THIRD AND DATA

Week 9 · 2026

#1 Miami at North Carolina

Sat 10/31/2026 07:30 PMKenan StadiumConferenceBriefRecap

57°5 mph NE · 63% humidityMeasured at kickoff, by an official weather station

#1 Miami

38

8–0

North Carolina

35

4–4

Attendance

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not yet reported

Miami8 drives · 6 scoring · avg start own 34

North Carolina8 drives · 5 scoring · avg start own 24

1st quarter

14:54MIAown 26opp 316 plays, 74 ydTouchdown +7 MIA7–0
8:33UNCown 25own 4810 plays, 27 ydPunt7–0
4:57MIAown 20opp 318 plays, 11 ydPunt7–0
2:11UNCown 16opp 313 plays, 84 ydTouchdown +7 UNC7–7

2nd quarter

11:50MIAown 25opp 311 plays, 75 ydTouchdown +7 MIA14–7
7:41UNCown 25goal line15 plays, 75 ydTouchdown +7 UNC14–14
1:56MIAown 25own 3512 plays, 68 ydField goal +3 MIA17–14
0:22UNCown 25own 243 plays, -1 ydEnd of period17–14

3rd quarter

15:00UNCown 25opp 310 plays, 75 ydTouchdown +7 UNC17–21
10:46MIAown 20goal line12 plays, 80 ydTouchdown +7 MIA24–21
5:14UNCown 25goal line19 plays, 75 ydTouchdown +7 UNC24–28

4th quarter

11:46MIAown 25opp 312 plays, 75 ydTouchdown +7 MIA31–28
7:49UNCown 25own 375 plays, 12 ydTurnover31–28
5:25MIAopp 37goal line7 plays, 37 ydTouchdown +7 MIA38–28
2:33UNCown 25goal line11 plays, 75 ydTouchdown +7 UNC38–35
1:38MIAopp 34opp 309 plays, -2 ydEnd of period38–35

Field position is where the drive started and ended, from the offense’s point of view. Score is Miami–North Carolina after the drive.

Previous 10 meetings vs. Miami

North Carolina 7–3 vs Miami

  • 2023 · wk 7Miami 31 @ North Carolina 41
  • 2022 · wk 6North Carolina 27 @ Miami 24
  • 2021 · wk 7Miami 42 @ North Carolina 45
  • 2020 · wk 15North Carolina 62 @ Miami 26
  • 2019 · wk 2Miami 25 @ North Carolina 28
  • 2018 · wk 5North Carolina 10 @ Miami 47
  • 2017 · wk 9Miami 24 @ North Carolina 19
  • 2016 · wk 7North Carolina 20 @ Miami 13
  • 2015 · wk 11Miami 21 @ North Carolina 59
  • 2014 · wk 10North Carolina 20 @ Miami 47

Previous 2 meetings vs. Mario Cristobal

North Carolina 2–0 vs Mario Cristobal

  • 2023 · wk 7Miami 31 @ North Carolina 41
  • 2022 · wk 6North Carolina 27 @ Miami 24

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