American college football season
The 2022 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a member of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) for the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Tar Heels were led by head coach Mack Brown , who was in the fourth season of his second stint at North Carolina and 14th overall season at the university. The team played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium .
Offseason [ edit ] Coaching changes [ edit ] Immediately following the bowl-game loss to South Carolina, head coach Mack Brown stated that changes needed to be made. Speculation then began as to what those changes would be, with suggestions including the possibility of certain coaches being let go. The changes began to crystalize when, on January 7, 2022, co-defensive coordinator/safeties coach Jay Bateman and special teams coordinator/outside linebackers coach Jovan Dewitt were let go.[1] [2]
The following day, the school announced the hires of Gene Chizik and Charlton Warren to fill the vacant positions on social media. Chizik was named assistant head coach for defense, and Warren co-defensive coordinator/defensive backs coach. Both Chizik and Warren were on staff in Chapel Hill under former head coach Larry Fedora during the 2015 and 2016 seasons, and were instrumental in turning around a defense that had struggled mightily in the 2014 season, leading to a combined 19 wins during their first stints in Chapel Hill.[3]
Running backs coach Larry Porter , who served as assistant STC in 2021, was elevated to special teams coordinator following Dewitt's departure, while continuing his responsibilities with the running back position.
On February 28, 2022, a day before the beginning of the Tar Heels' spring practice, offensive line coach Stacy Searels left the team to take the same position with Georgia .[4]
The next day, as spring practice kicked off, it was reported by The Athletic's Bruce Feldman and other sources that the Tar Heels were targeting Louisville OL coach Jack Bicknell Jr. for the vacant position, though nothing official was announced by either school.[5] Carolina officially announced Bicknell's hiring on March 3, 2022.[6] Bicknell and offensive coordinator Phil Longo had previously worked together when they were at Ole Miss.
Tar Heel football alumnus and NFL safety Da'Norris Searcy returned to the program in the spring, joining the staff as the director of football student athlete development.[7]
Prior to fall camp getting started, Frank Wilson was added to the staff as senior special teams analyst.[8]
Departures [ edit ] NFL draft [ edit ] The following Tar Heels were selected in the 2022 NFL Draft. The Tar Heels' four 2022 selections tied for the most draft picks in the ACC.
Undrafted free agent signings [ edit ] The following players went unselected in the 2022 NFL Draft, and signed UDFA rookie contracts with NFL teams.
Preseason transfers [ edit ] Fifteen members of the 2021 team elected to enter the NCAA transfer portal prior to the 2022 season.
Name No. Pos. Height Weight Hometown Year New school Eugene Asante 7 LB 6'1" 220 Chantilly, VA Junior Auburn Khafre Brown 1 WR 6'0" 190 Charlotte, NC Sophomore South Florida Beau Corrales 15 WR 6'3" 210 Georgetown, TX Graduate† SMU Kamarro Edmonds 33 RB 5'11" 235 Havelock, NC Freshman East Carolina Stephen Gosnell 12 WR 6'1" 205 Pilot Mountain, NC Sophomore Virginia Tech Josh Henderson 23 RB 5'11" 215 Princeton, NJ Junior Indiana Tyrone Hopper 42 LB 6'4" 245 Roswell, GA Graduate† Missouri Teagen Lenderink 96 PK 6'1" 175 Belmont, MI Freshman‡ Liberty Trey Morrison 4 DB 5'9" 190 Norcross, GA Graduate† Oklahoma Alex Nobles 97 LB 6'2" 250 Rocky Mount, NC Senior‡ FIU Clyde Pinder 55 DL 6'0" 300 Seffner, FL Sophomore South Florida Cameron Roseman-Sinclair 3 DB 5'11" 180 Charlotte, NC Sophomore TBD Emery Simmons 0 WR 6'1" 195 Hope Mills, NC Junior Indiana Trevion Stevenson 26 LB 6'4" 240 Hampton, VA Freshman Norfolk State Kristian Varner 93 DL 6'6" 300 Hiram, GA Sophomore Georgia Southern
† Elected to use extra year of eligibility granted by the NCAA in response to COVID-19. ‡ Walk-on
Other Preseason departures [ edit ] Three players left the team for personal reasons.
Name No. Pos. Height Weight Hometown Year Reason for departure Wisdom Asaboro 77 OL 6'8" 332 Warri, Nigeria Junior Medical Retirement Quiron Johnson 69 OL 6'2" 313 Reidsville, NC Graduate Forgoing remaining eligibility Ethan West 19 LB 6'3" 245 Richmond, VA Sophomore Medical Retirement
Additions [ edit ] Incoming transfers [ edit ] Recruiting class [ edit ] North Carolina signed 17 players in the class of 2022. The Tar Heels' class finished 10th in both the 247Sports and Rivals rankings. Nine signees were ranked in the final ESPN 300 top prospect list.
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date Zach Rice OL Lynchburg, VA Liberty Christian Academy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 285 lb (129 kg) Oct 21, 2021 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 92 Travis Shaw DL Greensboro, NC Grimsley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 310 lb (140 kg) Aug 21, 2021 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 86 Tychaun Chapman WR Virginia Beach, VA Landstown 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Dec 19, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 84 Andre Greene Jr. WR Richmond, VA St. Christopher's 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Nov 17, 2021 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 84 George Pettaway RB Suffolk, VA Nansemond-Suffolk Academy 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sep 22, 2021 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 84 Sebastian Cheeks LB Evanston, IL Evanston Township 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jul 28, 2021 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 83 Omarion Hampton RB Clayton, NC Cleveland 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jul 22, 2021 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 82 Tayon Holloway DB Virginia Beach, VA Green Run 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Dec 25, 2020 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 81 Malaki Hamrick EDGE Shelby, NC Shelby 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Feb 26, 2021 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 81 Marcus Allen DB Marietta, GA Walton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jun 30, 2021 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 80 Deuce Caldwell LB Mauldin, SC Mauldin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jun 25, 2021 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 78 Beau Atkinson EDGE Raleigh, NC Leesville Road 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jun 16, 2021 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 78 Bryson Jennings EDGE Midlothian, VA Clover Hill 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Jul 15, 2021 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 78 Trevyon Green OL Colonial Heights, VA Life Christian Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 340 lb (150 kg) Jan 21, 2021 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 78 Conner Harrell QB Alabaster, AL Thompson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jul 4, 2021 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 77 Will Hardy DB Norcross, GA Greater Atlanta Christian 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Dec 13, 2021 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 77 Justin Kanyuk OL Bethel Park, PA Bethlehem Catholic 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 290 lb (130 kg) Jun 27, 2021 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 76 Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals : #10 247Sports : #10 Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:
Preseason [ edit ] ACC Media Poll [ edit ] 2022 ACC Football Media Days were held at The Westin Charlotte on July 20 and 21, 2022.[9] At that event, head coaches and player representatives from the 14 ACC teams met with the media and discussed the upcoming season. Following the event, the ACC released a preseason poll on July 26, 2022 which was voted on by members of the sports media.[10]
Coastal Division Predicted finish Team Points (1st place votes) 1 Miami 1,036 (98) 2 Pittsburgh 911 (38) 3 North Carolina 823 (18) 4 Virginia 667 (6) 5 Virginia Tech 592 (3) 6 Georgia Tech 343 (1) 7 Duke 220
Overall Champion Rank Team Votes 1 Clemson 103 2 NC State 38 3 Miami 8 4 Wake Forest 4 5 Pittsburgh 3 Virginia 3 7 Florida State 2 North Carolina 2 9 Boston College 1
Preseason All-ACC Team [ edit ] North Carolina had one player selected by the media make the 2022 Preseason All-ACC Team.
