2021 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

2021 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Duke's Mayo Bowl, L 21–38 vs. South Carolina
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Coastal Division
Record	6–7 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach	Mack Brown (13th season)
Offensive coordinator	Phil Longo (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Jay Bateman (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Tommy Thigpen (3rd season)
Home stadium	Kenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  2020 2022  →

2021 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 15 Wake Forest xy		7	–	1					11	–	3
No. 20 NC State		6	–	2					9	–	3
No. 14 Clemson		6	–	2					10	–	3
Louisville		4	–	4					6	–	7
Florida State		4	–	4					5	–	7
Syracuse		2	–	6					5	–	7
Boston College		2	–	6					6	–	6
Coastal Division
No. 13 Pittsburgh xy$		7	–	1					11	–	3
Miami (FL)		5	–	3					7	–	5
Virginia		4	–	4					6	–	6
Virginia Tech		4	–	4					6	–	7
North Carolina		3	–	5					6	–	7
Georgia Tech		2	–	6					3	–	9
Duke		0	–	8					3	–	9
Championship: Pittsburgh 45, Wake Forest 21
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2021 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a member of Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) for the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tar Heels were led by head coach Mack Brown, who was in the third season of his second stint at North Carolina and his 13th overall season at the university. The team played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium.

Personnel

Coaching staff

North Carolina Tar Heels coaches
Mack Brown	Head coach	3rd of second stint, 13th overall
Phil Longo	Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach	3rd
John Lilly	Tight end coach	2nd
Stacy Searels	Offensive line coach	3rd
Lonnie Galloway	Assistant head coach/Wide receivers coach	3rd
Larry Porter	Running backs coach/Assistant Special teams coordinator	1st
Jay Bateman	Defensive coordinator/Safeties coach	3rd
Tommy Thigpen	Associate Defensive coordinator/Inside linebackers coach	4th
Tim Cross	Defensive line coach	3rd
Jovan Dewitt	Special teams coordinator/Outside linebackers coach	2nd
Dre Bly	Cornerbacks coach	3rd
Brian Hess	Strength and conditioning	3rd
Natrone Means	Offensive analyst	1st
Sparky Woods	Senior advisor to head coach	3rd
Darrell Moody	Senior advisor to head coach	3rd
Ken Browning	Senior advisor to head coach	3rd
Reference: [1]

Roster

2021 North Carolina Tar Heels Football Roster
Quarterback 6 Jacolby Criswell – sophomore (6'1, 225) 7 Sam Howell – junior (6'1, 225) 10 Drake Maye – freshman (6'5, 220) 14 Jefferson Boaz – freshman (6'7, 245) Running back 4 Caleb Hood – freshman (5'11, 230) 19 Ty Chandler – graduate (6'0, 210) 21 Elijah Green – freshman (5'11, 205) 24 British Brooks – senior (5'11, 210) 26 D.J. Jones – sophomore (5'10, 205) 33 Kamarro Edmonds – freshman (5'11, 230) Wide receiver 2 Gavin Blackwell – freshman (5'11, 185) 3 Antoine Green – senior (6'2, 210) 5 J.J. Jones – freshman (6'2, 200) 8 Kobe Paysour – freshman (6'1, 180) 11 Josh Downs – sophomore (5'10, 180) 12 Stephen Gosnell – sophomore (6'2, 210) 13 Tylee Craft – sophomore (6'4, 205) 15 Beau Corrales – senior (6'3, 210) 83 Justin Olson – sophomore (6'2, 200) Placekicker 17 Grayson Atkins – graduate (5'9, 210) 95 Jonathan Kim – junior (6'0, 210) 98 Noah Burnette – freshman (5'9, 175) Punter 91 Ben Kiernan – junior (6'0, 215) 92 Cole Maynard — Freshman (6'2, 165)		Tight end 18 Bryson Nesbit – freshman (6'6, 245) 81 John Copenhaver – freshman (6'3, 245) 82 Kendall Karr – freshman (6'3, 245) 84 Garrett Walston – graduate (6'4, 245) 88 Kamari Morales – sophomore (6'2, 250) Offensive lineman 51 Wyatt Tunall – sophomore (6'5, 305) 52 Jonathan Adorno – sophomore (6'4, 315) 54 Chance Carroll – freshman (6'2, 300) 57 Cayden Baker – sophomore (6'5, 305) 61 Diego Pounds – freshman (6'7, 330) 63 Ed Montilus – junior (6'4, 315) 66 Eli Sutton – freshman (6'7, 305) 64 Malik McGowan – freshman (6'3, 330) 67 Trey Zimmerman – freshman (6'5, 280) 68 Brian Anderson – senior (6'2, 305) 69 Quiron Johnson – graduate (6'2, 315) 72 Asim Richards – junior (6'4, 325) 73 Marcus McKethan – senior (6'7, 335) 74 Jordan Tucker – senior (6'7, 340) 75 Joshua Ezeudu – junior (6'4, 320) 76 William Barnes – junior (6'4, 325) 77 Wisdom Asaboro – sophomore (6'8, 315) 79 Hunter Shope – sophomore (6'1, 290) Defensive lineman 5 Jahvaree Ritzie – freshman (6'5, 285) 6 Keeshawn Silver – freshman (6'6, 290) 8 Myles Murphy – sophomore (6'4, 305) 41 Kedrick Bingley-Jones – freshman (6'4, 280) 51 Raymond Vohasek – senior (6'3, 300) 52 Jahlil Taylor – junior (5'11, 310) 56 Tomari Fox – junior (6'2, 290) 98 Kevin Hester Jr. – sophomore (6'4, 305)		Linebacker 7 Eugene Asante – junior (6'1, 220) 10 Desmond Evans – sophomore (6'6, 265) 11 Raneiria "Rara" Dillworth – freshman (6'1, 205) 12 Tomon Fox – graduate (6'3, 265) 17 Chris Collins – junior (6'4, 255) 19 Ethan West – freshman (6'3, 255) 23 Power Echols – freshman (5'11, 220) 25 Kaimon Rucker – sophomore (6'1, 265) 26 Trevion Stevenson ― Freshman (6'4, 240) 33 Cedric Gray – sophomore (6'1, 225) 34 Gabe Stephens – freshman (6'4, 225) 42 Tyrone Hopper – graduate (6'4, 245) 44 Jeremiah Gemmel – senior (6'1, 225) Defensive back 0 Ja'Qurious Conley – sophomore (6'1, 210) 1 Kyler McMichael – junior (6'0, 210) 2 Don Chapman – junior (6'1, 195) 3 Cameron Roseman-Sinclair – freshman (5'11, 210) 4 Trey Morrison – senior (5'9, 190) 9 Cam'Ron Kelly – junior (6'1, 210) 13 Obi Egbuna – junior (5'10, 190) 14 Dontae Balfour – freshman (6'2, 180) 15 Ladaeson DeAndre Hollins – junior (6'2, 210) 16 DeAndre Boykins – freshman (5'11, 210) 18 Christopher Holliday – freshman (6'3, 215) 20 Tony Grimes – sophomore (6'1, 190) 21 Dontavius Nash – freshman (6'1, 180) 27 Giovanni Biggers – junior (6'1, 195) 28 Tymir Brown – freshman (5'10, 180) 29 Storm Duck – sophomore (6'0, 205) Long snappers 61 Drew Little – junior (5'11, 220) 62 Spencer Triplett – freshman (6'3, 235)
North Carolina Tar Heels Football Roster as of 10/25/2021 [2]

