Pittsburgh at North Carolina

Saturday, September 22, 2018

North Carolina beat Pittsburgh 38–⁠35. It was their 13th meeting; after it, North Carolina led the series 10–⁠3.

AwayPittsburgh7–⁠7 in 2018
35
HomeNorth Carolina2–⁠9 in 2018
38

Final at Kenan Stadium, Chapel HillTV: ACCNXAttendance 44,168

At kickoff
83°FWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Durham 11 W, 8 km from the stadium
Officials
Referee Riley Johnson; umpire Michael Wooten; head linesman Kavin McGrath; line judge Tim Graham; side judge Mike Safrit; field judge ConorClougherty; back judge Brian McGready; center judge Thomas McCreeshGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Pittsburgh7210735
North Carolina71417038

Standouts

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Player stats

Pittsburgh

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Kenny Pickett19/3317420
Dane Jackson0/1000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Darrin Hall684165
Qadree Ollison1272128
Kenny Pickett1337115
Mychale Salahuddin334023
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Taysir Mack276042
Maurice Ffrench765116
George Aston42318
Shocky Jacques-Louis1909
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Quintin Wirginis9100
Oluwaseun Idowu8200
Damar Hamlin8100
Elijah Zeise4000
Patrick Jones II1110

North Carolina

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Nathan Elliott22/3131320
- 8p1/11200
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Antonio Williams16114237
Jordon Brown92919
Michael Carter628016
Anthony Ratliff-Williams219012
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Dazz Newsome6110047
Anthony Ratliff-Williams484037
Michael Carter436131
Dyami Brown232119
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Cole Holcomb12210
Tomon Fox7210
Greg Ross6000
Myles Wolfolk6000
Jalen Dalton2110

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

Team stats

PittsburghNorth Carolina
402Total yards486
174Passing yards313
228Rushing yards173
5.3Yards per pass10.1
6.3Yards per rush4.3
20First downs23
8–⁠16Third downs7–⁠15
2–⁠2Fourth downs1–⁠1
1Turnovers1
5–⁠45Penalties5–⁠45
30:36Possession29:24
1Sacks (by defense)3

Efficiency

PittsburghNorth Carolina
45%Success rate44%
0.33EPA per play0.22
1.37Explosiveness1.36
0.58Rushing EPA0.04
0.09Passing EPA0.47
29%Passing-down success37%
0.19First-down EPA0.12
0.04Second-down EPA0.04
0.82Third-down EPA0.42
14%Havoc by its defense10%

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 55% to win. North Carolina won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

Pittsburgh −3, over/under 49.

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 58%, North Carolina 42%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

