Week 1 · 2024
UConn at North Carolina
Sat 12/28/2024 11:00 AMFenway ParkNorth Carolina pregame57% — Pregame win probability: 57% for North Carolina. North Carolina favored, and lost — UConn won.Neutral site
39°Fog7 mph SSW · 93% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data
UConn
27
9–4
North Carolina
14
6–7
Attendance
27,900
reported
UConnCONN
North CarolinaUNC
Passing
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONN | Joe Fagnano | 16/23 | 151 | 6.6 | 2 | 0 | 65.8 |
| CONN | Nick Evers | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 4.6 |
| UNC | Michael Merdinger | 9/12 | 86 | 7.2 | 0 | 1 | 3.0 |
| UNC | Caleb Hood | 1/1 | 17 | 17.0 | 1 | 0 | 63.0 |
| UNC | Jacolby Criswell | 1/1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 54.2 |
Rushing
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONN | Mel Brown | 11 | 96 | 8.7 | 0 | 47 |
| CONN | Cam Edwards | 17 | 74 | 4.4 | 1 | 13 |
| CONN | Victor Rosa | 7 | 21 | 3.0 | 0 | 11 |
| CONN | Nick Evers | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 13 |
| CONN | Joe Fagnano | 8 | 10 | 1.3 | 0 | 8 |
| UNC | Caleb Hood | 11 | 78 | 7.1 | 0 | 16 |
| UNC | Darwin Barlow | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 0 | 14 |
| UNC | Davion Gause | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | 12 |
| UNC | Jacolby Criswell | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| UNC | Tyrane Stewart | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | 0 | 0 |
| UNC | Michael Merdinger | 5 | -31 | -6.2 | 0 | 1 |
Receiving
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONN | Skyler Bell | 3 | 77 | 25.7 | 1 | 38 |
| CONN | TJ Sheffield | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 0 | 17 |
| CONN | Jasaiah Gathings | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 10 |
| CONN | Alex Honig | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 1 | 6 |
| CONN | Louis Hansen | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 |
| CONN | Mel Brown | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| UNC | John Copenhaver | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 1 | 23 |
| UNC | Kobe Paysour | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | 22 |
| UNC | J.J. Jones | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 7 |
| UNC | Darwin Barlow | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| UNC | Caleb Hood | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| UNC | Jordan Shipp | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
Fumbles
| FUM | LOST | REC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONN | Mel Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| UNC | Michael Merdinger | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
| TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | QB HUR | PD | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONN | Malik Dixon-Williams | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CONN | Jayden McDonald | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| CONN | Pryce Yates | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CONN | Aaron Key | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CONN | Cam Chadwick Jr. | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CONN | Jack Barton | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CONN | Tui Faumuina-Brown | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| CONN | Donovan Branch | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CONN | James Larson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CONN | Jelani Stafford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CONN | John Neider | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CONN | Jordan Wright | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CONN | Malachi McLean | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CONN | Cam Edwards | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CONN | D'Mon Brinson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CONN | Matt Hoffman | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CONN | Oumar Diomande | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CONN | Rante Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CONN | Stan Cross | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UNC | Caleb LaVallee | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UNC | Kaleb Cost | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UNC | Will Hardy | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UNC | Beau Atkinson | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UNC | Jakeen Harris | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UNC | Amare Campbell | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| UNC | Kevin Hester Jr. | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UNC | Travis Shaw | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UNC | DeAndre Boykins | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| UNC | Malcolm Ziglar | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UNC | Marcus Allen | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UNC | Michael Short | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UNC | Tre Miller | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UNC | Ty Adams | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UNC | Tyrane Stewart | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UNC | Alijah Huzzie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UNC | Antavious Lane | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UNC | Cade Law | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UNC | Caleb Hood | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UNC | Jacolbe Cowan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UNC | Jaybron Harvey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UNC | Tyler Thompson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| UNC | Chris Culliver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Interceptions
| INT | YDS | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONN | Tui Faumuina-Brown | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Kicking
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONN | Chris Freeman | 2/3 | 66.7 | 32 | 3/3 | 9 |
| UNC | Lucas Osada | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
| UNC | Noah Burnette | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
Punting
| NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONN | Connor Stutz | 4 | 175 | 43.8 | 0 | 4 | 51 |
| UNC | Tom Maginness | 6 | 230 | 38.3 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
Kick returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONN | Mel Brown | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 18 |
| UNC | Chris Culliver | 2 | 118 | 59.0 | 1 | 95 |
| UNC | DeAndre Boykins | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | 27 |
| UNC | Jake Johnson | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
Punt returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONN | TJ Sheffield | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| UNC | Alijah Huzzie | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
Previous 3 meetings vs. Team
North Carolina 3–0 vs UConn
- 2009 · wk 2North Carolina 12 @ UConn 10
- 2008 · wk 6UConn 12 @ North Carolina 38
- 1990 · wk 4UConn 21 @ North Carolina 48
Previous meeting vs. Mack Brown
UConn 0–1 vs Mack Brown
- 1990 · wk 4UConn 21 @ North Carolina 48
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