North Carolina vs TCU, Week 0 · 2026
151–0VSFINAL
100–1Sat, Aug 29, 2026Aviva StadiumDublin
The Story
North Carolina beats TCU 15–10 in Dublin.
SeriesNorth Carolina leads 4–1 · TCU won the last meeting, 48–14 · 2025
ClosingClosing TCU −7.5 · O/U 46.5 · final margin 5North Carolina covered · Under hit
BOX SCORE
Week 0 · 2026| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| TCU | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
PLAYER STATS
Week 0 · 2026Passing
| North CarolinaUNC | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Edwards | 16/28 | 232 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 |
| TCUTCU | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaden Craig | 20/32 | 175 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| North CarolinaUNC | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Hall | 11 | 36 | 3.3 | 0 | 10 |
| Jaylen McGill | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 1 | 9 |
| Demon June | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 0 | 8 |
| Billy Edwards | 7 | -4 | -0.6 | 0 | 11 |
| Totals | 29 | 90 | 3.1 | 1 | 11 |
| TCUTCU | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Payne | 25 | 142 | 5.7 | 0 | 48 |
| Jon Denman | 8 | 19 | 2.4 | 1 | 5 |
| Major Everhart | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaden Craig | 4 | -22 | -5.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | -31 | -31.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 39 | 106 | 2.7 | 1 | 48 |
Receiving
| North CarolinaUNC | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jelani Thurman | 4 | 94 | 23.5 | 0 | 35 |
| Jordan Shipp | 5 | 71 | 14.2 | 0 | 19 |
| Trech Kekahuna | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | 21 |
| Mason Humphrey | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Shamar Easter | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| C.J. Sadler | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Benjamin Hall | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 16 | 232 | 14.5 | 0 | 35 |
| TCUTCU | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Small | 9 | 65 | 7.2 | 0 | 17 |
| Ka'Morreun Pimpton | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 0 | 40 |
| Jeremy Payne | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 0 | 14 |
| Jacobe Hayes | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 |
| Kari Ashley | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 12 |
| Jeremy Scott | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Totals | 20 | 175 | 8.8 | 0 | 40 |
Fumbles
| North CarolinaUNC | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Hall | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Trech Kekahuna | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jaylen Harvey | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| TCUTCU | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaden Craig | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Max Carroll | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Kick Returns
| North CarolinaUNC | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jo Jo Troupe | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
Punt Returns
| TCUTCU | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Small | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 33 | 0 |
Kicking
| North CarolinaUNC | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aeron Burrell | 2/3 | 66.7 | 28 | 1/1 | 7 |
| TCUTCU | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Lemmermann | 1/1 | 100.0 | 31 | 1/1 | 4 |
Punting
| North CarolinaUNC | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aeron Burrell | 3 | 125 | 41.7 | 0 | 2 | 46 |
| TCUTCU | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Hoyet Chance | 2 | 87 | 43.5 | 0 | 1 | 49 |
Defense
| North CarolinaUNC | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Mcdonald | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leroy Jackson | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Lewis | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gregory Smith | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Agumadu | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylen Harvey | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kaleb Cost | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Melkart Abou-Jaoude | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Johnson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaiden Patterson | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Peyton Waters | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coleman Bryson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Peyton Seelmann | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donovan Hoilette | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Timir Hickman-Collins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaziel Hart | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trey Giddens | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tre Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Jackson III | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 71 | 41 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| TCUTCU | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Carroll | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julius Simms | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Short | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamel Johnson | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ansel Din-Mbuh | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vernon Glover | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaden Mcfadden | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Lester | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Schobel | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Oyewale | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tristan Johnson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gil Jackson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kylin Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devyn Hidrogo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Floyd Guidry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 54 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
TCU vs North Carolina Team StatsTCU vs UNC Team Stats
Week 0 · 2026| TCUTCU | North CarolinaUNC | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | 1ST DOWNS | 20 |
| 7-16 | 3RD DOWN | 3-11 |
| 1-5 | 4TH DOWN | 1-1 |
| 281 | TOTAL YDS | 322 |
| 175 | PASS YDS | 232 |
| 20-32 | COMP/ATT | 16-28 |
| 5.5 | YDS/PASS | 8.3 |
| 106 | RUSH YDS | 90 |
| 39 | RUSH ATT | 29 |
| 2.7 | YDS/RUSH | 3.1 |
| 11-89 | PENALTIES | 3-20 |
| 1 | TURNOVERS | 2 |
| 1 | FUMBLES LOST | 2 |
| 0 | INT THROWN | 0 |
| 33:02 | POSSESSION | 26:58 |
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