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FINAL Monday, September 1, 2025

TCU Horned FrogsTCU vs North Carolina Tar HeelsNorth Carolina

48 - 14
Kenan Stadium

Scoring by quarter

TCU vs North Carolina scoreboard
Team Q1Q2Q3Q4 Final
TCU 713217 48
North Carolina 7070 14
TCU vs North Carolina scoring by quarter
TCU Qtr North Carolina
7Q17
13Q20
21Q37
7Q40
48Final14

Play by play

Scoring plays: this game · Saved from the official gamebook.

Q1 10:55 Touchdown North Carolina Caleb Hood Caleb Hood run for 8 yds for a TD (Rece Verhoff KICK) 0-7
Q1 4:08 Touchdown TCU Josh Hoover pass complete to Jordan Dwyer for 27 yds for a TD (Kyle Lemmermann KICK) 7-7
Q2 11:13 Field goal TCU Kyle Lemmermann 32 yd FG GOOD 10-7
Q2 3:57 Touchdown TCU Gio Lopez pass intercepted Bud Clark return for 25 yds for a TD (Kyle Lemmermann KICK) 17-7
Q2 0:00 Field goal TCU Kyle Lemmermann 33 yd FG GOOD 20-7
Q3 14:48 Touchdown TCU Kevorian Barnes run for 75 yds for a TD (Kyle Lemmermann KICK) 27-7
Q3 8:30 Touchdown TCU Trent Battle run for 28 yds for a TD (Kyle Lemmermann KICK) 34-7
Q3 6:56 Touchdown North Carolina Gio Lopez Gio Lopez sacked by Jonathan Bax for a loss of 5 yards Gio Lopez fumbled, forced by Jonathan Bax, recovered by TCU Devean Deal , return for 0 yards , return for 37 yds (Kyle Lemmermann KICK) 41-7
Q3 0:29 Touchdown North Carolina Jake Johnson Max Johnson pass complete to Jake Johnson for 2 yds for a TD (Rece Verhoff KICK) 41-14
Q4 9:21 Touchdown TCU Josh Hoover pass complete to DJ Rogers for 4 yds for a TD (Kyle Lemmermann KICK) 48-14

Rivalry highlights

Series record
1-4
TCU first, 5 meetings since 1940
Series leader
North Carolina
North Carolina lead 1-4 in 5 meetings since 1940
Widest recent margin
34 points
TCU 48-14 North Carolina, 2025
Tightest recent margin
5 points
North Carolina 15-10 TCU, 2026
Highest recent total
62 points
TCU 48-14 North Carolina, 2025

Head to head

Full rivalry page
TCU 1 5 meetings since 1940 4 North Carolina

North Carolina lead 1-4 in 5 meetings since 1940 Series leader: North Carolina.

Team stats, this game

TCUNorth Carolina
542Total yards222
284Passing yards172
258Rushing yards50
1Turnovers3
2Sacks0
29First downs10
58Penalty yards25

TCU vs North Carolina player stats

Passing

TCUpassing
TCUC/ATTYDSTDINT
Josh Hoover27/3628421
Ken Seals0/1000
North Carolinapassing
North CarolinaC/ATTYDSTDINT
Max Johnson9/1110310
Giovanni Lopez4/106901

Rushing

TCUrushing
TCUCARYDSTDLONG
Kevorian Barnes11113175
Nate Palmer761026
Trent Battle128128
Jeremy Payne728013
Jon Denman72606
Josh Hoover1303
North Carolinarushing
North CarolinaCARYDSTDLONG
Caleb Hood103119
Benjamin Hall622010
Davion Gause5703
Giovanni Lopez7-1003

Receiving

TCUreceiving
TCURECYDSTDLONG
Jordan Dwyer9136133
D'Andre Rogers543114
Joseph Manjack224018
Kevorian Barnes321012
Eric McAlister320012
Chase Curtis120020
Jeremy Payne316018
Jordyn Bailey1404
North Carolinareceiving
North CarolinaRECYDSTDLONG
Jordan Shipp484039
Javarius Green357039
Caleb Hood115015
Davion Gause38010
Alex Taylor1606
Jake Johnson1212

Defense

TCUdefense
TCUTOTSOLOSACKTFLINT
Jamel Johnson73010
Bud Clark54001
Max Carroll4100.50
Kaleb Elarms-Orr32000
Devean Deal3000.50
Kylin Jackson33010
Namdi Obiazor33000
Devondre Mcgee31000
Kaden Mcfadden32000
Michael Teason31000
Paul Oyewale2101.50
Jonathan Bax2111.50
North Carolinadefense
North CarolinaTOTSOLOSACKTFLINT
Andrew Simpson11701.50
Khmori House7301.50
Kaleb Cost65001
Gavin Gibson64000
Marcus Allen55000
Mikai Gbayor41000
Thaddeus Dixon42000
Will Hardy31000
C.J. Mims32000
Smith Vilbert22000
Isaiah Johnson21000
Peyton Waters22000

Kicking

TCUkicking
TCUFGLONGXPPTS
Kyle Lemmermann2/2336/612
North Carolinakicking
North CarolinaFGLONGXPPTS
Rece Verhoff0/002/22

Box score from CollegeFootballData via our data hub. Players link to their profiles.

