North Carolina at Virginia

Saturday, October 31, 2020

Virginia beat No. 15 North Carolina 44–⁠41. It was their 125th meeting; after it, North Carolina led the series 62–⁠49–⁠4 in the games on file.

Away15North Carolina8–⁠4 in 2020
41
HomeVirginia5–⁠5 in 2020
44

Final at Scott Stadium, CharlottesvilleTV: ACCNAttendance 1,000

At kickoff
46°F, wind 3 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Charlottesville 2 SSE, 6 km from the stadium
Officials
Referee Stuart Mullins; umpire Danny Worrell; head linesman Troy Gray; line judge Richard Misner; side judge Jeffrey Shears; field judge Wayne Rundell; back judge Keith Parham; center judge Adam SavoieGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
North Carolina101071441
Virginia131414344

Standouts

Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.

Player stats

North Carolina

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Sam Howell23/2844340
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Michael Carter964038
Javonte Williams135419
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Dyami Brown11240354
Khafre Brown176176
Dazz Newsome358030
Emery Simmons348022
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Cam’Ron Kelly12000
Tomari Fox10110
Chazz Surratt10000
Jeremiah Gemmel90.501
Raymond Vohasek70.50.50
Don Chapman6210
Tomon Fox410.50

Virginia

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Brennan Armstrong12/2220831
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Shane Simpson870029
Brennan Armstrong2066123
Keytaon Thompson1043114
Wayne Taulapapa102919
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Shane Simpson171171
Billy Kemp437017
Terrell Jana336021
Tony Poljan233117
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Nick Jackson11110
Charles Snowden10440
D’Angelo Amos8100
Noah Taylor6000

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

Team stats

North CarolinaVirginia
536Total yards418
443Passing yards208
93Rushing yards210
15.8Yards per pass9.5
2.8Yards per rush4.1
24First downs28
6–⁠10Third downs3–⁠11
1–⁠1Fourth downs4–⁠4
2Turnovers1
6–⁠69Penalties5–⁠38
25:26Possession34:34
3Sacks (by defense)5

Efficiency

North CarolinaVirginia
51%Success rate51%
0.45EPA per play0.32
1.57Explosiveness1.34
0.03Rushing EPA0.28
0.81Passing EPA0.40
37%Passing-down success46%
0.58First-down EPA0.01
−0.02Second-down EPA0.70
0.92Third-down EPA−0.05
10%Havoc by its defense20%

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)

North Carolina 58% to win. Virginia pulled the upset.

The line

North Carolina −7.5, over/under 61.

