North Carolina Tar HeelsNorth Carolina
vs 
Clemson TigersClemson
20 - 28
Memorial Stadium (Clemson, SC)
Live scoreboard
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Clemson | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Scoring by quarter
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| Clemson | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 28 |
| North Carolina | Qtr | Clemson |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Q1 | 3 |
| 3 | Q2 | 3 |
| 0 | Q3 | 9 |
| 3 | Q4 | 13 |
| 20 | Final | 28 |
Live play by play
Scoring plays: this game · Updating as the game goes.
Touchdown Interception Fumble Sack Penalty
Play by play
Scoring plays: this game · Saved from the official gamebook.
Q1 10:50 Touchdown North Carolina Demon June Shotgun #0 D.June rush middle for 3 yards gain to the CLEM00 TOUCHDOWN. #92 A.Burrell kick attempt good (H: #93 J.Horvath, LS: #48 G.Burt) 7-0
Q1 6:55 Field goal Clemson Nolan Hauser #81 N.Hauser field goal attempt from 49 yards GOOD (H: #88 C.Swinney, LS: #40 B.Conn) 7-3
Q1 2:05 Touchdown North Carolina Benjamin Hall Shotgun #9 B.Edwards Jr. pass complete short left to #7 B.Hall caught at CLEM14, for 15 yards to the CLEM00 TOUCHDOWN. 1ST DOWN #92 A.Burrell kick attempt good (H: #93 J.Horvath, LS: #48 G.Burt) 14-3
Q2 8:36 Field goal North Carolina Aeron Burrell #92 A.Burrell field goal attempt from 33 yards GOOD (H: #93 J.Horvath, LS: #48 G.Burt) 17-3
Q3 10:42 Field goal Clemson Nolan Hauser #81 N.Hauser field goal attempt from 22 yards GOOD (H: #88 C.Swinney, LS: #40 B.Conn) 17-9
Q3 4:21 Touchdown Clemson Christian Bentancur Christian Bentancur 27 Yd pass from Tait Reynolds (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) 17-15
Q4 6:34 Field goal North Carolina Aeron Burrell #92 A.Burrell field goal attempt from 22 yards GOOD (H: #93 J.Horvath, LS: #48 G.Burt) 20-15
Q4 5:01 Touchdown Clemson Gideon Davidson No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Davidson rush left for 8 yards gain to the UNC00 TOUCHDOWN. #2 T.Reynolds rush attempt failed 20-21
Q4 1:00 Touchdown Clemson Tyler Brown No Huddle-Shotgun #6 T.Brown rush middle for 34 yards gain to the UNC00 TOUCHDOWN. 1ST DOWN #81 N.Hauser kick attempt good (H: #88 C.Swinney, LS: #40 B.Conn) 20-28
Rivalry highlights
Series record
18-41
North Carolina first, 60 meetings since 1903
Series leader
Clemson
Clemson lead 18-41 in 60 meetings since 1903
Widest recent margin
29 points
North Carolina 10-39 Clemson, 2022
Tightest recent margin
1 point
Clemson 21-20 North Carolina, 2019
Highest recent total
82 points
North Carolina 37-45 Clemson, 2015
Head to head
Full rivalry page North Carolina 18 60 meetings since 1903 41 Clemson
Clemson lead 18-41 in 60 meetings since 1903 Series leader: Clemson.
Team stats, this game
North CarolinaClemson349Total yards401
135Passing yards215
214Rushing yards186
2Turnovers2
3Sacks3
20First downs20
35Penalty yards25
Team stats, 2026 season
North CarolinaClemson 24.014th Points per game 15th19.4
19.55th Points allowed 13th25.8
345.815th Total yards per game 17th321.2
6.010th Yards per play 17th4.8
135.514th Rush yards per game 13th137.2
210.315th Pass yards per game 17th184.0
20.312th First downs per game 15th19.0
40.9%11th Third-down rate 17th31.5%
-111th Turnover margin 14th-3
511th Takeaways 8th6
1010th Sacks 10th10
85th Sacks allowed 16th17
28.81st Penalty yards per game 7th64.0
27:2617th Time of possession 13th28:44
Rank within each team's conference. 2026 season totals to date from CollegeFootballData.