North Carolina end zonePittsburgh end zoneQ1 PittsburghPunt, 8 playsQ1 North CarolinaTouchdown, 7 playsQ1 PittsburghTouchdown, 11 playsQ1 North CarolinaTouchdown, 8 playsQ2 PittsburghPunt, 3 playsQ2 North CarolinaFumble, 4 playsQ2 PittsburghTouchdown, 8 playsQ2 North CarolinaTouchdown, 6 playsQ2 PittsburghTouchdown, 6 playsQ2 North CarolinaPunt, 3 playsQ2 PittsburghTouchdown, 6 playsQ2 North CarolinaPunt, 3 playsQ2 PittsburghEnd of half, 1 playQ3 North CarolinaPunt, 3 playsQ3 PittsburghPunt, 6 playsQ3 North CarolinaTouchdown, 7 playsQ3 PittsburghPunt, 3 playsQ3 North CarolinaTouchdown, 5 playsQ3 PittsburghFumbleQ3 North CarolinaField goal, 7 playsQ3 PittsburghPunt, 3 playsQ4 North CarolinaPunt, 4 playsQ4 PittsburghPunt, 6 playsQ4 North CarolinaMissed FG, 9 playsQ4 PittsburghTouchdown, 8 playsQ4 North CarolinaEnd of game, 7 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. North Carolina drives left to right, Pittsburgh right to left.
  1. Q1 PittsburghPunt, 8 plays, 13 yards
  2. Q1 North CarolinaTouchdown, 7 plays, 70 yards
  3. Q1 PittsburghTouchdown, 11 plays, 75 yards
  4. Q1 North CarolinaTouchdown, 8 plays, 75 yards
  5. Q2 PittsburghPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  6. Q2 North CarolinaFumble, 4 plays, 34 yards
  7. Q2 PittsburghTouchdown, 8 plays, 64 yards
  8. Q2 North CarolinaTouchdown, 6 plays, 75 yards
  9. Q2 PittsburghTouchdown, 6 plays, 85 yards
  10. Q2 North CarolinaPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  11. Q2 PittsburghTouchdown, 6 plays, 56 yards
  12. Q2 North CarolinaPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  13. Q2 PittsburghEnd of half, 1 play, −1 yard
  14. Q3 North CarolinaPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  15. Q3 PittsburghPunt, 6 plays, 14 yards
  16. Q3 North CarolinaTouchdown, 7 plays, 56 yards
  17. Q3 PittsburghPunt, 3 plays, −12 yards
  18. Q3 North CarolinaTouchdown, 5 plays, 37 yards
  19. Q3 PittsburghFumble, 0 yards
  20. Q3 North CarolinaField goal, 7 plays, 24 yards
  21. Q3 PittsburghPunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
  22. Q4 North CarolinaPunt, 4 plays, 45 yards
  23. Q4 PittsburghPunt, 6 plays, 20 yards
  24. Q4 North CarolinaMissed FG, 9 plays, 64 yards
  25. Q4 PittsburghTouchdown, 8 plays, 79 yards
  26. Q4 North CarolinaEnd of game, 7 plays, 27 yards