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 North Carolina 70%, Virginia 30%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Virginia end zoneNorth Carolina end zoneQ1 North CarolinaTouchdown, 4 playsQ1 VirginiaTouchdown, 10 playsQ1 North CarolinaField goal, 7 playsQ1 VirginiaTouchdown, 2 playsQ1 North CarolinaField goal, 16 playsQ2 VirginiaPunt, 3 playsQ2 North CarolinaTouchdown, 1 playQ2 VirginiaTouchdown, 8 playsQ2 North CarolinaMissed FG, 6 playsQ2 VirginiaPunt, 8 playsQ2 VirginiaTouchdown, 3 playsQ2 North CarolinaEnd of half, 5 playsQ3 VirginiaTouchdown, 11 playsQ3 North CarolinaFumble, 4 playsQ3 VirginiaTouchdown, 5 playsQ3 North CarolinaTouchdown, 11 playsQ3 VirginiaInterception, 2 playsQ4 North CarolinaTouchdown, 6 playsQ4 VirginiaField goal, 15 playsQ4 North CarolinaTouchdown, 4 playsQ4 VirginiaEnd of game, 7 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Virginia drives left to right, North Carolina right to left.
  1. Q1 North CarolinaTouchdown, 4 plays, 75 yards
  2. Q1 VirginiaTouchdown, 10 plays, 75 yards
  3. Q1 North CarolinaField goal, 7 plays, 42 yards
  4. Q1 VirginiaTouchdown, 2 plays, 75 yards
  5. Q1 North CarolinaField goal, 16 plays, 62 yards
  6. Q2 VirginiaPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  7. Q2 North CarolinaTouchdown, 1 play, 76 yards
  8. Q2 VirginiaTouchdown, 8 plays, 75 yards
  9. Q2 North CarolinaMissed FG, 6 plays, 31 yards
  10. Q2 VirginiaPunt, 8 plays, 11 yards
  11. Q2 VirginiaTouchdown, 3 plays, 20 yards
  12. Q2 North CarolinaEnd of half, 5 plays, 52 yards
  13. Q3 VirginiaTouchdown, 11 plays, 75 yards
  14. Q3 North CarolinaFumble, 4 plays, 8 yards
  15. Q3 VirginiaTouchdown, 5 plays, 30 yards
  16. Q3 North CarolinaTouchdown, 11 plays, 75 yards
  17. Q3 VirginiaInterception, 2 plays, 29 yards
  18. Q4 North CarolinaTouchdown, 6 plays, 48 yards
  19. Q4 VirginiaField goal, 15 plays, 58 yards
  20. Q4 North CarolinaTouchdown, 4 plays, 75 yards
  21. Q4 VirginiaEnd of game, 7 plays, 9 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then Virginia 13, North Carolina 10
North Carolina Touchdown, 4 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Justin Duenkel kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Michael Carter run for 2 yds to the NCaro 27
15:002nd & 8 at own 27Michael Carter run for 4 yds to the NCaro 31
15:003rd & 4 at own 31Sam Howell pass complete to Garrett Walston for 15 yds to the NCaro 46 for a 1ST down
13:351st & 10 at own 46Sam Howell pass complete to Dyami Brown for 54 yds for a TD (Grayson Atkins KICK)North Carolina 7, Virginia 0
Virginia Touchdown, 10 plays
13:351st & 0 at own 35Jonathan Kim kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
13:351st & 10 at own 25Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Billy Kemp IV for 17 yds to the Virg 42 for a 1ST down
13:351st & 10 at own 42Brennan Armstrong run for 4 yds to the Virg 46
13:352nd & 6 at own 46Brennan Armstrong run for 3 yds to the Virg 49
13:353rd & 3 at own 49Keytaon Thompson run for 2 yds to the NCaro 49
13:354th & 1 at opp 49Wayne Taulapapa run for 1 yd to the NCaro 48 for a 1ST down
13:351st & 10 at opp 48Keytaon Thompson run for 14 yds to the NCaro 34 for a 1ST down
13:351st & 10 at opp 34Brennan Armstrong run for 6 yds to the NCaro 28
13:352nd & 4 at opp 28Brennan Armstrong pass incomplete to Ra’Shaun Henry
13:353rd & 4 at opp 28Wayne Taulapapa run for 5 yds to the NCaro 23 for a 1ST down
9:051st & 10 at opp 23Brennan Armstrong run for 23 yds for a TD (Brian Delaney PAT MISSED)North Carolina 7, Virginia 6
North Carolina Field goal, 7 plays
9:051st & 0 at own 35Justin Duenkel kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
9:051st & 10 at own 25Sam Howell pass complete to Michael Carter for a loss of 7 yards to the NCaro 18