Key players by position
| North Carolina | Pos | Clemson |
|---|---|---|
 Billy Edwards Jr. | QB | Tait Reynolds |
 Benjamin Hall | RB | Gideon Davidson |
 Jordan Shipp | WR | Bryant Wesco Jr. |
 Jelani Thurman | TE | Olsen Patt-Henry |
 Xavier Lewis | DL | Will Heldt |
 Derek McDonald | LB | Sammy Brown |
 Greg Smith | DB | Corey Myrick |
Each side's leader at the position this season, by real production. Full rosters live on each team hub.
Win probability
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Current drive Game leaders
UNC CLEM North Carolina vs Clemson player stats
Passing
| North Carolina | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Edwards | 13/30 | 135 | 1 | 1 |
| Clemson | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tait Reynolds | 20/29 | 215 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| North Carolina | CAR | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Hall | 18 | 130 | 0 | 19 |
| Demon June | 12 | 57 | 1 | 13 |
| Billy Edwards | 6 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
| Jaylen McGill | 3 | 13 | 0 | 8 |
| Clemson | CAR | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gideon Davidson | 16 | 105 | 1 | 45 |
| Tyler Brown | 1 | 34 | 1 | 34 |
| Tait Reynolds | 11 | 26 | 0 | 17 |
| Jarvis Green | 5 | 22 | 0 | 8 |
| Chris Johnson Jr. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Receiving
| North Carolina | REC | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Shipp | 6 | 68 | 0 | 23 |
| Jelani Thurman | 3 | 18 | 0 | 12 |
| Trech Kekahuna | 2 | 17 | 0 | 9 |
| Mason Humphrey | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Benjamin Hall | 1 | 15 | 1 | 15 |
| Clemson | REC | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryant Wesco Jr. | 5 | 77 | 0 | 41 |
| T.J. Moore | 7 | 38 | 0 | 14 |
| Christian Bentancur | 2 | 35 | 1 | 27 |
| Tyler Brown | 2 | 28 | 0 | 15 |
| Olsen Patt-Henry | 2 | 28 | 0 | 24 |
| Juju Preston | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Gideon Davidson | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Defense
| North Carolina | TOT | SOLO | SACK | TFL | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Mcdonald | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peyton Seelmann | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coleman Bryson | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaleb Cost | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gregory Smith | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jaiden Patterson | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Lewis | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Peyton Waters | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donovan Hoilette | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylen Harvey | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Leroy Jackson | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Isaiah Johnson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clemson | TOT | SOLO | SACK | TFL | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Myrick | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremiah Alexander | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Sammy Brown | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jerome Carter | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronan Hanafin | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaheim Lawson | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elliot Washington II | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Will Heldt | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Darien Mayo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashton Hampton | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kobe McCloud | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Branden Strozier | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| North Carolina | FG | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aeron Burrell | 2/3 | 33 | 2/2 | 8 |
| Clemson | FG | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nolan Hauser | 3/3 | 49 | 1/1 | 10 |
Box score from CollegeFootballData via our data hub. Players link to their profiles.
North Carolina: last 15 games before this one
6-9 in the last 15 · 19.7 scored · 22.3 allowed
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 LOST 9-34 scored 9 · allowed 34 See game LOST 10-38 scored 10 · allowed 38 See game LOST 18-21 scored 18 · allowed 21 See game LOST 16-17 scored 16 · allowed 17 See game WON 27-10 scored 27 · allowed 10 See game WON 20-15 scored 20 · allowed 15 See game LOST 12-28 scored 12 · allowed 28 See game LOST 25-32 scored 25 · allowed 32 See game LOST 19-42 scored 19 · allowed 42 See game WON 15-10 scored 15 · allowed 10 See game WON 35-3 scored 35 · allowed 3 See game
Clemson: last 15 games before this one
8-7 in the last 15 · 25.7 scored · 21.7 allowed
LOST 10-17 scored 10 · allowed 17 See game WON 27-16 scored 27 · allowed 16 See game LOST 21-24 scored 21 · allowed 24 See game LOST 21-34 scored 21 · allowed 34 See game WON 38-10 scored 38 · allowed 10 See game WON 41-10 scored 41 · allowed 10 See game LOST 24-35 scored 24 · allowed 35 See game LOST 45-46 scored 45 · allowed 46 See game WON 24-10 scored 24 · allowed 10 See game WON 20-19 scored 20 · allowed 19 See game WON 45-10 scored 45 · allowed 10 See game WON 28-14 scored 28 · allowed 14 See game LOST 10-22 scored 10 · allowed 22 See game LOST 10-51 scored 10 · allowed 51 See game WON 22-7 scored 22 · allowed 7 See game
The matchup
| North Carolina | Split | Clemson |
|---|---|---|
| 2-0 | 2026 record entering | 1-1 |
| 0-0 | Conference | 0-0 |
| 50 | Points for | 32 |
| 13 | Points against | 58 |
| W2 | Form | W1 |
Recent meetings
2026
North Carolina 20 : 28 Clemson
20 : 28 Clemson 2025
2023
North Carolina 20 : 31 Clemson
20 : 31 Clemson 2022
North Carolina 10 : 39 Clemson
10 : 39 Clemson 2019
Clemson 21 : 20 North Carolina
21 : 20 North Carolina 2015
North Carolina 37 : 45 Clemson
37 : 45 Clemson 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
Clemson · QB Tait Reynolds Pass yards
818
Pass TD
1
Comp-Att
82-127
INT
3
Davidson rush
371 yds
Jr. rec
315 yds
3 
Travis Burgess QB 8 
Miles O'Neill QB 9 Billy Edwards Jr. QB 10 
Au'Tori Newkirk QB 15 
DJ Mazzone QB 18 
Andres Miyares Jr. QB 0 
Demon June RB 5 
Kaleb Jackson RB 7 Benjamin Hall RB 20 
Crew Davis RB 23 
Charleston French RB 26 
JoJo Troupe RB 27 
Jaylen McGill RB 47 
Henry Martello FB 1 Jordan Shipp WR 2 
Trech Kekahuna WR 4 
Mason Humphrey WR 6 
Dayton Sneed WR 11 
Nathan Leacock WR 14 
C.J. Sadler WR 16 
Zamaurious Robertson WR 17 
Nyqir Helton WR 24 
Jaden Jefferson WR 81 
Kymistrii Young WR 82 
Keeyun Chapman WR 83 
