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2021 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal Division
Record6–7 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPhil Longo (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorJay Bateman (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorTommy Thigpen (3rd season)
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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[edit]

Coaching staff[edit]

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[edit]

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 – Redshirt freshman (6'7, 245)

Running back

  • 4 Caleb Hood – freshman (5'11, 230)
  • 19 Ty Chandler – graduate (6'0, 210)
  • 21 Elijah Green – Redshirt 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 – Redshirt 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 – Redshirt freshman (6'3, 245)
  • 82 Kendall Karr – Redshirt 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 – Redshirt 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 – Redshirt freshman (6'3, 330)
  • 67 Trey Zimmerman – Redshirt 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 – Redshirt 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 – Redshirt 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 – Redshirt 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 – Redshirt freshman (6'3, 235)
  • North Carolina Tar Heels Football Roster as of 10/25/2021[2]

Offseason[edit]

Coaching changes[edit]

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[edit]

NFL Draft[edit]

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[edit]

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 Redshirt Junior UMass
Xach Gill #90 DT 6’5 290 Wake Forest, NC Junior Temple
Jace Ruder #10 QB 6’3 228 Norton, KS Redshirt Sophomore North Texas
Noah Ruggles #97 PK 6’2 195 Odessa, FL Junior Ohio State
Triston Miller #71 OL 6'5 290 Charlotte, NC Redshirt Freshman Arizona State
Lancine Turay #58 DT 6’6 270 Newark, NJ Redshirt 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[edit]

Incoming transfers[edit]

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

Recruiting class[edit]

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:4/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   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:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   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:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   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:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   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:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   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:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   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:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   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:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   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:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   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:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   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:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   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:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   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:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   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:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   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:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   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:2/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   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:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   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:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   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:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   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[edit]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 36:00 p.m.at Virginia TechNo. 10
ESPNL 10–1765,632
September 117:30 p.m.Georgia State*No. 24
ACCRSNW 59–1750,500
September 187:30 p.m.VirginiaNo. 21
ACCNW 59–3950,500
September 257:30 p.m.at Georgia TechNo. 21
ACCNL 22–4537,450
October 212:00 p.m.Duke
ESPN2W 38–745,812
October 93:30 p.m.Florida State
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
ESPNL 25–3544,805
October 163:30 p.m.Miami
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
ACCNW 45–4250,500
October 307:30 p.m.at No. 11 Notre Dame*
NBCL 34–4471,018
November 612:00 p.m.No. 9 Wake Forest*[1]
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
ABCW 58–5550,500
November 117:30 p.m.at No. 21 Pittsburgh
ESPNL 23–30 OT41,687
November 2012:00 p.m.Wofford*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
ACCRSNW 34–1443,011
November 267:00 p.m.at No. 20 NC State
ESPNL 30–3456,919
December 3011:30 a.m.vs. South Carolina [2]*
ESPNL 21–3845,520

[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[edit]

At Virginia Tech[edit]

North Carolina at Virginia Tech
1 234Total
No. 10 Tar Heels 0 073 10
• Hokies 7 703 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
110:01VTBraxton Burmeister 4 yd. run (John Parker Romo kick)
(8 plays, 75 yards, 4:59)		VT 7–0
23:07VTJames Mitchell 11 yd. pass from Braxton Burmeister (John Parker Romo kick)
(12 plays, 80 yards, 7:19)		VT 14–0
34:20UNCJosh Downs 37 yd. pass from Sam Howell (Grayson Atkins kick)
(6 plays, 61 yards, 2:55)		VT 14–7
414:18VTJohn Parker Romo 48 yd. field goal
(8 plays, 45 yards, 5:02)		VT 17–7
5:53UNCGrayson 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[edit]

