Week 9 · 2026

#1 Miami at North Carolina

Sat 10/31/2026 07:30 PMKenan StadiumConferenceBrief Recap

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

#1 Miami

8–0

North Carolina

4–4

Attendance

—

not yet reported

MiamiMIA

North CarolinaUNC

Passing

		C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
MIA	Darian Mensah	22/29	274	9.4	3	0	93.7
UNC	Billy Edwards Jr.	28/34	341	10.0	4	0	95.4

Rushing

		CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
MIA	Javian Mallory	12	51	4.3	0	12
MIA	Mark Fletcher Jr.	13	43	3.3	2	6
MIA	Darian Mensah	4	36	9.0	0	24
MIA	Malachi Toney	1	11	11.0	0	11
MIA	Jordan Lyle	2	9	4.5	0	5
UNC	Demon June	13	44	3.4	1	12
UNC	Benjamin Hall	3	13	4.3	0	6
UNC	Jaylen McGill	5	12	2.4	0	5
UNC	Billy Edwards Jr.	8	-2	-0.3	0	10

Receiving

		REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
MIA	Malachi Toney	7	75	10.7	2	31
MIA	Cooper Barkate	4	71	17.8	0	40
MIA	Elija Lofton	3	48	16.0	0	19
MIA	Mark Fletcher Jr.	2	43	21.5	1	31
MIA	Javian Mallory	3	25	8.3	0	12
MIA	Daylyn Upshaw	3	12	4.0	0	7
UNC	Jelani Thurman	5	70	14.0	2	23
UNC	Jaylen McGill	6	69	11.5	0	28
UNC	Trech Kekahuna	3	57	19.0	1	23
UNC	Jordan Shipp	4	44	11.0	1	16
UNC	Demon June	3	40	13.3	0	20
UNC	Mason Humphrey	2	19	9.5	0	10
UNC	Nyqir Helton	2	19	9.5	0	10
UNC	Jordan Washington	2	16	8.0	0	8
UNC	Shamar Easter	1	7	7.0	0	7

Fumbles

		FUM	LOST	REC
MIA	Justin Scott	0	0	1
UNC	Billy Edwards Jr.	1	1	0

Defense

		TOT	SOLO	TFL	SACKS	QB HUR	PD
MIA	Chase Smith	9	5	0	0	0	0
MIA	JJ Dunnigan	9	4	0.5	0.5	0	0
MIA	Mohamed Toure	9	3	0	0	0	0
MIA	Marquise Lightfoot	7	4	2	2	0	0
MIA	Ezekiel Marcelin Jr.	6	2	0	0	0	0
MIA	Zechariah Poyser	6	4	0	0	0	0
MIA	Justin Scott	4	2	0.5	0.5	0	0
MIA	Damari Brown	3	1	0	0	0	0
MIA	Bryce Fitzgerald	2	1	0	0	0	0
MIA	Xavier Lucas	2	2	0	0	0	0
MIA	Ahmad Moten Sr.	1	1	0	0	2	1
MIA	Armondo Blount	1	1	0	0	0	0
MIA	Booker Pickett Jr.	1	1	1	1	0	0
MIA	Damon Wilson II	1	1	0	0	0	0
MIA	Ethan O'Connor	1	1	0	0	0	0
MIA	Herbert Scroggins III	1	0	0	0	0	0
MIA	Omar Thornton	1	1	1	0	0	0
MIA	Ryan Mack	1	1	0	0	0	0
UNC	Derek McDonald	11	5	0	0	0	0
UNC	Peyton Seelmann	9	2	1	1	0	0
UNC	Kenton Dopson III	8	6	0	0	0	0
UNC	Jaiden Patterson	7	6	0	0	0	0
UNC	Greg Smith III	6	3	0	0	0	0
UNC	Javion Butts	4	1	0	0	0	1
UNC	Jaylen Harvey	4	0	0	0	1	0
UNC	Kaleb Cost	4	0	0	0	0	0
UNC	Leroy Jackson	4	1	0	0	1	0
UNC	Xavier Lewis	4	1	0	0	0	0
UNC	Melkart Abou Jaoude	3	1	0	0	0	0
UNC	Timir Hickman-Collins	3	0	0	0	0	0
UNC	Coleman Bryson	2	0	0	0	0	0
UNC	David Jackson III	2	0	0	0	0	0
UNC	Isaiah Johnson	2	1	0	0	0	0
UNC	Emmanuel Nwaiwu	1	0	0	0	0	0
UNC	Nicco Maggio	1	0	0	0	0	0
UNC	Donovan Hoilette Jr.	0	0	0	0	2	0

Kicking

		FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
MIA	Jake Weinberg	1/1	100.0	25	5/5	8
UNC	Rece Verhoff	0/0	0.0	0	5/5	5

Punting

		NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
MIA	Dylan Joyce	1	43	43.0	0	0	43
UNC	Aeron Burrell	1	28	28.0	0	0	28

Kick returns

		NO	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
MIA	Somourian Wingo	2	44	22.0	0	24
MIA	Ezekiel Marcelin Jr.	1	0	0.0	0	0

Win probability

North Carolina's chance to win after each play · CFBD

Availability

ACC game day · Sat 4:30 PM CT

Miami

Out

Joshua Moore WR

CharMar Brown RB

Ja'Boree Antoine DB

Romanas "OJ" Frederique Jr. DB

Max Buchanan OL

Luka Gilbert TE

North Carolina

Out

Tre Miller DB

Peyton Waters DB

Jonathan Agumadu LBnew

Viliami Moala DL

Keeyun Chapman WR

Vodney Cleveland DL

Jimmy-Phrisco Alo-Suliafu DL

Game-time decision

Jordan Hall OL

Andrew Threatt OLnew

In the box score

Miami

Out 0 of 6

North Carolina

Out 0 of 7

Game-time decision 0 of 2

Listed players who recorded at least one stat in this game. Participation reports aren't published, so a player who played without recording a stat (often a lineman) isn't counted.

Availability this week

Each report this game week, best players first. A dot means not on that report.

Miami1 report

Player	Wed 7p
CharMar BrownRB	Out
Joshua MooreWR	Out
Ja'Boree AntoineDB	Out
Romanas Frederique Jr.DB	Out
Luka GilbertTE	Out
Max BuchananOL	Out

North Carolina4 reports

Player	Wed 7p	Thu 7p	Fri 7p	Sat 4:30p
Jonathan AgumaduLB	Quest.	Quest.	Quest.	Out
Peyton WatersDB	Quest.	Quest.

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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