North Carolina at Pittsburgh

Thursday, November 9, 2017

North Carolina beat Pittsburgh 34–⁠31. It was their 12th meeting; after it, North Carolina led the series 9–⁠3.

AwayNorth Carolina3–⁠9 in 2017
34
HomePittsburgh5–⁠7 in 2017
31

Final at Acrisure Stadium, PittsburghTV: ESPN, ESPNRMAttendance 34,056

At kickoff
45°F, a few clouds, wind 9 mph from the southwestWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Allegheny County Airport (KAGC), 13 km from the stadium, 23 minutes after kickoff
Officials
Referee Heaser, Jeff; umpire Wilson, Mark; head linesman Hardin, Arthur; line judge Misner, Richard; side judge Corpora, Jim; field judge Clougherty, C.; back judge Parham, Keith; center judge Hayes, LarryGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
North Carolina14103734
Pittsburgh3147731

Standouts

  • PassingNathan Elliott20 of 31, 235 yards, 2 TDNorth Carolina
  • RushingDarrin Hall23 carries, 121 yards, 4 TDPittsburgh
  • DefenseOluwaseun Idowu6 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 for lossPittsburgh

Player stats

North Carolina

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Nathan Elliott20/3123520
Anthony Ratliff-Williams1/13510
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Jordon Brown1570023
Michael Carter624010
Nathan Elliott91008
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Anthony Ratliff-Williams575140
Dazz Newsome546013
Josh Cabrera244135
Jordon Brown243024
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Cole Holcomb9000
Cayson Collins6000
J.K. Britt6000
K.J. Sails6100
Malik Carney51.510
Tomon Fox3110
Jalen Dalton2110

Pittsburgh

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Ben Dinucci11/1714200
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Darrin Hall23121417
Ben Dinucci1483031
Quadree Henderson540018
Maurice Ffrench120020
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Maurice Ffrench335017
Darrin Hall130030
Chris Clark226015
Jester Weah225015
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Saleem Brightwell10110
Jordan Whitehead10000
Oluwaseun Idowu6220
Damar Hamlin4000

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

North CarolinaPittsburgh
366Total yards407
270Passing yards142
96Rushing yards265
8.4Yards per pass8.4
3.0Yards per rush5.9
21First downs25
5–⁠12Third downs4–⁠9
1–⁠1Fourth downs0–⁠0
0Turnovers1
7–⁠65Penalties1–⁠15
27:47Possession32:13
3Sacks (by defense)3

Efficiency

North CarolinaPittsburgh
44%Success rate64%
0.31EPA per play0.35
1.51Explosiveness0.93
−0.03Rushing EPA0.40
0.50Passing EPA0.26
43%Passing-down success42%
−0.11First-down EPA0.40
0.59Second-down EPA0.24
0.35Third-down EPA0.41
16%Havoc by its defense15%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Pittsburgh 68% to win. North Carolina won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