Offseason

Coaching changes

Larry Porter was hired in January for his second stint as the Tar Heels' running backs coach, ^[3] replacing Robert Gillespie, who departed for the same position at Alabama. Porter's first tenure at UNC came under previous head coach Larry Fedora from 2014–2016. He was also given the title of Assistant Special teams coordinator. Former Tar Heel and NFL running back Natrone Means was also hired in the offseason as an offensive analyst. ^[4]

Departures

NFL Draft

Main article: 2021 NFL Draft

The following Tar Heels were selected in the 2021 NFL Draft.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Team
2	35	Javonte Williams	RB	Denver Broncos
3	78	Chazz Surratt	LB	Minnesota Vikings
3	82	Dyami Brown	WR	Washington Football Team
4	107	Michael Carter	RB	New York Jets
6	221	Dazz Newsome	WR	Chicago Bears

Transfers

The Tar Heels lost sixteen players from the 2020 season.

Name	No.	Pos.	Height	Weight	Hometown	Year	New school
Bryson Richardson	#6	DB	6’0	203	Lawrenceville, GA	Sophomore	UMass
Myles Wolfolk	#11	DB	5’11	205	Largo, MD	Senior†	Bowie State
Billy Ross	#56	OL	6’5	315	Huntington, WV	Junior	Marshall
DJ Ford	#16	S	6’3	208	Ashland, AL	Senior†	ECU
Bryce Watts	#2	DB	6’0	180	Toms River, NJ	Junior	UMass
Xach Gill	#90	DT	6’5	290	Wake Forest, NC	Junior	Temple
Jace Ruder	#10	QB	6’3	228	Norton, KS	Sophomore	North Texas
Noah Ruggles	#97	PK	6’2	195	Odessa, FL	Junior	Ohio State
Triston Miller	#71	OL	6'5	290	Charlotte, NC	Freshman	Arizona State
Lancine Turay	#58	DT	6’6	270	Newark, NJ	Sophomore	Temple
Rontavius Groves	#4	WR	5’11	180	Nashville, TN	Junior	Texas State
Patrice Rene	#5	DB	6’2	205	Ottawa, ON	Senior†	Rutgers
Ray Rose	#9	WR	6’1	215	Belmont, NC	Freshman	ECU
Khadry Jackson	#8	LB	6’1	230	Orlando, FL	Junior	Georgia Southern
Welton Spottsville	#14	DB	6’0	220	Havelock, NC	Sophomore	Kennesaw State
AJ Beatty	#54	OL	6’5	300	Pittsburgh, PA	Freshman	Albany

†Denotes player who was listed as a senior by UNC, and chose to transfer elsewhere for the extra year of eligibility granted by the NCAA in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Additions

Incoming transfers

Name	No.	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Prev. school
Ty Chandler	#19	RB	6'0	205	Graduate	Nashville, TN	Tennessee

Recruiting class

North Carolina signed 19 players in the 2021 class. The Tar Heels' class finished 14th in the 247Sports football recruiting rankings, 16th in the Rivals rankings, and 7th in the ESPN recruiting rankings. Eleven signees were ranked in the ESPN 300 top prospect list.

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Keeshawn Silver DL	Rocky Mount, NC	Rocky Mount	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	Mar 3, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 90
Drake Maye QB	Charlotte, NC	Myers Park	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Mar 6, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 86
Raneiria Dillworth LB	Kernersville, NC	Glenn	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	Apr 17, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 85
Power Echols LB	Charlotte, NC	Julius L. Chambers	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	Jan 25, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 83
Gavin Blackwell WR	Monroe, NC	Sun Valley	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Feb 10, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 83
Tymir Brown DB	Jacksonville, NC	Jacksonville	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Mar 17, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 83
Kamarro Edmonds RB	Havelock, NC	Havelock	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Apr 3, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 83
DeAndre Boykins DB	Concord, NC	Central Cabarrus	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Mar 18, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 82
Dontavius Nash DB	Gastonia, NC	Hunter Huss	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jun 15, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 82
Diego Pounds OL	Raleigh, NC	Millbrook	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	Sep 25, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 81
Jahvaree Ritzie DL	Kernersville, NC	Glenn	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	Jun 12, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 81
Kobe Paysour WR	Kings Mountain, NC	Kings Mountain	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Mar 7, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 80
Gabe Stephens LB	Mount Holly, NC	Mountain Island Charter	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Feb 7, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 80
Eli Sutton OL	Brentwood, TN	Brentwood Academy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	Mar 8, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 80
Dontae Balfour DB	Starke, FL	Bradford	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Feb 3, 2021
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 79
Trevion Stevenson EDGE	Hampton, VA	Phoebus	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jul 18, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 79
Bryson Nesbit TE	Charlotte, NC	South Mecklenburg	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Dec 1, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 79
JJ Jones WR	Myrtle Beach, SC	Myrtle Beach	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	May 21, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 79
Caleb Hood RB	Rockingham, NC	Richmond Senior	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jun 12, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 76
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: #16   247Sports: #14   ESPN: #7
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: "Rivals commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 2, 2021. "ESPN commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 2, 2021. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 2, 2021. "247Sports commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved November 2, 2021.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 p.m.	at Virginia Tech	No. 10	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ESPN	L 10–17	65,632
September 11	7:30 p.m.	Georgia State *	No. 24	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ACCRSN	W 59–17	50,500
September 18	7:30 p.m.	Virginia	No. 21	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (South's Oldest Rivalry)	ACCN	W 59–39	50,500
September 25	7:30 p.m.	at Georgia Tech	No. 21	Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, GA	ACCN	L 22–45	37,450
October 2	12:00 p.m.	Duke		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (Victory Bell)	ESPN2	W 38–7	45,812
October 9	3:30 p.m.	Florida State		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ESPN	L 25–35	44,805
October 16	3:30 p.m.	Miami		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ACCN	W 45–42	50,500
October 30	7:30 p.m.	at No. 11 Notre Dame *		Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	NBC	L 34–44	71,018
November 6	12:00 p.m.	No. 9 Wake Forest *		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	ABC	W 58–55	50,500
November 11	7:30 p.m.	at No. 21 Pittsburgh		Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN	L 23–30 OT	41,687
November 20	12:00 p.m.	Wofford *		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ACCRSN	W 34–14	43,011
November 26	7:00 p.m.	at No. 20 NC State		Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	ESPN	L 30–34	56,919
December 30	11:30 a.m.	vs. South Carolina *		Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, NC (Duke's Mayo Bowl)	ESPN	L 21–38	45,520
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP and CFP Rankings after November 2 All times are in Eastern time

