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Virginia at North Carolina

Saturday, September 18, 2021

No. 21 North Carolina beat Virginia 59–⁠39. It was their 126th meeting; after it, North Carolina led the series 63–⁠49–⁠4 in the games on file.

AwayVirginia6–⁠6 in 2021
39
Home21North Carolina6–⁠7 in 2021
59

Final at Kenan Stadium, Chapel HillTV: ACCNAttendance 50,500

At kickoff
74°FWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Durham 11 W, 8 km from the stadium
Official
Stuart MullinsGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Virginia7213839
North Carolina213211459

Standouts

Player stats

Virginia

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Brennan Armstrong39/5455441
Keytaon Thompson1/2-100
Dontayvion Wicks0/1000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Jacob Rodriguez31407
Mike Hollins41305
Keytaon Thompson31106
Devin Darrington2402
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Dontayvion Wicks7183149
Billy Kemp8106232
Ra’Shaun Henry466027
Keytaon Thompson463028
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Noah Taylor12100
Joey Blount11000
Nick Jackson10000
Hunter Stewart6000
Aaron Faumui4110
Fentrell Cypress II2001

North Carolina

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Sam Howell14/2130751
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Ty Chandler20198260
Sam Howell15112020
Caleb Hood966125
Josh Henderson316014
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Josh Downs8203259
Khafre Brown175175
Garrett Walston31516
Antoine Green111011
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Don Chapman7000
Cedric Gray6000
Kaimon Rucker5220
Jeremiah Gemmel5100
Trey Morrison5000
Ja’Qurious Conley5001
Tomon Fox1110

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

Team stats

VirginiaNorth Carolina
577Total yards699
553Passing yards307
24Rushing yards392
9.7Yards per pass14.6
1.1Yards per rush8.3
27First downs34
8–⁠14Third downs7–⁠9
2–⁠2Fourth downs0–⁠0
2Turnovers1
9–⁠102Penalties7–⁠59
32:41Possession27:19
1Sacks (by defense)3

Efficiency

VirginiaNorth Carolina
49%Success rate59%
0.43EPA per play0.59
1.49Explosiveness1.55
−0.17Rushing EPA0.52
0.65Passing EPA1.23
42%Passing-down success53%
0.09First-down EPA0.13
0.41Second-down EPA1.02
1.20Third-down EPA1.56
6%Havoc by its defense14%

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 64% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

North Carolina −7.5, over/under 66.5.

