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FBS college football / FINAL / Sat Sep 12, 2026 11:00 AM CT

North Carolina Tar Heels beat East Tennessee State Buccaneers 35-3

North Carolina Tar Heels led East Tennessee State Buccaneers 21-0 at halftime.

By BetMetrics

Final
East Tennessee State Buccaneers3
North Carolina Tar Heels35
WHERE IT TURNED

North Carolina Tar Heels defeated East Tennessee State Buccaneers 35-3. North Carolina Tar Heels led East Tennessee State Buccaneers 21-0 at halftime.

Mason Mims completed 23 of 31 passes for 178 yards. Billy Edwards Jr. completed 15 of 20 passes for 244 yards and 2 touchdowns.

TJ Peyton ran 13 times for 52 yards. Benjamin Hall ran 4 times for 49 yards.

Charlie Browder caught 3 passes for 50 yards. Jelani Thurman caught 4 passes for 71 yards and 1 touchdown.

East Tennessee State Buccaneers: 255 total yards; North Carolina Tar Heels: 427 total yards.

GAME LEADERS

Names of the game.

Passing yards

Mason Mims

East Tennessee State Buccaneers · 23/31, 178 YDS, 1 INT

Rushing yards

TJ Peyton

East Tennessee State Buccaneers · 13 CAR, 52 YDS

Receiving yards

Charlie Browder

East Tennessee State Buccaneers · 3 REC, 50 YDS

Sacks

Qua Birdsong

East Tennessee State Buccaneers · 1

Passing yards

Billy Edwards Jr.

North Carolina Tar Heels · 15/20, 244 YDS, 2 TD

Rushing yards

Benjamin Hall

North Carolina Tar Heels · 4 CAR, 49 YDS

Receiving yards

Jelani Thurman

North Carolina Tar Heels · 4 REC, 71 YDS, 1 TD

Sacks

Xavier Lewis

North Carolina Tar Heels · 2

GAMEBOOK

The final ledger.

Open period scoring and team statistics
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
East Tennessee State Buccaneers00033
North Carolina Tar Heels71414035

Team statistics

StatisticEast Tennessee State BuccaneersNorth Carolina Tar Heels
First downs1623
Net passing yards178266
Time of possession33:4426:16
Rushing yards77161
Third-down efficiency8-165-9
Total yards255427
Turnovers20