Pittsburgh −10, over/under 50.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Pittsburgh 76%, North Carolina 24%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Pittsburgh end zoneNorth Carolina end zoneQ1 North CarolinaTouchdownQ1 PittsburghField goal, 7 playsQ1 North CarolinaPunt, 5 playsQ1 PittsburghPunt, 3 playsQ1 North CarolinaTouchdown, 5 playsQ1 PittsburghPunt, 5 playsQ1 North CarolinaPunt, 3 playsQ1 PittsburghTouchdown, 4 playsQ2 North CarolinaPunt, 3 playsQ2 PittsburghTouchdown, 6 playsQ2 North CarolinaTouchdown, 10 playsQ2 PittsburghFumble, 7 playsQ2 North CarolinaField goal, 4 playsQ2 PittsburghEnd of half, 3 playsQ3 PittsburghTouchdown, 9 playsQ3 North CarolinaField goal, 15 playsQ3 PittsburghTouchdown, 9 playsQ4 North CarolinaMissed FG, 7 playsQ4 PittsburghPunt, 3 playsQ4 North CarolinaTouchdown, 8 playsQ4 PittsburghPunt, 7 playsQ4 North CarolinaEnd of game, 7 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Pittsburgh drives left to right, North Carolina right to left.
  1. Q1 North CarolinaTouchdown, 0 yards
  2. Q1 PittsburghField goal, 7 plays, 33 yards
  3. Q1 North CarolinaPunt, 5 plays, 18 yards
  4. Q1 PittsburghPunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
  5. Q1 North CarolinaTouchdown, 5 plays, 66 yards
  6. Q1 PittsburghPunt, 5 plays, 24 yards
  7. Q1 North CarolinaPunt, 3 plays, −5 yards
  8. Q1 PittsburghTouchdown, 4 plays, 49 yards
  9. Q2 North CarolinaPunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
  10. Q2 PittsburghTouchdown, 6 plays, 38 yards
  11. Q2 North CarolinaTouchdown, 10 plays, 77 yards
  12. Q2 PittsburghFumble, 7 plays, 70 yards
  13. Q2 North CarolinaField goal, 4 plays, 0 yards
  14. Q2 PittsburghEnd of half, 3 plays, 54 yards
  15. Q3 PittsburghTouchdown, 9 plays, 75 yards
  16. Q3 North CarolinaField goal, 15 plays, 44 yards
  17. Q3 PittsburghTouchdown, 9 plays, 75 yards
  18. Q4 North CarolinaMissed FG, 7 plays, 49 yards
  19. Q4 PittsburghPunt, 3 plays, −2 yards
  20. Q4 North CarolinaTouchdown, 8 plays, 58 yards
  21. Q4 PittsburghPunt, 7 plays, 16 yards
  22. Q4 North CarolinaEnd of game, 7 plays, 55 yards

