| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
North Carolina | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Pittsburgh | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Scoring Plays
9:49

7:46

5:32

0:22

12:47

12:36

Game Leaders
North Carolina
B. Edwards Jr. QB
H. Geriner QB
B. Hall RB
D. Ferguson Jr. RB
J. Shipp WR
M. Knight WR
D. Hoilette Jr. DL
A. Sanford Jr. LB
D. McDonald LB
C. Brookins DBPlayer Box Score
North Carolina| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Billy Edwards Jr.#9 | 18/26 | 249 | 9.6 | 2 | 2 | 64.4 |
Pittsburgh| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Holden Geriner#15 | 27/44 | 219 | 5.0 | 0 | 2 | 43.5 |
North Carolina| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benjamin Hall#7 | 12 | 25 | 2.1 | 0 | 9 |
Demon June | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 1 | 5 |
Team | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Jaylen McGill#27 | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 |
Billy Edwards Jr.#9 | 4 | -14 | -3.5 | 0 | 9 |
Pittsburgh| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Damon Ferguson Jr.#26 | 15 | 49 | 3.3 | 0 | 8 |
La'Vell Wright#11 | 9 | 45 | 5.0 | 2 | 15 |
Ja'Kyrian Turner#9 | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 0 | 11 |
Justin Cook#5 | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 7 |
Tony Kinsler#2 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
Censere Lee#10 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
Holden Geriner#15 | 7 | -1 | -0.1 | 0 | 3 |
North Carolina| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jordan Shipp#1 | 6 | 93 | 15.5 | 0 | 49 |
Shamar Easter#84 | 1 | 75 | 75.0 | 1 | 75 |
Jelani Thurman#45 | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 1 | 7 |
C.J. Sadler#14 | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 14 |
Benjamin Hall#7 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
Trech Kekahuna#2 | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 10 |
Pittsburgh| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Malik Knight#7 | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 0 | 40 |
Carson Kent#86 | 7 | 61 | 8.7 | 0 | 15 |
Cataurus Hicks#3 | 6 | 50 | 8.3 | 0 | 14 |
La'Vell Wright#11 | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 10 |
Damon Ferguson Jr.#26 | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | 12 |
Censere Lee#10 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
Bryce Yates#4 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 5 |
North Carolina| Player | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Derek McDonald#15 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Xavier Lewis#90 | 12 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Greg Smith III#1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Peyton Seelmann#10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Leroy Jackson#91 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Timir Hickman-Collins#54 | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Peyton Waters#7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jaiden Patterson#18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Ade Willie#3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jonathan Agumadu#8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kenton Dopson III#21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tre Miller#6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Nicco Maggio#96 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jaden Jefferson#24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Calvin Thomas#12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Melkart Abou Jaoude#9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Emmanuel Nwaiwu#89 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Donovan Hoilette Jr.#5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Khristian Dunbar-Hawkins#23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jacqawn McRoy#71 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jalon Thompson#4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C.J. Sadler#14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kaleb Cost#2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jaziel Hart#30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh| Player | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cruce Brookins#12 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Alex Sanford Jr.#10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Jeremiah Marcelin#32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Shawn Lee Jr.#3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sean FitzSimmons#55 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cole Woodson#17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DeMarco Ward#7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Isaiah Neal#2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Raion Strader#6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Nick James#11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Braylan Lovelace | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Jaeden Moore#8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cataurus Hicks#3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tony Kinsler#2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Zion Ferguson#22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kanye Thompson#23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
North Carolina| Player | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
Billy Edwards Jr.#9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
North Carolina| Player | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rece Verhoff#90 | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3/3 | 3 |
Pittsburgh| Player | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Antonio Chadha#48 | 1/2 | 50.0 | 41 | 2/2 | 5 |
North Carolina| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aeron Burrell#92 | 6 | 221 | 36.8 | 0 | 1 | 47 |
Pittsburgh| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gabe Russo#98 | 3 | 103 | 34.3 | 0 | 1 | 43 |
Pittsburgh| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tyreek Robinson#24 | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 22 | 0 |
North Carolina| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Trech Kekahuna#2 | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
Pittsburgh| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cataurus Hicks#3 | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 19 | 0 |
North Carolina| Player | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
Greg Smith III#1 | 1 | 25 | 0 |
Tre Miller#6 | 1 | 18 | 0 |
Pittsburgh| Player | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
Shadarian Harrison#21 | 1 | 22 | 0 |
Cole Woodson#17 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
Drive Summary
Injury Report
No current injury report is available for this matchup.
Head-to-Head
Historical meetings are not available for this matchup.
Game Information
Division Standings
FBS — Atlantic Coast Conference
| Team | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA | Home | Away | Strk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Miami | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 381 | 142 | 4-0 | 4-0 | W8 |
Wake Forest | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.875 | 313 | 143 | 3-1 | 4-0 | W5 |
Clemson | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.625 | 186 | 173 | 3-2 | 2-1 | W1 |
Pittsburgh | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.667 | 287 | 178 | 5-1 | 1-2 | W1 |
SMU | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.750 | 282 | 178 | 5-0 | 1-2 | L1 |
Virginia | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.444 | 233 | 208 | 4-2 | 0-3 | L3 |
California | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.333 | 197 | 284 | 2-3 | 1-3 | L3 |
Louisville | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.625 | 323 | 216 | 4-1 | 1-2 | W3 |
Georgia Tech | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.250 | 198 | 246 | 2-3 | 0-3 | L3 |
Duke | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.750 | 256 | 114 | 4-1 | 2-1 | W2 |
North Carolina | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.500 | 206 | 184 | 1-3 | 3-1 | L2 |
Virginia Tech | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.750 | 280 | 164 | 3-1 | 3-1 | W2 |
Florida State | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.375 | 245 | 231 | 3-2 | 0-3 | L3 |
NC State | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.500 | 257 | 207 | 4-1 | 0-3 | W1 |
Stanford | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.444 | 183 | 336 | 4-1 | 0-4 | L1 |
Boston College | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.500 | 173 | 212 | 3-1 | 1-3 | L1 |
Syracuse | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.500 | 251 | 211 | 2-2 | 2-2 | W2 |


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FAQs: North Carolina vs Pittsburgh
How can I watch North Carolina vs. Pitt live?
ESPN will broadcast North Carolina vs. Pitt, and you can stream the game with Fubo. Fubo also offers a free trial for this matchup, giving fans another way to watch live.
What time does North Carolina vs. Pitt start?
Kickoff is at noon ET on Saturday, October 10, 2026. That is 9 a.m. MST, the morning start time for fans watching from Arizona.
Where is the game being played?
The game is at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Pitt hosts this matchup, with the North Carolina Tar Heels traveling to face the Panthers on their home field.
What are the teams’ records heading into the game?
Pitt enters the game undefeated at 5-0 and ranked No. 25. North Carolina comes in at 2-2, giving the Tar Heels a chance to hand the Panthers their first loss.
Who is playing quarterback for Pitt?
Holden Gariner has replaced Mason Heinstchel at quarterback for Pitt after Heinstchel suffered a torn ACL. Gariner takes over for the Panthers heading into this matchup with North Carolina.
How has Pitt’s defense performed against the run?
Pitt is allowing just 2.0 yards per carry heading into the North Carolina game. That makes the Panthers’ run defense a key challenge for the Tar Heels’ rushing attack.














