Wk 1 · 2026
North Carolina Tar Heels vs TCU Horned Frogs — Sat, Aug 29
Sat, Aug 29 ·
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
· ESPN · Disney+
ACC · no games yet
vs
12:00pET
TCU -7.5 · total 47.5 DraftKings
Big 12 · no games yet
What is at stake
A neutral-site game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race. Aer Lingus College Football Classic.
Efficiency · 2025 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2025 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row; the
brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is always the better number
— including the rows where a lower figure is the good one.
Team stats · 2025 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2025 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
North Carolina form
L 19-42at NCSUL 25-32vs DUKEL 12-28at WAKEW 20-15vs STANW 27-10at SYR
2025 season
TCU form
W 45-23vs CINW 17-14at HOUL 13-44at BYUL 17-20vs ISUW 23-17at WVU
2025 season
North Carolina this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
TCU this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked when the game goes final. There is no line archive before this season, so these records begin with 2026 Week 1.
Common opponents · 0
These teams share no opponents on the 2026 schedule.
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Series history · 2006–2026
TCU leads the series 1–0 · TCU won the last one
1 meeting
in 2006–2026 · average margin
34.0 points toward TCU
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-09-01 | TCU 48 — 14 North Carolina | at UNC | TCU |
North Carolina leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Gio Lopez QB #3 | 170/261, 1747 YDS, 10 TD, 5 INT |
| Max Johnson QB #7 | 54/87, 432 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Rushing | Demon June RB #0 | 84 CAR, 464 YDS, 2 TD |
| Benjamin Hall RB #7 | 71 CAR, 274 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Davion Gause RB #7 | 61 CAR, 259 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Receiving | Jordan Shipp WR #1 | 60 REC, 671 YDS, 6 TD |
| Kobe Paysour WR #8 | 35 REC, 438 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Demon June RB #0 | 17 REC, 159 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Javarius Green WR #4 | 13 REC, 150 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Khmori House DB #6 | 78 |
| Andrew Simpson LB #2 | 61 | |
| Will Hardy DB #31 | 53 | |
| Sacks | Melkart Abou Jaoude DL #9 | 10.5 |
| Tyler Thompson DL #3 | 7 | |
| Andrew Simpson LB #2 | 5 | |
| Interceptions | Andrew Simpson LB #2 | 1 |
| Kaleb Cost DB #2 | 1 | |
| Jaiden Patterson DB #18 | 1 |
TCU leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Josh Hoover QB #10 | 272/413, 3472 YDS, 29 TD, 13 INT |
| Ken Seals QB #9 | 4/6, 24 YDS, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | Jeremy Payne RB #26 | 97 CAR, 550 YDS, 4 TD |
| Kevorian Barnes RB #2 | 97 CAR, 443 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Trent Battle RB #6 | 62 CAR, 345 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Receiving | Eric McAlister WR #1 | 64 REC, 1121 YDS, 10 TD |
| Jordan Dwyer WR #7 | 54 REC, 730 YDS, 7 TD | |
| Joseph Manjack IV WR #14 | 41 REC, 551 YDS, 3 TD | |
| DJ Rogers TE #0 | 32 REC, 300 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Kaleb Elarms-Orr LB #3 | 119 |
| Jamel Johnson S #2 | 89 | |
| Namdi Obiazor LB #4 | 81 | |
| Sacks | Kaleb Elarms-Orr LB #3 | 4 |
| Devean Deal EDGE #11 | 3.5 | |
| Kylin Jackson S #6 | 2.5 | |
| Interceptions | Bud Clark S #21 | 4 |
| Jamel Johnson S #2 | 4 | |
| Namdi Obiazor LB #4 | 2 |
Player production is per game from the
2025 season, for players on the current roster.