Josh Downs – WR/Specialist
Preseason All-Americans [ edit ] Josh Downs (Sporting News) – 2nd Team (WR)
Award watch lists [ edit ] Personnel [ edit ] Coaching staff [ edit ] 2022 North Carolina Tar Heels Football Roster Quarterback
10 Drake Maye – freshman (6'5, 216) 14 Jefferson Boaz – sophomore (6'7, 250) 15 Conner Harrell – freshman (6'1, 195) 16 Russell Tabor – freshman (6'3, 205) Running back
4 Caleb Hood – sophomore (5'11, 227) 21 Elijah Green – sophomore (5'11, 198) 23 George Pettaway – freshman (5'11, 190) 24 British Brooks – senior (5'11, 226) 26 D.J. Jones – junior (5'10, 202) 28 Omarion Hampton – freshman (6'0, 220) Wide receiver
0 Tychaun "Doc" Chapman – freshman (5'10, 170) 1 Andre Greene Jr. – freshman (6'2, 190) 2 Gavin Blackwell – freshman (5'11, 170) 3 Antoine Green – senior (6'2, 207) 5 J.J. Jones – sophomore (6'2, 210) 8 Kobe Paysour – freshman (6'1, 180) 11 Josh Downs – junior (5'10, 171) 19 Grady Sherrill – freshman (5'8, 160) 20 Brooks Miller – freshman (5'11, 167) 25 Kellan Hood – freshman (5'11, 185) 27 Michael Hall – freshman (6'1, 180) 29 Jeffrey Saturday – junior (5'10, 183) 38 Aiden Cloninger – freshman (5'11, 180) 83 Justin Olson – junior (6'2, 189) 84 Cyrus Rogers – freshman (5'11, 178) 85 Landon Stevens – sophomore (6'2, 201) 86 Thomas Flynn – freshman (6'3, 210) Placekicker
90 Todd Pledger – freshman (6'5, 195) 98 Noah Burnette – sophomore (5'9, 175) Punter
91 Ben Kiernan – senior (6'0, 215) 92 Cole Maynard — Freshman (6'2, 172) Tight end
18 Bryson Nesbit – sophomore (6'6, 220) 80 Will Crowley – junior (5'11, 240) 81 John Copenhaver – sophomore (6'3, 235) 88 Kamari Morales – junior (6'2, 242) 89 Jake Young – freshman (6'3, 225) Offensive line
52 Jonathan Adorno – junior (6'4, 301) 54 Chance Carroll – sophomore (6'2, 295) 55 Zach Rice – freshman (6'6, 315) 57 Cayden Baker – sophomore (6'5, 316) 60 Carter Kulka – freshman (6'5, 255) 61 Diego Pounds – freshman (6'7, 330) 63 Ed Montilus – senior (6'4, 309) 64 Malik McGowan – sophomore (6'3, 330) 65 Corey Gaynor – graduate (6'4, 309) 68 Brian Anderson – graduate (6'3, 294) 69 Jarvis Hicks – freshman (6'6, 300) 70 Noland Brown – junior (6'0, 295) 72 Asim Richards – senior (6'4, 320) 73 Eli Sutton – freshman (6'8, 308) 74 Justin Kanyuk – freshman (6'6, 325) 75 Spencer Rolland – graduate (6'6, 310) 76 William Barnes – senior (6'4, 320) 78 Trevyon Green – freshman (6'7, 345) 79 Bo Burkes – freshman (6'1, 285) Defensive line
4 Travis Shaw – freshman (6'5, 360) 5 Jahvaree Ritzie – sophomore (6'5, 284) 8 Myles Murphy – junior (6'4, 300) 10 Desmond Evans – junior (6'6, 261) 12 Beau Atkinson – freshman (6'6, 240) 41 Kedrick Bingley-Jones – sophomore (6'4, 313) 51 Raymond Vohasek – graduate (6'3, 300) 56 Tomari Fox – senior (6'2, 290) 88 Deems May – freshman (6'2, 195) 92 Kody Kovacevic Freshman (6'3, 240) 93 Jacolbe Cowan – sophomore (6'4, 275) 96 Nic Harvey – freshman (6'1, 340) 98 Kevin Hester Jr. – junior (6'4, 306) Jack
7 Noah Taylor – graduate (6'5, 235) 34 Gabe Stephens – freshman (6'4, 204) 87 Colby Doreen – sophomore (6'4, 228) Linebacker
19 Bryson Jennings – freshman (6'4, 230) 23 Power Echols – sophomore (5'11, 225) 24 Malaki Hamrick – freshman (6'4, 200) 25 Kaimon Rucker – junior (6'1, 262) 32 Sebastian Cheeks – freshman (6'3, 220) 33 Cedric Gray – sophomore (6'1, 225) 36 Jalen Brooks – sophomore (6'0, 236) 44 Randy "Deuce" Caldwell – freshman (6'0, 225) 45 Jake Harkleroad – junior (5'10, 210) 47 CJ Murphy – freshman (6'1, 225) 48 Milad Aghaiepour – sophomore (5'10, 215) 53 Gibson Macrae – freshman (6'2, 211) Defensive back
0 Ja'Qurious Conley – junior (6'1, 205) 1 Tony Grimes – junior (6'0, 195) 2 Don Chapman – senior (6'1, 187) 3 Storm Duck – junior (6'0, 194) 6 Lejond Cavazos – junior (6'0, 190) 9 Cam'Ron Kelly – senior (6'1, 215) 13 Obi Egbuna – senior (5'10, 190) 15 Ladaeson DeAndre Hollins – senior (6'1, 200) 16 DeAndre Boykins – sophomore (5'11, 197) 18 Christopher Holliday – sophomore (6'3, 221) 20 Tayon Holloway – freshman (6'1, 160) 26 Naari Short – sophomore (5'9, 175) 27 Giovanni Biggers – senior (6'1, 193) 29 Marcus Allen – freshman (6'1, 175) 30 Phillips Alvarez – freshman (5'10, 170) 31 Will Hardy – freshman (6'2, 200) 35 Jaden Selby – freshman (6'0, 175) 37 Thomas O'Sullivan – freshman (5'10, 185) 38 Val Edwards – junior (6'2, 200) 39 Zavion Woldu – sophomore (5'11, 195) 40 Major Byrd – freshman (5'9, 190) Long snappers
43 Garrett Jordan – freshman (6'1, 225) 61 Drew Little – senior (5'11, 236) 62 Spencer Triplett – sophomore (6'3, 235) * North Carolina Tar Heels Football Roster as of 12/4/2022[22]
Depth chart [ edit ] Holiday Bowl Depth Chart
Defense
Star DeAndre Boykins Obi Egbuna -
FS Will Hardy Gio Biggers -
Will Mike Cedric Gray Power Echols Deuce Caldwell Jake Harkleroad - -
CB Marcus Allen Tayon Holloway OR Dontae Balfour -
DE DT DT DE Kaimon Rucker Myles Murphy Kevin Hester Jr. Jahvaree Ritzie Malaki Hamrick Kedrick Bingley-Jones Travis Shaw OR Keeshawn Silver Jacolbe Cowan - - - -
CB Lejond Cavazos Dae Dae Hollins -
Offense
LT LG C RG RT Asim Richards Ed Montilus Corey Gaynor William Barnes Spencer Rolland Trevyon Green Cayden Baker Brian Anderson Jonathan Adorno Zach Rice - - - - -
TE Kamari Morales OR John Copenhaver Bryson Nesbit -
WR JJ Jones Andre Greene Jr. -
