FINAL SCORE
North Carolina Tar Heels at Virginia Cavaliers game details
Thursday, November 15, 2012 at 7:30 PM ET
Scott Stadium · Attendance 45,760
Put the final score in perspective.
North Carolina finished 24 points ahead. The teams combined for 50 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was North Carolina 20, Virginia 10. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Virginia outscored its opponent in 1 and North Carolina in 3. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 North Carolina | 7 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 37 |
 Virginia | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 25 | 17 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 4-12 | 2-15 |
| 4th down efficiency | 1-1 | 3-6 |
| Total Yards | 446 | 350 |
| Passing | 319 | 205 |
| Comp/Att | 30/38 | 19/33 |
| Yards per pass | 8.4 | 6.2 |
| Rushing | 127 | 145 |
| Rushing Attempts | 33 | 42 |
| Yards per rush | 3.8 | 3.5 |
| Penalties | 7-52 | 6-60 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 1 |
| Interceptions thrown | 0 | 1 |
| Possession | 27:39 | 34:17 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
North Carolina Tar Heels
passing
| Bryn Renner | 29/36 | 315 | 8.8 | 3 | 0 | 92.4 |
| Marquise Williams | 1/2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 83.0 |
rushing
| Giovani Bernard | 15 | 57 | 3.8 | 0 | 15 |
| Marquise Williams | 7 | 40 | 5.7 | 0 | 23 |
| A.J. Blue | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 1 | 7 |
| Romar Morris | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Bryn Renner | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | 6 |
receiving
| Quinshad Davis | 16 | 178 | 11.1 | 0 | 32 |
| Erik Highsmith | 6 | 49 | 8.2 | 2 | 20 |
| Giovani Bernard | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 1 | 23 |
| Jack Tabb | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 0 | 19 |
interceptions
| Tre Boston | 1 | 36 | 1 |
kickReturns
| Sean Tapley | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 23 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Giovani Bernard | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
kicking
| Thomas Moore | 1/2 | 50.0 | 30 | 4/4 | 7 |
punting
| Tommy Hibbard | 4 | 174 | 43.5 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Virginia Cavaliers
passing
| Michael Rocco | 11/16 | 155 | 9.7 | 0 | 1 | 10.4 |
| Phillip Sims | 8/17 | 50 | 2.9 | 1 | 0 | 50.2 |
rushing
| Kevin Parks | 12 | 53 | 4.4 | 0 | 13 |
| Perry Jones | 16 | 50 | 3.1 | 0 | 12 |
| Darius Jennings | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 18 |
| Michael Rocco | 9 | 15 | 1.7 | 0 | 17 |
| Clifton Richardson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Phillip Sims | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 13 |
receiving
| Dominique Terrell | 4 | 79 | 19.8 | 0 | 51 |
| Jake McGee | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | 23 |
| Perry Jones | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 0 | 12 |
| Darius Jennings | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 1 | 17 |
| E.J. Scott | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 11 |
| Colter Phillips | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Kevin Parks | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
kickReturns
| Khalek Shepherd | 7 | 160 | 22.9 | 33 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Khalek Shepherd | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
kicking
| Drew Jarrett | 2/2 | 100.0 | 34 | 1/1 | 7 |
punting
| Alec Vozenilek | 5 | 176 | 35.2 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 6:24 | NORTH CAROLINA pass complete for a touchdown. | 6 – 0 |
| 1 | 6:24 | NORTH CAROLINA Extra point GOOD. | 7 – 0 |
| 1 | 0:53 | VIRGINIA 34 yard field goal GOOD. | 7 – 3 |
| 2 | 14:03 | NORTH CAROLINA rush for a touchdown. | 13 – 3 |
| 2 | 14:03 | NORTH CAROLINA Extra point GOOD. | 14 – 3 |
| 2 | 8:42 | VIRGINIA pass complete for a touchdown. | 14 – 9 |
| 2 | 8:42 | VIRGINIA Extra point GOOD. | 14 – 10 |
| 2 | 4:37 | NORTH CAROLINA interception return for a touchdown | 20 – 10 |
| 3 | 11:00 | VIRGINIA 28 yard field goal GOOD. | 20 – 13 |
| 4 | 11:43 | NORTH CAROLINA pass complete for a touchdown. | 26 – 13 |
| 4 | 11:43 | NORTH CAROLINA Extra point GOOD. | 27 – 13 |
| 4 | 8:46 | NORTH CAROLINA pass complete for a touchdown. | 33 – 13 |
| 4 | 8:46 | NORTH CAROLINA Extra point GOOD. | 34 – 13 |
| 4 | 7:07 | NORTH CAROLINA 30 yard field goal GOOD. | 37 – 13 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 11, 12:57 AM UTCData methodology