Seasons 2023 Week 3 Minnesota at North Carolina Minnesota at North Carolina Saturday, September 16, 2023 Share
No. 20 North Carolina beat Minnesota 31–13. It was their first meeting; after it, North Carolina led the series 1–0.
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Team stats Minnesota North Carolina 303 Total yards 519 133 Passing yards 414 170 Rushing yards 105 4.4 Yards per pass 10.4 5.5 Yards per rush 2.8 19 First downs 26 3–12 Third downs 12–17 1–1 Fourth downs 1–1 2 Turnovers 2 3–25 Penalties 5–47 26:50 Possession 33:10 2 Sacks (by defense) 1
Efficiency Minnesota North Carolina 38% Success rate 44% −0.04 EPA per play 0.27 1.22 Explosiveness 1.61 0.40 Rushing EPA 0.12 −0.46 Passing EPA 0.40 29% Passing-down success 40% −0.35 First-down EPA −0.29 0.37 Second-down EPA 0.18 −0.05 Third-down EPA 1.46 12% Havoc by its defense 18%
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 53% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The line North Carolina −6, over/under 52.
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 69%, Minnesota 31%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.
Every drive North Carolina end zone Minnesota end zone Q1 North Carolina Touchdown, 9 plays Q1 Minnesota Interception, 7 plays Q1 North Carolina Punt, 10 plays Q1 Minnesota Punt, 5 plays Q1 North Carolina Touchdown, 6 plays Q2 Minnesota Punt, 3 plays Q2 North Carolina Interception, 1 play Q2 Minnesota Field goal, 7 plays Q2 North Carolina Interception, 9 plays Q2 Minnesota Punt, 4 plays Q2 North Carolina Touchdown, 7 plays Q2 Minnesota Touchdown, 7 plays Q2 North Carolina End of half, 1 play Q3 Minnesota Field goal, 9 plays Q3 North Carolina Punt, 6 plays Q3 Minnesota Interception, 9 plays Q3 North Carolina Field goal, 8 plays Q3 Minnesota Punt, 6 plays Q4 North Carolina Punt, 4 plays Q4 Minnesota Punt, 3 plays Q4 North Carolina Touchdown, 11 plays Q4 Minnesota Punt, 3 plays Q4 North Carolina End of game, 6 plays Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. North Carolina drives left to right, Minnesota right to left. Q1 North Carolina Touchdown, 9 plays, 75 yards Q1 Minnesota Interception, 7 plays, 50 yards Q1 North Carolina Punt, 10 plays, 35 yards Q1 Minnesota Punt, 5 plays, 29 yards Q1 North Carolina Touchdown, 6 plays, 80 yards Q2 Minnesota Punt, 3 plays, 0 yards Q2 North Carolina Interception, 1 play, 0 yards Q2 Minnesota Field goal, 7 plays, 11 yards Q2 North Carolina Interception, 9 plays, 40 yards Q2 Minnesota Punt, 4 plays, 19 yards Q2 North Carolina Touchdown, 7 plays, 80 yards Q2 Minnesota Touchdown, 7 plays, 99 yards Q2 North Carolina End of half, 1 play, 1 yard Q3 Minnesota Field goal, 9 plays, 48 yards Q3 North Carolina Punt, 6 plays, 20 yards Q3 Minnesota Interception, 9 plays, 53 yards Q3 North Carolina Field goal, 8 plays, 56 yards Q3 Minnesota Punt, 6 plays, 32 yards Q4 North Carolina Punt, 4 plays, 19 yards Q4 Minnesota Punt, 3 plays, 7 yards Q4 North Carolina Touchdown, 11 plays, 76 yards Q4 Minnesota Punt, 3 plays, 26 yards Q4 North Carolina End of game, 6 plays, 22 yards