9:052nd & 17 at own 18Sam Howell pass complete to Dyami Brown for 19 yds to the NCaro 37 for a 1ST down
9:051st & 10 at own 37Michael Carter run for 38 yds to the Virg 25 for a 1ST down
9:051st & 10 at opp 25Javonte Williams run for 4 yds to the Virg 21
9:052nd & 6 at opp 21Sam Howell sacked by Charles Snowden for a loss of 5 yards to the Virg 26
6:193rd & 11 at opp 26Timeout NORTH CAROLINA, clock 06:19
6:193rd & 11 at opp 26Sam Howell sacked by Charles Snowden for a loss of 7 yards to the Virg 33
5:284th & 18 at opp 33Grayson Atkins 51 yd FG GOODNorth Carolina 10, Virginia 6
Virginia Touchdown, 2 plays
5:281st & 0 at own 35Jonathan Kim kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
5:281st & 10 at own 25Billy Kemp IV run for 4 yds to the Virg 29
4:512nd & 6 at own 29Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Shane Simpson for 71 yds for a TD (Brian Delaney KICK)Virginia 13, North Carolina 10
North Carolina Field goal, 16 plays
4:511st & 0 at own 35Justin Duenkel kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:511st & 10 at own 25Sam Howell sacked by Charles Snowden for a loss of 5 yards to the NCaro 20
4:512nd & 15 at own 20Sam Howell pass incomplete to Garrett Walston
4:513rd & 15 at own 20Sam Howell pass incomplete to Kyler McMichael, PENALTY VA pass interference (De’Vante Cross) 15 yards to the NC35, 1ST DOWN NC, NO PLAY.
4:511st & 10 at own 35Javonte Williams run for 6 yds to the NCaro 41
4:512nd & 4 at own 41Javonte Williams run for 3 yds to the NCaro 44
4:513rd & 1 at own 44Javonte Williams run for 9 yds to the Virg 47 for a 1ST down
4:511st & 10 at opp 47Sam Howell pass complete to Dyami Brown for 7 yds to the Virg 40
4:512nd & 3 at opp 40Michael Carter run for 15 yds to the Virg 25 for a 1ST down
4:511st & 10 at opp 25Michael Carter run for 1 yd to the Virg 24
4:512nd & 9 at opp 24Javonte Williams run for 8 yds to the Virg 16
4:513rd & 1 at opp 16Javonte Williams run for no gain to the Virg 16
4:514th & 1 at opp 16Javonte Williams run for 4 yds to the Virg 12 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 12Michael Carter run for 2 yds to the Virg 10
Q2 15:002nd & 8 at opp 10Sam Howell run for 3 yds to the Virg 7 NORTH CAROLINA Penalty, Offensive holding (-10 Yards) to the Virg 17
Q2 15:002nd & 15 at opp 17Javonte Williams run for 1 yd to the Virg 16
Q2 15:003rd & 14 at opp 16Sam Howell pass complete to Michael Carter for 3 yds to the Virg 13
Q2 12:334th & 11 at opp 13Grayson Atkins 30 yd FG GOODTied at 13
2nd quarter7 drives, then Virginia 27, North Carolina 20
Virginia Punt, 3 plays
12:331st & 0 at own 35Jonathan Kim kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
12:331st & 10 at own 25Brennan Armstrong pass incomplete to Ra’Shaun Henry
12:332nd & 10 at own 25Wayne Taulapapa run for 9 yds to the Virg 34
12:333rd & 1 at own 34Brennan Armstrong run for a loss of 4 yards to the Virg 30
12:334th & 5 at own 30VIRGINIA Penalty, delay of game (-5 Yards) to the Virg 25
12:334th & 10 at own 25Nash Griffin punt for 51 yds
North Carolina Touchdown, 1 play
10:421st & 10 at own 24Sam Howell pass complete to Khafre Brown for 76 yds for a TD (Grayson Atkins KICK)North Carolina 20, Virginia 13
Virginia Touchdown, 8 plays
10:421st & 0 at own 35Jonathan Kim kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
10:421st & 10 at own 25Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Billy Kemp IV for 8 yds to the Virg 33
10:422nd & 2 at own 33Shane Simpson run for 11 yds to the Virg 44 for a 1ST down
10:421st & 10 at own 44Brennan Armstrong run for 11 yds to the NCaro 45 for a 1ST down
10:421st & 10 at opp 45Keytaon Thompson pass incomplete to Shane Simpson, PENALTY NC pass interference (Tomon Fox) 15 yards to the NC30, 1ST DOWN VA, NO PLAY.
10:421st & 10 at opp 30Brennan Armstrong run for 1 yd to the NCaro 29