^[5]

^ The game against Wake Forest, a fellow member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, was played as a non-conference game and did not count in the league standings. ^[6] This was done because the two rivals otherwise only play once every six years due to conference divisional alignment.

^ The Duke's Mayo Bowl was the 59th edition of the North Carolina–South Carolina football rivalry. The two teams are next scheduled to kick off the 2023 season, also at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte.

Game summaries

At Virginia Tech

North Carolina at Virginia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total No. 10 Tar Heels 0 0 7 3 10 •Hokies 7 7 0 3 17 Date: September 3, 2021 Location: Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA Game start: 6:00 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours, 13 minutes Game attendance: 65,632 Game weather: Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NW 0 MPH Referee: Duane Heydt TV announcers (ESPN): Jason Benetti (play–by–play), Andre Ware (analyst), and Paul Carcaterra (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 10:01 VT Braxton Burmeister 4 yd. run (John Parker Romo kick) (8 plays, 75 yards, 4:59) VT 7–0 2 3:07 VT James Mitchell 11 yd. pass from Braxton Burmeister (John Parker Romo kick) (12 plays, 80 yards, 7:19) VT 14–0 3 4:20 UNC Josh Downs 37 yd. pass from Sam Howell (Grayson Atkins kick) (6 plays, 61 yards, 2:55) VT 14–7 4 14:18 VT John Parker Romo 48 yd. field goal (8 plays, 45 yards, 5:02) VT 17–7 5:53 UNC Grayson Atkins 31 yd. field goal (9 plays, 66 yards, 3:46) VT 17–10

See also: 2021 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

Pregame line	Over/under
UNC −5.5	64

Statistics	UNC	VT
First downs	18	17
Total yards	354	296
Rushing yards	146	127
Passing yards	208	169
Turnovers	3	2
Time of possession	25:03	34:57

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Carolina	Passing	Sam Howell	17/32, 208 yards, TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Ty Chandler	10 carries, 66 yards
	Receiving	Josh Downs	8 receptions, 123 yards, TD
Virginia Tech	Passing	Braxton Burmeister	12/19, 169 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Jalen Holston	13 carries, 49 yards
	Receiving	Raheem Blackshear	3 receptions, 66 yards

Georgia State

Georgia State at North Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total Panthers 3 7 0 7 17 •No. 24 Tar Heels 14 10 21 14 59 Date: September 11, 2021 Location: Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC Game start: 7:30 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours, 35 minutes Game attendance: 50,500 Game weather: Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: S 3 MPH Referee: Jeremy Parker TV announcers (ACCRSN/ESPN3): Tom Werme (play-by-play), James Bates (analyst), and Abby Labar (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 11:45 UNC Sam Howell 22 yd. run (Grayson Atkins kick) (6 plays, 74 yards, 2:21) UNC 7–0 7:55 UNC Antoine Green 57 yd. pass from Sam Howell (Grayson Atkins kick) (4 plays, 68 yards, 1:16) UNC 14–0 3:28 GSU Noel Ruiz 37 yd. field goal (4 plays, 0 yards, 0:58) UNC 14–3 2 13:49 UNC Emery Simmons 30 yd. pass from Sam Howell (Grayson Atkins kick) (10 plays, 67 yards, 4:39) UNC 21–3 6:19 GSU Cornelious Brown IV 4 yd. run (Noel Ruiz kick) (17 plays, 75 yards, 7:30) UNC 21–10 0:56 UNC Grayson Atkins 29 yd. field goal (6 plays, 9 yards, 2:07) UNC 24–10 3 5:32 UNC British Brooks 1 yd. run (Grayson Atkins kick) (9 plays, 63 yards, 3:31) UNC 31–10 2:46 UNC Ty Chandler 2 yd. run (Grayson Atkins kick) (5 plays, 76 yards, 1:49) UNC 38–10 0:08 UNC Sam Howell 62 yd. run (Grayson Atkins kick) (4 plays, 86 yards, 1:37) UNC 45–10 4 11:22 UNC Josh Downs 5 yd. pass from Sam Howell (Grayson Atkins kick) ( 6 plays, 40 yards, 2:07) UNC 52–10 8:13 GSU Marcus Carroll 2 yd run (Noel Ruiz kick) (9 plays, 75 yards, 3:09) UNC 52–17 4:03 UNC Bryson Nesbit 47 yd. pass from Jacolby Criswell (Jonathan Kim kick) (7 plays, 75 yards, 4:10) UNC 59–17

See also: 2021 Georgia State Panthers football team

Pregame line	Over/under
UNC −25.5	64.5

Statistics	GSU	UNC
First downs	16	28
Total yards	271	607
Rushing yards	181	201
Passing yards	90	406
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	30:17	29:43