Play by play

1st quarter8 drives, then North Carolina 14, Pittsburgh 3
North Carolina Touchdown
14:441st & 10 at own 35Anthony Ratliff-Williams 98 Yd Kickoff Return (Freeman Jones Kick)North Carolina 7, Pittsburgh 0
Pittsburgh Field goal, 7 plays
14:441st & 10 at own 35Freeman Jones kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:401st & 10 at own 43Quadree Henderson run for 18 yds to the NCaro 43 for a 1ST down NORTH CAROLINA Penalty, Personal Foul (J.K. Britt) to the NCaro 42 for a 1ST down
14:151st & 10 at opp 42Ben Dinucci pass incomplete
14:062nd & 10 at opp 42Darrin Hall run for 13 yds to the NCaro 29 for a 1ST down
13:481st & 10 at opp 29Ben Dinucci pass incomplete
13:352nd & 10 at opp 29Darrin Hall run for a loss of 3 yards to the NCaro 32
12:553rd & 13 at opp 32Ben Dinucci run for 8 yds to the NCaro 24
12:194th & 5 at opp 24Alex Kessman 42 Yd Field GoalNorth Carolina 7, Pittsburgh 3
North Carolina Punt, 5 plays
12:194th & 5 at own 35Alex Kessman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
12:151st & 10 at own 25Nathan Elliott run for 7 yds to the NCaro 32
11:452nd & 3 at own 32Nathan Elliott pass complete to Dazz Newsome for 13 yds to the NCaro 45 for a 1ST down
11:101st & 10 at own 45Nathan Elliott run for 1 yd to the NCaro 46
10:512nd & 9 at own 46Nathan Elliott pass incomplete to Beau Corrales
10:353rd & 9 at own 46Nathan Elliott sacked by Saleem Brightwell for a loss of 3 yards to the NCaro 43
10:074th & 12 at own 43Tom Sheldon punt for 39 yds, downed at the Pitt 18
Pittsburgh Punt, 3 plays
10:001st & 10 at own 18Ben Dinucci run for 9 yds to the Pitt 27
9:302nd & 1 at own 27Ben Dinucci sacked by Tomon Fox for a loss of 10 yards to the Pitt 17
8:273rd & 11 at own 17Ben Dinucci pass incomplete to Rafael Araujo-Lopes, broken up by K.J. Sails
8:194th & 11 at own 17Ryan Winslow punt for 49 yds, fair catch by M.J. Stewart at the NCaro 34
North Carolina Touchdown, 5 plays
8:101st & 10 at own 34Nathan Elliott run for 4 yds to the NCaro 38
7:402nd & 6 at own 38Nathan Elliott pass complete to Dazz Newsome for 7 yds to the NCaro 45 for a 1ST down
7:151st & 10 at own 45Nathan Elliott pass complete to Anthony Ratliff-Williams for 40 yds to the Pitt 15 for a 1ST down
7:001st & 10 at opp 15Jordon Brown run for 4 yds to the Pitt 11
6:322nd & 6 at opp 11Brandon Fritts 11 Yd pass from Nathan Elliott (Freeman Jones Kick)North Carolina 14, Pittsburgh 3
Pittsburgh Punt, 5 plays
6:322nd & 6 at own 35Freeman Jones kickoff for 65 yds , Quadree Henderson return for 16 yds to the Pitt 16
6:001st & 10 at own 16Darrin Hall run for 4 yds to the Pitt 20
5:402nd & 6 at own 20Quadree Henderson run for 11 yds to the Pitt 31 for a 1ST down
5:001st & 10 at own 31Ben Dinucci pass complete to Maurice Ffrench for 6 yds to the Pitt 37
4:302nd & 4 at own 37Quadree Henderson run for 3 yds to the Pitt 40
4:003rd & 1 at own 40Darrin Hall run for no gain to the Pitt 40
2:594th & 1 at own 40Ryan Winslow punt for 47 yds, fair catch by M.J. Stewart at the NCaro 13
North Carolina Punt, 3 plays
2:551st & 10 at own 13Michael Carter run for 4 yds to the NCaro 17
2:002nd & 6 at own 17Michael Carter run for 2 yds to the NCaro 19
1:503rd & 4 at own 19NORTH CAROLINA Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the NCaro 14
1:223rd & 9 at own 14Nathan Elliott sacked by Oluwaseun Idowu for a loss of 6 yards to the NCaro 8
0:484th & 15 at own 8Tom Sheldon punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Quadree Henderson at the NCaro 49
Pittsburgh Touchdown, 4 plays
0:301st & 10 at opp 49Ben Dinucci pass complete to Qadree Ollison for 9 yds to the NCaro 40
0:072nd & 1 at opp 40Darrin Hall run for 3 yds to the NCaro 37 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 37Ben Dinucci pass complete to Darrin Hall for 30 yds to the NCaro 7 for a 1ST down
Q2 14:141st & goal at opp 7Darrin Hall 7 Yd Run (Alex Kessman Kick)North Carolina 14, Pittsburgh 10
