North Carolina Tar Heels

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North Carolina Tar Heels beat the Charlotte 49ers

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Final · Sat, Sep 6

Game Details

Jerry Richardson Stadium (Charlotte) · 19,233 fans · ESPN+

Highlights

Bill Belichick earns first win as college head coach as North Carolina defeats Charlotte 20-3

Gio Lopez threw a 51-yard touchdown pass to Chris Culliver on the first possession, Davion Gause ran for a 12-yard score and Bill Belichick got his first win as a college head coach as North Carolina defeated Charlotte 20-3 on a rain-soaked Saturday...

Recap via ESPN

1:19 North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Charlotte 49ers: Full Highlights

0:12 Liam Boyd kicks 39-yard field goal

0:37 Touchdown! Davion Gause scores vs. Charlotte

0:12 Rece Verhoff makes 0-yard field goal

Clips play on ESPN

Jerry Richardson Stadium · Charlotte

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
UNC	10	7	0	3	20
CLT	0	3	0	0	3

Win Probability · North Carolina Tar Heels

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Game Leaders

North Carolina Tar Heels

Gio Lopez · 17/25, 155 YDS, 1 TDPassing Yards
Demon June · 9 CAR, 52 YDSRushing Yards
Chris Culliver · 3 REC, 74 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Andrew Simpson · 1Sacks
Mikai Gbayor · 6Tackles

Charlotte 49ers

Conner Harrell · 17/29, 140 YDSPassing Yards
Rod Gainey Jr. · 6 CAR, 15 YDSRushing Yards
Javen Nicholas · 11 REC, 122 YDSReceiving Yards
Ja'Qurious Conley · 6Tackles

2026 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings

Team
Miami
Pittsburgh
Duke
SMU
Wake Forest
Clemson
Florida State
Virginia
Virginia Tech
NC State
California
Louisville
Stanford
North Carolina
Georgia Tech
Syracuse
Boston College

2026 American Conference Standings

Team
Florida Atlantic
Memphis
UTSA
North Texas
UAB
South Florida
Army
Temple
East Carolina
Tulane
Tulsa
Rice
Charlotte
Navy

Scoring

Q4 10:46

FG Rece Verhoff 33 Yd Field Goal 20–3

Q2 0:13

TD Davion Gause 12 Yd Run (Rece Verhoff Kick)17–3

Q2 12:40

FG Liam Boyd 39 Yd Field Goal 10–3

Q1 8:34

FG Rece Verhoff 49 Yd Field Goal 10–0

Q1 14:01

TD Chris Culliver 51 Yd pass from Gio Lopez (Rece Verhoff Kick)7–0

Team Stats

North Carolina Tar HeelsCharlotte 49ers

Offense

303 Total Yards 271

155 Passing Yards 250

148 Rushing Yards 21

15 First Downs 21

Efficiency

5-15 3rd Down 7-16

1-2 4th Down 0-1

17/25 Completions 25/42

Turnovers & Clock

0 Turnovers 2

5-55 Penalties 5-43

29:38 Possession 30:22

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Gio Lopez	17/25	155	6.2	1	0	43.7
Team	17/25	155	6.2	1	0	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Demon June	9	52	5.8	0	19
Gio Lopez	9	44	4.9	0	11
Davion Gause	5	30	6.0	1	12
Caleb Hood	5	15	3.0	0	7
Charleston French	1	3	3.0	0	3
Benjamin Hall	3	3	1.0	0	7
Jordan Shipp	1	1	1.0	0	1
Team	33	148	4.5	1	19

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Chris Culliver	3	74	24.7	1	51
Javarius Green	3	31	10.3	0	24
Caleb Hood	3	14	4.7	0	13
Jordan Shipp	2	13	6.5	0	7
Benjamin Hall	2	10	5.0	0	11
Alex Taylor	1	6	6.0	0	6
Aziah Johnson	1	6	6.0	0	6
Charleston French	1	1	1.0	0	1
Demon June	1	0	0.0	0	0
Team	17	155	9.1	1	51