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia State	Passing	Cornelious Brown IV	12/26, 68 yards, INT
	Rushing	Darren Grainger	5 carries, 56 yards
	Receiving	Jamari Thrash	2 receptions, 18 yards
North Carolina	Passing	Sam Howell	21/29, 352 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Sam Howell	11 carries, 104 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Antoine Green	3 receptions, 117 yards, TD

Virginia

Virginia at North Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total Cavaliers 7 21 3 8 39 •No. 21 Tar Heels 21 3 21 14 59 Date: September 18, 2021 Location: Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC Game start: 7:30 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours, 35 minutes Game attendance: 50,500 Game weather: Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: E 4 MPH Referee: Stuart Mullins TV announcers (ACCN): Dave O'Brien (play–by–play), Tim Hasselbeck (analyst) and Kelsey Riggs (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 10:45 UNC Josh Downs 59 yd. pass from Sam Howell (Grayson Atkins kick) (4 plays, 82 yards, 1:14) UNC 7–0 7:00 UNC Josh Downs 37 yd. pass from Sam Howell (Grayson Atkins kick) (3 plays, 82 yards, 1:16) UNC 14–0 2:27 UVA Wayne Tauliapapa 1 yd. run (Justin Duenkel kick) (10 plays, 72 yards, 4:33) UNC 14–7 2:16 UNC Khafre Brown 75 yd. pass from Sam Howell (Grayson Atkins kick) (1 plays, 75 yards, 0:11) UNC 21–7 2 10:47 UNC Grayson Atkins 36 yd. field goal (8 plays, 67 yards, 2:41) UNC 24–7 9:13 UVA Dontayvion Wicks 40 yd. pass from Brennan Armstrong (Justin Duenkel kick) (4 plays, 75 yards, 1:34) UNC 24–14 2:54 UVA Jelani Woods 1 yd. pass from Brennan Armstrong (Justin Duenkel kick) (7 plays, 49 yards, 2:44) UNC 24–21 0:06 UVA Billy Kemp IV 21 yd. pass from Brennan Armstrong (Justin Duenkel kick) (7 plays, 63 yards, 0:55) UVA 28–24 3 12:50 UNC Garrett Walston 5 yd. pass from Sam Howell (Grayson Atkins kick) (5 plays, 74 yards, 2:04) UNC 31–28 7:26 UNC Caleb Hood 5 yd. run (Grayson Atkins kick) (9 plays, 37 yards, 3:22) UNC 38–28 4:57 UVA Justin Duenkel 34 yd. field goal (9 plays, 58 yards, 2:29) UNC 38–31 1:40 UNC Ty Chandler 5 yd. run (Grayson Atkins kick) (8 plays, 75 yards, 3:17) UNC 45–31 4 12:13 UNC Kamari Morales 3 yd. pass from Sam Howell (Grayson Atkins kick) (9 plays, 70 yards, 3:20) UNC 52–31 7:11 UVA Billy Kemp IV 9 yd. pass from Brennan Armstrong (Jelani Woods pass from Brennan Armstrong) (12 plays, 75 yards, 5:02) UNC 52–39 2:57 UNC Ty Chandler 7 yd. run (Grayson Atkins kick) (8 plays, 65 yards, 4:14) UNC 59–39

See also: 2021 Virginia Cavaliers football team

Pregame line	Over/under
UNC −9	65

Statistics	UVA	UNC
First downs	27	35
Total yards	577	699
Rushing yards	24	392
Passing yards	553	307
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	32:41	27:19

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Virginia	Passing	Brennan Armstrong	39/54, 554 yards, 4 TD, INT
	Rushing	Jacob Rodriguez	3 carries, 14 yards
	Receiving	Dontayvion Wicks	7 receptions, 183 yards, TD
North Carolina	Passing	Sam Howell	14/21, 307 yards, 5 TD, INT
	Rushing	Ty Chandler	20 carries, 198 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Josh Downs	8 receptions, 203 yards, 2 TD

At Georgia Tech

North Carolina at Georgia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total No. 21 Tar Heels 7 0 7 8 22 •Yellow Jackets 0 13 14 18 45 Date: September 25, 2021 Location: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, GA Game start: 7:30 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours, 24 minutes Game attendance: 37,450 Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: 0 MPH Referee: Gary Patterson TV announcers (ACCN): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Tim Hasselbeck (analyst) and Kelsey Riggs (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 10:23 UNC Sam Howell 23 yd. run (Grayson Atkins kick) (4 plays, 40 yards, 1:03) UNC 7–0 2 14:21 GT Brent Cimaglia 34 yd. field goal (9 plays, 64 yards, 5:02) UNC 7–3 13:34 GT Brent Cimaglia 32 yd. field goal (4 plays, −4 yards, 0:35) UNC 7–6 2:41 GT Jeff Sims 11 yd. run (Brent Cimaglia kick) (2 plays, 17 yards, 0:42) GT 13–7 3 10:53 GT Jeff Sims 1 yd. run (Brent Cimaglia kick) (3 plays, 39 yards, 0:32) GT 20–7 5:39 GT Jahmyr Gibbs 4 yd run (Brent Cimaglia kick) (8 plays, 81 yards, 2:50) GT 27–7 3:50 UNC Kamari Morales 7 yd. pass from Sam Howell (Grayson Atkins kick) (6 plays, 75 yards, 1:49) GT 27–14 4 13:52 GT Malachi Carter 27 yd. pass from Jeff Sims (Dylan Leonard pass from Peje' Harris) (9 plays, 75 yards, 4:58) GT 35–14 11:19 UNC Josh Downs 4 yd. pass from Sam Howell (Cayden Baker pass from Sam Howell) (8 plays, 75 yards, 2:33) GT 35–22 4:07 GT Brent Cimaglia 31 yd. field goal (12 plays, 52 yards, 7:11) GT 38–22 1:13 GT Jeff Sims 50 yd. run (Brent Cimaglia kick) (2 plays, 51 yards, 0:53) GT 45–22

See also: 2021 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

Pregame line	Over/under
UNC −13	70.5

Statistics	UNC	GT
First downs	18	19
Total yards	369	394
Rushing yards	63	261
Passing yards	306	133
Turnovers	3	0
Time of possession	30:05	29:55