Carnell Warren WR 86 
Madrid Tucker WR 19 
Jaxxon Warren TE 45 Jelani Thurman TE 80 
Jordan Washington TE 84 
Shamar Easter TE 85 
Dream Rashad TE 87 
Carson Sneed TE 88 
Deems May TE 51 
Peter Pesansky OL 52 
Rowan Byrne OL 54 
Jonah Rodriguez OL 55 
Brandon Homady OL 56 
Christo Kelly OL 57 
Will Conroy OL 60 
Cristian Alvarez OL 65 
Zion Smith OL 66 
Jordan Hall OL 67 
Dujuan Davis OL 68 
Aidan Banfield OL 70 
Byron Nelson OL 71 
Jacqawn McRoy OL 72 
Eidan Buchanan OL 73 
J.B. Shabazz OL 74 
Nick Fiumara OL 75 
Andrew Threatt OL 77 
Trey Blue OL 79 
Anthony Hall OL 0 
Isaiah Johnson DL 5 
Donovan Hoilette Jr. DL 9 
Melkart Abou Jaoude DL 11 
Jaylen Harvey DL 14 
Tarvorise Brown DL 25 
Joseph Mupoyi DL 29 
Zavion Griffin-Haynes DL 56 
Viliami Moala DL 88 
Vodney Cleveland DL 89 
Emmanuel Nwaiwu DL 90 Xavier Lewis DL 91 
Leroy Jackson DL 92 
Jimmy-Phrisco Alo-Suliafu DL 93 
Trashawn Ruffin DL 94 
David Jackson III DL 96 
Nicco Maggio DL 97 
Trey Giddens DL 8 
Jonathan Agumadu LB 10 
Peyton Seelmann LB 12 
Calvin Thomas LB 15 Derek McDonald LB 26 
DQ Forkpa LB 33 
Tyler Houser LB 35 
Ashton Blatt LB 36 
Jayden Griffin-Haynes LB 42 
Jordan Avinger LB 43 
Lantz Pascal LB 44 
Jake Bauer LB 54 
Timir Hickman-Collins LB 95 
Daniel Anderson LB 1 Greg Smith DB 2 
Kaleb Cost DB 3 
Ade Willie DB 4 
Jalon Thompson DB 6 
Tre Miller DB 7 
Peyton Waters DB 16 
Coleman Bryson DB 17 
Jakob Weatherspoon DB 18 
Jaiden Patterson DB 19 
Reggie Love II DB 20 
Xavier Jackson DB 21 
Kenton Dopson III DB 23 
Khristian Dunbar-Hawkins DB 24 
Javion Butts DB 27 
Graham Reintjes DB 28 
Jamarrion Gordon DB 30 
Jaziel Hart DB 31 
Julian Peterson DB 32 
Jermaine Anderson DB 34 
David Davis DB 38 
Julian Burns DB 90 
Rece Verhoff PK 92 
Aeron Burrell PK 97 
David Green PK 91 
Adam Mccann-Gibbs P 93 
Jacob Horvath P 40 
Roman Wazni LS 48 
Gannon Burt LS
Travis Burgess QB 8 Miles O'Neill QB 9 Billy Edwards Jr. QB 10 Au'Tori Newkirk QB 15 DJ Mazzone QB 18 Andres Miyares Jr. QB 0 Demon June RB 5 Kaleb Jackson RB 7 Benjamin Hall RB 20 Crew Davis RB 23 Charleston French RB 26 JoJo Troupe RB 27 Jaylen McGill RB 47 Henry Martello FB 1 Jordan Shipp WR 2 Trech Kekahuna WR 4 Mason Humphrey WR 6 Dayton Sneed WR 11 Nathan Leacock WR 14 C.J. Sadler WR 16 Zamaurious Robertson WR 17 Nyqir Helton WR 24 Jaden Jefferson WR 81 Kymistrii Young WR 82 Keeyun Chapman WR 83 Carnell Warren WR 86 Madrid Tucker WR 19 Jaxxon Warren TE 45 Jelani Thurman TE 80 Jordan Washington TE 84 Shamar Easter TE 85 Dream Rashad TE 87 Carson Sneed TE 88 Deems May TE 51 Peter Pesansky OL 52 Rowan Byrne OL 54 Jonah Rodriguez OL 55 Brandon Homady OL 56 Christo Kelly OL 57 Will Conroy OL 60 Cristian Alvarez OL 65 Zion Smith OL 66 Jordan Hall OL 67 Dujuan Davis OL 68 Aidan Banfield OL 70 Byron Nelson OL 71 Jacqawn McRoy OL 72 Eidan Buchanan OL 73 J.B. Shabazz OL 74 Nick Fiumara OL 75 Andrew Threatt OL 77 Trey Blue OL 79 Anthony Hall OL 0 Isaiah Johnson DL 5 Donovan Hoilette Jr. DL 9 Melkart Abou Jaoude DL 11 Jaylen Harvey DL 14 Tarvorise Brown DL 25 Joseph Mupoyi DL 29 Zavion Griffin-Haynes DL 56 Viliami Moala DL 88 Vodney Cleveland DL 89 Emmanuel Nwaiwu DL 90 Xavier Lewis DL 91 Leroy Jackson DL 92 Jimmy-Phrisco Alo-Suliafu DL 93 Trashawn Ruffin DL 94 David Jackson III DL 96 Nicco Maggio DL 97 Trey Giddens DL 8 Jonathan Agumadu LB 10 Peyton Seelmann LB 12 Calvin Thomas