North Carolina Football claimed a thrilling 31-28 ACC Coastal Division victory over the Virginia Cavaliers on Saturday afternoon in Charlottesville. Here are notes and stats from the Tar Heels' victory. Game Captains: Noah Taylor, Antoine Green, Josh Downs. UNC is now 5-0 in the ACC Standings and 8-1 overall. Virginia falls to 3-6, 1-5 on the season.
- Saturday was the 127th edition of the South’s Oldest Rivalry. Only Minnesota and Wisconsin’s annual battle for Paul Bunyan’s Axe has been played more often (131 times) among FBS rivalries.
- North Carolina improves to 8-1 overall and 5-0 in ACC play for the first time since posting an 8-0 league record in 2015.