10:422nd & 9 at opp 29Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Terrell Jana for 11 yds to the NCaro 18 for a 1ST down NORTH CAROLINA Penalty, Defensive holding ( Yards) declined for a 1ST down
10:421st & 10 at opp 18Brennan Armstrong pass incomplete to Terrell Jana
10:422nd & 10 at opp 18Brennan Armstrong pass incomplete, broken up by Don Chapman
7:453rd & 10 at opp 18Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Ra’Shaun Henry for 18 yds for a TD (Brian Delaney KICK)Tied at 20
North Carolina Missed FG, 6 plays
7:451st & 0 at own 35Justin Duenkel kickoff for 63 yds
7:451st & 10 at own 35Sam Howell pass complete to Emery Simmons for 17 yds to the Virg 48 for a 1ST down
7:451st & 10 at opp 48Sam Howell pass complete to Emery Simmons for 22 yds to the Virg 26 for a 1ST down
7:451st & 10 at opp 26Sam Howell pass complete to Dazz Newsome for a loss of 1 yard to the Virg 27
7:452nd & 11 at opp 27Sam Howell sacked by Nick Jackson for a loss of 7 yards to the Virg 34
7:453rd & 18 at opp 34Sam Howell pass incomplete to Dyami Brown
5:314th & 18 at opp 34Grayson Atkins 52 yd FG MISSED
Virginia Punt, 8 plays
5:311st & 10 at own 35Wayne Taulapapa run for 4 yds to the Virg 39
5:312nd & 6 at own 39Brennan Armstrong run for 2 yds to the Virg 41
5:313rd & 4 at own 41Brennan Armstrong sacked by Tomon Fox and Raymond Vohasek for a loss of 7 yards to the Virg 34 for a 1ST down NORTH CAROLINA Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Trey Morrison) to the Virg 49 for a 1ST down
3:421st & 10 at own 49Timeout VIRGINIA, clock 03:42
3:421st & 10 at own 49VIRGINIA Penalty, Offensive holding (-10 Yards) to the Virg 39
3:421st & 20 at own 39Brennan Armstrong pass incomplete to Terrell Jana
3:422nd & 20 at own 39Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Terrell Jana for 21 yds to the NCaro 40 for a 1ST down
3:421st & 10 at opp 40Brennan Armstrong pass incomplete to Terrell Jana
3:422nd & 10 at opp 40Brennan Armstrong pass incomplete to Billy Kemp IV
3:423rd & 10 at opp 40VIRGINIA Penalty, false start (Billy Kemp IV) to the NCaro 45
3:423rd & 15 at opp 45Brennan Armstrong sacked by Tomari Fox for a loss of 9 yards to the Virg 46
2:104th & 24 at own 46Timeout NORTH CAROLINA, clock 02:10
2:104th & 24 at own 46Nash Griffin punt for 33 yds , Rontavius Groves returns for no gain to the NCaro 20 Rontavius Groves fumbled, recovered by Virg Tucker Finkelston
Virginia Touchdown, 3 plays
1:561st & 10 at opp 20Shane Simpson run for 6 yds to the NCaro 14
1:562nd & 4 at opp 14Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Tavares Kelly Jr. for 13 yds to the NCaro 1 for a 1ST down
1:171st & 0 at opp 1Timeout NORTH CAROLINA, clock 01:17
1:141st & goal at opp 1Keytaon Thompson run for 1 yd for a TD (Brian Delaney KICK)Virginia 27, North Carolina 20
North Carolina End of half, 5 plays
1:141st & 0 at own 35Justin Duenkel kickoff for 59 yds , Michael Carter return for 23 yds to the NCaro 29
1:141st & 10 at own 29Sam Howell pass complete to Javonte Williams for 1 yd to the NCaro 30
1:142nd & 9 at own 30Sam Howell pass complete to Dyami Brown for 36 yds to the Virg 34 for a 1ST down
1:141st & 10 at opp 34Sam Howell pass complete to Dazz Newsome for 29 yds to the Virg 5 for a 1ST down
1:141st & goal at opp 5Sam Howell pass incomplete to Khafre Brown
1:142nd & goal at opp 5Sam Howell pass incomplete to Dazz Newsome, PENALTY VA pass interference (Antonio Clary) 3 yards to the VA2, 1ST DOWN NC, NO PLAY.
1:141st & goal at opp 2Sam Howell run for a loss of 7 yards to the Virg 19 Sam Howell fumbled, recovered by NCaro Javonte Williams
3rd quarter5 drives, then Virginia 41, North Carolina 27
Virginia Touchdown, 11 plays
15:002nd & 19 at own 35Jonathan Kim kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Shane Simpson run for 5 yds to the Virg 30