Play by play 1st quarter 5 drives, then North Carolina 7, Minnesota 0 North Carolina Touchdown, 9 plays 15:00 1st & 10 at own 35 Dragan Kesich kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback 14:53 1st & 10 at own 25 Drake Maye pass complete to Nate McCollum for 3 yds to the UNC 28 14:50 2nd & 7 at own 28 Drake Maye pass complete to Nate McCollum for 18 yds to the UNC 46 for a 1ST down 14:09 1st & 10 at own 46 Omarion Hampton run for 2 yds to the UNC 48 13:40 2nd & 8 at own 48 Omarion Hampton run for 4 yds to the MINN 48 13:23 3rd & 4 at opp 48 Timeout Minnesota, clock 13:23 13:16 3rd & 4 at opp 48 Drake Maye run for 3 yds to the MINN 45 13:00 4th & 1 at opp 45 Drake Maye run for 1 yd to the MINN 44 for a 1ST down 12:31 1st & 10 at opp 44 Drake Maye pass incomplete to Nate McCollum 12:15 2nd & 10 at opp 44 Drake Maye pass complete to Nate McCollum for a loss of 2 yards to the MINN 46 11:47 3rd & 12 at opp 46 Drake Maye pass complete to Nate McCollum for 46 yds for a TD (Noah Burnette KICK)North Carolina 7, Minnesota 0 Minnesota Interception, 7 plays 11:47 3rd & 12 at own 35 Liam Boyd kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback 11:40 1st & 10 at own 25 Athan Kaliakmanis pass complete to Darius Taylor for 25 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down 11:14 1st & 10 at the 50 Athan Kaliakmanis pass incomplete to Corey Crooms Jr. 11:00 2nd & 10 at the 50 Athan Kaliakmanis run for 11 yds to the UNC 39 for a 1ST down 10:30 1st & 10 at opp 39 Athan Kaliakmanis pass complete to Corey Crooms Jr. for 1 yd to the UNC 38 9:42 2nd & 9 at opp 38 Darius Taylor run for 8 yds to the UNC 30 9:05 3rd & 1 at opp 30 Darius Taylor run for 5 yds to the UNC 25 for a 1ST down 8:25 1st & 10 at opp 25 Athan Kaliakmanis pass intercepted Power Echols return for no gain to the UNC 16 North Carolina Punt, 10 plays 8:16 1st & 10 at own 16 Omarion Hampton run for 2 yds to the UNC 18 7:52 2nd & 8 at own 18 Drake Maye pass incomplete 7:48 3rd & 8 at own 18 Drake Maye pass complete to Nate McCollum for 14 yds to the UNC 32 for a 1ST down 7:30 1st & 10 at own 32 Minnesota Penalty, 12 Men on the Field (5 Yards) to the UNC 37 7:04 1st & 5 at own 37 Drake Maye pass complete to Nate McCollum for a loss of 1 yard to the UNC 36 6:30 2nd & 6 at own 36 Drake Maye run for 1 yd to the UNC 37 5:49 3rd & 5 at own 37 Drake Maye run for 6 yds to the UNC 43 for a 1ST down 5:30 1st & 10 at own 43 North Carolina Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the UNC 38 5:11 1st & 15 at own 38 Drake Maye pass complete to Nate McCollum for 17 yds to the MINN 45 for a 1ST down 4:50 1st & 10 at opp 45 British Brooks run for no gain to the MINN 45 4:15 2nd & 10 at opp 45 British Brooks run for 2 yds to the MINN 43 3:45 3rd & 8 at opp 43 Drake Maye sacked by Kyler Baugh and Jah Joyner for a loss of 6 yards to the MINN 49 3:00 4th & 14 at opp 49 Drake Maye punt for 36 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the MINN 13 Minnesota Punt, 5 plays 2:53 1st & 10 at own 13 Athan Kaliakmanis pass complete to Corey Crooms Jr. for 13 yds to the MINN 26 for a 1ST down 2:20 1st & 10 at own 26 Darius Taylor run for 