Key reserves Injured Ja'Qurious Conley (S ; ACL rehab) Season-ending injury British Brooks (RB ; lower body) Sebastian Cheeks (LB ; shoulder) Raymond Vohasek (DL ; upper body) Noah Taylor (DL ; lower body) Caleb Hood (RB ; upper body) Desmond Evans (DL ; upper body) Suspension Tomari Fox (DL )
Special teams PK Noah Burnette P Ben Kiernan P Cole Maynard KR George Pettaway Will Hardy PR George Pettaway Will Hardy LS Drew Little H Cole Maynard
True Freshman
Schedule [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source 8:00 p.m. Florida A&M * ACCN W 56–2446,130 [23] September 3 12:00 p.m. at Appalachian State * ESPNU W 63–6140,168 [24] September 10 12:00 p.m. at Georgia State * ESPNU W 35–2817,687 [25] September 24 3:30 p.m. Notre Dame * Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry ) ABC L 32–4550,500 [26] October 1 3:30 p.m. Virginia Tech Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC ACCN W 41–1045,029 [27] October 8 4:00 p.m. at Miami (FL) ESPN2 W 27–2417,283 [28] October 15 8:00 p.m. at Duke ACCN W 38–3540,004 [29] October 29 8:00 p.m. Pittsburgh No. 21 Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC ACCN W 42–2450,500 [30] November 5 12:00 p.m. at Virginia No. 17 ACCN W 31–2844,156 [31] November 12 7:30 p.m. at Wake Forest No. 15 ESPN2 W 36–3431,346 [32] November 19 5:30 p.m. Georgia Tech No. 13 Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC ESPN2 L 17–2144,940 [33] 3:30 p.m. NC State No. 17 Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry ) ABC L 27–30 2OT 50,500 [34] December 3 8:00 p.m. vs. No. 9 Clemson No. 23 ABC L 10–3964,115 [35] 8:00 p.m. vs. No. 15 Oregon * FOX L 27–2836,242 [36]
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Game summaries [ edit ] Florida A&M [ edit ] Florida A&M at North Carolina 1 2 3 4 Total Rattlers 7 7 10 0 24 • Tar Heels 14 14 7 21 56
Scoring summary 1 5:51 UNC Kamari Morales 19 yd. pass from Drake Maye (Noah Burnette kick)(7 plays, 78 yards, 2:21) UNC 7–0 3:21 FAMU AJ Davis 17 yd. pass from Jeremy Moussa (Jose Romo-Martinez kick)(8 plays, 75 yards, 2:30) Tie 7–7 0:29 UNC Bryson Nesbit 23 yd. pass from Drake Maye (Noah Burnette kick)(7 plays, 75 yards, 2:52) UNC 14–7 2 7:39 UNC Gavin Blackwell 4 yd. pass from Drake Maye (Noah Burnette kick)(12 plays, 83 yards, 5:09) UNC 21–7 2:01 FAMU Jaylen McCloud 5 yd. rush (Jose Romo-Martinez kick)(12 plays, 75 yards, 5:38) UNC 21–14 0:05 UNC Josh Downs 2 yd. pass from Drake Maye (Noah Burnette kick)(5 plays, 21 yards, 0:26) UNC 28–14 3 12:10 UNC Omarion Hampton 1 yd. rush (Noah Burnette kick)(7 plays, 65 yards, 2:50) UNC 35–14 7:41 FAMU Jose Romo-Martinez 35 yd. field goal(10 plays, 57 yards, 4:29) UNC 35–17 1:18 FAMU Trevonte Davis 22 yd. pass from Jeremy Moussa (Jose Romo-Martinez kick)(5 plays, 60 yards, 2:34) UNC 35–24 4 13:24 UNC George Pettaway 29 yd. rush (Noah Burnette kick)(8 plays, 77 yards, 2:49) UNC 42–24 12:37 UNC Josh Downs 27 yd. pass from Drake Maye (Noah Burnette kick)(1 play, 27 yards, 0:06) UNC 49–24 8:14 UNC Omarion Hampton 25 yd. rush (Noah Burnette kick)(4 plays, 44yards, 1:33) UNC 56–24
Pregame line Over/under UNC -34.5 55.5
Statistics FAMU UNC First downs 20 29 Plays–yards 68–335 78–608 Rushes–yards 27–56 40–314 Passing yards 279 294 Passing: comp–att–int 28–39–1 29–38–0 Time of possession 29:01 30:59
Team Category Player Statistics FAMU Passing Jeremy Moussa 28/38, 279 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Terrell Jennings 10 carries, 39 yards Receiving Xavier Smith 10 receptions, 78 yards North Carolina Passing Drake Maye 29/37, 294 yards, 5 TD Rushing Omarion Hampton 14 carries, 101 yards, 2 TD Receiving Josh Downs 9 rec, 78 yards, 2 TD
At Appalachian State [ edit ] North Carolina at Appalachian State 1 2 3 4 Total • Tar Heels 7 21 13 22 63 Mountaineers 14 7 0 40 61
Scoring summary 1 11:36 ASU Nate Noel 52 yd. rush (Michael Hughes kick)(8 plays, 75 yards, 3:24) ASU 7–0 8:21 UNC JJ Jones 23 yd. pass from Drake Maye (Noah Burnette kick)(8 plays, 75yards, 3:15) Tie 7–7 6:35 ASU Henry Pearson 22 yd. pass from Chase Brice (Michael Hughes kick)(5 plays, 75 yards, 1:46) ASU 14–7 2 14:18 ASU Christian Wells 2 yd. pass from Chase Brice (Michael Hughes kick)(11 plays, 65 yards, 5:21) ASU 21–7 9:30 UNC Kobe Paysour 14 yd. pass from Drake Maye (Noah Burnette kick)(10 plays, 75 yards, 4:48) ASU 21–14 4:08 UNC George Pettaway 21 yd. rush (Noah Burnette kick)(7 plays, 66 yards, 3:05) Tie 21–21 0:01 UNC Bryson Nesbit 10 yd. pass from Drake Maye (Noah Burnette kick)(9 plays, 72 yards, 1:43) UNC 28–21 3 11:55 UNC Drake Maye 12 yd. rush (Noah Burnette kick)(8 plays, 75 yards, 3:05) UNC 35–21 2:21 UNC Noah Burnette 47 yd. field goal(8 plays, 34 yards, 3:08) UNC 38–21 0:11 UNC Noah Burnette 44 yd. field goal(4 plays, 2 yards, 1:49) UNC 41–21 4 12:10 ASU Nate Noel 1 yd. rush (Michael Hughes kick)(8 plays, 71 yards, 2:55) UNC 41–28 10:37 ASU Miller Gibbs 13 yd. pass from Chase Brice (Michael Hughes kick)(3 plays, 28 yards, 1:33) UNC 41–35 9:25 UNC Omarion Hampton 2 yd. rush (Drake Maye rush)(3 plays, 75 yards, 1:12) UNC 49–35 7:20 ASU Christan Horn 31 yd. pass from Chase Brice (Michael Hughes kick)(8 plays, 77 yards, 2:01) UNC 49–42 4:00 ASU Camerun Peoples 38 yd. rush (Michael Hughes kick)(3 plays, 64 yards, 0:46) Tie 49–49 2:50 UNC DJ Jones 42 yd. pass from Drake Maye (Noah Burnette kick)(5 plays, 75 yards, 1:10) UNC 56–49 0:31 ASU Dashaun Davis 28 yd. pass from Chase Brice (Dashaun Davis pass from Chase Brice failed)(8 plays, 75 yards, 2:19) UNC 56–55 0:28 UNC Bryson Nesbit 43 yd. kickoff return (Noah Burnette kick) UNC 63–55 0:09 ASU Kaedin Robinson 26 yd. pass from Chase Brice (Chase Brice rush failed)(2 plays, 48 yards, 0:10) UNC 63–61