LB 15 Derek McDonald LB 26 DQ Forkpa LB 33 Tyler Houser LB 35 Ashton Blatt LB 36 Jayden Griffin-Haynes LB 42 Jordan Avinger LB 43 Lantz Pascal LB 44 Jake Bauer LB 54 Timir Hickman-Collins LB 95 Daniel Anderson LB 1 Greg Smith DB 2 Kaleb Cost DB 3 Ade Willie DB 4 Jalon Thompson DB 6 Tre Miller DB 7 Peyton Waters DB 16 Coleman Bryson DB 17 Jakob Weatherspoon DB 18 Jaiden Patterson DB 19 Reggie Love II DB 20 Xavier Jackson DB 21 Kenton Dopson III DB 23 Khristian Dunbar-Hawkins DB 24 Javion Butts DB 27 Graham Reintjes DB 28 Jamarrion Gordon DB 30 Jaziel Hart DB 31 Julian Peterson DB 32 Jermaine Anderson DB 34 David Davis DB 38 Julian Burns DB 90 Rece Verhoff PK 92 Aeron Burrell PK 97 David Green PK 91 Adam Mccann-Gibbs P 93 Jacob Horvath P 40 Roman Wazni LS 48 Gannon Burt LS 2 Tait Reynolds QB 5 
Brock Bradley QB 9 
Colson Brown QB 14 
Trent Pearman QB 15 
Chris Denson QB 17 
Christopher Vizzina QB 8 Gideon Davidson RB 16 
Chris Johnson Jr. RB 21 
Jarvis Green RB 23 
Peyton Streko RB 24 
David Eziomume RB 26 
Jay Haynes RB 34 
Max Wilson RB 0 
Naeem Burroughs WR 1 
T.J. Moore WR 3 
Tristan Smith WR 6 
Tyler Brown WR 10 
Juju Preston WR 12 Bryant Wesco Jr. WR 13 
Connor Salmin WR 19 
Gordon Sellars III WR 20 
Clark Sanderson WR 22 
Cole Turner WR 25 
Keil McGriff WR 27 
Jack Purkerson WR 29 
Chase Byrd WR 80 
Luke Stubbs WR 82 
Sam Earle WR 83 Cam Blivens WR 84 
Avery Wieting WR 86 
Jaylen Brown-Wallace WR 88 
Clay Swinney WR 89 
Grady Sherrill WR 7 
Logan Brooking TE 11 Olsen Patt-Henry TE 18 
Tayveon Wilson TE 44 
Jack Wolf TE 85 
Charlie Johnson TE 87 
Christian Bentancur TE 50 
Collin Sadler OL 51 
Gavin Blanchard OL 52 
Elyjah Thurmon OL 54 
Ian Reed OL 55 
Harris Sewell OL 62 
Bryce Smith OL 63 
Easton Ware OL 64 
Grant Wise OL 65 
Chapman Pendergrass OL 67 
Carlito Jones OL 70 Chance Barclay OL 71 
Leo Delaney OL 72 
Adam Guthrie OL 73 
Hayes Galloway OL 74 
Brayden Jacobs OL 75 
Tucker Kattus OL 76 
Mason Wade OL 77 
Ronan O'Connell OL 78 
Carter Scruggs OL 79 
Braden Wilmes OL 91 
Dietrick Pennington OL 33 
Caden Story DL 13 Will Heldt DE 14 
London Merritt DE 15 
Jahiem Lawson DE 17 
Ari Watford DE 23 
C.J. Wesley DE 32 
Michael Foster DE 34 
Armon Mason DE 41 
Connor McFadden DE 49 
Darien Mayo DE 90 
J.R. Hardrick DE 29 
Champ Thompson DT 42 
Hevin Brown-Shuler DT 44 
Kourtney Kelly DT 45 
Vic Burley DT 54 Kam Cody DT 55 
Makhi Williams Lee DT 56 
Andy Burburija DT 92 
Devarrick Woods DT 95 
Amare Adams DT 97 
Patrick Swygert DT 99 
Markus Strong DT 7 
Jeremiah Alexander LB 9 
Drew Woodaz LB 19 
Brayden Reilly LB 21 
Kobe McCloud LB 24 
Logan Anderson LB 26 
C.J. Kubah-Taylor LB 38 
Dominic Staten LB 39 
J.D. Bonamy LB 43 
Billy Wilkes LB 47 Sammy Brown LB 50 
Fletcher Cothran LB 53 
Joseph Roberto II LB 10 
Misun Kelley DB 35 
Tyler Conner DB 0 
Donovan Starr CB 1 
Branden Strozier CB 2 
Ashton Hampton CB 3 
Elliot Washington II CB 8 
Corian Gipson CB 12 
Shavar Young Jr. CB 16 
Myles Oliver CB 25 
Marcell Gipson Jr. CB 37 
Davion Joyner CB 5 
Ronan Hanafin S 6 
Jerome Carter III S 11 
Polo Anderson S 18 
Kylon Griffin S 20 
Jakarrion Kenan S 22 Corey Myrick S 27 
Noah Dixon S 30 
Kylen Webb S 31 
Joe Wilkinson S 38 
Robert Gunn III PK 48 
Charlie Reed PK 81 
Nolan Hauser PK 89 
Jack Smith P 40 
Brodey Conn LS 43 
J.R. Buckner LS 46 
Jackson Reach LS
