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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 Tayven Jackson run for 13 yds for a TD (Noe Ruelas KICK) 0-7
Q1 4:51 Field goal UCF Noe Ruelas Noe Ruelas 36 yd FG GOOD 0-10
Q2 10:03 Field goal UCF Noe Ruelas Noe Ruelas 41 yd FG GOOD 0-13
Q2 1:23 Field goal North Carolina Rece Verhoff 40 yd FG GOOD 3-13
Q2 0:13 Touchdown UCF Kylan Fox 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 Myles Montgomery run for 1 yd for a TD (Noe Ruelas KICK) 3-27
Q3 1:06 Touchdown North Carolina 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 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
1027
Pass TD
9
Comp-Att
78-134
INT
5
Hall rush
287 yds
Shipp rec
382 yds
UCF · QB Keyone Jenkins
Pass yards
515
Pass TD
4
Comp-Att
52-73
INT
2
Watson rush
404 yds
Derry rec
220 yds
North Carolina Tar HeelsNorth Carolina2025 roster
UCF KnightsUCF2025 roster
2 Cam Fancher QB 2 Tayven Jackson QB 11 Jacurri Brown QB 17 Brock Hansel QB 4 Taevion Swint RB 5 Jaden Nixon RB 22 Myles Montgomery RB 23 Stacy Gage RB 32 Tyler Wrenn RB 35 Agyeman Addae RB 42 Chance Nixon RB 2 Carl Jenkins WR 3 Marcus Burke WR 6 Ric'Darious Farmer WR 7 Duane Thomas Jr. WR 8 Bredell Richardson WR 8 Dwartney Wortham WR 9 Davi Belfort WR 9 Waden Charles WR 13 Chris Domercant WR 13 Caleb Rollerson WR 39 Andrea Parisi WR 81 Zack Palmer WR 82 Jordyn Bridgewater WR 83 DJ Black WR 85 Carson Hinshaw WR 86 Chase Hinshaw WR 0 Dylan Wade TE 16 Kylan Fox TE 18 Caden Piening TE 80 Max Drag TE 83 Dallan Coleman TE 84 Thomas Wadsworth TE 50 Pat Barnett OL 50 Carter Miller OL 53 LaParka Langston OL 55 Cameron Kinnie OL 55 Jacob Maiava OL 57 Camp Lott OL 58 Connor Meadows OL 61 Owen Spell OL 62 Jabari Brooks OL 63 Shaheem Hill OL 64 Gaard Memmelaar OL 64 Jaquez Joiner OL 66 Colin Cook OL 67 Noah Senka OL 68 Ethan Higgins OL 69 Paul Rubelt OL 70 RaiShaun McHaney OL 71 Thomas Gearity OL 72 Dominick Campbell OL 74 Matthew Prigmore OL 75 Andrew Phelan OL 76 Justin Royes OL 77 Keegan Smith OL 78 Preston Cushman OL 24 Jamaal Johnson DL 32 Malakhi Boone DL 88 Derrick LeBlanc DL 94 Rodney Lora DL 98 Tyreek'e Robinson DL 99 Keshaun Hudson DL 99 Andrew Rumph DL 18 Josh Dorsainvil DE 0 Horace Lockett DT 54 Trenton Turner DT 55 John Walker DT 92 Jeffson Lafontant DT 95 RJ Jackson Jr. DT 6 Isaiah Nixon EDGE 9 Nyjalik Kelly EDGE 10 Sincere Edwards EDGE 12 Aymeric Koumba EDGE 45 Quentin Hatch EDGE 51 Malachi Lawrence EDGE 96 Anthony Coaxum EDGE 0 Keli Lawson LB 9 Kam Moore LB 16 TJ Bullard LB 20 Lewis Carter LB 28 Troy Ford Jr. LB 33 Phil Picciotti LB 38 Jayden Jennings LB 43 Cole Kozlowski LB 1 Jayden Bellamy DB 2 Jayden Williams DB 2 Phillip Dunnam DB 2 Tony Williams Jr. DB 3 Jyaire Brown DB 3 Ja'Cari Henderson DB 4 Braeden Marshall DB 4 Jakob Gude DB 5 DJ Bell DB 7 Antione Jackson DB 8 Demari Henderson DB 15 Christian Peterson DB 19 Hudson Gibbs DB 20 Chase Jarrett DB 25 Rukeem Stroud DB 27 Nicholas Antoine DB 34 Terrell Jackson DB 49 Donnell Johnson III DB 0 Isaiah Reed CB 2 Jaylen Heyward CB 17 Jaeden Gould S 16 Noe Ruelas PK 31 Noah McGough PK 97 Mason Denaburg PK 40 Anthony Venneri P 37 Rocklyn Kelley LS 48 Dalton Riggs LS
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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 vsEAS W 35-3
08-29 atTCU W 15-10
11-29 atNCSU L 19-42

UCF

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 12

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 Big 12 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 Big 12 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.