Play by play

1st quarter4 drives, then Tied at 7
Pittsburgh Punt, 8 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Freeman Jones kickoff for 65 yds , Maurice Ffrench return for 25 yds to the Pitt 25
15:001st & 10 at own 25Kenny Pickett pass complete to Rafael Araujo-Lopes for 3 yds to the Pitt 28
15:002nd & 7 at own 28Kenny Pickett pass complete to George Aston for 8 yds to the Pitt 36 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 36Qadree Ollison run for 1 yd to the Pitt 37
15:002nd & 9 at own 37Kenny Pickett pass complete to Qadree Ollison for 8 yds to the Pitt 45
15:003rd & 1 at own 45Kenny Pickett run for 2 yds to the Pitt 47 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 47Kenny Pickett pass complete to George Aston for 8 yds to the NCaro 45
15:002nd & 2 at opp 45Kenny Pickett sacked by Tomon Fox for a loss of 14 yards to the Pitt 41
15:003rd & 16 at own 41Kenny Pickett pass complete to Darrin Hall for a loss of 3 yards to the Pitt 38
15:004th & 19 at own 38Kirk Christodoulou punt for 32 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the NCaro 30
North Carolina Touchdown, 7 plays
9:511st & 10 at own 30Nathan Elliott pass complete to Anthony Ratliff-Williams for 13 yds to the NCaro 43 for a 1ST down
9:511st & 10 at own 43Antonio Williams run for 1 yd to the NCaro 44
9:512nd & 9 at own 44Nathan Elliott pass complete to Michael Carter for 10 yds to the Pitt 46 for a 1ST down
9:511st & 10 at opp 46Nathan Elliott pass incomplete
9:512nd & 10 at opp 46Jordon Brown run for 6 yds to the Pitt 40
9:513rd & 4 at opp 40Nathan Elliott pass complete to Antonio Williams for 3 yds to the Pitt 37
7:024th & 1 at opp 37Antonio Williams run for 37 yds for a TD (Freeman Jones KICK)North Carolina 7, Pittsburgh 0
Pittsburgh Touchdown, 11 plays
7:021st & 0 at own 35Freeman Jones kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:021st & 10 at own 25Qadree Ollison run for 28 yds to the NCaro 47 for a 1ST down
7:021st & 10 at opp 47Kenny Pickett pass incomplete
7:022nd & 10 at opp 47Kenny Pickett pass incomplete
7:023rd & 10 at opp 47Kenny Pickett run for 8 yds to the NCaro 39
7:024th & 2 at opp 39Kenny Pickett run for 9 yds to the NCaro 30 for a 1ST down
7:021st & 10 at opp 30Darrin Hall run for 3 yds to the NCaro 27
7:022nd & 7 at opp 27Kenny Pickett pass incomplete to George Aston
7:023rd & 7 at opp 27Kenny Pickett pass complete to Maurice Ffrench for 6 yds to the NCaro 21
7:024th & 1 at opp 21Kenny Pickett run for 1 yd to the NCaro 20 for a 1ST down
7:021st & 10 at opp 20Qadree Ollison run for 13 yds to the NCaro 7 for a 1ST down
2:311st & goal at opp 7Kenny Pickett run for 7 yds for a TD (Alex Kessman KICK)Tied at 7
North Carolina Touchdown, 8 plays
2:311st & 0 at own 35Alex Kessman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
2:311st & 10 at own 25Nathan Elliott pass complete to Dazz Newsome for 18 yds to the NCaro 43 for a 1ST down
2:311st & 10 at own 43Nathan Elliott pass complete to Dazz Newsome for 5 yds to the NCaro 48
2:312nd & 5 at own 48Michael Carter run for no gain to the NCaro 48
2:313rd & 5 at own 48Nathan Elliott pass complete to Anthony Ratliff-Williams for 37 yds to the Pitt 15 for a 1ST down
2:311st & 10 at opp 15Nathan Elliott pass incomplete
2:312nd & 10 at opp 15Jordon Brown run for 9 yds to the Pitt 6
Q2 15:003rd & 1 at opp 6Antonio Williams run for 5 yds to the Pitt 1 for a 1ST down