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Carolina	Passing	Sam Howell	25/39, 306 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Ty Chandler	17 carries, 48 yards
	Receiving	Emery Simmons	3 receptions, 110 yards
Georgia Tech	Passing	Jeff Sims	10/13, 112 yards, TD
	Rushing	Jeff Sims	10 carries, 128 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Malachi Carter	3 receptions, 48 yards, TD

Duke

Duke at North Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total Blue Devils 0 0 7 0 7 •Tar Heels 7 17 0 14 38 Date: October 2, 2021 Location: Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC Game start: 12:00 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours, 9 minutes Game attendance: 45,812 Game weather: Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SW 8 MPH Referee: Riley Johnson TV announcers (ESPN2): Mike Morgan (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (analyst), Dawn Davenport (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 0:07 UNC Ty Chandler 75 yd. pass from Sam Howell (Grayson Atkins kick) (3 plays, 78 yards, 1:29) UNC 7–0 2 13:25 UNC Trey Morrison 63 yd. fumble return (Grayson Atkins kick) (6 plays, 39 yards, 1:42) UNC 14–0 6:03 UNC Kamari Morales 2 yd. pass from Sam Howell (Grayson Atkins kick) (7 plays, 67 yards, 2:22) UNC 21–0 1:24 UNC Grayson Atkins 28 yd. field goal (9 plays, 54 yards, 2:44) UNC 24–0 3 14:40 DU Jalon Calhoun 80 yd. pass from Gunnar Holmberg (Charlie Ham kick) (1 play, 80 yards, 0:20) UNC 24–7 4 10:51 UNC Ty Chandler 14 yd. run (Grayson Atkins kick) (8 play, 83 yards, 4:02) UNC 31–7 6:04 UNC Josh Downs 63 yd. pass from Sam Howell (Grayson Atkins kick) (6 play, 78 yards, 2:49) UNC 38–7

See also: 2021 Duke Blue Devils football team

Pregame line	Over/under
UNC −20	72.5

Statistics	Duke	UNC
First downs	15	21
Total yards	314	456
Rushing yards	130	135
Passing yards	184	321
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	27:18	32:42

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Duke	Passing	Gunnar Holmberg	17/24, 184 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Mataeo Durant	19 carries, 114 yards
	Receiving	Jalon Calhoun	6 receptions, 103 yards, TD
North Carolina	Passing	Sam Howell	18/32, 321 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Ty Chandler	12 carries, 53 yards, TD
	Receiving	Josh Downs	8 receptions, 168 yards, TD

Florida State

Florida State at North Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total •Seminoles 0 21 14 0 35 Tar Heels 10 0 7 8 25 Date: October 9, 2021 Location: Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC Game start: 3:30 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours, 18 minutes Game attendance: 44,805 Game weather: Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: NE 4 MPH Referee: Jeff Heaser TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen (play–by–play), Dan Orlovsky (analyst) and Kris Budden (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 10:27 UNC Grayson Atkins 51 yd. field goal (10 plays, 41 yards, 4:33) UNC 3–0 2:55 UNC Josh Downs 33 yd. pass from Sam Howell (Grayson Atkins kick) (12 plays, 70 yards, 6:34) UNC 10–0 2 10:29 FSU Malik McClain 5 yd. pass from Jordan Travis (Ryan Fitzgerald kick) (12 plays, 59 yards, 7:20 UNC 10–7 8:36 FSU Jordan Travis 53 yd. run (Ryan Fitzgerald kick) (3 plays, 65 yards, 1:07) FSU 14–10 0:53 FSU Ontaria Wilson 32 yd. pass from Jordan Travis (Ryan Fitzgerald kick) (8 plays, 80 yards, 3:59) FSU 21–10 3 9:42 UNC Kamari Morales 21 yd. pass from Sam Howell (Grayson Atkins kick) (6 plays, 70 yards, 3:13) FSU 21–17 7:43 FSU Jordan Travis 1 yd. run (Ryan Fitzgerald kick) (5 plays, 75 yards, 1:59) FSU 28–17 1:02 FSU Ontaria Wilson 6 yd. pass from Jordan Travis (Ryan Fitzgerald kick) (9 plays, 83 yards, 4:53) FSU 35–17 4 2:47 UNC Ty Chandler 2 yd. run (Antoine Green pass from Josh Downs) (11 plays, 58 yards, 5:25) FSU 35–25

See also: 2021 Florida State Seminoles football team

Pregame line	Over/under
UNC −16.5	63.5

Statistics	FSU	UNC
First downs	22	27
Total yards	383	432
Rushing yards	238	229
Passing yards	145	203
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	29:48	30:12

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Florida State	Passing	Jordan Travis	11/13, 145 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Jordan Travis	14 carries, 121 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Keyshawn Helton	3 receptions, 71 yards
North Carolina	Passing	Sam Howell	17/32, 203 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Sam Howell	11 carries, 108 yards
	Receiving	Josh Downs	9 receptions, 121 yards, TD

Miami

Miami at North Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total Hurricanes 10 7 17 8 42 •Tar Heels 14 17 7 7 45 Date: October 16, 2021 Location: Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC Game start: 3:30 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours, 36 minutes Game attendance: 50,500 Game weather: Temperature: 73 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: W 3 MPH Referee: Duane Heydt TV announcers (ACCN): Wes Durham (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (analyst), Alex Chappell (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 11:57 UNC Ty Chandler 51 yd. run (Grayson Atkins kick) (7 plays, 75 yards, 3:03) UNC 7–0 10:56 UM Jahfari Harvey 33 yd. interception return (Andres Borregales kick) (1 play, 0 yards, 0:07) Tie 7–7 8:03 UNC Josh Downs 45 yd. pass from Sam Howell (Grayson Atkins kick) (6 plays, 75 yards, 2:53) UNC 14–7 4:00 UM Andres Borregales 44 yd. field goal (8 plays, 48 yards, 4:03) UNC 14–10 2 10:46 UNC John Copenhaver 2 yd. pass from Sam Howell (Grayson Atkins kick) (13 plays, 81 yards, 6:04) UNC 21–10 6:16 UNC Ty Chandler 4 yd. run (Grayson Atkins kick) (7 plays, 21 yards, 3:40) UNC 28–10 4:33 UM Jaylan Knighton 2 yd. run (Andres Borregales kick) (7 plays, 75 yards, 1:43) UNC 28–17 0:00 UNC Grayson Atkins 48 yd. field goal (5 plays, 12 yards, 0:55) UNC 31–17 3 10:22 UM Cody Brown 3 yd. run (Andres Borregales kick) (11 plays, 75 yards, 4:38) UNC 31–24 8:21 UNC Sam Howell 30 yd. run (Grayson Atkins kick) (4 plays, 75 yards, 2:01) UNC 38–24 5:56 UM Andres Borregales 42 yd. field goal (10 plays, 50 yards, 2:25) UNC 38–27 2:25 UM Jaylan Knighton 60 yd. pass from Tyler Van Dyke (Andres Borregales kick) (3 plays, 65 yards, 1:17) UNC 38–34 4 9:22 UNC Sam Howell 11 yd. run (Grayson Atkins kick) (8 plays, 58 yards, 4:20) UNC 45–34 3:08 UM Jaylan Knighton 4 yd. run (Charleston Rambo pass from Tyler Van Dyke) (12 plays, 97 yards, 3:32) UNC 45–42

