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FINAL Saturday, September 20, 2025

North Carolina Tar HeelsNorth Carolina vs UCF KnightsUCF

9 - 34
FBC Mortgage Stadium

Scoring by quarter

North Carolina vs UCF scoreboard
Team Q1Q2Q3Q4 Final
North Carolina 0360 9
UCF 101077 34
North Carolina vs UCF scoring by quarter
North Carolina Qtr UCF
0Q110
3Q210
6Q37
0Q47
9Final34

Play by play

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

Q1 8:23 Touchdown UCF Tayven Jackson run for 13 yds for a TD (Noe Ruelas KICK) 0-7
Q1 4:51 Field goal UCF Noe Ruelas 36 yd FG GOOD 0-10
Q2 10:03 Field goal UCF Noe Ruelas 41 yd FG GOOD 0-13
Q2 1:23 Field goal North Carolina Rece Verhoff Rece Verhoff 40 yd FG GOOD 3-13
Q2 0:13 Touchdown UCF Tayven Jackson pass complete to Kylan Fox for 17 yds for a TD (Noe Ruelas KICK) 3-20
Q3 9:51 Touchdown UCF Myles Montgomery run for 1 yd for a TD (Noe Ruelas KICK) 3-27
Q3 1:06 Touchdown North Carolina Kobe Paysour Max Johnson pass complete to Kobe Paysour for 8 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed) 9-27
Q4 1:54 Touchdown UCF Jaden Nixon run for 5 yds for a TD (Noe Ruelas KICK) 9-34

Rivalry highlights

Series record
0-1
North Carolina first, 1 meeting since 2025
Series leader
UCF
UCF lead 0-1 in 1 meeting since 2025
Widest recent margin
25 points
North Carolina 9-34 UCF, 2025
Tightest recent margin
25 points
North Carolina 9-34 UCF, 2025
Highest recent total
43 points
North Carolina 9-34 UCF, 2025

Head to head

Full rivalry page
North Carolina 0 1 meeting since 2025 1 UCF

UCF lead 0-1 in 1 meeting since 2025 Series leader: UCF.

Team stats, this game

North CarolinaUCF
217Total yards366
154Passing yards223
63Rushing yards143
2Turnovers0
0Sacks2
14First downs23
50Penalty yards40

North Carolina vs UCF player stats

Passing

North Carolinapassing
North CarolinaC/ATTYDSTDINT
Giovanni Lopez11/148702
Max Johnson11/196710
UCFpassing
UCFC/ATTYDSTDINT
Tayven Jackson25/3222310

Rushing

North Carolinarushing
North CarolinaCARYDSTDLONG
Demon June1050013
Benjamin Hall61905
Davion Gause2101
Giovanni Lopez6-506
UCFrushing
UCFCARYDSTDLONG
Tayven Jackson1066125
Myles Montgomery123516
Jacurri Brown431014
Jaden Nixon51015
Duane Thomas Jr.2304

Receiving

North Carolinareceiving
North CarolinaRECYDSTDLONG
Jordan Shipp344024
Shanard Clower434015
Jake Johnson323011
Chris Culliver115015
Davion Gause21409
Kobe Paysour1818
Jordan Owens2805
Demon June3805
Caleb Hood2001
Nathan Leacock1000
UCFreceiving
UCFRECYDSTDLONG
Dylan Wade547018
Jaden Nixon441014
Marcus Burke235020
Duane Thomas Jr.531014
Kylan Fox228117
DJ Black31907
Chris Domercant115015
Waden Charles1606
Myles Montgomery2109

Defense

North Carolinadefense
North CarolinaTOTSOLOSACKTFLINT
Will Hardy87010
Kaleb Cost77010
Andrew Simpson65000
Gavin Gibson64000
Khmori House44000
Thaddeus Dixon43010
C.J. Mims33000
Melkart Abou-Jaoude33000
Coleman Bryson22000
Marcus Allen22010
Isaiah Johnson21000
Leroy Jackson22000
UCFdefense
UCFTOTSOLOSACKTFLINT
Lewis Carter106120
Phillip Dunnam65000
Jamaal Johnson43000
Cole Kozlowski44000
Antoine Jackson4200.50
Nyjalik Kelly33001
Keli Lawson22000
Jayden Williams22000
Demari Henderson22000
John Walker22000
Horace Lockett21000
Braeden Marshall21001

Kicking

North Carolinakicking
North CarolinaFGLONGXPPTS
Rece Verhoff1/1400/03
UCFkicking
UCFFGLONGXPPTS
Noe Ruelas2/2414/410

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

North Carolina: last 15 games before this one

7-8 in the last 15 · 30.5 scored · 27.0 allowed
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 LOST 14-48 scored 14 · allowed 48 See game WON 20-3 scored 20 · allowed 3 See game WON 41-6 scored 41 · allowed 6 See game

UCF: last 14 games before this one

6-8 in the last 14 · 32.1 scored · 24.3 allowed
WON 57-3 scored 57 · allowed 3 See game WON 45-14 scored 45 · allowed 14 See game WON 35-34 scored 35 · allowed 34 See game LOST 21-48 scored 21 · allowed 48 See game LOST 13-24 scored 13 · allowed 24 See game LOST 13-19 scored 13 · allowed 19 See game LOST 35-38 scored 35 · allowed 38 See game LOST 24-37 scored 24 · allowed 37 See game WON 56-12 scored 56 · allowed 12 See game LOST 31-35 scored 31 · allowed 35 See game LOST 21-31 scored 21 · allowed 31 See game LOST 14-28 scored 14 · allowed 28 See game WON 17-10 scored 17 · allowed 10 See game WON 68-7 scored 68 · allowed 7 See game

The matchup

Team comparison
North Carolina Split UCF
2-12025 record entering2-0
75Points for85
57Points against17
W2FormW2

Recent meetings

2025
North Carolina 9 : 34 UCF
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
UCF · QB Keyone Jenkins
Pass yards
541
Pass TD
4
Comp-Att
53-76
INT
2
Watson rush
404 yds
Derry rec
220 yds
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
UCF KnightsUCF2025 roster
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Matchup stats

Matchup predictor

30% UNC
70% UCF

Win probability from the current point spread

Last five games

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

UCFProvided by big12.co

DateOppResult
10-03 atHOU L 17-27
09-26 vsTCU W 21-13
09-19 vsGAST W 44-30
09-12 atPITT L 7-12
09-03 vsBCU W 73-6

Completed results from CollegeFootballData via the CFB Data Hub

2026 standings

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

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

Records computed from completed games this season

North Carolina vs UCF: result and recap

North Carolina Tar Heels vs UCF Knights finished 9 - 34 on September 20, 2025. This ACC game page carries the final score, team box score, scoring by quarter and scoring plays, alongside the North Carolina and UCF 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 North Carolina vs UCF?

North Carolina Tar Heels vs UCF Knights finished 9 - 34. The full box score, player stats and play-by-play are on this page.

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

Tayven Jackson (UCF) led passers with 223 yards. Tayven Jackson (UCF) led rushers with 66 yards. Dylan Wade (UCF) led receivers with 47 yards on 5 catches. Every player's line is in the player stats above.

When did North Carolina play UCF?

This North Carolina vs UCF game was played on September 20, 2025 at FBC Mortgage Stadium.