Tait Reynolds QB 5 Brock Bradley QB 9 Colson Brown QB 14 Trent Pearman QB 15 Chris Denson QB 17 Christopher Vizzina QB 8 Gideon Davidson RB 16 Chris Johnson Jr. RB 21 Jarvis Green RB 23 Peyton Streko RB 24 David Eziomume RB 26 Jay Haynes RB 34 Max Wilson RB 0 Naeem Burroughs WR 1 T.J. Moore WR 3 Tristan Smith WR 6 Tyler Brown WR 10 Juju Preston WR 12 Bryant Wesco Jr. WR 13 Connor Salmin WR 19 Gordon Sellars III WR 20 Clark Sanderson WR 22 Cole Turner WR 25 Keil McGriff WR 27 Jack Purkerson WR 29 Chase Byrd WR 80 Luke Stubbs WR 82 Sam Earle WR 83 Cam Blivens WR 84 Avery Wieting WR 86 Jaylen Brown-Wallace WR 88 Clay Swinney WR 89 Grady Sherrill WR 7 Logan Brooking TE 11 Olsen Patt-Henry TE 18 Tayveon Wilson TE 44 Jack Wolf TE 85 Charlie Johnson TE 87 Christian Bentancur TE 50 Collin Sadler OL 51 Gavin Blanchard OL 52 Elyjah Thurmon OL 54 Ian Reed OL 55 Harris Sewell OL 62 Bryce Smith OL 63 Easton Ware OL 64 Grant Wise OL 65 Chapman Pendergrass OL 67 Carlito Jones OL 70 Chance Barclay OL 71 Leo Delaney OL 72 Adam Guthrie OL 73 Hayes Galloway OL 74 Brayden Jacobs OL 75 Tucker Kattus OL 76 Mason Wade OL 77 Ronan O'Connell OL 78 Carter Scruggs OL 79 Braden Wilmes OL 91 Dietrick Pennington OL 33 Caden Story DL 13 Will Heldt DE 14 London Merritt DE 15 Jahiem Lawson DE 17 Ari Watford DE 23 C.J. Wesley DE 32 Michael Foster DE 34 Armon Mason DE 41 Connor McFadden DE 49 Darien Mayo DE 90 J.R. Hardrick DE 29 Champ Thompson DT 42 Hevin Brown-Shuler DT 44 Kourtney Kelly DT 45 Vic Burley DT 54 Kam Cody DT 55 Makhi Williams Lee DT 56 Andy Burburija DT 92 Devarrick Woods DT 95 Amare Adams DT 97 Patrick Swygert DT 99 Markus Strong DT 7 Jeremiah Alexander LB 9 Drew Woodaz LB 19 Brayden Reilly LB 21 Kobe McCloud LB 24 Logan Anderson LB 26 C.J. Kubah-Taylor LB 38 Dominic Staten LB 39 J.D. Bonamy LB 43 Billy Wilkes LB 47 Sammy Brown LB 50 Fletcher Cothran LB 53 Joseph Roberto II LB 10 Misun Kelley DB 35 Tyler Conner DB 0 Donovan Starr CB 1 Branden Strozier CB 2 Ashton Hampton CB 3 Elliot Washington II CB 8 Corian Gipson CB 12 Shavar Young Jr. CB 16 Myles Oliver CB 25 Marcell Gipson Jr. CB 37 Davion Joyner CB 5 Ronan Hanafin S 6 Jerome Carter III S 11 Polo Anderson S 18 Kylon Griffin S 20 Jakarrion Kenan S 22 Corey Myrick S 27 Noah Dixon S 30 Kylen Webb S 31 Joe Wilkinson S 38 Robert Gunn III PK 48 Charlie Reed PK 81 Nolan Hauser PK 89 Jack Smith P 40 Brodey Conn LS 43 J.R. Buckner LS 46 Jackson Reach LS 
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North Carolina vs Clemson: result and recap
North Carolina Tar Heels vs Clemson Tigers finished 20 - 28 on September 19, 2026. This ACC game page carries the final score, team box score, scoring by quarter and scoring plays, alongside the North Carolina and Clemson 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 Clemson?
North Carolina Tar Heels vs Clemson Tigers finished 20 - 28. The full box score, player stats and play-by-play are on this page.
Who led North Carolina vs Clemson in passing, rushing and receiving?
Tait Reynolds (Clemson) led passers with 215 yards. Benjamin Hall (North Carolina) led rushers with 130 yards. Bryant Wesco Jr. (Clemson) led receivers with 77 yards on 5 catches. Every player's line is in the player stats above.
When did North Carolina play Clemson?
This North Carolina vs Clemson game was played on September 19, 2026 at Memorial Stadium (Clemson, SC).