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

Every drive

North Carolina end zoneVirginia end zoneQ1 VirginiaPunt, 5 playsQ1 North CarolinaTouchdown, 4 playsQ1 VirginiaFumble, 5 playsQ1 North CarolinaTouchdown, 3 playsQ1 VirginiaTouchdown, 10 playsQ1 North CarolinaTouchdown, 1 playQ1 VirginiaPunt, 6 playsQ2 North CarolinaField goal, 8 playsQ2 VirginiaTouchdown, 4 playsQ2 North CarolinaInterception, 7 playsQ2 VirginiaTouchdown, 7 playsQ2 North CarolinaResult not recorded, 7 playsQ2 VirginiaTouchdown, 7 playsQ2 North CarolinaEnd of half, 1 playQ3 North CarolinaTouchdown, 5 playsQ3 VirginiaPunt, 4 playsQ3 North CarolinaTouchdown, 9 playsQ3 VirginiaField goal, 9 playsQ3 North CarolinaTouchdown, 8 playsQ3 VirginiaInterception, 1 playQ3 North CarolinaTouchdown, 9 playsQ4 VirginiaTouchdown, 12 playsQ4 North CarolinaTouchdown, 8 playsQ4 VirginiaEnd of game, 10 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. North Carolina drives left to right, Virginia right to left.
  1. Q1 VirginiaPunt, 5 plays, 34 yards
  2. Q1 North CarolinaTouchdown, 4 plays, 82 yards
  3. Q1 VirginiaFumble, 5 plays, 57 yards
  4. Q1 North CarolinaTouchdown, 3 plays, 82 yards
  5. Q1 VirginiaTouchdown, 10 plays, 75 yards
  6. Q1 North CarolinaTouchdown, 1 play, 75 yards
  7. Q1 VirginiaPunt, 6 plays, 25 yards
  8. Q2 North CarolinaField goal, 8 plays, 67 yards
  9. Q2 VirginiaTouchdown, 4 plays, 75 yards
  10. Q2 North CarolinaInterception, 7 plays, 70 yards
  11. Q2 VirginiaTouchdown, 7 plays, 49 yards
  12. Q2 North CarolinaResult not recorded, 7 plays, 38 yards
  13. Q2 VirginiaTouchdown, 7 plays, 63 yards
  14. Q2 North CarolinaEnd of half, 1 play, 6 yards
  15. Q3 North CarolinaTouchdown, 5 plays, 74 yards
  16. Q3 VirginiaPunt, 4 plays, −1 yard
  17. Q3 North CarolinaTouchdown, 9 plays, 37 yards
  18. Q3 VirginiaField goal, 9 plays, 58 yards
  19. Q3 North CarolinaTouchdown, 8 plays, 75 yards
  20. Q3 VirginiaInterception, 1 play, 0 yards
  21. Q3 North CarolinaTouchdown, 9 plays, 70 yards
  22. Q4 VirginiaTouchdown, 12 plays, 75 yards
  23. Q4 North CarolinaTouchdown, 8 plays, 65 yards
  24. Q4 VirginiaEnd of game, 10 plays, 66 yards