Pregame line Over/under App. -3 56
Statistics UNC App First downs 29 36 Plays–yards 71–567 79–649 Rushes–yards 35–215 43–288 Passing yards 352 361 Passing: comp–att–int 24–36–0 25–36–1 Time of possession 27:57 32:03
Team Category Player Statistics North Carolina Passing Drake Maye 24/36, 352 yards, 4 TD Rushing Caleb Hood 6 carries, 87 yards Receiving Kobe Paysour 8 receptions, 92 yards, TD App State Passing Chase Brice 25/36, 361 yards, 6 TD, INT Rushing Nate Noel 14 carries, 116 yards, 2 TD Receiving Dashaun Davis 6 receptions, 72 yards, TD
At Georgia State [ edit ] North Carolina was the first Power Five team to play a road game at Georgia State.[38]
North Carolina at Georgia State 1 2 3 4 Total • Tar Heels 7 14 7 7 35 Panthers 3 7 18 0 28
Date: September 10, 2022Location: Center Parc Stadium Atlanta, GA Game start: 12:02 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours, 28 minutesGame attendance: 17,687Game weather: RainReferee: Riley JohnsonTV announcers (ESPNU): Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Rocky Boiman (analyst), Dawn Davenport (sideline) Scoring summary 1 11:36 UNC Kamari Morales 55 yd. pass from Drake Maye (Noah Burnette kick)(7 plays, 75 yards, 3:24) UNC 7–0 4:58 GSU Michael Hayes 45 yd. field goal(10 plays, 39 yards, 2:52) UNC 7–3 2 13:44 UNC DJ Jones 7 yd. rush (Noah Burnette kick)(9 plays, 55 yards, 2:51) UNC 14–3 8:58 UNC Kobe Paysour 28 yd. pass from Drake Maye (Noah Burnette kick)(8 plays, 78 yards, 3:11) UNC 21–3 5:32 GSU Kris Byrd 6 yd. pass from Darren Grainger (Michael Hayes kick)(11 plays, 75 yards, 3:26) UNC 21–10 3 13:27 GSU Robert Lewis 49 yd. pass from Darren Grainger (Michael Hayes kick)(5 plays, 75 yards, 1:33) UNC 21–17 10:19 GSU Michael Hayes 45 yd. field goal(7 plays, 29 yards, 3:02) UNC 21–20 2:04 GSU Robert Lewis 29 yd. pass from Darren Grainger (Jamari Thrash pass from Darren Grainger)(10 plays, 98 yards, 3:33) GSU 28–21 0:33 UNC Omarion Hampton 58 yd. rush (Noah Burnette kick)(4 plays, 75 yards, 1:31) Tie 28–28 4 10:42 UNC Omarion Hampton 2 yd. rush (Noah Burnette kick)(5 plays, 92 yards, 2:24) UNC 35–28
Pregame line Over/under UNC -6.5 67.5
Statistics UNC GSU First downs 23 23 Plays–yards 68–467 78–421 Rushes–yards 44–183 54–235 Passing yards 284 186 Passing: comp–att–int 19–24–1 16–24–0 Time of possession 28:22 31:38
Team Category Player Statistics North Carolina Passing Drake Maye 19/24, 284 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Omarion Hampton 16 carries, 110 yards, 2 TD Receiving Kobe Paysour 5 receptions, 73 yards, TD Georgia State Passing Darren Grainger 16/24, 186 yards, 3 TD Rushing Tucker Gregg 18 carries, 79 yards Receiving Robert Lewis 7 receptions, 115 yards, 2 TD
Notre Dame [ edit ] Notre Dame at North Carolina 1 2 3 4 Total • Fighting Irish 0 24 14 7 45 Tar Heels 7 7 6 12 32
Scoring summary 1 9:53 UNC Josh Downs 4 yd. pass from Drake Maye (Noah Burnette kick)(12 plays, 76 yards, 4:59) UNC 7–0 2 12:57 ND Michael Mayer 10 yd. pass from Drew Pyne (Blake Grupe kick)(8 plays, 83 yards, 3:48) Tie 7–7 10:01 ND Lorenzo Styles 30 yd. pass from Drew Pyne (Blake Grupe kick)(3 plays, 66 yards, 1:26) ND 14–7 6:55 UNC Josh Downs 3 yd. pass from Drake Maye (Noah Burnette kick)(9 plays, 76 yards, 3:00) Tie 14–14 2:37 ND Audric Estimé 1 yd. rush (Blake Grupe kick)(8 plays, 75 yards, 4:18) ND 21–14 0:23 ND Blake Grupe 40 yd. field goal(12 plays, 52 yards, 1:52) ND 24–14 3 12:18 ND Logan Diggs 29 yd. pass from Drew Pyne (Blake Grupe kick)(6 plays, 75 yards, 2:42) ND 31–14 10:21 ND Audric Estimé 1 yd. rush (Blake Grupe kick)(7 plays, 15 yards, 1:52) ND 38–14 4:08 GNC Antoine Green 80 yd. pass from Drake Maye (Bryson Nesbit pass from Drake Maye failed)(1 play, 75 yards, 0:11) ND 38–20 4 13:04 ND Chris Tyree 1 yd. rush (Blake Grupe kick)(12 plays, 75 yards, 6:04) ND 45–20 9:47 UNC Omarion Hampton 4 yd. pass from Drake Maye (Bryson Nesbit pass from Drake Maye failed)(9 plays, 75 yards, 3:17) ND 45–26 1:44 UNC Antoine Green 64 yd. pass from Drake Maye (George Pettaway pass from Drake Maye failed)(7 plays, 80 yards, 1:36) ND 45–32
Pregame line Over/under UNC -2 55.5
Statistics ND UNC First downs 35 18 Plays–yards 85–576 60–367 Rushes–yards 51–287 28–66 Passing yards 289 301 Passing: comp–att–int 24–34–0 17–32–0 Time of possession 38:13 21:47
Team Category Player Statistics Notre Dame Passing Drew Pyne 24/34, 289 yards, 3 TD Rushing Audric Estimé 17 carries, 134 yards, 2 TD Receiving Michael Mayer 7 receptions, 88 yards, TD North Carolina Passing Drake Maye 17/32, 301 yards, 5 TD Rushing Drake Maye 13 carries, 36 yards Receiving Antoine Green 3 receptions, 150 yards, 2 TD
Virginia Tech [ edit ] Virginia Tech at North Carolina 1 2 3 4 Total Hokies 3 7 0 0 10 • Tar Heels 7 17 17 0 41