2nd quarter6 drives, then North Carolina 24, Pittsburgh 17
North Carolina Punt, 3 plays
14:141st & 10 at own 35Alex Kessman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:101st & 10 at own 25Michael Carter run for 3 yds to the NCaro 28
13:352nd & 7 at own 28Nathan Elliott pass complete to Brandon Fritts for a loss of 4 yards to the NCaro 24
13:083rd & 11 at own 24Nathan Elliott pass incomplete to Josh Cabrera
12:594th & 11 at own 24Tom Sheldon punt for 14 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the NCaro 38
Pittsburgh Touchdown, 6 plays
12:451st & 10 at opp 38Darrin Hall run for 3 yds to the NCaro 35
12:102nd & 7 at opp 35Quadree Henderson run for 5 yds to the NCaro 30
11:453rd & 2 at opp 30Darrin Hall run for 11 yds to the NCaro 19 for a 1ST down
11:001st & 10 at opp 19Darrin Hall run for a loss of 2 yards to the NCaro 21
9:581st & goal at opp 1Darrin Hall 1 Yd Run (Alex Kessman Kick)Pittsburgh 17, North Carolina 14
North Carolina Touchdown, 10 plays
9:581st & 10 at own 35Alex Kessman kickoff for 64 yds , Anthony Ratliff-Williams return for 22 yds to the NCaro 23
9:451st & 10 at own 23Jordon Brown run for no gain to the NCaro 23
9:152nd & 10 at own 23NORTH CAROLINA Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the NCaro 18
9:002nd & 15 at own 18Nathan Elliott pass complete to Beau Corrales for 11 yds to the NCaro 29
8:353rd & 4 at own 29Nathan Elliott pass complete to Josh Cabrera for 9 yds to the NCaro 38 for a 1ST down
8:001st & 10 at own 38Nathan Elliott run for no gain to the NCaro 38
7:352nd & 10 at own 38Elliott, Nathan pass complete to Ratliff-Williams, Anthony for 13 yards to the PITTSBURGH49, PENALTY UNC ineligible downfield on pass 5 yards to the UNC33, NO PLAY.
7:252nd & 15 at own 33Nathan Elliott pass complete to Jordon Brown for 19 yds to the Pitt 48 for a 1ST down
6:301st & 10 at opp 48Jordon Brown run for no gain to the Pitt 48
5:402nd & 10 at opp 48Nathan Elliott pass incomplete to Beau Corrales, broken up by Jason Pinnock
5:353rd & 10 at opp 48Nathan Elliott pass complete to Anthony Ratliff-Williams for 9 yds to the Pitt 39
5:164th & 1 at opp 39Timeout PITTSBURGH, clock 05:16
5:124th & 1 at opp 39Michael Carter run for 4 yds to the Pitt 35 for a 1ST down
4:361st & 10 at opp 35Josh Cabrera 35 Yd pass from Anthony Ratliff-Williams (Freeman Jones Kick)North Carolina 21, Pittsburgh 17
Pittsburgh Fumble, 7 plays
4:361st & 10 at own 35Freeman Jones kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:201st & 10 at own 25Ben Dinucci pass complete to Jester Weah for 15 yds to the Pitt 40 for a 1ST down
4:001st & 10 at own 40Darrin Hall run for 2 yds to the Pitt 42
3:152nd & 8 at own 42Ben Dinucci pass complete to Maurice Ffrench for 12 yds to the NCaro 46 for a 1ST down
2:401st & 10 at opp 46Darrin Hall run for 3 yds to the NCaro 43
1:452nd & 7 at opp 43Ben Dinucci run for 6 yds to the NCaro 37
1:443rd & 1 at opp 37Darrin Hall run for 17 yds to the NCaro 20 for a 1ST down
1:141st & 10 at opp 20Dinucci, Ben pass incomplete to Clark, Chris (Holcomb, Cole), PENALTY UNC pass interference 15 yards to the UNC5, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN PITTSBURGH.
1:001st & 0 at opp 5Quadree Henderson run for 4 yds to the Pitt 1 Quadree Henderson fumbled, recovered by NCaro Cayson Collins, return for 66 yds to the Pitt 34
North Carolina Field goal, 4 plays
0:561st & 10 at opp 34Nathan Elliott pass incomplete to Jordon Brown
0:522nd & 10 at opp 34Jordon Brown run for no gain to the Pitt 34
0:443rd & 10 at opp 34Timeout NORTH CAROLINA, clock 00:44
0:383rd & 10 at opp 34Nathan Elliott pass incomplete to Roscoe Johnson
0:374th & 10 at opp 34Timeout PITTSBURGH, clock 00:37
0:374th & 10 at opp 34Timeout NORTH CAROLINA, clock 00:37
0:304th & 10 at opp 34Freeman Jones 51 Yd Field GoalNorth Carolina 24, Pittsburgh 17
Pittsburgh End of half, 3 plays
