North Carolina Tar Heels @ TCU Horned Frogs — Aug 29, 2026

NCAA Division FBS·Round 1 August 29, 2026
Tar Heels North Carolina UNC 1-0, 1-0 Away
15
Final
10
Horned Frogs TCU TCU 0-1, 0-1 Home
1 2 3 4 T
UNC 10 2 3 0 15
TCU 10 0 0 0 10
Top Performers
Passing Yards
B.
B. Edwards QB UNC
232 PASS
J.
J. Craig QB TCU
175 PASS
Rushing Yards
B.
B. Hall RB UNC
36 RUSH
J.
J. Payne RB TCU
142 RUSH
Receiving Yards
J.
J. Thurman TE UNC
94 REC
E.
E. Small WR TCU
65 REC
Passing
North Carolina
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
B. Edwards 16/28 232 0 0 3 84.2
TCU
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
J. Craig 20/32 175 0 0 3 77.0
Rushing
North Carolina
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
D. June 6 25 4.2 0 8
B. Edwards 7 -4 -0.6 0 11
B. Hall 11 36 3.3 0 10
J. McGill 5 33 6.6 1 9
TCU
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
J. Payne 25 142 5.7 0 48
J. Craig 4 -22 -5.5 0 0
J. Denman 8 19 2.4 1 5
M. Everhart 1 -2 -2.0 0 0
Receiving
North Carolina
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
J. Shipp 5 8 71 14.2 0 19 0
M. Humphrey 1 3 11 11.0 0 11 0
D. June 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
J. Thurman 4 8 94 23.5 0 35 0
B. Hall 1 1 2 2.0 0 2 0
T. Kekahuna 3 3 38 12.7 0 21 0
C. Sadler 1 2 7 7.0 0 7 0
S. Easter 1 2 9 9.0 0 9 0
TCU
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
K. Pimpton 1 3 40 40.0 0 40 0
E. Small 9 11 65 7.2 0 17 0
J. Payne 5 5 27 5.4 0 14 0
K. Ashley 3 4 17 5.7 0 12 0
J. Denman 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
J. Scott 1 4 3 3.0 0 3 0
J. Hayes 1 2 23 23.0 0 23 0
D. Jones 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
T. Shelton 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
Defense
North Carolina
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
J. Patterson 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L. Jackson 7 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Miller 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
G. Smith 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Harvey 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. McDonald 9 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
P. Seelmann 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Cost 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Abou-Jaoude 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
X. Lewis 7 6 1 2 4 0 0 0 0
D. Hoilette 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Agumadu 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
I. Johnson 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Giddens 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
P. Waters 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Bryson 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TCU
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
J. Lester 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Din-Mbuh 4 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 0
J. Simms 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Short 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
G. Jackson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
P. Oyewale 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
M. Carroll 8 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 1
V. Glover 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Jackson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Hidrogo 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Johnson 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. McFadden 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
J. Schobel 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
T. Johnson 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
F. Guidry 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kicking
North Carolina
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
A. Burrell 2/3 1/1 7 0
TCU
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
K. Lemmermann 1/1 1/1 4 0
Returns
North Carolina
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
J. J. Troupe 1 24 24.0 0 24 0
TCU
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C/ATT - Completions/Attempts · YDS - Yards · TD - Touchdowns · INT - Interceptions · SACK - Sacks · QBR - Passer Rating · CAR - Carries · AVG - Average · REC - Receptions · TGTS - Targets · TKLS - Total Tackles · SOLO - Solo Tackles · AST - Assisted Tackles · TFL - Tackles for Loss · PD - Passes Defensed · FF - Forced Fumbles · FG - Field Goals · XP - Extra Points · PTS - Points · FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
North Carolina
TCU
322 Total Yards 281
20 First Downs 17
12 Passing 10
5 Rushing 7
0 Penalty 3
3/11 3rd Down Eff. 7/16
232 Passing Yards 175
90 Rushing Yards 106
2 Turnovers 1
3-20 Penalties 11-100
26:59 Possession 33:01
3/4 Red Zone 2/4
Play-by-Play
Q3 3 - 0 15 - 10
FG A. Burrell
15 - 10 10:04
Q2 2 - 0 12 - 10
Goal (Team)
12 - 10 1:49
Q1 10 - 10 10 - 10
XP A. Burrell
10 - 10 1:04
TD J. McGill
9 - 10 1:04
3 - 10 4:00
K. Lemmermann XP
3 - 9 4:00
J. Denman TD
3 - 3 7:20
K. Lemmermann FG
FG A. Burrell
3 - 0 10:07
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: TCU +7 Times Tied: 2
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
August 29, 2026
Time
4:00 pm
Duration
1h 0m