Date: October 1, 2022Location: Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC Game start: 3:38 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours, 13 minutesGame attendance: 45,029Game weather: Rain • 62 °F (17 °C) • Wind: SW 7 MPH Referee: Adam SavoieTV announcers (ACCN): Dave O'Brien (play-by-play), Tim Hasselbeck (analyst), Kelsey Riggs (sideline) Scoring summary 1 9:19 VT William Ross 34 yd. field goal(9 plays, 59 yards, 3:51) VT 3–0 4:37 UNC Kamari Morales 3 yd. pass from Drake Maye (Noah Burnette kick)(12 plays, 75 yards, 4:42) UNC 7–3 2 12:37 UNC Drake Maye 1 yd. rush (Noah Burnette kick)(11 plays, 85 yards, 4:18) UNC 14–3 10:28 UNC Antoine Green 16 yd. pass from Drake Maye (Noah Burnette kick)(1 plays, 16 yards, 0:06) UNC 21–3 0:28 VT Grant Wells 2 yd. rush (William Ross kick)(14 plays, 69 yards, 5:04) UNC 21–10 0:00 UNC Noah Burnette 44 yd. field goal(4 plays, 48 yards, 0:28) UNC 24–10 3 7:45 UNC Drake Maye 2 yd. rush (Noah Burnette kick)(12 plays, 94 yards, 4:00) UNC 31–10 3:50 UNC Noah Burnette 21 yd. field goal(8 plays, 61 yards, 2:26) UNC 34–10 0:29 UNC Bryson Nesbit 25 yd. pass from Drake Maye (Noah Burnette kick)(4 plays, 55 yards, 1:56) UNC 41–10
Pregame line Over/under UNC -9 57
Statistics VT UNC First downs 14 24 Plays–yards 70–273 73–527 Rushes–yards 35–99 32–160 Passing yards 174 367 Passing: comp–att–int 20–35–1 27–41–0 Time of possession 31:43 28:17
Team Category Player Statistics Virginia Tech Passing Grant Wells 16/26, 139 yards, INT Rushing Keshawn King 9 carries, 52 yards Receiving Kaleb Smith 3 receptions, 49 yards North Carolina Passing Drake Maye 26/36, 363 yards, 3 TD Rushing Drake Maye 13 carries, 73 yards, 2 TD Receiving Josh Downs 8 receptions, 120 yards
At Miami (FL) [ edit ] North Carolina at Miami (FL) 1 2 3 4 Total • Tar Heels 7 14 3 3 27 Hurricanes 0 17 0 7 24
Scoring summary 1 8:55 UNC JJ Jones 74 yd. pass from Drake Maye (Noah Burnette kick)(6 plays, 95 yards, 2:30) UNC 7–0 2 8:44 UNC Omarion Hampton 2 yd. run (Noah Burnette kick)(8 plays, 99 yards, 3:08) UNC 14–0 5:50 MIA Key'Shawn Smith 20 yd. pass from Tyler Van Dyke (Andres Borregales kick)(6 plays, 76 yards, 2:44) UNC 14–7 1:31 UNC Josh Downs 15 yd. pass from Drake Maye (Noah Burnette kick)(11 plays, 75 yards, 4:19) UNC 21–7 0:28 MIA Henry Parrish Jr. 7 yd. pass from Tyler Van Dyke (Andres Borregales kick)(9 plays, 72 yards, 1:03) UNC 21–14 0:00 MIA Andres Borregales 38 yd. field goal(4 plays, 29 yards, 0:21) UNC 21–17 3 7:58 UNC Noah Burnette 38 yd. field goal(7 plays, 24 yards, 3:04) UNC 24–17 4 4:10 UNC Noah Burnette 19 yd. field goal(18 plays, 81 yards, 8:21) UNC 27–17 2:20 MIA Colbie Young 16 yd. pass from Tyler Van Dyke (Andres Borregales kick)(7 plays, 63 yards, 1:43) UNC 27–24
Pregame line Over/under Miami -3.5 66
Statistics UNC Miami First downs 22 29 Plays–yards 71–470 81–538 Rushes–yards 43–161 24–42 Passing yards 309 496 Passing: comp–att–int 19–28–2 42–57–1 Time of possession 31:14 28:46
Team Category Player Statistics North Carolina Passing Drake Maye 19/28, 309 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Caleb Hood 13 carries, 74 yards Receiving JJ Jones 2 receptions, 80 yards, TD Miami Passing Tyler Van Dyke 42/57, 496 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Henry Parrish Jr. 11 carries, 19 yards Receiving Will Mallory 8 receptions, 115 yards
At Duke [ edit ] North Carolina at Duke 1 2 3 4 Total • Tar Heels 10 7 14 7 38 Blue Devils 7 14 0 14 35
Date: October 15, 2022Location: Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC Game start: 8:05 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours, 35 minutesGame attendance: 40,004Game weather: Sunny • 61 °F (16 °C)Referee: Gary PattersonTV announcers (ACCN): Wes Durham (play–by–play), Roddy Jones (analyst) and Taylor Davis (sideline) Scoring summary 1 13:18 UNC Noah Burnette 45 yd. field goal(5 plays, 47 yards, 1:42) UNC 3–0 8:30 DU Jordan Waters 2 yd. rush (Charlie Ham kick)(8 plays, 75 yards, 4:48) DU 7–3 4:38 UNC Kamari Morales 10 yd. pass from Drake Maye (Noah Burnette kick)(11 plays, 75 yards, 3:52) UNC 10–7 2 5:16 DU Riley Leonard 74 yd. rush (Charlie Ham kick)(6 plays, 88 yards, 3:03) DU 14–10 1:38 DU Jaquez Moore 2 yd. rush (Charlie Ham kick)(7 plays, 33 yards, 2:55) DU 21–10 0:13 UNC Caleb Hood 4 yd. pass from Drake Maye (Noah Burnette kick)(9 plays, 75 yards, 1:25) DU 21–17 3 9:01 UNC Elijah Green 1 yd. rush (Noah Burnette kick)(7 plays, 86 yards, 2:45) UNC 24–21 3:54 UNC Elijah Green 20 yd. rush (Noah Burnette kick)(8 plays, 78 yards, 2:46) UNC 31–21 4 14:12 DU Sahmir Hagans 20 yd. pass from Riley Leonard (Charlie Ham kick)(5 plays, 66 yards, 1:44) UNC 31–28 10:12 UNC Jordan Waters 38 yd. rush (Charlie Ham kick)(7 plays, 79 yards, 2:38) DU 35–31 0:16 UNC Antoine Green 8 yd. pass from Drake Maye (Noah Burnette kick)(9 plays, 74 yards, 1:53) UNC 38–35
Pregame line Over/under UNC -6.5 67.5
Statistics UNC Duke First downs 30 27 Plays–yards 74–536 73–542 Rushes–yards 35–156 42–297 Passing yards 380 245 Passing: comp–att–int 28–39–0 20–31–1 Time of possession 24:32 35:28
Team Category Player Statistics North Carolina Passing Drake Maye 28/38, 380 yards, 3 TD Rushing Drake Maye 18 carries, 70 yards Receiving Josh Downs 9 receptions, 126 yards Duke Passing Riley Leonard 20/31, 245 yards, TD, INT Rushing Riley Leonard 14 carries, 130 yards, TD Receiving Jalon Calhoun 6 receptions, 55 yards
