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North Carolina Tar Heels vs Duke Blue Devils Box Score & Player Stats: North Carolina win 24-20, Oct 17, 2026

FBS · Final · Sat, Oct 17, 2026
Wallace Wade Stadium
Summary
1
2
3
4
T
North Carolina Tar Heels4-3 · 2-1 away
24
Duke Blue Devils5-2 · 3-1 home
20
UNC
10
7
0
7
24
DUKE
0
7
3
10
20

North Carolina beats Duke, 24-20

North Carolina's Billy Edwards Jr. threw for 191 yards and a touchdown on 15 of 25. North Carolina's Jaylen McGill ran for 75 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries.

Every play in the reel, in the order it happened. The biggest swing: Rece Verhoff makes 28-yard field goal.
North Carolina
C/ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
INT
Billy Edwards Jr.
15/25
191
7.6
1
0
Rushing
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
Jaylen McGill
12
75
6.3
1
24
Demon June
13
49
3.8
1
7
Billy Edwards Jr.
9
20
2.2
0
12
Benjamin Hall
2
7
3.5
0
6
Kaleb Jackson
1
1
1.0
0
1
Team
1
-1
-1.0
0
0
Adam Mccann-Gibbs
1
-16
-16.0
0
0
Receiving
REC
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
Jordan Shipp
7
75
10.7
1
16
Jelani Thurman
4
52
13.0
0
14
Trech Kekahuna
2
42
21.0
0
26
Shamar Easter
1
15
15.0
0
15
C.J. Sadler
1
7
7.0
0
7
Duke
C/ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
INT
Walker Eget
24/38
249
6.6
1
1
Team
0/2
0
0.0
0
0
Dan Mahan
0/1
0
0.0
0
0
Rushing
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
Nate Sheppard
20
77
3.9
0
13
CJ Campbell Jr.
9
61
6.8
0
33
Walker Eget
1
-14
-14.0
0
0
Receiving
REC
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
Nate Sheppard
11
98
8.9
1
23
Jared Richardson
3
55
18.3
0
24
Jonah Burton
1
28
28.0
0
28
Jayden Moore
3
26
8.7
0
10
Jeremiah Hasley
2
16
8.0
0
11
Javen Nicholas
2
14
7.0
0
13
Kavon Simmons
2
12
6.0
0
9

Questions

Who won the North Carolina vs Duke game?

North Carolina beat Duke 24-20 on Saturday, Oct 17, at Wallace Wade Stadium.

What was the final score of North Carolina vs Duke?

North Carolina 24, Duke 20.

Played Saturday, October 17, 2026. Score and box score from ESPN. How we get our numbers

Win probability
UNC 100%
The marked point is (02:00) Shotgun #27 J.McGill rush left for 24 yards gain to the DUKE00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:53, 1ST DOWN Timeout North Carolina, clock 02:00 #90 R.Verhoff kick attempt good (H: #93 J.Horvath, LS: #48 G.Burt): 43% to 90% for Tar Heels on one play, the biggest of the game.
Atlantic Coast Conference
W
L
PCT
Hurricanes
7
0
1.000
Mustangs
6
1
.857
Demon Deacons
6
1
.857
Hokies
6
2
.750
Blue Devils
5
2
.714
Panthers
5
3
.625
Cardinals
4
3
.571
Tigers
4
3
.571
Tar Heels
4
3
.571
Eagles
4
3
.571
Cardinal
4
4
.500
Cavaliers
4
4
.500
Seminoles
3
4
.429
Wolfpack
3
4
.429
Orange
3
4
.429
Golden Bears
3
5
.375
Yellow Jackets
2
5
.286
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