TCU: last 13 games before this one

9-4 in the last 13 · 33.5 scored · 24.6 allowed
WON 34-27 scored 34 · allowed 27 See game WON 45-0 scored 45 · allowed 0 See game LOST 34-35 scored 34 · allowed 35 See game LOST 42-66 scored 42 · allowed 66 See game WON 38-27 scored 38 · allowed 27 See game LOST 19-30 scored 19 · allowed 30 See game WON 13-7 scored 13 · allowed 7 See game WON 35-34 scored 35 · allowed 34 See game LOST 34-37 scored 34 · allowed 37 See game WON 38-13 scored 38 · allowed 13 See game WON 49-28 scored 49 · allowed 28 See game WON 20-13 scored 20 · allowed 13 See game WON 34-3 scored 34 · allowed 3 See game

North Carolina: last 13 games before this one

6-7 in the last 13 · 30.9 scored · 28.1 allowed
WON 19-17 scored 19 · allowed 17 See game WON 38-20 scored 38 · allowed 20 See game WON 45-10 scored 45 · allowed 10 See game LOST 50-70 scored 50 · allowed 70 See game LOST 20-21 scored 20 · allowed 21 See game LOST 24-34 scored 24 · allowed 34 See game LOST 34-41 scored 34 · allowed 41 See game WON 41-14 scored 41 · allowed 14 See game WON 35-11 scored 35 · allowed 11 See game WON 31-24 scored 31 · allowed 24 See game LOST 21-41 scored 21 · allowed 41 See game LOST 30-35 scored 30 · allowed 35 See game LOST 14-27 scored 14 · allowed 27 See game

The matchup

Team comparison
TCU Split North Carolina
0-02025 record entering0-0

Recent meetings

2026
North Carolina 15 : 10 TCU
2025
TCU 48 : 14 North Carolina
1997
North Carolina 31 : 10 TCU
1994
TCU 17 : 27 North Carolina
1940
TCU 14 : 21 North Carolina
TCU · QB Jaden Craig
Pass yards
1400
Pass TD
8
Comp-Att
108-157
INT
4
Payne rush
432 yds
Small rec
403 yds
North Carolina · QB Billy Edwards
Pass yards
819
Pass TD
6
Comp-Att
61-106
INT
3
Hall rush
251 yds
Shipp rec
273 yds
TCU Horned FrogsTCU2025 roster
North Carolina Tar HeelsNorth Carolina2025 roster
3 Gio Lopez QB 7 Max Johnson QB 10 Au'Tori Newkirk QB 15 DJ Mazzone QB 18 Andres Miyares Jr. QB 22 Bryce Baker QB 0 Demon June RB 4 Caleb Hood RB 7 Benjamin Hall RB 7 Davion Gause RB 20 Jaylon Nichols RB 23 Charleston French RB 26 JoJo Troupe RB 27 Jaylen McGill RB 47 Henry Martello FB 1 Paul Billups II WR 1 Jordan Shipp WR 3 Chris Culliver WR 4 Javarius Green WR 5 Jason Robinson Jr. WR 6 Dayton Sneed WR 8 Kobe Paysour WR 11 Nathan Leacock WR 17 Adrian Wilson WR 81 Aziah Johnson WR 83 Kenedy Uzoma WR 85 Shanard Clower WR 86 Madrid Tucker WR 88 Alex Taylor WR 19 Jake Johnson TE 80 Jordan Owens TE 84 Shamar Easter TE 87 Cort Halsey TE 88 Connor Cox TE 88 Deems May TE 89 Paul Barton TE 51 Bo Burkes OL 51 Peter Pesansky OL 52 Daniel King OL 55 Jakai Moore OL 56 Christo Kelly OL 56 Jani Norwood OL 58 Austin Blaske OL 58 Miles McVay OL 66 Jordan Hall OL 68 Aidan Banfield OL 69 Chad Lindberg OL 70 Byron Nelson OL 71 William Boone OL 72 Eidan Buchanan OL 73 Will O'Steen OL 77 Trey Blue OL 78 Trevyon Green OL 0 D'Antre Robinson DL 0 Isaiah Johnson DL 3 Tyler Thompson DL 8 Smith Vilbert DL 9 Melkart Abou Jaoude DL 10 Pryce Yates DL 13 Yasir Smith DL 25 Joseph Mupoyi DL 84 Laderion Williams DL 89 Emmanuel Nwaiwu DL 90 Xavier Lewis DL 91 Leroy Jackson DL 95 Devin Ancrum DL 96 Nicco Maggio DL 97 Trey Giddens DL 99 Kamarion Thomas DL 4 Austin Alexander DE 92 CJ Mims DT 2 Andrew Simpson LB 8 Jonathan Agumadu LB 28 Mikai Gbayor LB 28 Chinedu Onyeagoro LB 30 Evan Bennett LB 33 Tyler Houser LB 43 Lantz Pascal LB 44 Jake Bauer LB 54 Timir Hickman-Collins LB 95 Daniel Anderson LB 1 Thaddeus Dixon DB 1 Greg Smith DB 2 Kaleb Cost DB 4 Jalon Thompson DB 5 Gavin Gibson DB 6 Tre Miller DB 6 Khalil Conley DB 6 Khmori House DB 7 Peyton Waters DB 10 Ty White DB 11 Ty Adams DB 16 Coleman Bryson DB 18 Jaiden Patterson DB 19 Reggie Love II DB 23 Khristian Dunbar-Hawkins DB 24 Javion Butts DB 27 Graham Reintjes DB 29 Marcus Allen DB 31 Will Hardy DB 32 Jermaine Anderson DB 13 Malcolm Ziglar S 90 Rece Verhoff PK 97 Guytano Bartolomeo PK 93 Jacob Horvath P 96 Tom Maginness P 42 Spencer Triplett LS 48 Gannon Burt LS Gregory Smith Iii
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Matchup stats