Play by play

1st quarter7 drives, then North Carolina 21, Virginia 7
Virginia Punt, 5 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Jonathan Kim kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Keytaon Thompson for 7 yds to the Virg 32
15:002nd & 3 at own 32Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Keytaon Thompson for 28 yds to the NCaro 40 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 40Jacob Rodriguez run for 7 yds to the NCaro 33
15:002nd & 3 at opp 33Devin Darrington run for 2 yds to the NCaro 31
15:003rd & 1 at opp 31PENALTY UVA False Start (Bissinger,Joe) 5 yards from UNC31 to UNC36. NO PLAY.
15:003rd & 6 at opp 36Brennan Armstrong pass incomplete to Dontayvion Wicks
12:103rd & 6 at opp 36Timeout NORTH CAROLINA, clock 12:10
12:104th & 6 at opp 36PENALTY UVA False Start (Thompson,Keytaon) 5 yards from UNC36 to UNC41. NO PLAY.
11:594th & 11 at opp 41Jacob Finn punt for 23 yds
North Carolina Touchdown, 4 plays
11:591st & 10 at own 18Sam Howell run for 12 yds to the NCaro 30 for a 1ST down
11:591st & 10 at own 30Sam Howell pass complete to Antoine Green for 11 yds to the NCaro 41 for a 1ST down
11:591st & 10 at own 41Sam Howell pass incomplete to Josh Downs
10:452nd & 10 at own 41Sam Howell pass complete to Josh Downs for 59 yds for a TD (Grayson Atkins KICK)North Carolina 7, Virginia 0
Virginia Fumble, 5 plays
10:451st & 10 at own 35Jonathan Kim kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
10:451st & 10 at own 25Brennan Armstrong run for 2 yds to the Virg 27
10:452nd & 8 at own 27PENALTY UNC Offside (Vohasek,Raymond) 5 yards from UVA27 to UVA32. NO PLAY.
10:452nd & 3 at own 32Brennan Armstrong run for no gain to the Virg 32
10:453rd & 3 at own 32Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Dontayvion Wicks for 49 yds to the NCaro 19 for a 1ST down
10:451st & 10 at opp 19Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Dontayvion Wicks for 7 yds to the NCaro 12
8:162nd & 3 at opp 12Brennan Armstrong run for 6 yds to the NCaro 18
North Carolina Touchdown, 3 plays
8:161st & 10 at own 18Ty Chandler run for 17 yds to the NCaro 35 for a 1ST down
8:161st & 10 at own 35Ty Chandler run for 28 yds to the Virg 37 for a 1ST down
7:001st & 10 at opp 37Sam Howell pass complete to Josh Downs for 37 yds for a TD (Grayson Atkins KICK)North Carolina 14, Virginia 0
Virginia Touchdown, 10 plays
7:001st & 10 at own 35Jonathan Kim kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:001st & 10 at own 25Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Keytaon Thompson for 16 yds to the Virg 41 for a 1ST down
7:001st & 10 at own 41Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Jelani Woods for 4 yds to the Virg 45
7:002nd & 6 at own 45Brennan Armstrong pass incomplete to Keytaon Thompson
7:003rd & 6 at own 45Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Grant Misch for 8 yds to the NCaro 47 for a 1ST down
7:001st & 10 at opp 47Brennan Armstrong sacked by Kaimon Rucker for a loss of 3 yards to the 50 yard line Brennan Armstrong fumbled, recovered by Virg Olusegun Oluwatimi , return for 0 yards to the 50 yard line
7:002nd & 13 at the 50Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Ra’Shaun Henry for 7 yds to the NCaro 43
7:003rd & 6 at opp 43Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Mike Hollins for 19 yds to the NCaro 24 for a 1ST down
7:001st & 10 at opp 24Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Billy Kemp IV for 19 yds to the NCaro 5 for a 1ST down
7:001st & goal at opp 5Keytaon Thompson run for 4 yds to the NCaro 1
2:272nd & goal at opp 1Wayne Taulapapa run for 1 yd for a TD (Justin Duenkel KICK)North Carolina 14, Virginia 7
North Carolina Touchdown, 1 play
2:271st & 10 at own 35Justin Duenkel kickoff for 65 yds