16 yds to the MINN 42 for a 1ST down 1:41 1st & 10 at own 42 Athan Kaliakmanis pass incomplete to Corey Crooms Jr. 1:17 2nd & 10 at own 42 Athan Kaliakmanis pass complete to Sean Tyler for no gain to the MINN 42 0:50 3rd & 10 at own 42 Athan Kaliakmanis pass incomplete to Chris Autman-Bell 0:42 4th & 10 at own 42 Mark Crawford punt for 38 yds, fair catch by Alijah Huzzie at the UNC 20 North Carolina Touchdown, 6 plays 0:32 1st & 10 at own 20 Omarion Hampton run for 2 yds to the UNC 22 Q2 14:45 2nd & 8 at own 22 Drake Maye pass complete to Omarion Hampton for 17 yds to the UNC 39 for a 1ST down Q2 14:30 1st & 10 at own 39 Omarion Hampton run for 1 yd to the UNC 40 Q2 14:00 2nd & 9 at own 40 Drake Maye run for 4 yds to the UNC 44 Q2 13:40 3rd & 5 at own 44 Drake Maye pass complete to Kamari Morales for 55 yds to the MINN 1 for a 1ST down Q2 13:17 1st & goal at opp 1 Omarion Hampton run for 1 yd for a TD (Noah Burnette KICK)North Carolina 14, Minnesota 0
2nd quarter 8 drives, then North Carolina 21, Minnesota 10 Minnesota Punt, 3 plays 13:17 1st & 10 at own 35 Liam Boyd kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback 13:09 1st & 10 at own 25 Darius Taylor run for no gain to the MINN 25 12:37 2nd & 10 at own 25 Athan Kaliakmanis pass incomplete to Daniel Jackson 12:32 3rd & 10 at own 25 Athan Kaliakmanis pass incomplete to Brevyn Spann-Ford 12:25 4th & 10 at own 25 Mark Crawford punt for 47 yds, fair catch by Alijah Huzzie at the UNC 28 North Carolina Interception, 1 play 12:16 1st & 10 at own 28 Drake Maye pass intercepted Jack Henderson return for 17 yds to the UNC 16 Minnesota Field goal, 7 plays 12:08 1st & 10 at opp 16 Athan Kaliakmanis pass incomplete 12:00 2nd & 10 at opp 16 Darius Taylor run for 9 yds to the UNC 7 11:18 3rd & 1 at opp 7 Darius Taylor run for 2 yds to the UNC 5 for a 1ST down 10:39 1st & goal at opp 5 Athan Kaliakmanis pass incomplete to Daniel Jackson 10:30 2nd & goal at opp 5 Darius Taylor run for no gain to the UNC 5 9:50 3rd & goal at opp 5 Athan Kaliakmanis pass incomplete to Daniel Jackson 9:47 4th & goal at opp 5 Dragan Kesich 23 yd FG GOODNorth Carolina 14, Minnesota 3 North Carolina Interception, 9 plays 9:47 4th & 10 at own 35 Dragan Kesich kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback 9:38 1st & 10 at own 25 Drake Maye pass complete to Nate McCollum for 7 yds to the UNC 32 9:30 2nd & 3 at own 32 British Brooks run for a loss of 2 yards to the UNC 30 8:55 3rd & 5 at own 30 Drake Maye pass complete to Bryson Nesbit for 14 yds to the UNC 44 for a 1ST down 8:18 1st & 10 at own 44 Drake Maye pass complete to Kobe Paysour for 4 yds to the UNC 48 7:44 2nd & 6 at own 48 Drake Maye run for 6 yds to the MINN 46 for a 1ST down 7:24 1st & 10 at opp 46 North Carolina Penalty, Offensive Holding (-10 Yards) to the UNC 44 7:10 1st & 20 at own 44 Drake Maye pass complete to Kamari Morales for 9 yds to the MINN 47 6:46 2nd & 11 at opp 47 Drake Maye pass incomplete 6:20 3rd & 11 at opp 47 Drake Maye pass complete to Nate McCollum for 12 yds to the MINN 35 for a 1ST down 6:06 1st & 10 at opp 35 Drake Maye pass intercepted