Georgia State at North Carolina
1 234Total
Panthers 3 707 17
• No. 24 Tar Heels 14 102114 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
111:45UNCSam Howell 22 yd. run (Grayson Atkins kick)
(6 plays, 74 yards, 2:21)		UNC 7–0
7:55UNCAntoine Green 57 yd. pass from Sam Howell (Grayson Atkins kick)
(4 plays, 68 yards, 1:16)		UNC 14–0
3:28GSUNoel Ruiz 37 yd. field goal
(4 plays, 0 yards, 0:58)		UNC 14–3
213:49UNCEmery Simmons 30 yd. pass from Sam Howell (Grayson Atkins kick)
(10 plays, 67 yards, 4:39)		UNC 21–3
6:19GSUCornelious Brown IV 4 yd. run (Noel Ruiz kick)
(17 plays, 75 yards, 7:30)		UNC 21–10
0:56UNCGrayson Atkins 29 yd. field goal
(6 plays, 9 yards, 2:07)		UNC 24–10
35:32UNCBritish Brooks 1 yd. run (Grayson Atkins kick)
(9 plays, 63 yards, 3:31)		UNC 31–10
2:46UNCTy Chandler 2 yd. run (Grayson Atkins kick)
(5 plays, 76 yards, 1:49)		UNC 38–10
0:08UNCSam Howell 62 yd. run (Grayson Atkins kick)
(4 plays, 86 yards, 1:37)		UNC 45–10
411:22UNCJosh Downs 5 yd. pass from Sam Howell (Grayson Atkins kick)
( 6 plays, 40 yards, 2:07)		UNC 52–10
8:13GSUMarcus Carroll 2 yd run (Noel Ruiz kick)
(9 plays, 75 yards, 3:09)		UNC 52–17
4:03UNCBryson 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[edit]

Virginia at North Carolina
1 234Total
Cavaliers 7 2138 39
• No. 21 Tar Heels 21 32114 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
110:45UNCJosh Downs 59 yd. pass from Sam Howell (Grayson Atkins kick)
(4 plays, 82 yards, 1:14)		UNC 7–0
7:00UNCJosh Downs 37 yd. pass from Sam Howell (Grayson Atkins kick)
(3 plays, 82 yards, 1:16)		UNC 14–0
2:27UVAWayne Tauliapapa 1 yd. run (Justin Duenkel kick)
(10 plays, 72 yards, 4:33)		UNC 14–7
2:16UNCKhafre Brown 75 yd. pass from Sam Howell (Grayson Atkins kick)
(1 plays, 75 yards, 0:11)		UNC 21–7
210:47UNCGrayson Atkins 36 yd. field goal
(8 plays, 67 yards, 2:41)		UNC 24–7
9:13UVADontayvion Wicks 40 yd. pass from Brennan Armstrong (Justin Duenkel kick)
(4 plays, 75 yards, 1:34)		UNC 24–14
2:54UVAJelani Woods 1 yd. pass from Brennan Armstrong (Justin Duenkel kick)
(7 plays, 49 yards, 2:44)		UNC 24–21
0:06UVABilly Kemp IV 21 yd. pass from Brennan Armstrong (Justin Duenkel kick)
(7 plays, 63 yards, 0:55)		UVA 28–24
312:50UNCGarrett Walston 5 yd. pass from Sam Howell (Grayson Atkins kick)
(5 plays, 74 yards, 2:04)		UNC 31–28
7:26UNCCaleb Hood 5 yd. run (Grayson Atkins kick)
(9 plays, 37 yards, 3:22)		UNC 38–28
4:57UVAJustin Duenkel 34 yd. field goal
(9 plays, 58 yards, 2:29)		UNC 38–31
1:40UNCTy Chandler 5 yd. run (Grayson Atkins kick)
(8 plays, 75 yards, 3:17)		UNC 45–31
412:13UNCKamari Morales 3 yd. pass from Sam Howell (Grayson Atkins kick)
(9 plays, 70 yards, 3:20)		UNC 52–31
7:11UVABilly Kemp IV 9 yd. pass from Brennan Armstrong (Jelani Woods pass from Brennan Armstrong)
(12 plays, 75 yards, 5:02)		UNC 52–39
2:57UNCTy 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[edit]