2:161st & 10 at own 25Sam Howell pass complete to Khafre Brown for 75 yds for a TD (Grayson Atkins KICK)North Carolina 21, Virginia 7
Virginia Punt, 6 plays
2:161st & 10 at own 35Jonathan Kim kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
2:161st & 10 at own 25Mike Hollins run for 1 yd to the Virg 26
2:162nd & 9 at own 26Jacob Rodriguez run for 2 yds to the Virg 28
2:163rd & 7 at own 28Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Billy Kemp IV for 14 yds to the Virg 42 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 42Armstrong,Brennan rush for 3 yards gain to the UVA45 (Fox,Tomon) PENALTY UNC Illegal Substitution 5 yards from UVA42 to UVA47. NO PLAY.
Q2 15:001st & 5 at own 47Keytaon Thompson pass complete to Billy Kemp IV for 1 yd to the Virg 46
Q2 15:002nd & 6 at own 46Dontayvion Wicks pass incomplete to Jelani Woods
Q2 15:003rd & 6 at own 46Brennan Armstrong run for 4 yds to the 50 yard line
Q2 13:284th & 2 at the 50Jacob Finn punt for 36 yds
2nd quarter7 drives, then Virginia 28, North Carolina 24
North Carolina Field goal, 8 plays
13:281st & 10 at own 14Sam Howell run for 9 yds to the NCaro 23
13:282nd & 1 at own 23Ty Chandler run for 2 yds to the NCaro 25 for a 1ST down
13:281st & 10 at own 25Howell,Sam pass incomplete to Brown,Khafre PENALTY UVA Pass Interference (Cypress II,Fentrell) 15 yards from UNC25 to UNC40, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
13:281st & 10 at own 40Caleb Hood run for 6 yds to the NCaro 46
13:282nd & 4 at own 46Sam Howell pass complete to Josh Downs for 37 yds to the Virg 17 for a 1ST down
13:281st & 10 at opp 17Sam Howell run for 2 yds to the Virg 15
13:282nd & 8 at opp 15Sam Howell pass incomplete to Kamari Morales
13:283rd & 8 at opp 15Sam Howell run for 1 yd to the Virg 14
10:504th & 7 at opp 14PENALTY UNC Illegal Forward Pass (Howell,Sam) 5 yards from UVA14 to UVA19. NO PLAY.
10:474th & 12 at opp 19Grayson Atkins 36 yd FG GOODNorth Carolina 24, Virginia 7
Virginia Touchdown, 4 plays
10:471st & 10 at own 35Jonathan Kim kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
10:471st & 10 at own 25Brennan Armstrong pass incomplete to Keytaon Thompson
10:472nd & 10 at own 25Mike Hollins run for 3 yds to the Virg 28
10:473rd & 7 at own 28Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Billy Kemp IV for 32 yds to the NCaro 40 for a 1ST down
9:131st & 10 at opp 40Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Dontayvion Wicks for 40 yds for a TD (Justin Duenkel KICK)North Carolina 24, Virginia 14
North Carolina Interception, 7 plays
9:131st & 10 at own 35Justin Duenkel kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
9:131st & 10 at own 25Caleb Hood run for 1 yd to the NCaro 26
9:132nd & 9 at own 26Sam Howell run for 9 yds to the NCaro 35 for a 1ST down
9:131st & 10 at own 35Sam Howell pass complete to Garrett Walston for 4 yds to the NCaro 39
9:132nd & 6 at own 39Caleb Hood run for 25 yds to the Virg 36 for a 1ST down
9:131st & 10 at opp 36Sam Howell run for 5 yds to the Virg 31
9:132nd & 5 at opp 31Howell,Sam pass incomplete to Green,Antoine PENALTY UVA Face Mask (Faumui,Aaron) 15 yards from UVA31 to UVA16, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
9:131st & 10 at opp 16Sam Howell pass complete to Josh Downs for 11 yds to the Virg 5 for a 1ST down
5:381st & goal at opp 5Sam Howell pass intercepted
5:381st & goal at opp 5VIRGINIA Penalty, UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (15 Yards) to the NCaro 49
Virginia Touchdown, 7 plays
5:381st & 10 at opp 49Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Dontayvion Wicks for 19 yds to the NCaro 30 for a 1ST down
5:381st & 10 at opp 30Brennan Armstrong sacked by Tomon Fox for a loss of 9 yards to the NCaro 39
5:382nd & 19 at opp 39Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Dontayvion Wicks for 31 yds to the NCaro 8 for a 1ST down