Chris Collins return for no gain to the MINN 28 Minnesota Punt, 4 plays 5:55 1st & 10 at own 28 Darius Taylor run for 14 yds to the MINN 42 for a 1ST down 5:38 1st & 10 at own 42 Darius Taylor run for 5 yds to the MINN 47 5:04 2nd & 5 at own 47 Athan Kaliakmanis pass incomplete 5:00 3rd & 5 at own 47 Athan Kaliakmanis pass incomplete 4:52 4th & 5 at own 47 Mark Crawford punt for 53 yds for a touchback North Carolina Touchdown, 7 plays 4:45 1st & 10 at own 20 Omarion Hampton run for 4 yds to the UNC 24 4:26 2nd & 6 at own 24 Drake Maye pass complete to Nate McCollum for 5 yds to the UNC 29 4:10 3rd & 1 at own 29 Drake Maye run for 1 yd to the UNC 30 for a 1ST down 3:40 1st & 10 at own 30 Omarion Hampton run for 1 yd to the UNC 31 3:15 2nd & 9 at own 31 Drake Maye pass complete to J.J. Jones for 39 yds to the MINN 30 for a 1ST down 2:45 1st & 10 at opp 30 Drake Maye pass complete to Nate McCollum for 11 yds to the MINN 19 for a 1ST down 2:23 1st & 10 at opp 19 Drake Maye pass complete to Bryson Nesbit for 19 yds for a TD (Noah Burnette KICK)North Carolina 21, Minnesota 3 Minnesota Touchdown, 7 plays 2:23 1st & 10 at own 35 Liam Boyd kickoff for 40 yds fair catch by Quentin Redding at the MINN 1 2:17 1st & 10 at own 25 North Carolina Penalty, Defensive Pass Interference (15 Yards) to the MINN 40 for a 1ST down 2:10 1st & 10 at own 40 Athan Kaliakmanis run for 2 yds to the MINN 42 2:05 2nd & 8 at own 42 Athan Kaliakmanis pass complete to Le’Meke Brockington for 25 yds to the UNC 33 for a 1ST down 1:43 1st & 10 at opp 33 Athan Kaliakmanis pass complete to Corey Crooms Jr. for 15 yds to the UNC 18 for a 1ST down 1:10 1st & 10 at opp 18 Athan Kaliakmanis pass complete to Brevyn Spann-Ford for 4 yds to the UNC 14 1:10 2nd & 6 at opp 14 Timeout North Carolina, clock 01:10 1:06 2nd & 6 at opp 14 Darius Taylor run for 2 yds to the UNC 12 1:05 3rd & 4 at opp 12 Timeout North Carolina, clock 01:05 0:58 3rd & 4 at opp 12 North Carolina Penalty, Defensive Pass Interference (7 Yards) to the UNC 5 for a 1ST down 0:55 1st & goal at opp 5 Darius Taylor run for 3 yds to the UNC 2 0:30 2nd & goal at opp 2 Darius Taylor run for 2 yds for a TD (Dragan Kesich KICK)North Carolina 21, Minnesota 10 North Carolina End of half, 1 play 0:30 2nd & 7 at own 35 Dragan Kesich kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback 0:20 1st & 10 at own 25 British Brooks run for 1 yd to the UNC 26
3rd quarter 5 drives, then North Carolina 24, Minnesota 13 Minnesota Field goal, 9 plays 15:00 1st & 10 at own 35 Liam Boyd kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback 14:52 1st & 10 at own 25 Darius Taylor run for 3 yds to the MINN 28 14:13 2nd & 7 at own 28 Darius Taylor run for 8 yds to the MINN 36 for a 1ST down 13:30 1st & 10 at own 36 Darius Taylor run for 4 yds to the MINN 40 12:53 2nd & 6 at own 40 Athan Kaliakmanis pass complete to Sean Tyler for 13 yds to the UNC 47 for a 1ST down 12:18 1st & 10 at opp 47 Athan Kaliakmanis pass complete to Le’Meke Brockington for 18 yds to the UNC 29 for a 1ST down 11:45 1st & 10 at opp 29 Sean Tyler run for no gain to the UNC 29 11:07 2nd & 