ACC

North Carolina Tar Heels

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Season

North Carolina

2026 Team Statistics

Scoring

Points 96 78

Points / Game 24.0 19.5

Total Offense

Total Yards 1,383 1,412

Plays 230 278

Yards / Play 6.01 5.08

Rushing

Rushing Attempts 118 155

Rushing Yards 542 610

Yards / Attempt 4.59 3.94

Rushing Touchdowns 5 4

Passing

Pass Completions 64 84

Pass Attempts 112 123

Completion % 57.1% 68.3%

Net Passing Yards 841 802

Yards / Attempt 7.51 6.52

Passing Touchdowns 6 5

Interceptions Thrown 3 2

First Downs

First Downs 81 80

3rd Down

3rd Down Conversions 18 24

3rd Down Attempts 44 56

3rd Down % 40.9% 42.9%

4th Down

4th Down Conversions 3 5

4th Down Attempts 4 12

4th Down % 75.0% 41.7%

Turnovers

Turnovers 6 5

Fumbles Lost 3 3

Interceptions Thrown 3 2

Fumbles Recovered 3 3

Defense

Sacks 10 8

Tackles for Loss 18 16

Interceptions 2 3

Interception Return Yards 0 21

Interception Return Touchdowns 0 0

Penalties

Penalties 16 26

Penalty Yards 115 214

Possession

Possession Time 109:42 130:18

Kick Returns

Kick Returns 3 6

Kick Return Yards 137 135

Yards / Return 45.67 22.50

Kick Return Touchdowns 1 0

Punt Returns

Punt Returns 3 7

Punt Return Yards 26 72

Yards / Return 8.67 10.29

Punt Return Touchdowns 0 0

Offensive Statistics

Core Offense

Points / Opportunity 4.45

Success Rate 45.9%

PPA 0.130

Explosiveness 1.113

Opportunities 20

Drives 39

Plays 233

Rushing Offense

Stuff Rate 15.5%

Power Success 77.8%

Line Yards 3.72

Second-Level Yards 1.45

Open-Field Yards 0.66

Line Yards Total 409

Second-Level Yards Total 160

Open-Field Yards Total 73

Rushing Plays

Success Rate 47.3%

PPA 0.102

Explosiveness 0.753

Play Rate 47.2%

Passing Plays

Success Rate 44.1%

PPA 0.196

Explosiveness 1.480

Play Rate 50.6%

Situational Offense

Standard Downs Success Rate 50.3%

Standard Downs PPA -0.025

Standard Downs Explosiveness 0.802

Standard Downs Rate 67.4%

Passing Downs Success Rate 36.8%

Passing Downs PPA 0.449

Passing Downs Explosiveness 1.988

Passing Downs Rate 32.6%

Field Position

Average Start 72.3

Average Predicted Points 1.291

Havoc Allowed

Total Havoc 15.0%

Front Seven Havoc 8.2%

Defensive Back Havoc 6.9%

Opponent-Adjusted Offense

Adjusted Points / Drive 0.528

Adjusted Success Rate 12.2%

Adjusted PPA 0.158

Adjusted Explosiveness -0.053

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 1.935

Adjusted Stuff Rate 3.3%

Adjusted Power Success -2.7%

Adjusted Havoc Allowed 9.4%

Defensive Statistics

Core Defense

Points / Opportunity Allowed 3.38

Success Rate Allowed 43.7%

PPA Allowed 0.061

Explosiveness Allowed 1.019

Opportunities Faced 24

Drives Faced 42

Plays Faced 284

Rushing Defense

Stuff Rate 11.2%

Power Success Allowed 86.4%

Line Yards Allowed 3.26

Second-Level Yards Allowed 0.88

Open-Field Yards Allowed 0.92

Line Yards Total Allowed 466

Second-Level Yards Total Allowed 126

Open-Field Yards Total Allowed 0

Rushing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 46.9%

PPA Allowed 0.113

Explosiveness Allowed 0.805

Play Rate Faced 50.4%

Passing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 42.0%

PPA Allowed 0.111

Explosiveness Allowed 1.298

Play Rate Faced 46.1%

Situational Defense

Standard Downs Success Rate Allowed 52.0%

Standard Downs PPA Allowed 0.067

Standard Downs Explosiveness Allowed 0.849

Standard Downs Rate Faced 71.1%

Passing Downs Success Rate Allowed 23.2%

Passing Downs PPA Allowed 0.046

Passing Downs Explosiveness Allowed 1.958

Passing Downs Rate Faced 28.9%

Field Position

Average Opponent Start 68.5

Average Predicted Points -1.437

Havoc Created

Total Havoc 13.0%

Front Seven Havoc 8.1%

Defensive Back Havoc 4.9%

Opponent-Adjusted Defense

Adjusted Points / Drive 0.356

Adjusted Success Rate -4.8%

Adjusted PPA -0.018

Adjusted Explosiveness 0.065

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 0.291

Adjusted Stuff Rate -13.8%

Adjusted Power Success -28.5%

Adjusted Havoc -9.1%