15:002nd & 5 at own 30Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Billy Kemp IV for 9 yds to the Virg 39 for a 1ST down NORTH CAROLINA Penalty, Defensive holding ( Yards) declined for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 39Brennan Armstrong run for 3 yds to the Virg 42
15:002nd & 7 at own 42Brennan Armstrong run for 16 yds to the NCaro 42 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 42Brennan Armstrong pass incomplete to Tony Poljan
15:002nd & 10 at opp 42Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Tony Poljan for 16 yds to the NCaro 26 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 26Keytaon Thompson run for 5 yds to the NCaro 21
15:002nd & 5 at opp 21Keytaon Thompson run for 6 yds to the NCaro 15 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 15Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Terrell Jana for 4 yds to the NCaro 11
15:002nd & 6 at opp 11Brennan Armstrong pass incomplete to Tony Poljan, PENALTY NC pass interference (Cam’Ron Kelly) 9 yards to the NC2, 1ST DOWN VA, NO PLAY.
15:001st & goal at opp 2Brennan Armstrong run for no gain to the NCaro 2
10:012nd & goal at opp 2Wayne Taulapapa run for 2 yds for a TD (Brian Delaney KICK)Virginia 34, North Carolina 20
North Carolina Fumble, 4 plays
10:011st & 0 at own 35Justin Duenkel kickoff for 64 yds , Michael Carter return for 21 yds to the NCaro 22
10:011st & 10 at own 22Sam Howell pass complete to Emery Simmons for 9 yds to the NCaro 31
10:012nd & 1 at own 31Javonte Williams run for 3 yds to the NCaro 34 for a 1ST down
10:011st & 10 at own 34Javonte Williams run for 4 yds to the NCaro 38
10:012nd & 6 at own 38Sam Howell sacked by Charles Snowden for a loss of 9 yards to the NCaro 30 Sam Howell fumbled, recovered by Virg Mandy Alonso , return for 0 yards
Virginia Touchdown, 5 plays
8:201st & 10 at opp 30Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Billy Kemp IV for 3 yds to the NCaro 27
8:202nd & 7 at opp 27Shane Simpson run for 5 yds to the NCaro 22
8:203rd & 2 at opp 22Wayne Taulapapa run for 1 yd to the NCaro 21
8:204th & 1 at opp 21Brennan Armstrong run for 4 yds to the NCaro 17 for a 1ST down
5:341st & 10 at opp 17Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Tony Poljan for 17 yds for a TD (Brian Delaney KICK)Virginia 41, North Carolina 20
North Carolina Touchdown, 11 plays
5:341st & 0 at own 35Justin Duenkel kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
5:341st & 10 at own 25Michael Carter run for a loss of 3 yards to the NCaro 22
5:342nd & 13 at own 22Sam Howell pass complete to Dyami Brown for 8 yds to the NCaro 30
5:343rd & 5 at own 30Sam Howell pass complete to Dyami Brown for 9 yds to the NCaro 39 for a 1ST down
5:341st & 10 at own 39Sam Howell pass complete to Dyami Brown for 18 yds to the Virg 43 for a 1ST down
5:341st & 10 at opp 43Sam Howell run for 11 yds to the Virg 32 for a 1ST down
5:341st & 10 at opp 32Sam Howell run for 2 yds to the Virg 30
5:342nd & 8 at opp 30Michael Carter run for no gain to the Virg 30
5:343rd & 8 at opp 30Sam Howell pass complete to Javonte Williams for 9 yds to the Virg 21 for a 1ST down
5:341st & 10 at opp 21Javonte Williams run for 6 yds to the Virg 15 Javonte Williams fumbled, forced by Nick Jackson,
5:342nd & 4 at opp 15Michael Carter run for 5 yds to the Virg 10 for a 1ST down
0:511st & goal at opp 10Sam Howell pass complete to Dyami Brown for 10 yds for a TD (Grayson Atkins KICK)Virginia 41, North Carolina 27
Virginia Interception, 2 plays
0:511st & 0 at own 35Jonathan Kim kickoff for 60 yds , Tavares Kelly Jr. return for 12 yds to the Virg 17
0:511st & 10 at own 17Shane Simpson run for 29 yds to the Virg 46 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at own 46Brennan Armstrong pass intercepted Jeremiah Gemmel return for no gain to the Virg 48
4th quarter4 drives, then Virginia 44, North Carolina 41