Pittsburgh [ edit ] Pittsburgh at No. 21 North Carolina 1 2 3 4 Total Panthers 7 10 7 0 24 • No. 21 Tar Heels 7 7 7 21 42
Date: October 29, 2022Location: Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC Game start: 8:06 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours, 40 minutesGame attendance: 50,500Game weather: Cloudy • 60 °F (16 °C) • NE 4 MPH Referee: Jeff HeaserTV announcers (ACCN): Wes Durham (play-by-play), Tim Hasselbeck (analyst), Kelsey Riggs (sideline) Scoring summary 1 11:30 PIT Israel Abanikanda 6 yd. rush (Ben Sauls kick)(8 plays, 77 yards, 3:25) PIT 7–0 4:46 UNC Antoine Green 16 yd. pass from Drake Maye (Noah Burnette kick)(10 plays, 59 yards, 4:07) Tied 7–7 2 13:20 PIT Israel Abanikanda 4 yd. rush (Ben Sauls kick)(3 plays, 45 yards, 1:27) PIT 14–7 5:14 PIT Ben Sauls 47 yd. field goal(10 plays, 63 yards, 5:32) PIT 17–7 3:33 UNC Kobe Paysour 1 yd. pass from Drake Maye (Noah Burnette kick)(5 plays, 75 yards, 1:41) PIT 17–14 3 10:07 PIT Israel Abanikanda 22 yd. rush (Ben Sauls kick)(5 plays, 83 yards, 2:44) PIT 24–14 6:05 UNC Josh Downs 13 yd. pass from Drake Maye (Noah Burnette kick)(12 plays, 75 yards, 4:02) PIT 24–21 4 14:07 UNC Elijah Green 2 yd. rush (Noah Burnette kick)(10 plays, 84 yards, 3:57) UNC 28–24 10:46 UNC Josh Downs 25 yd. pass from Drake Maye (Noah Burnette kick)(3 plays, 49 yards, 0:42) UNC 35–24 9:07 UNC Antoine Green 13 yd. pass from Drake Maye (Noah Burnette kick)(3 plays, 35 yards, 1:13) UNC 42–24
Pregame line Over/under UNC -3.0 64.5
Statistics Pitt UNC First downs 14 26 Plays–yards 61–367 75–474 Rushes–yards 30–131 30–86 Passing yards 236 388 Passing: comp–att–int 14–31–0 34–45–0 Time of possession 28:32 31:28
Team Category Player Statistics Pittsburgh Passing Kedon Slovis 14/31, 236 yards Rushing Israel Abanikanda 26 carries, 127 yards, 3 TD Receiving Jared Wayne 7 receptions, 161 yards North Carolina Passing Drake Maye 34/44, 388 yards, 5 TD Rushing Drake Maye 14 carries, 61 yards Receiving Antoine Green 10 receptions, 180 yards, 2 TD
At Virginia [ edit ] No. 17 North Carolina at Virginia 1 2 3 4 Total • No. 17 Tar Heels 3 7 14 7 31 Cavaliers 7 7 7 7 28
Date: November 5, 2022Location: Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA Game start: 12:03 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours, 16 minutesGame attendance: 44,156Game weather: SunnyReferee: Marcus WoodsTV announcers (ACCN): Wes Durham (play–by–play), Roddy Jones (analyst) and Taylor Davis (sideline) Scoring summary 1 10:48 UVA Brennan Armstrong 4 yd. rush (Will Bettridge kick)(9 plays, 65 yards, 4:12) UVA 7–0 6:32 UNC Noah Burnette 35 yd. field goal(11 plays, 58 yards, 4:16) UVA 7–3 2 6:47 UNC Drake Maye 5 yd. rush (Noah Burnette kick)(13 plays, 80 yards, 5:45) UNC 10–7 2:04 UVA Xavier Brown 3 yd. rush (Will Bettridge kick)(13 plays, 75 yards, 4:43) UVA 14–10 3 12:05 UNC Elijah Green 4 yd. rush (Noah Burnette kick)(8 plays, 75 yards, 2:55) UNC 17–14 7:49 UVA Ronnie Walker Jr. 1 yd. rush (Will Bettridge kick)(10 plays, 75 yards, 4:16) UVA 21–17 4:13 UNC Josh Downs 19 yd. pass from Drake Maye (Noah Burnette kick)(8 plays, 71 yards, 3:36) UNC 24–21 4 13:19 UNC Elijah Green 22 yd. pass from Drake Maye (Noah Burnette kick)(11 plays, 80 yards, 4:45) UNC 31–21 3:24 UVA Brennan Armstrong 8 yd. rush (Will Bettridge kick)(7 plays, 71 yards, 0:59) UNC 31–28
Pregame line Over/under UNC -7.5 59.5
Statistics UNC UVA First downs 29 25 Plays–yards 77–455 74–418 Rushes–yards 40–162 39–186 Passing yards 293 232 Passing: comp–att–int 26–37–0 17–35–1 Time of possession 33:38 26:22
Team Category Player Statistics North Carolina Passing Drake Maye 26/37, 293 yards, 2 TD Rushing Elijah Green 22 carries, 91 yards, TD Receiving Josh Downs 15 receptions, 166 yards, TD Virginia Passing Brennan Armstrong 17/35, 232 yards, INT Rushing Mike Hollins 16 carries, 75 yards Receiving Sackett Wood Jr. 6 receptions, 94 yards
At Wake Forest [ edit ] No. 15 North Carolina at Wake Forest 1 2 3 4 Total • No. 15 Tar Heels 14 13 6 3 36 Demon Deacons 7 14 13 0 34
Date: November 12, 2022Location: Truist Field at Wake Forest Winston-Salem, NC Game start: 7:30pm EST Game attendance: 31,346Referee: Gary PattersonTV announcers (ESPN2): Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Rocky Boiman (analyst), Dawn Davenport (sideline) Scoring summary 1 9:17 UNC Josh Downs 12 yd. pass from Drake Maye (Noah Burnette kick)(10 plays, 91 yards, 3:23) UNC 7–0 7:13 UNC Elijah Green 5 yd. run (Noah Burnette kick)(4 plays, 69 yards, 0:51) UNC 14–0 3:21 WF Taylor Morin 7 yd. pass from Sam Hartman (Matthew Dennis kick)(11 plays, 78 yards, 3:46) UNC 14–7 2 13:23 UNC Josh Downs 7 yd. pass from Drake Maye (Noah Burnette kick)(13 plays, 64 yards, 4:50) UNC 21–7 9:13 WF Christian Turner 1 yd. run (Matthew Dennis kick)(12 plays, 75 yards, 4:10) UNC 21–14 4:06 WF Donavon Greene 7 yd. pass from Sam Hartman (Matthew Dennis kick)(5 plays, 36 yards, 1:49) Tied 21–21 2:22 UNC Josh Downs 20 yd. pass from Drake Maye (Noah Burnette PAT failed)(5 plays, 75 yards, 1:44) UNC 27–21 3 8:35 WF A. T. Perry 32 yd. pass from Sam Hartman (Matthew Dennis kick)(9 plays, 73 yards, 3:12) WF 28–27 5:27 UNC Drake Maye 5 yd. run (Two-Point conversion failed)(10 plays, 69 yards, 3:06) UNC 33–28 4:26 WF Donavon Greene 60 yd. pass from Sam Hartman (Two-Point conversion failed)(3 plays, 72 yards, 0:52) WF 34–33 4 2:12 UNC Noah Burnette 33 yd. field goal(5 plays, 32 yards, 2:08) UNC 36–34