North Carolina at Georgia Tech
1 234Total
No. 21 Tar Heels 7 078 22
• Yellow Jackets 0 131418 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
110:23UNCSam Howell 23 yd. run (Grayson Atkins kick)
(4 plays, 40 yards, 1:03)		UNC 7–0
214:21GTBrent Cimaglia 34 yd. field goal
(9 plays, 64 yards, 5:02)		UNC 7–3
13:34GTBrent Cimaglia 32 yd. field goal
(4 plays, −4 yards, 0:35)		UNC 7–6
2:41GTJeff Sims 11 yd. run (Brent Cimaglia kick)
(2 plays, 17 yards, 0:42)		GT 13–7
310:53GTJeff Sims 1 yd. run (Brent Cimaglia kick)
(3 plays, 39 yards, 0:32)		GT 20–7
5:39GTJahmyr Gibbs 4 yd run (Brent Cimaglia kick)
(8 plays, 81 yards, 2:50)		GT 27–7
3:50UNCKamari Morales 7 yd. pass from Sam Howell (Grayson Atkins kick)
(6 plays, 75 yards, 1:49)		GT 27–14
413:52GTMalachi Carter 27 yd. pass from Jeff Sims (Dylan Leonard pass from Peje' Harris)
(9 plays, 75 yards, 4:58)		GT 35–14
11:19UNCJosh Downs 4 yd. pass from Sam Howell (Cayden Baker pass from Sam Howell)
(8 plays, 75 yards, 2:33)		GT 35–22
4:07GTBrent Cimaglia 31 yd. field goal
(12 plays, 52 yards, 7:11)		GT 38–22
1:13GTJeff 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[edit]

Duke at North Carolina
1 234Total
Blue Devils 0 070 7
• Tar Heels 7 17014 38
   
Scoring summary
10:07UNCTy Chandler 75 yd. pass from Sam Howell (Grayson Atkins kick)
(3 plays, 78 yards, 1:29)		UNC 7–0
213:25UNCTrey Morrison 63 yd. fumble return (Grayson Atkins kick)
(6 plays, 39 yards, 1:42)		UNC 14–0
6:03UNCKamari Morales 2 yd. pass from Sam Howell (Grayson Atkins kick)
(7 plays, 67 yards, 2:22)		UNC 21–0
1:24UNCGrayson Atkins 28 yd. field goal
(9 plays, 54 yards, 2:44)		UNC 24–0
314:40DUJalon Calhoun 80 yd. pass from Gunnar Holmberg (Charlie Ham kick)
(1 play, 80 yards, 0:20)		UNC 24–7
410:51UNCTy Chandler 14 yd. run (Grayson Atkins kick)
(8 play, 83 yards, 4:02)		UNC 31–7
6:04UNCJosh 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[edit]

Florida State at North Carolina
1 234Total
• Seminoles 0 21140 35
Tar Heels 10 078 25
     
Scoring summary
110:27UNCGrayson Atkins 51 yd. field goal
(10 plays, 41 yards, 4:33)		UNC 3–0
2:55UNCJosh Downs 33 yd. pass from Sam Howell (Grayson Atkins kick)
(12 plays, 70 yards, 6:34)		UNC 10–0
210:29FSUMalik McClain 5 yd. pass from Jordan Travis (Ryan Fitzgerald kick)
(12 plays, 59 yards, 7:20		UNC 10–7
8:36FSUJordan Travis 53 yd. run (Ryan Fitzgerald kick)
(3 plays, 65 yards, 1:07)		FSU 14–10
0:53FSUOntaria Wilson 32 yd. pass from Jordan Travis (Ryan Fitzgerald kick)
(8 plays, 80 yards, 3:59)		FSU 21–10
39:42UNCKamari Morales 21 yd. pass from Sam Howell (Grayson Atkins kick)
(6 plays, 70 yards, 3:13)		FSU 21–17
7:43FSUJordan Travis 1 yd. run (Ryan Fitzgerald kick)
(5 plays, 75 yards, 1:59)		FSU 28–17
1:02FSUOntaria Wilson 6 yd. pass from Jordan Travis (Ryan Fitzgerald kick)
(9 plays, 83 yards, 4:53)		FSU 35–17
42:47UNCTy 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[edit]