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Mikai Gbayor	6	4	0	1	0	0
Gavin Gibson	6	3	0	1	1	0
D'Antre Robinson	6	3	0	1	0	2
Kaleb Cost	5	3	0	0	0	0
Andrew Simpson	4	3	1	2	0	0
Khmori House	4	3	0	0	0	0
Isaiah Johnson	4	2	0	0	0	0
Melkart Abou Jaoude	4	2	0	0	0	1
Jonathan Agumadu	3	3	0	0	0	0
Will Hardy	3	2	0	0	0	0
Jalon Thompson	3	2	0	0	0	0
CJ Mims	1	1	0	0	0	0
Tyler Thompson	1	1	0	0	0	0
Marcus Allen	1	1	0	0	2	0
Greg Smith III	1	1	0	0	0	0
Smith Vilbert	1	0	0	0	0	0
Joseph Mupoyi	1	0	0	0	0	1
Jaiden Patterson	1	0	0	0	1	0
Peter Pesansky	1	0	0	0	0	0
Leroy Jackson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Thaddeus Dixon	1	0	0	0	1	0
Daniel Anderson	0	0	0	0	0	1
Team	58	34	1	5	5	5

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS
Greg Smith III	1	30
Malcolm Ziglar	1	4
Team	2	34

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Chris Culliver	1	19	19.0	19	0
Team	1	19	19.0	19	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Will Hardy	1	6	6.0	6
Javarius Green	1	2	2.0	2
Team	2	8	4.0	6

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Rece Verhoff	2/2	100.0	49	2/2	8
Team	2/2	100.0	49	2/2	8

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Tom Maginness	6	255	42.5	0	4	55
Team	6	255	42.5	0	4	55

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	INT	QBR
Conner Harrell	17/29	140	4.8	0	23.8
Grayson Loftis	8/12	110	9.2	2	30.1
Team	0/1	0	0.0	0	--
Team	25/42	250	6.0	2	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Rod Gainey Jr.	6	15	2.5	4
Henry Rutledge	2	11	5.5	14
Grayson Loftis	1	8	8.0	8
C.J. Stokes	10	7	0.7	5
Cameren Smith	3	5	1.7	2
Team	1	-1	-1.0	0
Conner Harrell	6	-24	-4.0	8
Team	29	21	0.7	14

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Javen Nicholas	11	122	11.1	20
Gus McGee	3	41	13.7	25
E. Jai Mason	4	27	6.8	12
Sean Brown	1	17	17.0	17
Miles Burris	1	15	15.0	15
Derrick Eley	1	11	11.0	11
C.J. Stokes	1	9	9.0	9
Rod Gainey Jr.	1	4	4.0	4
Joey Bearns III	2	4	2.0	4
Team	25	250	10.0	25

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Team	3	0	0
Team	3	0	0

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Ja'Qurious Conley	6	4	0	0	0
Jamarrion Solomon	6	3	1	0	0
Yamil Talib	6	2	0.5	0	0
Shay Taylor	5	3	1	0	1
Caleb Curtain	5	1	0.5	0	0
Collin Gill	5	1	0.5	0	0
Curtis Simpson	4	2	0	0	1
Randy Franklin	3	3	0	0	0
Treyveon McGee	3	3	0	0	0
Kadin Schmitz	2	2	0	0	0
Cary Grant	2	2	0	0	0
Jalar Holley	2	1	0	0	0
Reid Williford	2	1	0.5	0	0
Jorel Liverpool	2	0	0.5	0	0
Thai Baldwin	1	1	0	0	0
Colby Garfield	1	1	0	0	0
Dwight Bootle II	1	1	0	0	0
Gavin Shipman	1	1	0	0	0
Parker Startz	1	1	0	0	0
Gavin Willis	1	1	0	0	0
Xavier Miles	1	1	0	0	0
Rod Gainey Jr.	1	1	0	0	0
Zion Shockley	1	0	0	0	0
Derrick Edwards	1	0	0.5	1	0
Mo Clipper Jr.	1	0	0	0	0
Jake Young	1	0	0	0	0
Derrick Eley	1	0	0	0	0
Braden Mullen	0	0	0	1	0
Team	66	36	5	2	2

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Javen Nicholas	2	5	2.5	5	0
Team	2	5	2.5	5	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Liam Boyd	1/2	50.0	39	0/0	3
Team	1/2	50.0	39	0/0	3

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Bronson Long	6	231	38.5	0	0	49
Team	6	231	38.5	0	0	49

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