Q2 14:361st & goal at opp 1Antonio Williams run for 1 yd for a TD (Freeman Jones KICK)North Carolina 14, Pittsburgh 7
2nd quarter9 drives, then Pittsburgh 28, North Carolina 21
Pittsburgh Punt, 3 plays
14:361st & 0 at own 35Freeman Jones kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:361st & 10 at own 25Kenny Pickett pass incomplete
14:362nd & 10 at own 25Darrin Hall run for 5 yds to the Pitt 30
14:363rd & 5 at own 30Kenny Pickett pass incomplete
14:364th & 5 at own 30Kirk Christodoulou punt for 40 yds, fair catch by Dazz Newsome at the NCaro 30
North Carolina Fumble, 4 plays
13:331st & 10 at own 30Nathan Elliott pass complete to Dyami Brown for 13 yds to the NCaro 43 for a 1ST down
13:331st & 10 at own 43Jordon Brown run for 1 yd to the NCaro 44
13:332nd & 9 at own 44Anthony Ratliff-Williams run for 7 yds to the Pitt 49
13:333rd & 2 at opp 49Nathan Elliott pass complete to Anthony Ratliff-Williams for 9 yds Anthony Ratliff-Williams fumbled, forced by Dane Jackson, recovered by Pitt Cam Bright
Pittsburgh Touchdown, 8 plays
11:421st & 10 at own 36Mychale Salahuddin run for 23 yds to the NCaro 41 for a 1ST down
11:421st & 10 at opp 41Qadree Ollison run for 4 yds to the NCaro 37
11:422nd & 6 at opp 37Kenny Pickett pass complete to Maurice Ffrench for 9 yds to the NCaro 28 for a 1ST down
11:421st & 10 at opp 28Qadree Ollison run for 1 yd to the NCaro 27
11:422nd & 9 at opp 27Kenny Pickett pass incomplete to Rafael Araujo-Lopes
8:553rd & 9 at opp 27Timeout PITTSBURGH, clock 08:55
8:553rd & 9 at opp 27Kenny Pickett pass complete to Maurice Ffrench for 14 yds to the NCaro 13 for a 1ST down
8:551st & 10 at opp 13Kenny Pickett pass complete to Maurice Ffrench for 11 yds to the NCaro 2 for a 1ST down
7:561st & goal at opp 2Qadree Ollison run for 2 yds for a TD (Alex Kessman KICK)Tied at 14
North Carolina Touchdown, 6 plays
7:561st & 0 at own 35Alex Kessman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:561st & 10 at own 25Nathan Elliott pass incomplete to Dazz Newsome
7:562nd & 10 at own 25Antonio Williams run for a loss of 3 yards to the NCaro 22
7:563rd & 13 at own 22Nathan Elliott pass complete to Dazz Newsome for 16 yds to the NCaro 38 for a 1ST down
7:561st & 10 at own 38Antonio Williams run for 14 yds to the Pitt 48 for a 1ST down
7:561st & 10 at opp 48Michael Carter run for 2 yds to the Pitt 46
7:562nd & 8 at opp 46PITTSBURGH Penalty, personal foul (Amir Watts) to the Pitt 31 for a 1ST down
5:561st & 10 at opp 31Nathan Elliott pass complete to Michael Carter for 31 yds for a TD (Freeman Jones KICK)North Carolina 21, Pittsburgh 14
Pittsburgh Touchdown, 6 plays
5:561st & 0 at own 35Freeman Jones kickoff for 65 yds , Maurice Ffrench return for 25 yds to the UNC 40 PITTSBURGH Penalty, Offensive holding (Jazzee Stocker) to the Pitt 15
5:501st & 10 at own 15Kenny Pickett pass incomplete to George Aston
5:502nd & 10 at own 15Mychale Salahuddin run for 9 yds to the Pitt 24
5:503rd & 1 at own 24Qadree Ollison run for 2 yds to the Pitt 26 for a 1ST down
5:501st & 10 at own 26Darrin Hall run for 3 yds to the Pitt 29
5:502nd & 7 at own 29Kenny Pickett pass complete to George Aston for 6 yds to the Pitt 35
3:073rd & 1 at own 35Darrin Hall run for 65 yds for a TD (Alex Kessman KICK)Tied at 21
North Carolina Punt, 3 plays
3:071st & 0 at own 35Alex Kessman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
3:071st & 10 at own 25Jordon Brown run for no gain to the NCaro 25
3:072nd & 10 at own 25Jordon Brown run for 1 yd to the NCaro 26