10 at opp 29 Athan Kaliakmanis pass incomplete to Daniel Jackson 10:55 3rd & 10 at opp 29 Athan Kaliakmanis pass complete to Brevyn Spann-Ford for 2 yds to the UNC 27 10:22 4th & 8 at opp 27 Dragan Kesich 45 yd FG GOODNorth Carolina 21, Minnesota 13 North Carolina Punt, 6 plays 10:22 4th & 8 at own 35 Dragan Kesich kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback 10:17 1st & 10 at own 25 Drake Maye pass complete to Nate McCollum for 11 yds to the UNC 36 for a 1ST down 10:02 1st & 10 at own 36 Drake Maye pass complete to J.J. Jones for 8 yds to the UNC 44 9:30 2nd & 2 at own 44 Drake Maye pass complete to Nate McCollum for 2 yds to the UNC 46 for a 1ST down 9:00 1st & 10 at own 46 Drake Maye sacked by Danny Striggow for a loss of 5 yards to the UNC 41 8:20 2nd & 15 at own 41 Drake Maye pass complete to Omarion Hampton for 4 yds to the UNC 45 7:58 3rd & 11 at own 45 Drake Maye pass incomplete to Andre Greene Jr. 7:56 4th & 11 at own 45 Ben Kiernan punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Quentin Redding at the MINN 13 Minnesota Interception, 9 plays 7:47 1st & 10 at own 13 Darius Taylor run for 28 yds to the MINN 41 for a 1ST down 7:10 1st & 10 at own 41 Sean Tyler run for 2 yds to the MINN 43 6:28 2nd & 8 at own 43 Sean Tyler run for no gain to the MINN 43 5:50 3rd & 8 at own 43 Athan Kaliakmanis run for 13 yds to the UNC 44 for a 1ST down 5:05 1st & 10 at opp 44 Athan Kaliakmanis pass incomplete to Le’Meke Brockington 4:59 2nd & 10 at opp 44 Darius Taylor run for 5 yds to the UNC 39 4:16 3rd & 5 at opp 39 Cole Kramer run for 4 yds to the UNC 35 3:40 4th & 1 at opp 35 Darius Taylor run for 1 yd to the UNC 34 for a 1ST down 2:52 1st & 10 at opp 34 Cole Kramer pass intercepted, touchback. Armani Chatman return for no gain North Carolina Field goal, 8 plays 2:46 1st & 10 at own 20 Drake Maye pass incomplete 2:42 2nd & 10 at own 20 Drake Maye pass complete to Nate McCollum for 5 yds to the UNC 25 2:20 3rd & 5 at own 25 Drake Maye pass complete to Bryson Nesbit for 13 yds to the UNC 38 for a 1ST down 1:58 1st & 10 at own 38 Drake Maye pass complete to Gavin Blackwell for 38 yds to the MINN 24 for a 1ST down 1:41 1st & 10 at opp 24 Drake Maye pass incomplete 1:36 2nd & 10 at opp 24 Drake Maye pass incomplete 1:31 3rd & 10 at opp 24 Drake Maye pass incomplete 1:26 4th & 10 at opp 24 Noah Burnette 42 yd FG GOODNorth Carolina 24, Minnesota 13 Minnesota Punt, 6 plays 1:26 4th & 10 at own 35 Liam Boyd kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback 1:18 1st & 10 at own 25 Darius Taylor run for 10 yds to the MINN 35 for a 1ST down 0:42 1st & 10 at own 35 Darius Taylor run for 4 yds to the MINN 39 0:07 2nd & 6 at own 39 Athan Kaliakmanis pass complete to Corey Crooms Jr. for 17 yds to the UNC 44 for a 1ST down Q4 14:55 1st & 10 at opp 44 Darius Taylor run for 1 yd to the UNC 43 Q4 14:18 2nd & 9 at opp 43 Athan Kaliakmanis pass incomplete Q4 14:14 3rd & 9 at opp 43 Athan Kaliakmanis pass incomplete Q4 14:07 4th & 9 at opp 43 Mark Crawford punt for 33 yds, fair catch by Alijah Huzzie at the UNC 10