Pregame line Over/under WF -4.5 77
Statistics UNC WF First downs 30 22 Plays–yards 87–584 72–490 Rushes–yards 38–136 41–170 Passing yards 448 320 Passing: comp–att–int 31–49–0 18–31–1 Time of possession 33:02 26:58
Team Category Player Statistics North Carolina Passing Drake Maye 31/49, 448 yards, 3 TD Rushing Drake Maye 19 carries, 71 yards, TD Receiving Josh Downs 11 receptions, 154 yards, 3 TD Wake Forest Passing Sam Hartman 18/31, 320 yards, 4 TD, INT Rushing Justice Ellison 16 carries, 81 yards Receiving Taylor Morin 5 receptions, 106 yards, TD
Georgia Tech [ edit ] Georgia Tech at No. 13 North Carolina 1 2 3 4 Total • Yellow Jackets 0 7 7 7 21 No. 13 Tar Heels 7 10 0 0 17
Scoring summary 1 10:56 UNC Elijah Green 80 yd. run (Noah Burnette kick)(1 play, 80 yards, 0:12) UNC 7–0 2 10:51 UNC Noah Burnette 31 yd. field goal(16 plays, 45 yards, 7:17) UNC 10–0 3:13 UNC Elijah Green 1 yd. run (Noah Burnette kick)(4 plays, 55 yards, 0:55) UNC 17–0 0:48 GT Dontae Smith 2 yd. run (Gavin Stewart kick)(9 plays, 84 yards, 2:20) UNC 17–7 3 7:31 GT Taisun Phommachanh 4 yd. run (Gavin Stewart kick)(9 plays, 68 yards, 4:59) UNC 17–14 4 11:08 GT Hassan Hall 6 yd. run (Gavin Stewart kick)(9 plays, 81 yards, 5:07) GT 21–17
Pregame line Over/under UNC -21 63.5
Statistics GT UNC First downs 19 16 Plays–yards 72–373 63–365 Rushes–yards 49–186 33–163 Passing yards 187 202 Passing: comp–att–int 15–23–1 16–30–1 Time of possession 34:27 25:33
Team Category Player Statistics Georgia Tech Passing Zach Gibson 13/18, 174 yards Rushing Hassan Hall 14 carries, 47 yards, TD Receiving Malik Rutherford 6 receptions, 68 yards North Carolina Passing Drake Maye 16/30, 202 yards, INT Rushing Elijah Green 10 carries, 92 yards, 2 TD Receiving Bryson Nesbit 4 receptions, 85 yards
NC State [ edit ] NC State at No. 17 North Carolina 1 2 3 4 OT 2OT Total • Wolfpack 7 10 0 7 3 3 30 No. 17 Tar Heels 3 7 0 14 3 0 27
Date: November 25, 2022Location: Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC Game start: 3:36 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3 hours, 57 minutesGame attendance: 50,500Game weather: Cloudy • 64 °F (18 °C) • Wind: NW 6 MPH Referee: Mike RocheTV announcers (ABC): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst), Tom Luginbill (sideline) Scoring summary 1 13:20 NCSU Jack Chambers 2 yd. rush (Christopher Dunn kick)(3 plays, 67 yards, 0:49) NCSU 7–0 5:13 UNC Noah Burnette 37 yd. field goal(15 plays, 62 yards, 6:13) NCSU 7–3 2 12:38 NCSU Terrell Timmons 28 yd. pass from Ben Finley (Christopher Dunn kick)(7 plays, 55 yards, 3:17) NCSU 14–3 5:03 UNC Elijah Green 9 yd. rush (Noah Burnette kick)(8 plays, 59 yards, 3:30) NCSU 14–10 0:00 NCSU Christopher Dunn 29 yd. field goal(7 plays, 32 yards, 0:38) NCSU 17–10 4 7:53 UNC Drake Maye 14 yd. rush (Noah Burnette kick)(4 plays, 38 yards, 1:48) Tied 17–17 3:54 NCSU Devin Carter 26 yd. pass from Ben Finley (Christopher Dunn kick)(3 plays, 29 yards, 0:52) NCSU 24–17 0:00 UNC Antoine Green 4 yd. pass from Drake Maye (Nosh Burnette kick)(15 plays, 75 yards, 3:54) Tied 24–24 OT1 UNC Noah Burnette 26 yd. field goal(6 plays, 17 yards) UNC 27–24 NSCU Christopher Dunn 31 yd. field goal(5 plays, 11 yards) Tied 27–27 OT2 NCSU Christopher Dunn 21 yd. field goal NCSU 30–27
Pregame line Over/under UNC –6.5 56.5
Statistics NCSU UNC First downs 17 23 Plays–yards 66–330 89–351 Rushes–yards 25–59 40–118 Passing yards 271 233 Passing: comp–att–int 27–41–0 29–49–1 Time of possession 25:48 34:12
Team Category Player Statistics NC State Passing Ben Finley 27/40, 271 yards, 2 TD Rushing Michael Allen 12 carries, 53 yards Receiving Devin Carter 6 receptions, 130 yards, 1 TD North Carolina Passing Drake Maye 29/49, 233 yards, TD, INT Rushing Elijah Green 24 carries, 83 yards, TD Receiving Antoine Green 8 receptions, 67 yards, TD
Vs. No. 9 Clemson (ACC Championship game) [ edit ] North Carolina vs. Clemson (ACC Championship Game ) 1 2 3 4 Total • No. 9 Tigers 14 10 15 0 39 No. 23 Tar Heels 7 3 0 0 10
Scoring summary 1 8:50 UNC Drake Maye 3 yd. rush (Noah Burnette Kick)(11 plays, 78 yards, 5:13) UNC 7-0 1:41 CLEM Davis Allen 1 yd. pass from Cade Klubnik (B.T. Potter Kick)(9 plays, 71 yards, 4:17) Tied 7-7 0:35 CLEM Phil Mafah 4 yd. rush (B.T. Potter Kick)(2 plays, 23 yards, 0:40) CLEM 14-7 2 6:02 CLEM Cade Klubnik 1 yd. rush (B.T. Potter Kick)(5 plays, 84 yards, 1:57) CLEM 21-7 1:20 UNC Noah Burnette 26 yd. field goal(11 plays, 67 yards, 4:42) CLEM 21-10 0:00 CLEM B .T. Potter 52 yd. field goal(7 plays, 40 yards, 1:20) CLEM 24-10 3 5:05 CLEM Nate Wiggins 98 yd. interception return (Drew Swinney rush) CLEM 32-10 0:42 CLEM Will Shipley 2-yd rush (B.T. Potter Kick)(9 plays, 86 yards, 3:26) CLEM 39-10
Pregame line Over/under CLEM -7.5 63.5
Statistics CU UNC First downs 17 26 Plays–yards 56-385 79-384 Rushes–yards 21-68 36-111 Passing yards 317 273 Passing: comp–att–int 28-35-0 27-43-2 Time of possession 24:59 35:01
Team Category Player Statistics Clemson Passing Cade Klubnik 20/24, 279 yards, TD Rushing Cade Klubnik 7 carries, 30 yards, TD Receiving Cole Turner 3 receptions, 101 yards North Carolina Passing Drake Maye 26/42, 268 yards, 2 INT Rushing Elijah Green 21 carries, 65 yards Receiving Josh Downs 11 receptions, 100 yards