Miami at North Carolina
1 234Total
Hurricanes 10 7178 42
• Tar Heels 14 1777 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
111:57UNCTy Chandler 51 yd. run (Grayson Atkins kick)
(7 plays, 75 yards, 3:03)		UNC 7–0
10:56UMJahfari Harvey 33 yd. interception return (Andres Borregales kick)
(1 play, 0 yards, 0:07)		Tie 7–7
8:03UNCJosh Downs 45 yd. pass from Sam Howell (Grayson Atkins kick)
(6 plays, 75 yards, 2:53)		UNC 14–7
4:00UMAndres Borregales 44 yd. field goal
(8 plays, 48 yards, 4:03)		UNC 14–10
210:46UNCJohn Copenhaver 2 yd. pass from Sam Howell (Grayson Atkins kick)
(13 plays, 81 yards, 6:04)		UNC 21–10
6:16UNCTy Chandler 4 yd. run (Grayson Atkins kick)
(7 plays, 21 yards, 3:40)		UNC 28–10
4:33UMJaylan Knighton 2 yd. run (Andres Borregales kick)
(7 plays, 75 yards, 1:43)		UNC 28–17
0:00UNCGrayson Atkins 48 yd. field goal
(5 plays, 12 yards, 0:55)		UNC 31–17
310:22UMCody Brown 3 yd. run (Andres Borregales kick)
(11 plays, 75 yards, 4:38)		UNC 31–24
8:21UNCSam Howell 30 yd. run (Grayson Atkins kick)
(4 plays, 75 yards, 2:01)		UNC 38–24
5:56UMAndres Borregales 42 yd. field goal
(10 plays, 50 yards, 2:25)		UNC 38–27
2:25UMJaylan Knighton 60 yd. pass from Tyler Van Dyke (Andres Borregales kick)
(3 plays, 65 yards, 1:17)		UNC 38–34
49:22UNCSam Howell 11 yd. run (Grayson Atkins kick)
(8 plays, 58 yards, 4:20)		UNC 45–34
3:08UMJaylan 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[edit]

North Carolina at Notre Dame
1 234Total
Tar Heels 0 13147 34
• No. 11 Fighting Irish 7 101413 44
          
Scoring summary
13:25NDAvery Davis 7 yd. pass from Tyler Buchner (Jonathan Doerer kick)
(7 plays, 41 yards, 3:19)		ND 7–0
214:55UNCTy Chandler 3 yd. rush (Grayson Atkins kick)
(8 plays, 81 yards, 3:23)		Tie 7–7
10:01NDJonathan Doerer 31 yd. field goal
(13 plays, 62 yards, 4:54)		ND 10–7
3:22UNCGrayson Atkins 38 yd. field goal
(13 plays, 62 yards, 6:34)		Tie 10–10
1:23NDKevin Austin Jr. 21 yd. pass from Jack Coan (Jonathan Doerer kick)
(6 plays, 75 yards, 1:59)		ND 17–10
0:02UNCGrayson Atkins 26 yd. field goal
(7 plays, 51 yards, 1:13)		ND 17–13
313:21UNCTy Chandler 53 yd. rush (Grayson Atkins kick)
(5 plays, 79 yards, 1:33)		UNC 20–17
12:23NDJack Coan 21 yd. rush (Jonathan Doerer kick)
(3 plays, 75 yards, 0:58)		ND 24–20
4:56NDLogan Diggs 1 yd. rush (Jonathan Doerer kick)
(11 plays, 81 yards, 5:24)		ND 31–20
2:48UNCAntoine Green 33 yd. pass from Sam Howell
(6 plays, 75 yards, 2:08)		ND 31–27
414:27NDKyren Williams 91 yd. rush (Jonathan Doerer kick)
(1 play, 91 yards, 0:17)		ND 38–27
11:52NDJonathan Doerer 20 yd. field goal
(5 plays, 13 yards, 2:28)		ND 41–27
7:23UNCSam Howell 31 yd. rush (Grayson Atkins kick)
(10 plays, 75 yards, 4:29)		ND 41–34
1:37NDJonathan 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[edit]

Wake Forest at North Carolina
1 234Total
No. 9 Demon Deacons 10 21177 55
• Tar Heels 14 101024 58
               