5:381st & goal at opp 8Brennan Armstrong pass incomplete to Ra’Shaun Henry
5:382nd & goal at opp 8Wayne Taulapapa run for 3 yds to the NCaro 11
5:383rd & goal at opp 11Armstrong,Brennan pass incomplete to Woods,Jelani PENALTY UNC Pass Interference (Grimes,Tony) 9 yards from UNC11 to UNC02, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
5:381st & goal at opp 2Keytaon Thompson run for 1 yd to the NCaro 1
2:542nd & goal at opp 1Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Jelani Woods for 1 yd for a TD (Justin Duenkel KICK)North Carolina 24, Virginia 21
North Carolina Result not recorded, 7 plays
2:541st & 10 at own 35Justin Duenkel kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
2:541st & 10 at own 25Sam Howell run for 20 yds to the NCaro 45 for a 1ST down
2:541st & 10 at own 45Ty Chandler run for 6 yds to the Virg 49
2:542nd & 4 at opp 49Sam Howell pass complete to Josh Downs for 15 yds to the Virg 34 for a 1ST down
2:541st & 10 at opp 34Sam Howell sacked by Aaron Faumui for a loss of 3 yards to the Virg 37
1:201st & 10 at opp 34Timeout NORTH CAROLINA, clock 01:20
1:202nd & 13 at opp 37Sam Howell run for no gain to the Virg 37
1:203rd & 13 at opp 37Sam Howell pass incomplete to Caleb Hood
1:014th & 13 at opp 37Grayson Atkins 54 yd FG MISSED
Virginia Touchdown, 7 plays
1:011st & 10 at own 37Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Mike Hollins for 13 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
1:011st & 10 at the 50Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Ra’Shaun Henry for 11 yds to the NCaro 39 for a 1ST down
1:011st & 10 at opp 39Brennan Armstrong pass incomplete to Ra’Shaun Henry
1:012nd & 10 at opp 39Brennan Armstrong pass incomplete to Billy Kemp IV
1:013rd & 10 at opp 39Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Dontayvion Wicks for 15 yds to the NCaro 24 for a 1ST down
0:173rd & 10 at opp 39Timeout VIRGINIA, clock 00:17
0:171st & 10 at opp 24Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Billy Kemp IV for 3 yds to the NCaro 21
0:111st & 10 at opp 24Timeout VIRGINIA, clock 00:11
0:062nd & 7 at opp 21Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Billy Kemp IV for 21 yds for a TD (Justin Duenkel KICK)Virginia 28, North Carolina 24
North Carolina End of half, 1 play
0:061st & 10 at own 35Justin Duenkel kickoff for 53 yds , Elijah Green return for no gain to the NCaro 12
0:001st & 10 at own 12Ty Chandler run for 6 yds to the NCaro 18
3rd quarter6 drives, then North Carolina 45, Virginia 31
North Carolina Touchdown, 5 plays
14:541st & 10 at own 35Justin Duenkel kickoff for 62 yds , Caleb Hood return for 23 yds to the NCaro 26
14:541st & 10 at own 26Ty Chandler run for 4 yds to the NCaro 30
14:542nd & 6 at own 30Ty Chandler run for 60 yds to the Virg 10 for a 1ST down
14:541st & goal at opp 10Ty Chandler run for 4 yds to the Virg 6
14:542nd & goal at opp 6Ty Chandler run for 1 yd to the Virg 5
12:503rd & goal at opp 5Sam Howell pass complete to Garrett Walston for 5 yds for a TD (Grayson Atkins KICK)North Carolina 31, Virginia 28
Virginia Punt, 4 plays
12:501st & 10 at own 35Jonathan Kim kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
12:501st & 10 at own 25VIRGINIA Penalty, Face Mask (15 yards) (-15 Yards) to the Virg 19
12:501st & 16 at own 19Brennan Armstrong run for 1 yd to the Virg 20
12:502nd & 15 at own 20Mike Hollins run for 4 yds to the Virg 24
12:503rd & 11 at own 24Brennan Armstrong pass incomplete to Billy Kemp IV
10:484th & 11 at own 24Jacob Finn punt for 51 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Virg 37 , Josh Downs returns for 38 yds to the Virg 37
North Carolina Touchdown, 9 plays
10:481st & 10 at opp 37Sam Howell pass incomplete to Emery Simmons
10:482nd & 10 at opp 37Sam Howell pass complete to Garrett Walston for 6 yds to the Virg 31