3:073rd & 9 at own 26Nathan Elliott pass complete to Jordon Brown for 1 yd to the NCaro 27
1:484th & 8 at own 27Timeout PITTSBURGH, clock 01:48
1:484th & 8 at own 27Hunter Lent punt for 41 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Pitt 44 , Rafael Araujo-Lopes returns for 12 yds to the Pitt 44
Pittsburgh Touchdown, 6 plays
1:351st & 10 at own 44Maurice Ffrench run for 2 yds to the Pitt 46
1:352nd & 8 at own 46Kenny Pickett pass complete to Rafael Araujo-Lopes for 5 yds to the NCaro 49
1:353rd & 3 at opp 49Kenny Pickett pass complete to Maurice Ffrench for 5 yds to the NCaro 44 for a 1ST down
1:351st & 10 at opp 44Kenny Pickett pass complete to Taysir Mack for 42 yds to the NCaro 2 for a 1ST down NORTH CAROLINA Penalty, Defensive pass interference ( Yards) declined for a 1ST down
1:351st & goal at opp 2Kenny Pickett run for 1 yd to the NCaro 1
0:402nd & 0 at opp 1Timeout PITTSBURGH, clock 00:40
0:352nd & goal at opp 1Kenny Pickett pass complete to George Aston for 1 yd for a TD (Alex Kessman KICK)Pittsburgh 28, North Carolina 21
North Carolina Punt, 3 plays
0:351st & 0 at own 35Alex Kessman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:351st & 10 at own 25Nathan Elliott pass complete to Michael Carter for a loss of 4 yards to the NCaro 21
0:272nd & 14 at own 21Timeout NORTH CAROLINA, clock 00:27
0:272nd & 14 at own 21Nathan Elliott pass incomplete to Anthony Ratliff-Williams, broken up by Jazzee Stocker
0:273rd & 14 at own 21Nathan Elliott pass complete to Thomas Jackson for 7 yds to the NCaro 28
0:274th & 7 at own 28Hunter Lent punt for 45 yds , Rafael Araujo-Lopes returns for 9 yds to the Pitt 36
Pittsburgh End of half, 1 play
0:071st & 10 at own 36TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the Pitt 35
3rd quarter7 drives, then North Carolina 38, Pittsburgh 28
North Carolina Punt, 3 plays
15:002nd & 11 at own 35Alex Kessman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Antonio Williams run for 8 yds to the NCaro 33
15:002nd & 2 at own 33Antonio Williams run for 1 yd to the NCaro 34
15:003rd & 1 at own 34Nathan Elliott run for a loss of 2 yards to the NCaro 32
15:004th & 3 at own 32Hunter Lent punt for 50 yds PITTSBURGH Penalty, Offensive holding (Rashad Weaver) to the Pitt 8
Pittsburgh Punt, 6 plays
13:071st & 10 at own 8Qadree Ollison run for no gain to the Pitt 8
13:072nd & 10 at own 8Kenny Pickett run for 9 yds to the Pitt 17
13:073rd & 1 at own 17Darrin Hall run for 3 yds to the Pitt 20 for a 1ST down
13:071st & 10 at own 20Kenny Pickett pass incomplete to Darrin Hall
13:072nd & 10 at own 20Mychale Salahuddin run for 2 yds to the Pitt 22
13:073rd & 8 at own 22Kenny Pickett pass incomplete to Maurice Ffrench
13:074th & 8 at own 22Kirk Christodoulou punt for 34 yds , Dazz Newsome returns for no gain to the NCaro 44
North Carolina Touchdown, 7 plays
9:531st & 10 at own 44Nathan Elliott pass complete to Michael Carter for a loss of 1 yard to the NCaro 43
9:532nd & 11 at own 43Jordon Brown run for 5 yds to the NCaro 48
9:533rd & 6 at own 48PITTSBURGH Penalty, offside defense (Dewayne Hendrix) to the Pitt 47
9:533rd & 1 at opp 47Antonio Williams run for 3 yds to the Pitt 44 for a 1ST down
9:531st & 10 at opp 44Nathan Elliott pass complete to Dazz Newsome for 9 yds to the Pitt 35
9:532nd & 1 at opp 35Nathan Elliott pass complete to Dazz Newsome for 15 yds to the Pitt 20 for a 1ST down
9:531st & 10 at opp 20Nathan Elliott pass complete to Garrett Walston for 19 yds to the Pitt 1 for a 1ST down