Vs. No. 15 Oregon (Holiday Bowl) [ edit ] North Carolina vs. No. 15 Oregon (Holiday Bowl ) 1 2 3 4 Total • No. 15 Ducks 7 7 0 14 28 Tar Heels 7 14 0 6 27
Scoring summary 1 11:05 UO Bucky Irving 2 yd. rush (Camden Lewis kick)(6 plays, 54 yards, 2:25) UO 7–0 4:37 UNC Andre Greene Jr. 6 yd. pass from Drake Maye (Noah Burnette kick)(12 plays, 44 yards, 6:19) Tied 7–7 2 9:13 UO Bucky Irving 66 yd. rush (Camden Lewis kick)(4 plays, 80 yards, 1:36) UO 14–7 4:34 UNC Bryson Nesbit 14 yd. pass from Drake Maye (Noah Burnette kick)(10 plays, 75 yards, 4:39) Tied 14–14 0:26 UNC Kobe Paysour 49 yd. pass from Drake Maye (Noah Burnette kick)(1 play, 49 yards, 0:09) UNC 21–14 4 9:13 UNC Noah Burnette 19 yd. field goal(10 plays, 54 yards, 5:29) UNC 24–14 6:58 UO Troy Franklin 6 yd. pass from Bo Nix (Camden Lewis kick)(5 plays, 61 yards, 2:06) UNC 24–21 2:29 UNC Noah Burnette 44 yd. field goal(11 plays, 43 yards, 4:22) UNC 27–21 0:19 UO Chase Cota 6 yd. pass from Bo Nix(8 plays, 79 yards, 2:05) UO 28–27
Pregame line Over/under UO -14.5 63.5
Statistics Oregon North Carolina First downs 22 21 Plays–yards 62–414 69–335 Rushes–yards 32–209 34–129 Passing yards 205 206 Passing: comp–att–int 23–30–1 18–35–0 Time of possession 27:11 32:49
Team Category Player Statistics Oregon Passing Bo Nix 23/30, 205 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Bucky Irving 13 carries, 149 yards, 2 TD Receiving Terrance Ferguson 5 receptions, 84 yards North Carolina Passing Drake Maye 18/35, 206 yards, 3 TD Rushing Elijah Green 17 carries, 50 yards Receiving Kobe Paysour 7 receptions, 98 yards, TD
Rankings [ edit ] Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final AP RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 22 21 17 15 13 18 24 RV RV Coaches RV RV RV RV — RV 25 22 21 15 14 11 17 22 25 RV CFP Not released 17 15 13 17 23 — Not released
After the season [ edit ] All-ACC Selections [ edit ] 1st Team [ edit ] 2nd Team [ edit ] 3rd Team [ edit ] Honorable Mention [ edit ] Bryson Nesbit (TE) Corey Gaynor (OL) Power Echols (LB) All-Americans [ edit ] Josh Downs (FWAA Second-Team) Cedric Gray (Sporting News Second-Team) Individual awards [ edit ] Drake Maye
ACC Player of the Year[39] ACC Offensive Player of the Year [39] ACC Rookie of the Year[40] ACC Offensive Rookie of the Year[40] AP ACC Offensive Player of the Year[41] Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year[42] Tylee Craft
Coaching Changes [ edit ] Following the ACC Championship Game multiple outlets reported on December 7, 2022 that offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Phil Longo was accepting the same job at Wisconsin . Offensive line coach Jack Bicknell Jr. was reported to follow Longo to Madison.[44]
On December 14, 2022, the Tar Heels made their first move to fill the vacancies, hiring Randy Clements as their new offensive line coach.[45] They later hired Chip Lindsey to fill the offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach vacancy.[46]
Departures [ edit ] Transfer Portal Entries [ edit ] In August 2022, the NCAA issued updated guidance for players seeking to transfer. One update to the policy was the institution of transfer windows, with entry periods designated by when specific seasons end (previously players could enter at their discretion any time before the portal closed).[47] In accordance with the new guidance, the 45-day postseason transfer period for football opened on December 5, 2022, and will close in January 2023. A second transfer window will open in May 2023, following the conclusion of spring practices.
The following members of the 2022 Tar Heel team entered the NCAA transfer portal during the postseason transfer period. The player's class is reflective of internal listing on the UNC roster.
Name No. Pos. Height Weight Hometown Year New school Dontae Balfour 14 DB 6'1" 180 Starke, FL Freshman Charlotte Tymir Brown 28 DB 6'0" 180 Jacksonville, NC Freshman ECU Chris Collins 17 DL 6'4" 245 Richmond, VA Graduate Minnesota Jacolby Criswell 6 QB 6'1" 225 Morrilton, AR Sophomore Arkansas Raneiria "RaRa" Dillworth 11 LB 6'1" 200 Winston-Salem, NC Sophomore ECU Storm Duck 3 DB 6'0" 200 Boiling Springs, SC Senior Penn State Tony Grimes 1 DB 6'0" 195 Virginia Beach, VA Junior Texas A&M Kendall Karr 82 TE 6'3" 250 Belmont, NC Sophomore Coastal Carolina Cam'Ron Kelly 9 DB 6'1" 210 Chesapeake, VA Senior Virginia Jonathan Kim 95 PK 6'0" 210 Fredericksburg, VA Senior Michigan State Dontavius Nash 21 DB 6'2" 180 Gastonia, NC Freshman ECU Justin Olson 83 WR 6'2" 200 Huntersville, NC Junior MTSU Keeshawn Silver 55 DL 6'5" 315 Rocky Mount, NC Freshman Kentucky Jahlil Taylor 52 DL 6'0" 295 Vienna, GA Senior ODU
NFL Draft Entries [ edit ] The following players declared for the 2023 NFL draft . Some chose to opt out of the Holiday Bowl .
^ Longo left for the same position at Wisconsin prior to the Holiday Bowl. AHC/WR coach Lonnie Galloway served as interim OC and called plays in the gam. ^ Warren and Thigpen have the title of co-defensive coordinator, but serve under Chizik, whose official title is assistant head coach for defense.
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