4th quarter 5 drives, then North Carolina 31, Minnesota 13 North Carolina Punt, 4 plays 14:00 1st & 10 at own 10 Drake Maye pass complete to J.J. Jones for 17 yds to the UNC 27 for a 1ST down 13:45 1st & 10 at own 27 Omarion Hampton run for no gain to the UNC 27 13:18 2nd & 10 at own 27 North Carolina Penalty, Offensive Holding (-10 Yards) to the UNC 17 13:10 2nd & 20 at own 17 Drake Maye pass complete to Bryson Nesbit for no gain to the UNC 17 12:46 3rd & 20 at own 17 Drake Maye pass complete to British Brooks for 12 yds to the UNC 29 12:05 4th & 8 at own 29 Ben Kiernan punt for 23 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the MINN 48 Minnesota Penalty, Personal Foul (15 Yards) to the MINN 33 Minnesota Punt, 3 plays 12:01 1st & 10 at own 33 Athan Kaliakmanis pass incomplete 11:56 2nd & 10 at own 33 Darius Taylor run for 8 yds to the MINN 41 11:15 3rd & 2 at own 41 Athan Kaliakmanis sacked by Jacolbe Cowan for a loss of 1 yard to the MINN 40 10:23 4th & 3 at own 40 Mark Crawford punt for 36 yds, downed at the UNC 24 North Carolina Touchdown, 11 plays 10:15 1st & 10 at own 24 Drake Maye run for 5 yds to the UNC 29 9:35 2nd & 5 at own 29 Drake Maye pass complete to Nate McCollum for 17 yds to the UNC 46 for a 1ST down 9:17 1st & 10 at own 46 Omarion Hampton run for 17 yds to the MINN 37 for a 1ST down 8:47 1st & 10 at opp 37 Drake Maye pass incomplete 8:40 2nd & 10 at opp 37 Drake Maye run for 6 yds to the MINN 31 8:00 3rd & 4 at opp 31 Drake Maye run for 12 yds to the MINN 19 for a 1ST down 7:15 1st & 10 at opp 19 British Brooks run for 3 yds to the MINN 16 6:45 2nd & 7 at opp 16 British Brooks run for 4 yds to the MINN 12 6:17 3rd & 3 at opp 12 Minnesota Penalty, Defensive Offside (5 Yards) to the MINN 7 for a 1ST down 5:57 1st & goal at opp 7 British Brooks run for 6 yds to the MINN 1 5:30 2nd & goal at opp 1 Drake Maye run for no gain to the MINN 1 5:00 3rd & goal at opp 1 British Brooks run for 1 yd for a TD (Noah Burnette KICK)North Carolina 31, Minnesota 13 Minnesota Punt, 3 plays 5:00 3rd & 4 at own 35 Liam Boyd kickoff for 40 yds fair catch by Quentin Redding at the MINN 0 4:55 1st & 10 at own 25 Athan Kaliakmanis pass incomplete 4:47 2nd & 10 at own 25 Athan Kaliakmanis pass incomplete 4:38 3rd & 10 at own 25 Athan Kaliakmanis run for 1 yd to the MINN 26 4:01 4th & 9 at own 26 Mark Crawford punt for 48 yds, fair catch by Alijah Huzzie at the UNC 26 North Carolina End of game, 6 plays 3:55 1st & 10 at own 26 Omarion Hampton run for 3 yds to the UNC 29 3:14 2nd & 7 at own 29 Omarion Hampton run for 5 yds to the UNC 34 2:30 3rd & 2 at own 34 Omarion Hampton run for 4 yds to the UNC 38 for a 1ST down 1:45 1st & 10 at own 38 British Brooks run for 1 yd to the UNC 39 1:05 2nd & 9 at own 39 British Brooks run for 7 yds to the UNC 46 0:23 3rd & 2 at own 46 British Brooks run for 2 yds to the UNC 48 for a 1ST down
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 2–0 in two meetings, counting the one since this game.
RushingDarius Taylor22 carries, 138 yards, 1 TDMinnesota
ReceivingNate McCollum15 catches, 165 yards, 1 TDNorth Carolina
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