See also: 2021 Miami Hurricanes football team

Pregame line	Over/under
UNC −7	63

Statistics	Miami	UNC
First downs	30	23
Total yards	421	382
Rushing yards	157	228
Passing yards	264	154
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	26:09	33:51

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Miami	Passing	Tyler Van Dyke	20/45, 264 yards, TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Jaylan Knighton	17 carries, 92 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Keyshawn Smith	7 receptions, 73 yards
North Carolina	Passing	Sam Howell	17/26, 154 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Ty Chandler	18 carries, 104 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Josh Downs	11 receptions, 96 yards, TD

At No. 11 Notre Dame

North Carolina at Notre Dame

1 2 3 4 Total Tar Heels 0 13 14 7 34 •No. 11 Fighting Irish 7 10 14 13 44 Date: October 30, 2021 Location: Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN Game start: 7:30 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours, 22 minutes Game attendance: 71,018 Game weather: Sunny Referee: Duane Heydt TV announcers (NBC): Mike Tirico (play-by-play), Drew Brees (analyst), Kathryn Tappen (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 3:25 ND Avery Davis 7 yd. pass from Tyler Buchner (Jonathan Doerer kick) (7 plays, 41 yards, 3:19) ND 7–0 2 14:55 UNC Ty Chandler 3 yd. rush (Grayson Atkins kick) (8 plays, 81 yards, 3:23) Tie 7–7 10:01 ND Jonathan Doerer 31 yd. field goal (13 plays, 62 yards, 4:54) ND 10–7 3:22 UNC Grayson Atkins 38 yd. field goal (13 plays, 62 yards, 6:34) Tie 10–10 1:23 ND Kevin Austin Jr. 21 yd. pass from Jack Coan (Jonathan Doerer kick) (6 plays, 75 yards, 1:59) ND 17–10 0:02 UNC Grayson Atkins 26 yd. field goal (7 plays, 51 yards, 1:13) ND 17–13 3 13:21 UNC Ty Chandler 53 yd. rush (Grayson Atkins kick) (5 plays, 79 yards, 1:33) UNC 20–17 12:23 ND Jack Coan 21 yd. rush (Jonathan Doerer kick) (3 plays, 75 yards, 0:58) ND 24–20 4:56 ND Logan Diggs 1 yd. rush (Jonathan Doerer kick) (11 plays, 81 yards, 5:24) ND 31–20 2:48 UNC Antoine Green 33 yd. pass from Sam Howell (6 plays, 75 yards, 2:08) ND 31–27 4 14:27 ND Kyren Williams 91 yd. rush (Jonathan Doerer kick) (1 play, 91 yards, 0:17) ND 38–27 11:52 ND Jonathan Doerer 20 yd. field goal (5 plays, 13 yards, 2:28) ND 41–27 7:23 UNC Sam Howell 31 yd. rush (Grayson Atkins kick) (10 plays, 75 yards, 4:29) ND 41–34 1:37 ND Jonathan Doerer 21 yd. field goal (13 plays, 73 yards, 5:46) ND 44–34

See also: 2021 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

Pregame line	Over/under
ND −3.5	62.5

Statistics	UNC	ND
First downs	28	28
Total yards	564	523
Rushing yards	223	293
Passing yards	341	230
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	30:15	29:45

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UNC	Passing	Sam Howell	24/31, 341 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Sam Howell	18 carries, 101 yards, TD
	Receiving	Josh Downs	10 receptions, 142 yards
Notre Dame	Passing	Jack Coan	16/24, 213 yards, TD
	Rushing	Kyren Williams	22 carries, 199 yards, TD
	Receiving	Avery Davis	5 receptions, 51 yards, TD

No. 9 Wake Forest

Wake Forest at North Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total No. 9 Demon Deacons 10 21 17 7 55 •Tar Heels 14 10 10 24 58 Date: November 6, 2021 Location: Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC Game start: 12:00 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours, 55 minutes Game attendance: 50,500 Game weather: Temperature: 48 °F (9 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: NE 9 MPH Referee: Jeff Flanagan TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), Molly McGrath (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 12:42 WF Nick Sciba 27 yd. field goal (7 plays, 29 yards, 2:10) WF 3–0 9:47 UNC Sam Howell 18 yd. run (Grayson Atkins kick) (8 plays, 79 yards, 2:50) UNC 7–3 6:46 WF Sam Hartman 6 yd. run (Nick Sciba kick) (9 plays, 75 yards, 3:01) WF 10–7 3:29 UNC Sam Howell 12 yd. run (Grayson Atkins kick) (3 plays, 42 yards, 0:41) UNC 14–10 2 14:53 WF Jaquarii Roberson 15 yd. pass from Sam Hartman (Nick Sciba kick) (11 plays, 75 yards, 3:36) WF 17–14 9:41 UNC Ty Chandler 1 yd. run (Grayson Atkins kick) (10 plays, 75 yards, 5:12) UNC 21–17 8:25 WF A. T. Perry 32 yd. pass from Sam Hartman (Nick Sciba kick) (5 plays, 75 yards, 1:16) WF 24–21 1:09 WF Taylor Morin 37 yd. pass from Sam Hartman (Nick Sciba kick) (6 plays, 62 yards, 1:42) WF 31–21 0:00 UNC Grayson Atkins 31 yd. field goal (6 plays, 61 yards, 1:01) WF 31–24 3 12:24 NC Grayson Atkins 23 yd. field goal (6 plays, 48 yards, 1:52) WF 31–27 9:29 WF Sam Hartman 21 yd. run (Nick Sciba kick) (9 plays, 75 yards, 2:55) WF 38–27 7:38 WF A. T. Perry 66 yd. pass from Sam Hartman (Nick Sciba kick) (2 plays, 77 yards, 0:27) WF 45–27 4:54 UNC Antoine Green 29 yd. pass from Sam Howell (Grayson Atkins kick) (6 plays, 75 yards, 2:44) WF 45–34 1:01 WF Nick Sciba 42 yd. field goal (11 plays, 51 yards, 3:53) WF 48–34 4 11:22 UNC Ty Chandler 13 yd. run (Grayson Atkins kick) (12 plays, 75 yards, 4:39) WF 48–41 10:29 UNC Ty Chandler 21 yd. run (Grayson Atkins kick) (2 plays, 21 yards, 0:11) Tie 48–48 2:12 UNC Grayson Atkins 25 yd. field goal (11 plays, 65 yards, 5:46) UNC 51–48 1:12 UNC Ty Chandler 50 yd. run (Grayson Atkins kick) (1 play, 35 yards, 0:10) UNC 58–48 0:37 WF Jaquarii Roberson 14 yd. pass from Sam Hartman (Nick Sciba kick) (4 plays, 47 yards, 0:30) UNC 58–55