0:304th & 10 at own 35Freeman Jones kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:251st & 10 at own 25Ben Dinucci run for 8 yds to the Pitt 33
0:052nd & 2 at own 33Ben Dinucci pass complete to Chris Clark for 15 yds to the Pitt 48 for a 1ST down
0:021st & 10 at own 48Timeout PITTSBURGH, clock 00:02
0:011st & 10 at own 48Ben Dinucci run for 31 yds to the NCaro 21 for a 1ST down
3rd quarter3 drives, then North Carolina 27, Pittsburgh 24
Pittsburgh Touchdown, 9 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Freeman Jones kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:251st & 10 at own 25Jordan Whitehead run for a loss of 2 yards to the Pitt 23
14:102nd & 12 at own 23Ben Dinucci pass complete to Chris Clark for 11 yds to the Pitt 34
13:403rd & 1 at own 34Ben Dinucci run for 5 yds to the Pitt 39 for a 1ST down
13:001st & 10 at own 39Ben Dinucci pass complete to Maurice Ffrench for 17 yds to the NCaro 44 for a 1ST down
12:151st & 10 at opp 44Darrin Hall run for 7 yds to the NCaro 37
11:402nd & 3 at opp 37Ben Dinucci run for 12 yds to the NCaro 25 for a 1ST down
11:001st & 10 at opp 25Darrin Hall run for 5 yds to the NCaro 20
10:002nd & 5 at opp 20Darrin Hall run for 11 yds to the NCaro 9 for a 1ST down
9:381st & goal at opp 9Darrin Hall 9 Yd Run (Alex Kessman Kick)Tied at 24
North Carolina Field goal, 15 plays
9:381st & 10 at own 35Alex Kessman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
9:301st & 10 at own 25Nathan Elliott run for 3 yds to the NCaro 28
9:002nd & 7 at own 28Jordon Brown run for 4 yds to the NCaro 32
8:403rd & 3 at own 32Nathan Elliott pass complete to Dazz Newsome for 3 yds to the NCaro 35 for a 1ST down
8:151st & 10 at own 35Nathan Elliott pass complete to Jordan Cunningham for 6 yds to the NCaro 41
8:002nd & 4 at own 41Jordon Brown run for 2 yds to the NCaro 43
7:113rd & 2 at own 43Nathan Elliott pass complete to Anthony Ratliff-Williams for 12 yds to the Pitt 45 for a 1ST down
6:421st & 10 at opp 45Nathan Elliott pass incomplete to Brandon Fritts, broken up by Saleem Brightwell
6:252nd & 10 at opp 45Michael Carter run for 10 yds to the Pitt 35 for a 1ST down
6:041st & 10 at opp 35Nathan Elliott pass incomplete
5:552nd & 10 at opp 35Michael Carter run for 1 yd to the Pitt 34
5:063rd & 9 at opp 34Nathan Elliott pass complete to Dazz Newsome for 13 yds to the Pitt 21 for a 1ST down
4:551st & 10 at opp 21Nathan Elliott pass incomplete to Dazz Newsome, broken up by Bricen Garner
4:352nd & 10 at opp 21Roscoe Johnson run for a loss of 6 yards to the Pitt 27
4:003rd & 16 at opp 27Nathan Elliott sacked by Oluwaseun Idowu for a loss of 4 yards to the Pitt 31
3:274th & 20 at opp 31Freeman Jones 48 Yd Field GoalNorth Carolina 27, Pittsburgh 24
Pittsburgh Touchdown, 9 plays
3:274th & 20 at own 35Freeman Jones kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
3:201st & 10 at own 25Ben Dinucci run for 9 yds to the Pitt 34
2:302nd & 1 at own 34Chawntez Moss run for 3 yds to the Pitt 37 for a 1ST down
2:001st & 10 at own 37Ben Dinucci pass complete to Quadree Henderson for 10 yds to the Pitt 47 for a 1ST down
1:221st & 10 at own 47Darrin Hall run for 17 yds to the NCaro 36 for a 1ST down
0:451st & 10 at opp 36Ben Dinucci run for 5 yds to the NCaro 31
0:202nd & 5 at opp 31Ollison, Qadree rush for loss of 2 yards to the UNC33, PENALTY UNC face mask (Dalton, Jalen) 15 yards to the UNC16, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN PITTSBURGH.
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 16Ben Dinucci run for 1 yd to the NCaro 15
Q4 14:302nd & 9 at opp 15Darrin Hall run for 14 yds to the NCaro 1 for a 1ST down
Q4 14:001st & goal at opp 1Darrin Hall run for no gain to the NCaro 1
Q4 13:162nd & goal at opp 1Darrin Hall 1 Yd Run (Alex Kessman Kick)Pittsburgh 31, North Carolina 27
4th quarter5 drives, then North Carolina 34, Pittsburgh 31
North Carolina Missed FG, 7 plays
13:162nd & 10 at own 35Alex Kessman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