North Carolina Touchdown, 6 plays
14:551st & 10 at opp 48Sam Howell run for 2 yds to the Virg 46
14:552nd & 8 at opp 46Sam Howell pass incomplete to Dyami Brown, broken up by Nick Grant
14:553rd & 8 at opp 46Sam Howell pass complete to Dazz Newsome for 30 yds to the Virg 16 for a 1ST down
14:551st & 10 at opp 16Sam Howell pass incomplete to Patrice Rene
14:552nd & 10 at opp 16Javonte Williams run for 3 yds to the Virg 13
13:093rd & 7 at opp 13Sam Howell pass complete to Dyami Brown for 13 yds for a TD (Grayson Atkins KICK)Virginia 41, North Carolina 34
Virginia Field goal, 15 plays
13:091st & 0 at own 35Jonathan Kim kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
13:091st & 10 at own 25Brennan Armstrong run for 5 yds to the Virg 30
13:092nd & 5 at own 30Wayne Taulapapa run for 6 yds to the NCaro 36 for a 1ST down NORTH CAROLINA Penalty, personal foul (Don Chapman) to the NCaro 49 for a 1ST down
13:091st & 10 at opp 49Brennan Armstrong run for 4 yds to the NCaro 45
13:092nd & 6 at opp 45Shane Simpson run for 4 yds to the NCaro 41
13:093rd & 2 at opp 41Wayne Taulapapa run for 1 yd to the NCaro 40
13:094th & 1 at opp 40Wayne Taulapapa run for 1 yd to the NCaro 39 for a 1ST down
13:091st & 10 at opp 39Shane Simpson run for 9 yds to the NCaro 30
13:092nd & 1 at opp 30Keytaon Thompson run for 4 yds to the NCaro 26 for a 1ST down
13:091st & 10 at opp 26NORTH CAROLINA Penalty, OF (Ladaeson Hollins) to the NCaro 21
13:091st & 5 at opp 21Brennan Armstrong run for 4 yds to the NCaro 17
13:092nd & 1 at opp 17Brennan Armstrong pass incomplete to Ra’Shaun Henry
13:093rd & 1 at opp 17Keytaon Thompson run for 2 yds to the NCaro 15 for a 1ST down
13:091st & 10 at opp 15Brennan Armstrong run for 4 yds to the NCaro 11
13:092nd & 6 at opp 11Shane Simpson run for 1 yd to the NCaro 10
13:093rd & 5 at opp 10Brennan Armstrong sacked by Don Chapman for a loss of 7 yards to the NCaro 17
4:074th & 12 at opp 17Brian Delaney 35 yd FG GOODVirginia 44, North Carolina 34
North Carolina Touchdown, 4 plays
4:071st & 0 at own 35Justin Duenkel kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:071st & 10 at own 25Sam Howell pass complete to Dyami Brown for 19 yds to the NCaro 44 for a 1ST down
4:071st & 10 at own 44Sam Howell pass complete to Dyami Brown for 47 yds to the Virg 9 for a 1ST down
4:071st & goal at opp 9Sam Howell run for 6 yds to the Virg 3
2:512nd & goal at opp 3Javonte Williams run for 3 yds for a TD (Grayson Atkins KICK)Virginia 44, North Carolina 41
Virginia End of game, 7 plays
2:511st & 0 at own 35Jonathan Kim kickoff for 65 yds
2:511st & 10 at own 35Brennan Armstrong run for 3 yds to the Virg 38
2:512nd & 7 at own 38Keytaon Thompson run for 4 yds to the Virg 42
2:123rd & 3 at own 42Timeout NORTH CAROLINA, clock 02:12
2:123rd & 3 at own 42Keytaon Thompson run for no gain to the Virg 42
2:024th & 3 at own 42Timeout NORTH CAROLINA, clock 02:02
2:024th & 3 at own 42Keytaon Thompson run for 5 yds to the Virg 47 for a 1ST down
2:021st & 10 at own 47Wayne Taulapapa run for a loss of 1 yard to the Virg 46
1:142nd & 11 at own 46Timeout NORTH CAROLINA, clock 01:14
1:142nd & 11 at own 46TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the Virg 45
1:143rd & 12 at own 45TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the Virg 44

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.

Officially, North Carolina leads 66–⁠60–⁠4; as played, 65–⁠51–⁠4 in the 120 games on file; the official count covers all 130 meetings, counting the five since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Virginia 17, North Carolina 16
2024North Carolina 41, Virginia 14
2023Virginia 31, North Carolina 27
2022North Carolina 31, Virginia 28
2021North Carolina 59, Virginia 39
2020Virginia 44, North Carolina 41

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