7:171st & goal at opp 1Jordon Brown run for 1 yd for a TD (Freeman Jones KICK)Tied at 28
Pittsburgh Punt, 3 plays
7:171st & 0 at own 35Freeman Jones kickoff for 62 yds , Maurice Ffrench return for 18 yds to the Pitt 21
7:131st & 10 at own 21Qadree Ollison run for 1 yd to the Pitt 22
7:132nd & 9 at own 22Kenny Pickett pass incomplete to Rafael Araujo-Lopes
7:133rd & 9 at own 22Kenny Pickett sacked by Cole Holcomb for a loss of 13 yards to the Pitt 9
7:134th & 22 at own 9Kirk Christodoulou punt for 30 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Pitt 37 , Dazz Newsome returns for 2 yds to the Pitt 37
North Carolina Touchdown, 5 plays
5:481st & 10 at opp 37TEAM run for a loss of 7 yards to the Pitt 44 TEAM fumbled, recovered by NCaro Antonio Williams
5:482nd & 17 at opp 44Nathan Elliott pass incomplete to Dyami Brown
5:483rd & 17 at opp 44Nathan Elliott pass complete to Anthony Ratliff-Williams for 21 yds to the Pitt 23 for a 1ST down
5:481st & 10 at opp 23Antonio Williams run for 4 yds to the Pitt 19
4:122nd & 6 at opp 19Nathan Elliott pass complete to Dyami Brown for 19 yds for a TD (Freeman Jones KICK)North Carolina 35, Pittsburgh 28
4:121st & 0 at own 35Freeman Jones kickoff for 65 yds , Maurice Ffrench return for 28 yds to the Pitt 43 Maurice Ffrench fumbled, forced by Tre Shaw, recovered by NCaro Freeman Jones , return for no gain to the Pitt 35 NORTH CAROLINA Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Freeman Jones) to the Pitt 43
North Carolina Field goal, 7 plays
4:041st & 10 at opp 43Jordon Brown run for 8 yds to the Pitt 35
4:042nd & 2 at opp 35Jordon Brown run for a loss of 2 yards to the Pitt 37
4:043rd & 4 at opp 37Nathan Elliott pass complete to Thomas Jackson for 14 yds to the Pitt 23 for a 1ST down
4:041st & 10 at opp 23Nathan Elliott pass incomplete to Anthony Ratliff-Williams
4:042nd & 10 at opp 23Antonio Williams run for 4 yds to the Pitt 19
4:043rd & 6 at opp 19Nathan Elliott pass incomplete
1:364th & 6 at opp 19Freeman Jones 37 yd FG GOODNorth Carolina 38, Pittsburgh 28
Pittsburgh Punt, 3 plays
1:361st & 0 at own 35Freeman Jones kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:361st & 10 at own 25PITTSBURGH Penalty, illegal shift (-5 Yards) to the Pitt 20
1:361st & 15 at own 20Darrin Hall run for 5 yds to the Pitt 25
1:362nd & 10 at own 25Kenny Pickett pass complete to Kenny Pickett for a loss of 12 yards to the Pitt 13
Q4 15:003rd & 22 at own 13Kenny Pickett run for 11 yds to the Pitt 24
Q4 15:004th & 11 at own 24Kirk Christodoulou punt for 33 yds, fair catch by Dazz Newsome at the UNC 43 NORTH CAROLINA Penalty, Offensive holding (Johnathon Sutton) to the NCaro 33
4th quarter5 drives, then North Carolina 38, Pittsburgh 35
North Carolina Punt, 4 plays
14:081st & 10 at own 33Michael Carter run for 11 yds to the NCaro 44 for a 1ST down
14:081st & 10 at own 44Michael Carter run for 1 yd to the NCaro 45
14:082nd & 9 at own 45Nathan Elliott pass incomplete to Dyami Brown
13:203rd & 9 at own 45Timeout PITTSBURGH, clock 13:20
13:203rd & 9 at own 45Nathan Elliott pass incomplete to Anthony Ratliff-Williams
13:204th & 9 at own 45Hunter Lent punt for 46 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Pitt 15 , Rafael Araujo-Lopes returns for 6 yds to the Pitt 15
Pittsburgh Punt, 6 plays
13:071st & 10 at own 15Kenny Pickett pass complete to Maurice Ffrench for 4 yds to the Pitt 19
