North Carolina Tar Heels vs Duke Blue Devils

College Football

North Carolina

4-2

24-20

Final

Duke

4-2

Wallace Wade Stadium

Drive chart

Drives

End of Game
Interception
Touchdown
Touchdown
Downs
Field Goal

Team	1	2	3	4	T
UNC	10	7	0	7	24
DUKE	0	7	3	10	20

Who won: North Carolina 24-20

The North Carolina Tar Heels beat the Duke Blue Devils 24-20 on Saturday, October 17, 2026 at Wallace Wade Stadium. The North Carolina outscored the Duke 10-0 in the 1st quarter. Billy Edwards Jr. led the North Carolina in passing yards (15/25, 191 YDS, 1 TD). Walker Eget led the Duke in passing yards (24/38, 249 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT).

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Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

UNCDUKE

221st Downs19

4-123rd down efficiency8-18

2-34th down efficiency2-3

326Total Yards373

191Passing249

15/25Comp/Att24/41

7.6Yards per pass6.1

135Rushing124

39Rushing Attempts30

3.5Yards per rush4.1

6-65Penalties8-67

2Turnovers1

2Fumbles lost0

0Interceptions thrown1

28:37Possession31:23

Player of the game

Nate Sheppard

DUKE · 11 REC, 98 YDS, 1 TD

8.4

Win probability

100%UNC final

UNCDUKE

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Play by play

Q4 0:00UNC
End of game
End of 4th quarter.
Q4 0:13
Stuffed for a loss of 1
Kneel down by #9 B.Edwards Jr. at UNC14 for loss of 1 yard
B. Edwards Jr. · 9 CAR, 20 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at UNC 15
Q4 0:14
TO
Picked off
Shotgun #2 W.Eget pass intercepted by #21 K.Dopson III at UNC15 QB hurried by #90 X.Lewis, End Of Play
W. Eget · 24/38, 249 YDS · 3rd & 14 · 3rd & 14 at UNC 34
Q4 0:19DUK
Timeout
Timeout Duke, clock 00:19
Q4 0:19
10 yd completion to J. Moore
Shotgun #2 W.Eget pass complete short middle to #8 J.Moore caught at UNC34, for 10 yards to the UNC34 (#8 J.Agumadu; #16 C.Bryson)
W. Eget · 24/38, 249 YDS · 2nd & 24 · 2nd & 24 at UNC 44
Q4 0:24DUK
Timeout
Timeout Duke, clock 00:24
Q4 0:28
FLAG
Sacked for a loss of 7
Shotgun #2 W.Eget pass incomplete short middle thrown to UNC30 QB hurried by #90 X.Lewis and #10 P.Seelmann PENALTY DUKE Intentional Grounding (#2 W.Eget)
W. Eget · 24/38, 249 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at UNC 30
Q4 0:28DUK
Rush
Shotgun #20 N.Sheppard rush left for 8 yards gain to the UNC30 (#21 K.Dopson III), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
3rd & 1 at UNC 38
Q4 0:34
Incomplete to J. Solomon
No Huddle-Shotgun #2 W.Eget pass incomplete short left to #4 J.Solomon thrown to UNC27
W. Eget · 24/38, 249 YDS · 2nd & 1 · 2nd & 1 at UNC 38
Q4 0:47
9 yd completion to N. Sheppard
Shotgun #2 W.Eget pass complete short middle to #20 N.Sheppard caught at UNC44, for 9 yards to the UNC38 (#10 P.Seelmann)
W. Eget · 24/38, 249 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at UNC 47
Q4 1:05
FLAG
Flag: penalty
No Huddle-Shotgun #2 W.Eget pass intercepted by #21 K.Dopson III at UNC30 #21 K.Dopson III return for loss of 8 yards to the UNC22 (#8 J.Moore) PENALTY UNC Pass Interference (#21 K.Dopson III) 15 yards from DUKE38 to UNC47, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
W. Eget · 24/38, 249 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at DUKE 38
Q4 1:09
4 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #20 N.Sheppard rush middle for 4 yards gain to the DUKE38 (#91 L.Jackson), 1ST DOWN
N. Sheppard · 20 CAR, 77 YDS · 3rd & 1 · 3rd & 1 at DUKE 34
Q4 1:24
1 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #20 N.Sheppard rush middle for 1 yard gain to the DUKE34 (#96 N.Maggio)
N. Sheppard · 20 CAR, 77 YDS · 2nd & 2 · 2nd & 2 at DUKE 33
Q4 1:48
8 yd run
Shotgun #20 N.Sheppard rush right for 8 yards gain to the DUKE33 (#10 P.Seelmann; #1 G.Smith III)
N. Sheppard · 20 CAR, 77 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at DUKE 25
Q4 1:53
Kickoff, touchback
#90 R.Verhoff kickoff 65 yards to the DUKE00, Touchback
R. Verhoff · 1/1 FG
TOUCHDOWNQ4 1:53
Touchdown! 24 yd run
J. McGill · 12 CAR, 75 YDS
Shotgun #27 J.McGill rush left for 24 yards gain to the DUKE00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:53, 1ST DOWN #90 R.Verhoff kick attempt good (H: #93 J.Horvath, LS: #48 G.Burt)
UNC 24 - 20 DUKE
Q4 2:00UNC
Timeout
Timeout North Carolina, clock 02:00
Q4 2:11
16 yd completion to T. Kekahuna
Shotgun #9 B.Edwards Jr. pass complete short right to #2 T.Kekahuna caught at DUKE31, for 16 yards to the DUKE24 (#5 K.Robinson; #9 C.Ojarikre), 1ST DOWN
B. Edwards Jr. · 15/25, 191 YDS · 2nd & 6 · 2nd & 6 at DUKE 40
Q4 3:00
4 yd run
Shotgun #27 J.McGill rush middle for 4 yards gain to the DUKE40 (#7 N.Morris Jr.; #18 K.Smith)
J. McGill · 12 CAR, 75 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at DUKE 44
Q4 3:19
16 yd run
Shotgun #27 J.McGill rush middle for 16 yards gain to the DUKE44 (#1 K.Loud), 1ST DOWN
J. McGill · 12 CAR, 75 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at UNC 40
Q4 3:34
12 yd completion to J. Thurman
Shotgun #9 B.Edwards Jr. pass complete short middle to #45 J.Thurman caught at UNC40, for 12 yards to the UNC40, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
B. Edwards Jr. · 15/25, 191 YDS · 4th & 4 · 4th & 4 at UNC 28
Q4 3:48
Incomplete to N. Helton
No Huddle-Shotgun #9 B.Edwards Jr. pass incomplete short right to #17 N.Helton thrown to UNC32
B. Edwards Jr. · 15/25, 191 YDS · 3rd & 4 · 3rd & 4 at UNC 28
Q4 3:51
Incomplete to J. Shipp
Shotgun #9 B.Edwards Jr. pass incomplete short right to #1 J.Shipp thrown to UNC43
B. Edwards Jr. · 15/25, 191 YDS · 2nd & 4 · 2nd & 4 at UNC 28
Q4 4:26
6 yd run
Shotgun #9 B.Edwards Jr. rush middle for 6 yards gain to the UNC28 (#7 N.Morris Jr.)
B. Edwards Jr. · 9 CAR, 20 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at UNC 22
Q4 4:34
Kickoff returned 9 yds
#25 G.Strange kickoff 37 yards to the UNC13 #5 K.Jackson return 9 yards to the UNC22 (#21 K.Cotton; #6 L.Griffin III)
G. Strange · 2/2 FG