See also: 2021 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

Pregame line	Over/under
UNC −2.5	75.5

Statistics	Wake	UNC
First downs	35	31
Total yards	615	546
Rushing yards	217	330
Passing yards	398	216
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	26:27	33:33

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Wake Forest	Passing	Sam Hartman	25/51, 398 yards, 5 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Justice Ellison	13 carries, 81 yards
	Receiving	Jaquarii Roberson	7 receptions, 111 yards, 2 TD
North Carolina	Passing	Sam Howell	16/26, 216 yards, TD
	Rushing	Ty Chandler	22 carries, 213 yards, 4 TD
	Receiving	Antoine Green	6 receptions, 83 yards, TD

At No. 25 Pittsburgh

North Carolina at Pittsburgh

1 2 3 4 OT Total Tar Heels 0 7 6 10 0 23 •No. 25 Panthers 17 6 0 0 7 30 Date: November 11, 2021 Location: Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA Game start: 7:30 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours, 39 minutes Game weather: Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: SE 13 MPH Referee: Jerry Maggallanes TV announcers (ESPN): Matt Barrie (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (analyst), Katie George (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 8:00 PITT Vincent Davis 2 yd. run (Sam Scarton kick) (4 plays, 20 yards, 1:30) PITT 7–0 4:09 PITT Gavin Bartholomew 1 yd. pass from Kenny Pickett (Sam Scarton kick) (4 plays, 48 yards, 1:32) PITT 14–0 0:10 PITT Sam Scarton 34 yd. field goal (7 plays, 62 yards, 2:13) PITT 17–0 2 6:24 UNC Antoine Green 76 yd. pass from Sam Howell (Grayson Atkins kick) (3 plays, 80 yards, 1:55) PITT 17–7 4:40 PITT Jared Wayne 32 yd. pass from Kenny Pickett. (Sam Scarton kick missed) (4 plays, 77 yards, 1:37) PITT 23–7 3 5:39 UNC Antoine Green 23 yd. pass from Sam Howell (Sam Howell run failed) (8 plays, 53 yards, 2:20) PITT 23–13 4 5:34 UNC Sam Howell 1 yd. run (Grayson Atkins kick) (11 plays, 92 yards, 6:14) PITT 23–20 0:57 UNC Grayson Atkins 20 yd. field goal (10 plays, 32 yards, 4:29) Tie 23–23 OT PITT Lucas Krull 11 yd. pass from Kenny Pickett (Sam Scarton kick) (4 plays, 25 yards) PITT 30–23

See also: 2021 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

Pregame line	Over/under
PITT −6.5	73

Statistics	UNC	PITT
First downs	16	25
Total yards	384	441
Rushing yards	88	95
Passing yards	296	346
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	34:11	25:49

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Carolina	Passing	Sam Howell	22/33, 296 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Ty Chandler	14 carries, 42 yards
	Receiving	Antoine Green	3 receptions, 108 yards, 2 TD
Pittsburgh	Passing	Kenny Pickett	25/43, 346 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Israel Abanikanda	12 carries, 63 yards
	Receiving	Jordan Addison	6 receptions, 84 yards

Wofford

Wofford at North Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total Terriers 0 7 0 7 14 •Tar Heels 10 10 14 0 34 Date: November 20, 2021 Location: Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC Game start: 12:00 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 2 hours, 46 minutes Game attendance: 43,011 Game weather: Temperature: 48 °F (9 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: N 2 MPH Referee: Marcus Woods TV announcers (ACCRSN): Tom Werme (play-by-play), James Bates (analyst), Rebecca Fiorentino (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 10:34 UNC Jacolby Criswell 1 yd. run (Grayson Atkins kick) (10 plays, 82 yards, 4:21) UNC 7–0 2:43 UNC Grayson Atkins 27 yd. field goal (9 plays, 60 yards, 3:49) UNC 10–0 2 6:22 WOF Kyle Pinnix 3 yd. run (Walker Gliarmis kick) (12 plays, 71 yards, 6:54) UNC 10–7 4:47 UNC British Brooks 38 yd. run (Grayson Atkins kick) (4 plays, 75 yards, 1:35) UNC 17–7 0:00 UNC Grayson Atkins 34 yd. field goal (11 plays, 74 yards, 1:57) UNC 20–7 3 11:41 UNC British Brooks 14 yd. run (Grayson Atkins kick) (5 plays, 55 yards, 1:46) UNC 27–7 0:55 UNC Kamari Morales 4 yd. pass from Drake Maye (Grayson Atkins kick) (14 plays, 84 yards, 7:05) UNC 34–7 4 9:04 WOF Ryan Ingram 19 yd. run (Walker Gliarmis kick) (12 plays, 75 yards, 6:51) UNC 34–14

See also: 2021 Wofford Terriers football team

Pregame line	Over/under
UNC −38.5	64.5

Statistics	WOF	UNC
First downs	18	30
Total yards	302	519
Rushing yards	209	305
Passing yards	93	214
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	31:18	28:42