10:483rd & 4 at opp 31Caleb Hood run for 4 yds to the Virg 27 for a 1ST down
10:481st & 10 at opp 27Sam Howell pass incomplete to Garrett Walston
10:482nd & 10 at opp 27Caleb Hood run for 2 yds to the Virg 25
10:483rd & 8 at opp 25Sam Howell run for 13 yds to the Virg 12 for a 1ST down
10:481st & 10 at opp 12Caleb Hood run for 4 yds to the Virg 8
10:482nd & 6 at opp 8Sam Howell run for 3 yds to the Virg 5
7:263rd & 3 at opp 5Caleb Hood run for 5 yds for a TD (Grayson Atkins KICK)North Carolina 38, Virginia 28
Virginia Field goal, 9 plays
7:261st & 10 at own 35Jonathan Kim kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:261st & 10 at own 25Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Mike Hollins for 2 yds to the Virg 27
7:262nd & 8 at own 27Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Dontayvion Wicks for 22 yds to the Virg 49 for a 1ST down
7:261st & 10 at own 49Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Iraken Armstead for 6 yds to the NCaro 45
7:262nd & 4 at opp 45Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Jacob Rodriguez for 2 yds to the NCaro 43
7:263rd & 2 at opp 43Armstrong,Brennan pass incomplete to Woods,Jelani PENALTY UNC Offside (Evans,Desmond) 5 yards from UNC43 to UNC38, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
7:261st & 10 at opp 38Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Ra’Shaun Henry for 21 yds to the NCaro 17 for a 1ST down
7:261st & 10 at opp 17Brennan Armstrong pass incomplete to Malachi Fields
7:262nd & 10 at opp 17Brennan Armstrong pass incomplete to Billy Kemp IV
7:263rd & 10 at opp 17Brennan Armstrong pass incomplete to Jelani Woods
4:574th & 10 at opp 17Justin Duenkel 34 yd FG GOODNorth Carolina 38, Virginia 31
North Carolina Touchdown, 8 plays
4:571st & 10 at own 35Justin Duenkel kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:571st & 10 at own 25Sam Howell pass incomplete to Khafre Brown
4:572nd & 10 at own 25Ty Chandler run for 9 yds to the NCaro 34
4:573rd & 1 at own 34Ty Chandler run for 5 yds to the NCaro 39 for a 1ST down
4:571st & 10 at own 39Ty Chandler run for 1 yd to the NCaro 38
4:572nd & 11 at own 38Ty Chandler run for 21 yds to the UNC 41 for a 1ST down VIRGINIA Penalty, Face Mask (15 yards) (Antonio Clary) to the Virg 26 for a 1ST down
4:571st & 10 at opp 26Caleb Hood run for 15 yds to the Virg 11 for a 1ST down
4:571st & 10 at opp 11Sam Howell run for 6 yds to the Virg 5
1:402nd & 4 at opp 5Ty Chandler run for 5 yds for a TD (Grayson Atkins KICK)North Carolina 45, Virginia 31
1:401st & 10 at own 35Jonathan Kim kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:331st & 10 at own 25NORTH CAROLINA Penalty, UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Trey Morrison) to the NCaro 30
North Carolina Touchdown, 9 plays
0:331st & 10 at own 30Josh Henderson run for 1 yd to the NCaro 31
0:332nd & 9 at own 31Josh Henderson run for 1 yd to the NCaro 32
0:003rd & 8 at own 32Sam Howell pass complete to Josh Downs for 10 yds to the Virg 42 for a 1ST down VIRGINIA Penalty, Targeting (Coen King) to the Virg 43 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 43Sam Howell run for 16 yds to the Virg 27 for a 1ST down NORTH CAROLINA Penalty, Block Below Waist (Kamari Morales) to the Virg 42 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 9 at opp 42Josh Henderson run for 14 yds to the Virg 28 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 28Ty Chandler run for 4 yds to the Virg 24
Q4 15:002nd & 6 at opp 24Sam Howell run for 14 yds to the Virg 10 for a 1ST down
Q4 12:482nd & 6 at opp 24Timeout NORTH CAROLINA, clock 12:48
Q4 12:481st & goal at opp 10Sam Howell run for 5 yds to the Virg 5
Q4 12:482nd & goal at opp 5PENALTY UVA UNR: Unnecessary Roughness (Bratton,Darrius) 2 yards from UVA05 to UVA03, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Q4 12:131st & goal at opp 3Sam Howell pass complete to Kamari Morales for 3 yds for a TD (Grayson Atkins KICK)North Carolina 52, Virginia 31