Scoring summary
112:42WFNick Sciba 27 yd. field goal
(7 plays, 29 yards, 2:10)		WF 3–0
9:47UNCSam Howell 18 yd. run (Grayson Atkins kick)
(8 plays, 79 yards, 2:50)		UNC 7–3
6:46WFSam Hartman 6 yd. run (Nick Sciba kick)
(9 plays, 75 yards, 3:01)		WF 10–7
3:29UNCSam Howell 12 yd. run (Grayson Atkins kick)
(3 plays, 42 yards, 0:41)		UNC 14–10
214:53WFJaquarii Roberson 15 yd. pass from Sam Hartman (Nick Sciba kick)
(11 plays, 75 yards, 3:36)		WF 17–14
9:41UNCTy Chandler 1 yd. run (Grayson Atkins kick)
(10 plays, 75 yards, 5:12)		UNC 21–17
8:25WFA. T. Perry 32 yd. pass from Sam Hartman (Nick Sciba kick)
(5 plays, 75 yards, 1:16)		WF 24–21
1:09WFTaylor Morin 37 yd. pass from Sam Hartman (Nick Sciba kick)
(6 plays, 62 yards, 1:42)		WF 31–21
0:00UNCGrayson Atkins 31 yd. field goal
(6 plays, 61 yards, 1:01)		WF 31–24
312:24NCGrayson Atkins 23 yd. field goal
(6 plays, 48 yards, 1:52)		WF 31–27
9:29WFSam Hartman 21 yd. run (Nick Sciba kick)
(9 plays, 75 yards, 2:55)		WF 38–27
7:38WFA. T. Perry 66 yd. pass from Sam Hartman (Nick Sciba kick)
(2 plays, 77 yards, 0:27)		WF 45–27
4:54UNCAntoine Green 29 yd. pass from Sam Howell (Grayson Atkins kick)
(6 plays, 75 yards, 2:44)		WF 45–34
1:01WFNick Sciba 42 yd. field goal
(11 plays, 51 yards, 3:53)		WF 48–34
411:22UNCTy Chandler 13 yd. run (Grayson Atkins kick)
(12 plays, 75 yards, 4:39)		WF 48–41
10:29UNCTy Chandler 21 yd. run (Grayson Atkins kick)
(2 plays, 21 yards, 0:11)		Tie 48–48
2:12UNCGrayson Atkins 25 yd. field goal
(11 plays, 65 yards, 5:46)		UNC 51–48
1:12UNCTy Chandler 50 yd. run (Grayson Atkins kick)
(1 play, 35 yards, 0:10)		UNC 58–48
0:37WFJaquarii 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[edit]

North Carolina at Pittsburgh
1 234OTTotal
Tar Heels 0 76100 23
• No. 25 Panthers 17 6007 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
18:00PITTVincent Davis 2 yd. run (Sam Scarton kick)
(4 plays, 20 yards, 1:30)		PITT 7–0
4:09PITTGavin Bartholomew 1 yd. pass from Kenny Pickett (Sam Scarton kick)
(4 plays, 48 yards, 1:32)		PITT 14–0
0:10PITTSam Scarton 34 yd. field goal
(7 plays, 62 yards, 2:13)		PITT 17–0
26:24UNCAntoine Green 76 yd. pass from Sam Howell (Grayson Atkins kick)
(3 plays, 80 yards, 1:55)		PITT 17–7
4:40PITTJared Wayne 32 yd. pass from Kenny Pickett. (Sam Scarton kick missed)
(4 plays, 77 yards, 1:37)		PITT 23–7
35:39UNCAntoine Green 23 yd. pass from Sam Howell (Sam Howell run failed)
(8 plays, 53 yards, 2:20)		PITT 23–13
45:34UNCSam Howell 1 yd. run (Grayson Atkins kick)
(11 plays, 92 yards, 6:14)		PITT 23–20
0:57UNCGrayson Atkins 20 yd. field goal
(10 plays, 32 yards, 4:29)		Tie 23–23
OTPITTLucas 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[edit]

Wofford at North Carolina
1 234Total
Terriers 0 707 14
• Tar Heels 10 10140 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
110:34UNCJacolby Criswell 1 yd. run (Grayson Atkins kick)
(10 plays, 82 yards, 4:21)		UNC 7–0
2:43UNCGrayson Atkins 27 yd. field goal
(9 plays, 60 yards, 3:49)		UNC 10–0
26:22WOFKyle Pinnix 3 yd. run (Walker Gliarmis kick)
(12 plays, 71 yards, 6:54)		UNC 10–7
4:47UNCBritish Brooks 38 yd. run (Grayson Atkins kick)
(4 plays, 75 yards, 1:35)		UNC 17–7
0:00UNCGrayson Atkins 34 yd. field goal
(11 plays, 74 yards, 1:57)		UNC 20–7
311:41UNCBritish Brooks 14 yd. run (Grayson Atkins kick)
(5 plays, 55 yards, 1:46)		UNC 27–7
0:55UNCKamari Morales 4 yd. pass from Drake Maye (Grayson Atkins kick)
(14 plays, 84 yards, 7:05)		UNC 34–7
49:04WOFRyan 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[edit]

