q4 0:56
Incomplete to B. Yates
Shotgun #15 H.Geriner pass incomplete deep right to #4 B.Yates thrown to UNC45 broken up by #18 J.Patterson, TURNOVER ON DOWNS
H. Geriner · 27/44, 219 YDS · 4th & 14 · 4th & 14 at PITT 25
Q4 1:04PIT
Pass incompletion
Shotgun #15 H.Geriner pass incomplete short middle to #7 M.Knight thrown to Pitt33
3rd & 14 at PITT 25
Q4 1:08
Incomplete to D. Ferguson Jr
Shotgun #15 H.Geriner pass incomplete short middle to #26 D.Ferguson Jr. thrown to Pitt26 broken up by #90 X.Lewis
H. Geriner · 27/44, 219 YDS · 2nd & 14 · 2nd & 14 at PITT 25
Q4 1:17
4 yd completion to D. Ferguson Jr
Shotgun #15 H.Geriner pass complete short right to #26 D.Ferguson Jr. caught at Pitt25, for 4 yards loss to the Pitt25 (#15 D.McDonald)
H. Geriner · 27/44, 219 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at PITT 29
Q4 1:36
Punt, 14 yds
#92 A.Burrell punt 46 yards to the Pitt15 #3 C.Hicks return 14 yards to the Pitt29 (#24 J.Jefferson)
A. Burrell · 4th & 1 · 4th & 1 at UNC 39
Q4 1:49PIT
Timeout
Timeout Pittsburgh, clock 01:49
Q4 1:49
2 yd run
#0 D.June rush right for 2 yards gain to the UNC39 (#2 I.Neal; #6 R.Strader)
D. June · 6 CAR, 15 YDS · 3rd & 3 · 3rd & 3 at UNC 37
Q4 1:57PIT
Timeout
Timeout Pittsburgh, clock 01:57
Q4 1:57
1 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #0 D.June rush middle for 1 yard gain to the UNC37 (#11 N.James; #0 B.Lovelace)
D. June · 6 CAR, 15 YDS · 2nd & 4 · 2nd & 4 at UNC 36
Q4 1:57
6 yd completion to C. Sadler
No Huddle-Shotgun #9 B.Edwards Jr. pass complete short right to #14 C.Sadler caught at UNC35, for 6 yards to the UNC36 (#3 S.Lee Jr.)
B. Edwards Jr. · 18/26, 249 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at UNC 30
Q4 1:59
1 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 L.Wright rush right for 1 yard gain to the UNC30 (#15 D.McDonald), TURNOVER ON DOWNS. The previous play is under automatic review - "Short of the line to gain". CALL OVERTURNED. (Original Play: (02:03) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 L.Wright rush middle for 1 yard gain to the UNC30 fumbled by #11 L.Wright at UNC30 forced by #15 D.McDonald recovered by UNC #4 J.Thompson at UNC30 #4 J.Thompson return 70 yards to the Pitt00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:51)
L. Wright · 9 CAR, 45 YDS · 4th & 2 · 4th & 2 at UNC 31
Q4 2:15
8 yd completion to C. Hicks
Shotgun #15 H.Geriner pass complete short middle to #3 C.Hicks caught at UNC36, for 8 yards to the UNC31 (#1 G.Smith III), out of bounds
H. Geriner · 27/44, 219 YDS · 3rd & 10 · 3rd & 10 at UNC 39
Q4 2:22PIT
Pass incompletion
Shotgun #15 H.Geriner pass incomplete deep left to #7 M.Knight thrown to UNC16
2nd & 10 at UNC 39
Q4 2:26PIT
Pass incompletion
Shotgun #15 H.Geriner pass incomplete deep right to #7 M.Knight thrown to UNC13
1st & 10 at UNC 39
Q4 2:33
Punt, 19 yds
#92 A.Burrell punt 40 yards to the Pitt42 #3 C.Hicks return 19 yards to the UNC39 (#54 T.Hickman-Collins; #15 D.McDonald)
A. Burrell · 4th & 13 · 4th & 13 at UNC 18
Q4 2:44
Incomplete to J. McGill
Shotgun #9 B.Edwards Jr. pass incomplete short left to #27 J.McGill thrown to UNC16
B. Edwards Jr. · 18/26, 249 YDS · 3rd & 13 · 3rd & 13 at UNC 18
Q4 3:25
Stuffed for a loss of 4
Shotgun #7 B.Hall rush left for 4 yards loss to the UNC18 (#11 N.James)
B. Hall · 12 CAR, 25 YDS · 2nd & 9 · 2nd & 9 at UNC 22
Q4 4:08
1 yd run
Shotgun #7 B.Hall rush right for 1 yard gain to the UNC22 (#10 A.Sanford)
B. Hall · 12 CAR, 25 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at UNC 21
Q4 4:14
Incomplete to C. Hicks
Shotgun #15 H.Geriner pass incomplete short left to #3 C.Hicks thrown to UNC15, TURNOVER ON DOWNS
H. Geriner · 27/44, 219 YDS · 4th & 2 · 4th & 2 at UNC 21
Q4 4:38
5 yd completion to B. Yates
Shotgun #15 H.Geriner pass complete short right to #4 B.Yates caught at UNC26, for 5 yards to the UNC21 (#12 C.Thomas), out of bounds
H. Geriner · 27/44, 219 YDS · 3rd & 7 · 3rd & 7 at UNC 26
Q4 5:09
3 yd run
Shotgun #15 H.Geriner rush right for 3 yards gain to the UNC26 (#91 L.Jackson; #10 P.Seelmann)
H. Geriner · 7 CAR, -1 YDS · 2nd & 10 · 2nd & 10 at UNC 29
Q4 5:17
Incomplete to M. Knight
Shotgun #15 H.Geriner pass incomplete short right to #7 M.Knight thrown to UNC24
H. Geriner · 27/44, 219 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at UNC 29