4th quarter3 drives, then North Carolina 59, Virginia 39
Virginia Touchdown, 12 plays
12:131st & 10 at own 35Jonathan Kim kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
12:131st & 10 at own 25Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Jelani Woods for 14 yds to the Virg 39 for a 1ST down
12:131st & 10 at own 39Mike Hollins run for 5 yds to the Virg 44
12:132nd & 5 at own 44Brennan Armstrong pass incomplete to Keytaon Thompson
12:133rd & 5 at own 44Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Jelani Woods for 13 yds to the NCaro 43 for a 1ST down
12:131st & 10 at opp 43Brennan Armstrong pass incomplete to Ra’Shaun Henry
12:132nd & 10 at opp 43Jacob Rodriguez run for 5 yds to the NCaro 38
12:133rd & 5 at opp 38Devin Darrington run for 2 yds to the NCaro 36
12:134th & 3 at opp 36Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Keytaon Thompson for 12 yds to the NCaro 24 for a 1ST down
12:131st & 10 at opp 24Keytaon Thompson pass incomplete to Jelani Woods
12:132nd & 10 at opp 24Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Jelani Woods for 9 yds to the NCaro 15
12:133rd & 1 at opp 15Keytaon Thompson run for 6 yds to the NCaro 9 for a 1ST down
7:111st & goal at opp 9Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Billy Kemp IV for 9 yds for a TDNorth Carolina 52, Virginia 39
North Carolina Touchdown, 8 plays
7:111st & 10 at own 35Justin Duenkel kickoff for 45 yds
7:111st & 10 at own 35Ty Chandler run for 3 yds to the NCaro 38
7:112nd & 7 at own 38Ty Chandler run for 1 yd to the NCaro 39
7:113rd & 6 at own 39Sam Howell pass complete to Josh Downs for 25 yds to the Virg 36 for a 1ST down
7:111st & 10 at opp 36Sam Howell pass complete to Josh Downs for 9 yds to the Virg 27
7:112nd & 1 at opp 27Ty Chandler run for 5 yds to the Virg 22 for a 1ST down
7:111st & 10 at opp 22Ty Chandler run for 11 yds to the Virg 11 for a 1ST down
7:111st & 10 at opp 11Caleb Hood run for 4 yds to the Virg 7
3:021st & 10 at opp 11Timeout VIRGINIA, clock 03:02
2:572nd & 6 at opp 7Ty Chandler run for 7 yds for a TD (Grayson Atkins KICK)North Carolina 59, Virginia 39
Virginia End of game, 10 plays
2:571st & 10 at own 35Jonathan Kim kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
2:571st & 10 at own 25Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Jacob Rodriguez for 17 yds to the Virg 42 for a 1ST down
2:571st & 10 at own 42Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Ronnie Walker Jr. for 9 yds to the NCaro 49
2:572nd & 1 at opp 49Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Malachi Fields for 8 yds to the NCaro 41 for a 1ST down
2:571st & 10 at opp 41Brennan Armstrong sacked by Kaimon Rucker for a loss of 5 yards to the NCaro 46
1:341st & 10 at opp 41Timeout VIRGINIA, clock 01:34
1:342nd & 15 at opp 46Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Ra’Shaun Henry for 27 yds to the NCaro 19 for a 1ST down
1:341st & 10 at opp 19Brennan Armstrong pass incomplete
1:342nd & 10 at opp 19Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Mike Hollins for no gain to the NCaro 19
1:012nd & 10 at opp 19Timeout VIRGINIA, clock 01:01
1:013rd & 10 at opp 19Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Jacob Rodriguez for 4 yds to the NCaro 15
1:014th & 6 at opp 15Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Jelani Woods for 6 yds to the NCaro 9 for a 1ST down
0:001st & goal at opp 9Brennan Armstrong pass incomplete to Ra’Shaun Henry

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.

The series

Every Virginia–North Carolina game

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 four 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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