Matchup predictor

59% TCU
41% UNC

Win probability from the current point spread

Last five games

TCUProvided by big12.co

DateOppResult
10-03 vsBYU L 10-17
09-26 atUCF L 13-21
09-19 vsARST W 31-7
09-12 vsGRAM W 63-7
08-29 vsUNC L 10-15

North Carolina

DateOppResult
10-03 vsND L 26-37
09-19 atCLEM L 20-28
09-12 vsETSU W 35-3
08-29 atTCU W 15-10
11-29 atNCSU L 19-42

Completed results from CollegeFootballData via the CFB Data Hub

2026 standings

Big 12Provided by big12.co

TeamWLTPCTPFPA
Utah 400 1.00017341
Texas Tech 500 1.00017481
BYU 400 1.00014957
Houston 410 .80020599
Baylor 410 .80017471
Arizona 410 .80016283
Cincinnati 410 .800169116
Kansas State 310 .75016261
Oklahoma State 310 .75014979
UCF 320 .60016288
Iowa State 320 .600168106
West Virginia 320 .600187144
Kansas 220 .50014468
Arizona State 220 .500133127
TCU 230 .40012767
Colorado 230 .40093127

ACC

TeamWLTPCTPFPA
Miami 500 1.00024849
Pittsburgh 500 1.00019267
Duke 400 1.00014544
Virginia Tech 410 .80020699
Wake Forest 410 .800183115
SMU 410 .800173115
Virginia 320 .60016990
Florida State 320 .600166108
NC State 320 .600184128
Clemson 320 .60097129
Syracuse 220 .50013992
North Carolina 220 .5009678
Louisville 230 .400193146
California 230 .400135133
Boston College 230 .40095117
Stanford 230 .40087191
Georgia Tech 130 .250108104

Records computed from completed games this season

TCU vs North Carolina: result and recap

TCU Horned Frogs vs North Carolina Tar Heels finished 48 - 14 on September 1, 2025. This ACC game page carries the final score, team box score, scoring by quarter and scoring plays, alongside the TCU and North Carolina team hubs, the match center, the schedule and the live standings. For the wider grudge history between these teams, see the ACC rivalry pages.

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Frequently asked questions

What was the final score of TCU vs North Carolina?

TCU Horned Frogs vs North Carolina Tar Heels finished 48 - 14. The full box score, player stats and play-by-play are on this page.

Who led TCU vs North Carolina in passing, rushing and receiving?

Josh Hoover (TCU) led passers with 284 yards. Kevorian Barnes (TCU) led rushers with 113 yards. Jordan Dwyer (TCU) led receivers with 136 yards on 9 catches. Every player's line is in the player stats above.

When did TCU play North Carolina?

This TCU vs North Carolina game was played on September 1, 2025 at Kenan Stadium.