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Wofford	Passing	Peyton Derrick	8/10, 93 yards, INT
	Rushing	Peyton Derrick	8 carries, 69 yards
	Receiving	Jim Welsh	3 receptions, 42 yards
North Carolina	Passing	Jacolby Criswell	11/19, 125 yards
	Rushing	British Brooks	7 carries, 89 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Josh Downs	8 receptions, 89 yards

At No. 20 N.C. State

North Carolina at N.C. State

1 2 3 4 Total Tar Heels 0 10 14 6 30 •No. 20 Wolfpack 14 0 7 13 34 Date: November 26, 2021 Location: Carter-Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC Game start: 7:00 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours, 34 minutes Game attendance: 56,919 Game weather: Temperature: 41 °F (5 °C) • Weather: Cloudy Referee: Jeff Heaser TV announcers (ESPN): Matt Barrie (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (analyst), Tiffany Blackmon (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 13:37 NCSU CJ Riley 0 yd. blocked punt return (Christopher Dunn kick) (1:23) NCSU 7–0 2:14 NCSU Trent Pinnix 9 yd. pass from Devin Leary (Christopher Dunn kick) (7 plays, 64 yards, 3:48) NCSU 14–0 2 14:06 UNC Grayson Atkins 22 yd. field goal (7 plays, 70 yards, 3:08) NCSU 14–7 2:02 UNC Sam Howell 4 yd. run (Grayson Atkins kick) (6 plays, 64 yards, 2:06) NCSU 14–10 3 9:05 UNC Sam Howell 12 yd. run (Grayson Atkins kick) (5 plays, 23 yards, 1:23) UNC 17–14 6:03 UNC Justin Olson 17 yd. pass from Sam Howell (Grayson Atkins kick) (6 plays, 59 yards, 2:34) UNC 24–14 0:32 NCSU Thayer Thomas 26 yd. pass from Devin Leary (Christopher Dunn kick) (9 plays, 73 yards, 5:26) UNC 24–21 4 7:44 UNC Grayson Atkins 21 yd. field goal (10 plays, 67 yards, 2:32) UNC 27–21 2:12 UNC Grayson Atkins 50 yd. field goal (7 plays, 43 yards, 3:16) UNC 30–21 1:35 NCSU Emeka Emezie 64 yd. pass from Devin Leary (Christopher Dunn kick) (2 plays, 56 yards, 0:29) UNC 30–28 1:09 NCSU Emeka Emezie 24 yd. pass from Devin Leary (Devin Leary pass failed) (3 plays, 54 yards, 0:24) NCSU 34–30

See also: 2021 NC State Wolfpack football team

Pregame line	Over/under
NCSU −7	63.5

Statistics	UNC	NCSU
First downs	22	21
Total yards	444	360
Rushing yards	297	113
Passing yards	147	247
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	29:23	30:27

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Carolina	Passing	Sam Howell	14/26, 147 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	British Brooks	15 carries, 124 yards
	Receiving	Josh Downs	8 receptions, 75 yards
N.C. State	Passing	Devin Leary	19/30, 247 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Zonovan Knight	9 carries, 69 yards
	Receiving	Emeka Emezie	5 receptions, 112 yards, 2 TD

Vs. South Carolina (Duke's Mayo Bowl)

North Carolina vs. South Carolina
(Duke's Mayo Bowl)

1 2 3 4 Total Tar Heels 0 13 8 0 21 •Gamecocks 18 7 7 6 38 Date: December 30, 2021 Location: Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, NC Game start: 11:30 a.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours, 9 minutes Game attendance: 45,520 Game weather: Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C) • Weather: Rainy • Wind: SW 7 MPH Referee: Reggie Smith (B1G) TV announcers (ESPN): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Mike Golic Jr. (analyst), and Taylor McGregor (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 10:15 USC Jaheim Bell 69 yd. pass from Dakereon Joyner (Parker White kick) USC 7–0 7:45 USC Jaheim Bell 66 yd. pass from Zeb Noland (Nick Muse pass from Kai Kroeger) (3 plays, 78 yards, 1:24) USC 15–0 0:27 USC Parker White 30 yd. field goal (9 plays, 54 yards, 5:14) USC 18–0 2 13:11 UNC British Brooks 63 yd. rush (Grayson Atkins kick) (6 plays, 75 yards, 2:16) USC 18–7 5:44 UNC Grayson Atkins 40 yd. field goal (8 plays, 50 yards, 3:30) USC 18–10 2:27 USC Juju McDowell 35 yd. rush (Parker White kick) (6 plays, 75 yards, 3:17) USC 25–10 0:44 UNC Grayson Atkins 36 yd. field goal (8 plays, 56 yards, 1:43) USC 25–13 3 9:53 USC Kevin Harris 1 yd. rush (Parker White kick) (9 plays, 75 yards, 5:07) USC 32–13 7:24 UNC Garrett Walston 37 yd. pass from Sam Howell (Ty Chandler rush) (6 plays, 75 yards, 2:29) USC 32–21 4 7:44 USC Parker White 22 yd. field goal (11 plays, 77 yards, 6:20) USC 35–21 0:50 USC Parker White 33 yd. field goal (10 plays, 61 yards, 5:02) USC 38–21

See also: 2021 South Carolina Gamecocks football team and 2021 Duke's Mayo Bowl

Pregame line	Over/under
UNC −9.5	57

Statistics	UNC	USC
First downs	14	27
Total yards	333	543
Rushing yards	128	301
Passing yards	205	242
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	20:58	39:02

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Carolina	Passing	Sam Howell	12/20, 205 yards, TD
	Rushing	British Brooks	5 carries, 72 yards, TD
	Receiving	Antoine Green	4 receptions, 73 yards
South Carolina	Passing	Dakereon Joyner	9/9, 160 yards, TD
	Rushing	Kevin Harris	31 carries, 182 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jaheim Bell	5 receptions, 159 yards, 2 TD

Rankings

Further information: 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ 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	10	24	21	21	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	9	22	19	20	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CFP	Not released									—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2022 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
3	67	Joshua Ezeudu	OG	New York Giants
5	144	Sam Howell	QB	Washington Commanders
5	169	Ty Chandler	RB	Minnesota Vikings
5	173	Marcus McKethan	OG	New York Giants

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