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Saturday, October 3, 2026 · TBAKenan Stadium · Chapel Hill, NC

PREVIEW: Notre Dame @ North Carolina

Stat Comparison

2025 final
North Carolina Category Notre Dame
19.2 #120 Scoring Offense PPG 42.0 #2
24.5 #66 Scoring Defense PPG 17.6 #11
289.1 #131 Total Offense YPG 459.5 #12
336.6 #38 Total Defense YPG 313.1 #22
105.2 #123 Rushing Offense YPG 204.4 #17
125.3 #33 Rushing Defense YPG 99.7 #11
183.9 #111 Passing Offense YPG 255.1 #37
211.2 #53 Passing Defense YPG 213.4 #56
36.9 #94 3rd Down Offense % 48.1 #13
42.4 #103 3rd Down Defense % 35.4 #39
-0.25 #91 Turnover Margin per game 1.08 #4
28:24 #113 Time of Possession 29:18 #87
2.58 #23 Sacks per game 2.83 #14
-6.6 #91 SP+ Rating 24.4 #5
-5.9 #91 FPI Rating 25.3 #3

# = national rank among 136 FBS teams · 2025 final

Last 5 Games

North Carolina 2-3
  • L 19–42 @ NCSU
  • L 25–32 vs DUKE
  • L 12–28 @ WAKE
  • W 20–15 vs STAN
  • W 27–10 @ SYR
Notre Dame 5-0
  • W 49–20 @ STAN
  • W 70–7 vs SYR
  • W 37–15 @ PITT
  • W 49–10 vs NAVY
  • W 25–10 @ BC

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