North Carolina at N.C. State
1 234Total
Tar Heels 0 10146 30
• No. 20 Wolfpack 14 0713 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
113:37NCSUCJ Riley 0 yd. blocked punt return (Christopher Dunn kick)
(1:23)		NCSU 7–0
2:14NCSUTrent Pinnix 9 yd. pass from Devin Leary (Christopher Dunn kick)
(7 plays, 64 yards, 3:48)		NCSU 14–0
214:06UNCGrayson Atkins 22 yd. field goal
(7 plays, 70 yards, 3:08)		NCSU 14–7
2:02UNCSam Howell 4 yd. run (Grayson Atkins kick)
(6 plays, 64 yards, 2:06)		NCSU 14–10
39:05UNCSam Howell 12 yd. run (Grayson Atkins kick)
(5 plays, 23 yards, 1:23)		UNC 17–14
6:03UNCJustin Olson 17 yd. pass from Sam Howell (Grayson Atkins kick)
(6 plays, 59 yards, 2:34)		UNC 24–14
0:32NCSUThayer Thomas 26 yd. pass from Devin Leary (Christopher Dunn kick)
(9 plays, 73 yards, 5:26)		UNC 24–21
47:44UNCGrayson Atkins 21 yd. field goal
(10 plays, 67 yards, 2:32)		UNC 27–21
2:12UNCGrayson Atkins 50 yd. field goal
(7 plays, 43 yards, 3:16)		UNC 30–21
1:35NCSUEmeka Emezie 64 yd. pass from Devin Leary (Christopher Dunn kick)
(2 plays, 56 yards, 0:29)		UNC 30–28
1:09NCSUEmeka 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)[edit]

North Carolina vs. South Carolina
(Duke's Mayo Bowl)
1 234Total
Tar Heels 0 1380 21
• Gamecocks 18 776 38
       
Scoring summary
110:15USCJaheim Bell 69 yd. pass from Dakereon Joyner (Parker White kick)USC 7–0
7:45USCJaheim Bell 66 yd. pass from Zeb Noland (Nick Muse pass from Kai Kroeger)
(3 plays, 78 yards, 1:24)		USC 15–0
0:27USCParker White 30 yd. field goal
(9 plays, 54 yards, 5:14)		USC 18–0
213:11UNCBritish Brooks 63 yd. rush (Grayson Atkins kick)
(6 plays, 75 yards, 2:16)		USC 18–7
5:44UNCGrayson Atkins 40 yd. field goal
(8 plays, 50 yards, 3:30)		USC 18–10
2:27USCJuju McDowell 35 yd. rush (Parker White kick)
(6 plays, 75 yards, 3:17)		USC 25–10
0:44UNCGrayson Atkins 36 yd. field goal
(8 plays, 56 yards, 1:43)		USC 25–13
39:53USCKevin Harris 1 yd. rush (Parker White kick)
(9 plays, 75 yards, 5:07)		USC 32–13
7:24UNCGarrett Walston 37 yd. pass from Sam Howell (Ty Chandler rush)
(6 plays, 75 yards, 2:29)		USC 32–21
47:44USCParker White 22 yd. field goal
(11 plays, 77 yards, 6:20)		USC 35–21
0:50USCParker 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[edit]

Further information: 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP10242121RV———————————
Coaches9221920RVRV——————————
CFPNot released——————Not released

Players drafted into the NFL[edit]

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

References[edit]

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  2. ^ "2021 Football Roster". goheels.com. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
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  4. ^ Steven J. Gaither (March 23, 2021). "Natrone Means hired at UNC after starting at HBCUs". HBCU Gameday.
  5. ^ "2021 North Carolina Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
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