As 17th North Carolina Played Their Inaugural Atlantic Coast Conference Game Of 2023 Season Saturday At Pittsburgh They Beat Pittsburgh 41-24

As 17th North Carolina played their inaugural Atlantic Coast Conference game of 2023 season Saturday at Pittsburgh they beat Pittsburgh 41-24.

As 17th North Carolina beat Pittsburgh 41-24 Saturday in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania in the 1st quarter Omarion Hampton ran for 3 yard touchdown, Noah Burnette kicked the extra point in the 1st quarter tying up the game 7-7 following Rodney Hammon Jr. running for 7 yard touchdown , Ben Sauls made the extra point giving Pittsburgh a 7-0 lead. In the 2nd quarter Pittsburgh took a 14-7 lead as Daniel Carter ran for 1 yard touchdown , Ben Sauls made the extra point giving Pittsburgh 14-7 lead. Though, that lead was brief as North Carolina scored two touchdowns one to tie up the game 14-14 as Drake Maye ran for 1 yard touchdown, Noah Burnette made extra point before North Carolina took a 21-14 lead as Alijah Huzzie returned a 52 yard punt for touchdown, Noah Burnette made the extra point giving North Carolina 21-14 lead before Pittsburgh got within 21-17 as Ben Sauls made 44 yard field goal before North Carolina extended their lead again at 28-17 as Kobe Paysour caught 7 yard from Drake Maye, Noah Burnette kicked extra point . In the 3rd quarter Drake Maye ran for 1 yard touchdown, Noah Burnette kicked extra point extending North Carolina’s lead over Pittsburgh 35 -17 before Noah Burnette added 43 yard field extending North Carolina’s lead over Pittsburgh yet again! This time, by score of 38-17 before Pittsburgh responded with touchdown as Kenny Johnson returned 100 yard kickoff for touchdown, Ben Sauls made extra point before Noah Burnette made 48 yard field goal making final 41-24 North Carolina.

North Carolina has a bye on Saturday September 30, 2023 before they return to the gridiron in Chapel Hill on October 7, 2023 when they host Syracuse who they previously played in Chapel Hill on Saturday September 12, 2020 where they routed Syracuse by score of 31-6.

As North Carolina routed Syracuse by score of 31-6 on Saturday September 12, 2020 Javonte Williams ran for three fourth-quarter touchdowns and No. 18 North Carolina overcame a mistake-filled performance to beat Syracuse 31-6 on Saturday in the season opener for both teams.

Michael Carter added 138 yards of total offense for the Tar Heels (1-0, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), who won in an empty home stadium after the school opted to open with no fans in attendance due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Tar Heels opened with a touchdown drive only to sputter well into the third quarter in a performance plagued by turnovers and penalties. But they gradually settled into a rhythm, looking much more like the team expected to be a contender in the ACC race.

By the fourth quarter, they were rolling, with Williams scoring from 1 yard out on the first play of the period followed by a 6-yard score on the next drive. And by the time he bounced off a tackler and scored on another 6-yard run, the Tar Heels had turned a 10-6 lead into a 25-point margin.

Syracuse's offense did little well, generating little from its running game unless it came on quarterback Tommy DeVito scrambling to keep plays alive. But DeVito completed just 13 of 31 passes for 112 yards while taking seven sacks, as the Orange (0-1, 0-1) finished with 202 total yards.

According to Aaron Beard of the Associated Press article on goheels.com

Kickoff time from Kenan Memorial Stadium where the game is going to be televised is to be determined!