13:101st & 10 at own 25Elliott, Nathan pass incomplete to Fritts, Brandon, PENALTY PITTSBURGH pass interference (Briggs, Dennis) 15 yards to the UNC40, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN UNC.
12:551st & 10 at own 40Jordon Brown run for 7 yds to the NCaro 47
12:402nd & 3 at own 47Nathan Elliott pass complete to Anthony Ratliff-Williams for 11 yds to the Pitt 42 for a 1ST down
12:001st & 10 at opp 42Nathan Elliott pass complete to Dazz Newsome for 10 yds to the Pitt 32 for a 1ST down
11:301st & 10 at opp 32Jordon Brown run for 1 yd to the Pitt 31
11:002nd & 9 at opp 31Nathan Elliott pass complete to Beau Corrales for 5 yds to the Pitt 26
10:273rd & 4 at opp 26Nathan Elliott pass incomplete to Roscoe Johnson
10:224th & 4 at opp 26Freeman Jones 43 yd FG MISSED
Pittsburgh Punt, 3 plays
10:141st & 10 at own 26Darrin Hall run for a loss of 1 yard to the Pitt 25
9:352nd & 11 at own 25Ben Dinucci pass incomplete
9:003rd & 11 at own 25Ben Dinucci sacked by Jalen Dalton for a loss of 1 yard to the Pitt 24
8:334th & 12 at own 24Ryan Winslow punt for 41 yds , M.J. Stewart returns for 7 yds to the NCaro 42
North Carolina Touchdown, 8 plays
8:281st & 10 at own 42Nathan Elliott pass incomplete to Michael Carter
8:182nd & 10 at own 42Nathan Elliott pass complete to Jordan Cunningham for 17 yds to the Pitt 41 for a 1ST down
7:581st & 10 at opp 41Nathan Elliott pass incomplete to Dazz Newsome
7:512nd & 10 at opp 41Jordon Brown run for 14 yds to the Pitt 27 for a 1ST down
7:351st & 10 at opp 27Nathan Elliott run for 8 yds to the Pitt 19
7:012nd & 2 at opp 19Nathan Elliott pass complete to Brandon Fritts for 16 yds to the Pitt 3 for a 1ST down
6:351st & goal at opp 3Jordon Brown run for no gain to the Pitt 3
6:182nd & goal at opp 3Anthony Ratliff-Williams 3 Yd pass from Nathan Elliott (Freeman Jones Kick)North Carolina 34, Pittsburgh 31
Pittsburgh Punt, 7 plays
6:182nd & 10 at own 35Freeman Jones kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
6:001st & 10 at own 25Ben Dinucci run for 9 yds to the Pitt 34
5:302nd & 1 at own 34Darrin Hall run for a loss of 1 yard to the Pitt 33
5:003rd & 2 at own 33Ben Dinucci pass complete to Qadree Ollison for 7 yds to the Pitt 40 for a 1ST down
4:181st & 10 at own 40Ben Dinucci pass complete to Jester Weah for 10 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
3:451st & 10 at the 50Ben Dinucci sacked by Malik Carney for a loss of 9 yards to the Pitt 41
3:122nd & 19 at own 41Ben Dinucci pass incomplete
3:043rd & 19 at own 41Ben Dinucci pass incomplete to Rafael Araujo-Lopes
2:544th & 19 at own 41Ryan Winslow punt for 47 yds , M.J. Stewart returns for 1 yd to the NCaro 13
North Carolina End of game, 7 plays
2:451st & 10 at own 13Nathan Elliott pass complete to Jordon Brown for 24 yds to the NCaro 37 for a 1ST down
2:451st & 10 at own 37Timeout PITTSBURGH, clock 02:45
2:451st & 10 at own 37NORTH CAROLINA Penalty, False Start (R.J. Prince) to the NCaro 32
2:431st & 15 at own 32Jordon Brown run for a loss of 3 yards to the NCaro 29
2:412nd & 18 at own 29Timeout PITTSBURGH, clock 02:41
2:352nd & 18 at own 29Jordon Brown run for 23 yds to the Pitt 48 for a 1ST down
2:001st & 10 at opp 48Jordon Brown run for 6 yds to the Pitt 42
1:252nd & 4 at opp 42Jordon Brown run for 2 yds to the Pitt 40
1:093rd & 2 at opp 40Timeout PITTSBURGH, clock 01:09
1:003rd & 2 at opp 40Jordon Brown run for 10 yds to the Pitt 30 for a 1ST down
0:251st & 10 at opp 30TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the Pitt 32

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

North Carolina leads 13–⁠6 in 19 meetings, counting the seven since this game.

Recent meetings
2026North Carolina 21, Pittsburgh 17
2024Pittsburgh 34, North Carolina 24
2023North Carolina 41, Pittsburgh 24
2022North Carolina 42, Pittsburgh 24
2021Pittsburgh 30, North Carolina 23
2019Pittsburgh 34, North Carolina 27

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