North Carolina 15, TCU 10 · Box Score

Final · Week 1 · Sat, Aug 29, 2026

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UNC	10	2	3	0	15
TCU	10	0	0	0	10

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Team stats

UNC		TCU
20	First downs	18
322	Total yards	281
232	Passing yards	175
16-28	Comp-Att	20-32
8.3	Yards per pass	5.5
90	Rushing yards	106
29	Rushes	39
3.1	Yards per rush	2.7
3-11	3rd down	7-16
1-1	4th down	1-5
3-20	Penalties-yards	11-90
2	Turnovers	1
2	Fumbles lost	1
0	Interceptions thrown	0
26:58	Time of possession	33:02
3	Sacks	3
6	Tackles for loss	4
2	QB hurries	0
3	Passes defended	3
0	Defensive TDs	0
24	Kick return yards	—
—	Punt return yards	38
0	Passing TDs	0
1	Rushing TDs	1
7	Kicking points	4

Advanced stats

UNC		TCU
-0.01	EPA per play	-0.07
47%	Success rate	33%
0.82	Explosiveness	1.22
-0.35	Rushing EPA per play	-0.03
44%	Rushing success rate	36%
+0.27	Passing EPA per play	-0.04
47%	Passing success rate	32%
49%	Standard downs success	42%
41%	Passing downs success	19%
3.43	Line yards per rush	2.45
1.22	Second-level yards	0.67
0.04	Open-field yards	1.08
15%	Stuff rate	19%
0%	Power success	80%
14%	Havoc caused	16%
4	Scoring chances	5
3.25	Points per chance	2.00
Own 27	Avg. starting field position	Own 35
5	Explosive plays	3
44%	Postgame win expectancy	56%

Offense unless noted. EPA, success rate, explosiveness and the rushing numbers leave out garbage time. The better number in each row is bold. Hover or tap-and-hold a stat for what it means.

Scoring summary

Q110:07
North CarolinaFG
(10:07) #92 A.Burrell field goal attempt from 20 yards GOOD (H: #93 J.Horvath, LS: #48 G.Burt), clock 10:07
Drive: 10 plays, 73 yds
3-0
Q17:20
TCUFG
(07:24) #34 K.Lemmermann field goal attempt from 31 yards GOOD (H: #97 E.Black, LS: #47 A.Bowers), clock 07:20
Drive: 7 plays, 62 yds
3-3
Q14:00
TCUTD
(04:04) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.Denman rush left for 2 yards gain to the UNC00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:00 #34 K.Lemmermann kick attempt good (H: #97 E.Black, LS: #54 A.Bowers)
Drive: 4 plays, 25 yds
3-10
Q11:04
North CarolinaTD
(01:05) Shotgun #27 J.McGill rush left for 9 yards gain to the TCU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:04 #92 A.Burrell kick attempt good (H: #93 J.Horvath, LS: #48 G.Burt)
Drive: 7 plays, 70 yds
10-10
Q21:49
North CarolinaSF
(01:54) No Huddle TCU rush middle for 31 yards loss to the TCU00, End Of Play. North Carolina SAFETY, clock 01:49 PENALTY TCU Illegal Bat (#48 J.Chance) -1 yard from TCU00 to TCU20
12-10
Q311:38
North CarolinaFUMBLE
15-10

Score shown UNC-TCU.

Player stats

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	QBR
Billy Edwards	16/28	232	8.3	0	0	77.2

Rushing

Player	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

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	Long
Jelani Thurman	4	94	23.5	35
Jordan Shipp	5	71	14.2	19
Trech Kekahuna	3	38	12.7	21
Mason Humphrey	1	11	11.0	11
Shamar Easter	1	9	9.0	9
C.J. Sadler	1	7	7.0	7
Benjamin Hall	1	2	2.0	2

Defense

Player	Tot	Solo	Sacks	TFL	PD	QB Hur
Derek Mcdonald	11	4	0	0	0	0
Leroy Jackson	8	3	0	0	0	0
Xavier Lewis	7	5	2	4.5	0	1
Gregory Smith	6	4	0	0	1	0
Jonathan Agumadu	5	3	0	0	0	0
Jaylen Harvey	5	2	0	0	0	1
Kaleb Cost	4	4	0	0	0	0
Melkart Abou-Jaoude	4	3	1	1	0	0
Isaiah Johnson	4	1	0	0.5	0	0
Jaiden Patterson	3	3	0	0	1	0
Peyton Waters	3	2	0	0	0	0
Coleman Bryson	2	2	0	0	1	0
Peyton Seelmann	2	2	0	0	0	0
Donovan Hoilette	2	0	0	0	0	0
Timir Hickman-Collins	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jaziel Hart	1	1	0	0	0	0
Trey Giddens	1	1	0	0	0	0
Tre Miller	1	0	0	0	0	0
David Jackson III	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fumbles

Player	Fum	Lost	Rec
Benjamin Hall	1	1	0
Trech Kekahuna	1	1	0
Jaylen Harvey	0	0	1

Kicking

Player	FG	Pct	Long	XP	Pts
Aeron Burrell	2/3	67.0	28	1/1	7

Punting

Player	No	Yds	Avg	TB	In 20	Long
Aeron Burrell	3	125	41.7	0	2	46

Kick returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Jo Jo Troupe	1	24	24.0	24	0