North Carolina Tar Heels vs Charlotte 49ers

College Football

North Carolina

1-1

20-3

Final

Charlotte

0-2

Jerry Richardson Stadium

Drive chart

Drives

Interception
Punt
Interception
Punt
Punt
Field Goal

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

Who won: North Carolina 20-3

The North Carolina Tar Heels beat the Charlotte 49ers 20-3 on Saturday, September 6, 2025 at Jerry Richardson Stadium. The North Carolina outscored the Charlotte 10-0 in the 1st quarter. Gio Lopez led the North Carolina in passing yards (17/25, 155 YDS, 1 TD). Conner Harrell led the Charlotte in passing yards (17/29, 140 YDS).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

UNCCLT

151st Downs21

5-153rd down efficiency7-16

1-24th down efficiency0-1

303Total Yards271

155Passing250

17/25Comp/Att25/42

6.2Yards per pass6.0

148Rushing21

33Rushing Attempts29

4.5Yards per rush0.7

5-55Penalties5-43

0Turnovers2

0Fumbles lost0

0Interceptions thrown2

29:38Possession30:22

Player of the game

Javen Nicholas

CLT · 11 REC, 122 YDS

7.4

Win probability

100%UNC final

UNCCLT

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Play by play

Q4 0:00CLT
End of game
End of 4th Quarter
Q4 0:00CLT
TO
Pass interception return
Grayson Loftis pass intercepted Malcolm Ziglar return for 4 yds to the UNC 7
2nd & 10 at UNC 46
Q4 0:09CLT
Pass incompletion
Grayson Loftis pass incomplete
1st & 10 at UNC 46
Q4 0:14CLT
Pass reception
Grayson Loftis pass complete to Derrick Eley for 11 yds to the UNC 46 for a 1ST down
2nd & 10 at CLT 43
Q4 0:19CLT
Pass incompletion
Grayson Loftis pass incomplete to E. Jai Mason
1st & 10 at CLT 43
Q4 0:39CLT
Pass reception
Grayson Loftis pass complete to Javen Nicholas for 11 yds to the CLT 43 for a 1ST down
3rd & 6 at CLT 32
Q4 0:45CLT
Pass incompletion
Grayson Loftis pass incomplete to Gus McGee
2nd & 6 at CLT 32
Q4 0:50CLT
4 yd completion
Grayson Loftis pass complete to Rod Gainey Jr. for 4 yds to the CLT 32
1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at CLT 28
Q4 0:56CLT
11 yd completion
Grayson Loftis pass complete to Javen Nicholas for 11 yds to the CLT 28 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at CLT 17
Q4 1:01UNC
Punt
Tom Maginness punt for 44 yds, fair catch by Javen Nicholas at the CLT 17
4th & 1 at UNC 39
Q4 1:01UNC
Timeout
Timeout Charlotte, clock 01:01
Q4 1:48UNC
9 yd run
Davion Gause run for 9 yds to the UNC 36
2nd & 13 · 2nd & 13 at UNC 27
Q4 1:56UNC
Timeout
Timeout Charlotte, clock 01:56
Q4 1:56UNC
Stuffed for a loss of 3
Gio Lopez run for a loss of 3 yards to the UNC 27
1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at UNC 30
Q4 2:02CLT
TO
Picked off
Grayson Loftis pass intercepted Greg Smith return for 30 yds to the UNC 30
1st & Goal · 1st & Goal at UNC 9
Q4 2:26CLT
25 yd completion
Grayson Loftis pass complete to Gus McGee for 25 yds to the UNC 9 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at UNC 34
Q4 2:57CLT
12 yd completion
Grayson Loftis pass complete to E. Jai Mason for 12 yds to the UNC 34 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at UNC 46
Q4 3:21CLT
16 yd completion
Grayson Loftis pass complete to Javen Nicholas for 16 yds to the UNC 46 for a 1ST down
1st & 5 · 1st & 5 at CLT 38
Q4 3:35CLT
FLAG
Penalty
Shotgun Loftis,Grayson pass intercepted by Gbayor,Mikai at CLT42 Gbayor,Mikai return 0 yards to the PENALTY UNC Illegal Substitution 5 yards from CLT33 to CLT38. NO PLAY.
1st & 10 at CLT 33
Q4 4:01CLT
20 yd completion
Grayson Loftis pass complete to Javen Nicholas for 20 yds to the CLT 33 for a 1ST down
3rd & 3 · 3rd & 3 at CLT 13
Q4 4:40CLT
Rush
Rod Gainey Jr. run for no gain to the CLT 13
2nd & 3 at CLT 13
Q4 5:02CLT
Rush
Grayson Loftis run for 8 yds to the CLT 13
1st & 11 at CLT 5
Q4 5:30CLT
Stuffed for a loss of 1
Rod Gainey Jr. run for 4 yds to the CLT 10 Charlotte Penalty, Offensive Holding (Ta'ir Brooks) to the CLT 5
1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at CLT 6
Q4 5:36UNC
Punt
Tom Maginness punt for 39 yds, fair catch by Javen Nicholas at the CLT 6
4th & 1 at 50
Q4 5:36UNC
Punt
Tom Maginness punt for 39 yds, fair catch by Javen Nicholas at the CLT 11
4th & 1 at 50