Miami Hurricanes vs North Carolina Tar Heels

College Football

#1Miami

8-0

38-35

Final

North Carolina

4-4

Kenan Stadium

Drive chart

Drives

End of Game
Touchdown
Touchdown
Fumble
Touchdown
Touchdown

Team	1	2	3	4	T
MIA	7	10	7	14	38
UNC	0	14	7	14	35

Who won: Miami 38-35

The Miami Hurricanes beat the North Carolina Tar Heels 38-35 on Saturday, October 31, 2026 at Kenan Stadium. Darian Mensah led the Miami in passing yards (22/29, 274 YDS, 3 TD). Billy Edwards Jr. led the North Carolina in passing yards (28/34, 341 YDS, 4 TD).

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Chirp Recap

Miami holds off North Carolina 38-35 to improve to 8-0

Miami stayed unbeaten with a 38-35 win at Kenan Stadium. The Hurricanes scored 14 in the fourth quarter and survived a late North Carolina touchdown. Darian Mensah was the player of the game, going 22 of 29 for 274 yards and three touchdowns.

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Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

MIAUNC

251st Downs27

6-113rd down efficiency8-11

2-24th down efficiency2-2

416Total Yards407

274Passing341

22/29Comp/Att28/34

9.4Yards per pass10.0

142Rushing66

33Rushing Attempts30

4.3Yards per rush2.2

3-30Penalties6-37

0Turnovers1

0Fumbles lost1

0Interceptions thrown0

29:09Possession30:51

Player of the game

Darian Mensah

MIA · 22/29, 274 YDS, 3 TD

8.4

Win probability

100%MIA final

MIAUNC

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Play by play

Q4 0:00MIA
End of game
End of 4th quarter.
Q4 0:42
Stuffed for a loss of 8
Kneel down by #10 D.Mensah at UNC36 for loss of 8 yards
D. Mensah · 4 CAR, 36 YDS · 3rd & 4 · 3rd & 4 at UNC 28
Q4 0:44MIA
Timeout
Timeout Miami, clock 00:44
Q4 1:23
2 yd run
Shotgun #21 J.Mallory rush middle for 2 yards gain to the UNC28 (#15 D.McDonald)
J. Mallory · 12 CAR, 51 YDS · 2nd & 6 · 2nd & 6 at UNC 30
Q4 1:29UNC
Timeout
Timeout North Carolina, clock 01:29
Q4 1:29
4 yd run
Shotgun #21 J.Mallory rush right for 4 yards gain to the UNC30 (#18 J.Patterson)
J. Mallory · 12 CAR, 51 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at UNC 34
Q4 1:35
Kickoff, touchback
#90 R.Verhoff onside kickoff 9 yards to the UNC34 #17 E.Marcelin, Jr. return 0 yards to the UNC34 (#15 D.McDonald)
R. Verhoff · 0/0 FG
Q4 1:37UNC
FLAG
Penalty
#90 R.Verhoff onside kickoff 16 yards to the UNC46 PENALTY UNC Offside (#10 P.Seelmann) 5 yards from UNC30 to UNC25. NO PLAY
Q4 1:38
FLAG
Flag: penalty
#90 R.Verhoff onside kickoff 11 yards to the UNC46 PENALTY UNC Offside (#84 S.Easter) 5 yards from UNC35 to UNC30. NO PLAY
R. Verhoff · 0/0 FG
Q4 1:38MIA
Timeout
Timeout Miami, clock 01:38
Q4 1:38
Touchdown! 15 yd catch
Shotgun #9 B.Edwards Jr. pass complete short middle to #2 T.Kekahuna caught at MIA00, for 15 yards to the MIA00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:38, 1ST DOWN #90 R.Verhoff kick attempt good (H: #93 J.Horvath, LS: #48 G.Burt)
T. Kekahuna · 3 REC, 57 YDS · 2nd & 9 at MIA 15
MIA 38 - 35 UNC
SCOREQ4 1:42
UNC
Timeout North Carolina, clock 01:42
MIA 38 - 35 UNC
Q4 1:42
1 yd run
Shotgun #27 J.McGill rush left for 1 yard gain to the MIA15 (#5 J.Scott). #75 A.Threatt injured on the play
J. McGill · 5 CAR, 12 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at MIA 16
Q4 1:45
10 yd completion to J. Thurman
Shotgun #9 B.Edwards Jr. pass complete short left to #45 J.Thurman caught at MIA16, for 10 yards to the MIA16, out of bounds at MIA16, 1ST DOWN
B. Edwards Jr. · 28/34, 341 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at MIA 26
Q4 1:54UNC
FLAG
Penalty
Shotgun #9 B.Edwards Jr. pass incomplete deep middle to #2 T.Kekahuna thrown to MIA15 PENALTY MIA Pass Interference (#27 R.Mack) 15 yards from MIA41 to MIA26, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
1st & 10 at MIA 41
Q4 2:00
FLAG
Flag: penalty
Shotgun #9 B.Edwards Jr. pass complete short middle to #27 J.McGill caught at MIA45, for 8 yards to the MIA43, End Of Play PENALTY MIA Holding (#25 J.Dunnigan) 10 yards from UNC49 to MIA41, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
B. Edwards Jr. · 28/34, 341 YDS · 2nd & 14 · 2nd & 14 at UNC 49
Q4 2:00UNC
Timeout
Timeout North Carolina, clock 02:00
Q4 2:00
Sacked for a loss of 4
No Huddle-Shotgun #9 B.Edwards Jr. sacked for loss of 4 yards to the UNC49 (#33 B.Pickett Jr.)
B. Edwards Jr. · 28/34, 341 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at MIA 47
Q4 2:24
28 yd completion to J. McGill
Shotgun #9 B.Edwards Jr. pass complete short left to #27 J.McGill caught at UNC22, for 28 yards to the MIA47 (#6 X.Lucas), 1ST DOWN
B. Edwards Jr. · 28/34, 341 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at UNC 25
Q4 2:33
Kickoff, touchback
#22 J.Weinberg kickoff 65 yards to the UNC00, Touchback
J. Weinberg · 1/1 FG
Q4 2:33
Touchdown! 9 yd catch
Shotgun #10 D.Mensah pass complete short right to #1 M.Toney caught at UNC04, for 9 yards to the UNC00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:33, 1ST DOWN #22 J.Weinberg kick attempt good (H: #94 D.Joyce, LS: #46 A.Booker)
M. Toney · 7 REC, 75 YDS · 2nd & 6 at UNC 9
MIA 38 - 28 UNC
SCOREQ4 2:37
UNC
Timeout North Carolina, clock 02:37
MIA 38 - 28 UNC
Q4 2:38MIA
Rush
Shotgun #21 J.Mallory rush middle for 4 yards gain to the UNC09 (#10 P.Seelmann; #91 L.Jackson)
1st & 10 at UNC 13
Q4 3:19
12 yd completion to E. Lofton
Shotgun #10 D.Mensah pass complete short left to #9 E.Lofton caught at UNC29, for 12 yards to the UNC13 (#18 J.Patterson), 1ST DOWN
D. Mensah · 22/29, 274 YDS · 2nd & 8 · 2nd & 8 at UNC 25
Q4 4:03
2 yd run
Shotgun #21 J.Mallory rush right for 2 yards gain to the UNC25 (#1 G.Smith III)
J. Mallory · 12 CAR, 51 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at UNC 27