13:072nd & 6 at own 19Qadree Ollison run for 2 yds to the Pitt 21
13:073rd & 4 at own 21Kenny Pickett run for 15 yds to the Pitt 36 for a 1ST down
13:071st & 10 at own 36Qadree Ollison run for 8 yds to the Pitt 44
13:072nd & 2 at own 44Kenny Pickett sacked by Jalen Dalton for a loss of 9 yards to the Pitt 35
13:073rd & 11 at own 35Kenny Pickett pass incomplete to Taysir Mack, broken up by Cole Holcomb PITTSBURGH Penalty, illegal shift ( Yards) declined
13:074th & 11 at own 35Kirk Christodoulou punt for 46 yds , Dazz Newsome returns for a loss of 4 yards to the NCaro 15
North Carolina Missed FG, 9 plays
10:021st & 10 at own 15Antonio Williams run for 18 yds to the NCaro 33 for a 1ST down
10:021st & 10 at own 33Nathan Elliott run for 1 yd to the NCaro 34
10:022nd & 9 at own 34Nathan Elliott pass complete to Jake Bargas for 7 yds to the NCaro 41 NORTH CAROLINA Penalty, Offensive holding (Anthony Ratliff-Williams) to the NCaro 31
10:022nd & 12 at own 31Michael Carter run for 16 yds to the NCaro 47 for a 1ST down
10:021st & 10 at own 47Nathan Elliott pass complete to Dazz Newsome for 47 yds to the Pitt 6 for a 1ST down
10:021st & goal at opp 6Michael Carter run for a loss of 2 yards to the Pitt 8
10:022nd & goal at opp 8Carter, M rush up middle for 1 yard to the UP7 (Wheeler, R.;Idowu, O.), PENALTY NC illegal formation 5 yards to the UP13, NO PLAY.
10:022nd & goal at opp 13Antonio Williams run for 2 yds to the Pitt 11
10:023rd & goal at opp 11Nathan Elliott sacked by Patrick Jones II for a loss of 10 yards to the Pitt 21
5:074th & goal at opp 21Freeman Jones 38 yd FG MISSED
Pittsburgh Touchdown, 8 plays
5:071st & 10 at own 21Kenny Pickett pass incomplete to Rafael Araujo-Lopes
5:072nd & 10 at own 21Kenny Pickett pass complete to Taysir Mack for 34 yds to the NCaro 45 for a 1ST down
5:071st & 10 at opp 45Kenny Pickett pass complete to Shocky Jacques-Louis for 9 yds to the NCaro 36
5:072nd & 1 at opp 36Kenny Pickett pass incomplete to Taysir Mack
5:073rd & 1 at opp 36Qadree Ollison run for 10 yds to the NCaro 26 for a 1ST down
5:071st & 10 at opp 26Kenny Pickett run for 10 yds to the NCaro 16 for a 1ST down
5:071st & 10 at opp 16Kenny Pickett pass incomplete
3:122nd & 10 at opp 16Kenny Pickett pass complete to Maurice Ffrench for 16 yds for a TD (Alex Kessman KICK)North Carolina 38, Pittsburgh 35
North Carolina End of game, 7 plays
3:121st & 0 at own 35Alex Kessman kickoff for 64 yds PITTSBURGH Penalty, ball on NC35, PENALTY offside ( Yards) declined
3:121st & 10 at own 35Antonio Williams run for 2 yds to the NCaro 37
3:122nd & 8 at own 37Nathan Elliott run for 3 yds to the NCaro 40
2:213rd & 5 at own 40Timeout PITTSBURGH, clock 02:21
2:213rd & 5 at own 40Anthony Ratliff-Williams run for 12 yds to the Pitt 48 for a 1ST down
1:361st & 10 at opp 48Timeout NORTH CAROLINA, clock 01:36
1:361st & 10 at opp 48Antonio Williams run for 2 yds to the Pitt 46
1:312nd & 8 at opp 46Timeout PITTSBURGH, clock 01:31
1:312nd & 8 at opp 46Antonio Williams run for 15 yds to the Pitt 31 for a 1ST down
1:311st & 10 at opp 31TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the Pitt 32
1:312nd & 11 at opp 32NORTH CAROLINA Penalty, substitution infraction (-5 Yards) to the Pitt 37
1:312nd & 16 at opp 37TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the Pitt 38

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 six 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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