North Carolina Falls To Virginia In Chapel Hill

After reclaiming the victory bell with their win over tobacco rival Duke in Chapel Hill North Carolina then had a setback when Virginia came to town.

Bryce Perkins amassed 490 total yards and accounted for five touchdowns to help Virginia beat North Carolina 38-31 on Saturday night. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2019/11/2/football-unc-falls-in-shootout-with-virginia-38-31.aspx

Perkins threw three touchdown passes and ran for 112 yards and two scores as the Cavaliers (6-3, 4-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) became bowl-eligible for the third consecutive season. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2019/11/2/football-unc-falls-in-shootout-with-virginia-38-31.aspx

He gave Virginia the lead for good on the second play of the second half, scrambling through North Carolina's defense for a career-long 65-yard touchdown. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2019/11/2/football-unc-falls-in-shootout-with-virginia-38-31.aspx

The play was part of an avalanche of points for the Cavaliers, who trailed 17-10 late in the second quarter before scoring touchdowns on four consecutive possessions.”according to https://goheels.com/news/2019/11/2/football-unc-falls-in-shootout-with-virginia-38-31.aspx

The Tar Heels twice had a chance to tie the game late in the fourth quarter. Their best opportunity came from Virginia's 6-yard line with five minutes remaining, when Sam Howell's fourth-down pass to Beau Corrales was incomplete.”according to https://goheels.com/news/2019/11/2/football-unc-falls-in-shootout-with-virginia-38-31.aspx

Howell was 15 of 29 for 353 yards and four touchdowns for North Carolina (4-5, 3-3). “according to https://goheels.com/news/2019/11/2/football-unc-falls-in-shootout-with-virginia-38-31.aspx

Dyami Brown had six catches for a career-high 202 yards and three touchdowns for the Tar Heels.”according to https://goheels.com/news/2019/11/2/football-unc-falls-in-shootout-with-virginia-38-31.aspx

Meanwhile Virginia was on the other end of the spectrum,

Virginia (6-3, 4-2 ACC) became bowl eligible for the third consecutive year with a 38-31 win at North Carolina (4-5, 3-3 ACC) on Saturday night at Kenan Stadium. “according to https://virginiasports.com/news/2019/11/2/football-virginia-bowl-eligible-with-win-at-north-carolina.aspx

Virginia took control of the game with three consecutive touchdowns and outscored the Tar Heels 21-14 in the second half, all coming in the third quarter. UVA was 5-for-5 in the redzone and finished with 517 yards of total offense to 539 for North Carolina.

QB Bryce Perkins (Queens Creek, Ariz.) set a UVA school record with 490 total yards on offense (378 passing, 112 rushing) to lead the Cavaliers to the win. WR Terrell Jana (Vancouver, B.C.) caught a career-high 13 passes for 146 yards. “according to https://virginiasports.com/news/2019/11/2/football-virginia-bowl-eligible-with-win-at-north-carolina.aspx

HOW IT HAPPENED
After a North Carolina field goal, Virginia found the end zone as Perkins ran it in for a touchdown. The Cavaliers added a 21-yard field goal from Brian Delaney (Chantilly, Va.) to lead 10-7. The Tar Heels scored back-to-back touchdowns to lead 17-10. UVA responded with a touchdown pass to WR Hasise Dubois (Irvington, N.J.) with 13 seconds to go in the first half to tie the game 17-17. “according to https://virginiasports.com/news/2019/11/2/football-virginia-bowl-eligible-with-win-at-north-carolina.aspx

Out of the break, UVA regained the lead when Perkins rushed for a 65-yard touchdown. The Cavaliers added to the lead as Perkins connected with TE Tanner Cowley (Manasquan, N.J.) for a touchdown. North Carolina cut it to 31-28, but Virginia responded just two minutes later as Perkins found TE Grant Misch (Sterling, Va.) for a touchdown. The Tar Heels scored with 43 seconds remaining in the third quarter to make it 38-31. Neither team scored in the fourth quarter.”according to https://virginiasports.com/news/2019/11/2/football-virginia-bowl-eligible-with-win-at-north-carolina.aspx

North Carolina has a short week to prepare for their next opponent as they play at Pittsburgh on Thursday night.