FINAL SCORE
North Carolina Tar Heels at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets game details
Saturday, October 5, 2019 at 4:00 PM ET
Bobby Dodd Stadium · Attendance 45,044
Put the final score in perspective.
North Carolina finished 16 points ahead. The teams combined for 60 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was North Carolina 17, Georgia Tech 0. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Georgia Tech 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 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 21 | 38 |
 Georgia Tech | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 22 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 34 | 14 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 11-19 | 4-11 |
| 4th down efficiency | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Total Yards | 587 | 321 |
| Passing | 376 | 171 |
| Comp/Att | 33/51 | 11/24 |
| Yards per pass | 7.4 | 7.1 |
| Rushing | 211 | 150 |
| Rushing Attempts | 46 | 29 |
| Yards per rush | 4.6 | 5.2 |
| Penalties | 6-61 | 3-25 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 1 | 2 |
| Possession | 36:54 | 23:06 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
North Carolina Tar Heels
passing
| Sam Howell | 33/51 | 376 | 7.4 | 4 | 1 | 76.6 |
rushing
| Javonte Williams | 20 | 144 | 7.2 | 1 | 32 |
| Michael Carter | 20 | 68 | 3.4 | 0 | 15 |
| Sam Howell | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Dazz Newsome | 8 | 81 | 10.1 | 1 | 20 |
| Dyami Brown | 6 | 77 | 12.8 | 1 | 21 |
| Beau Corrales | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 1 | 20 |
| Michael Carter | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 0 | 41 |
| Rontavius Groves | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 0 | 21 |
| Garrett Walston | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 1 | 16 |
| Javonte Williams | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 14 |
| Emery Simmons | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
fumbles
| Sam Howell | 2 | 0 | 0 |
interceptions
| D.J. Ford | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Chapman | 1 | 0 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Michael Carter | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 27 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Dazz Newsome | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 12 | 0 |
kicking
| Noah Ruggles | 1/2 | 50.0 | 32 | 5/5 | 8 |
punting
| Ben Kiernan | 4 | 158 | 39.5 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
passing
| James Graham | 11/24 | 171 | 7.1 | 2 | 2 | 22.4 |
rushing
| Jordan Mason | 8 | 62 | 7.8 | 1 | 43 |
| James Graham | 13 | 48 | 3.7 | 0 | 15 |
| Jerry Howard Jr. | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | 20 |
| Tobias Oliver | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 7 |
| Team | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jam Griffin | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Adonicas Sanders | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 0 | 39 |
| Malachi Carter | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 1 | 28 |
| Ahmarean Brown | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 1 | 32 |
| Dylan Deveney | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Tobias Oliver | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Tyler Davis | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Jair Hawkins-Anderson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
fumbles
| James Graham | 1 | 0 | 0 |
interceptions
| Antwan Owens | 1 | 18 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Dontae Smith | 3 | 77 | 25.7 | 31 | 0 |
| Tobias Oliver | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 19 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Josh Blancato | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 8 | 0 |
kicking
| Brenton King | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2/2 | 2 |
punting
| Pressley Harvin III | 7 | 294 | 42.0 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 5:59 | Noah Ruggles 32 Yd Field Goal | 3 – 0 |
| 2 | 6:30 | Dazz Newsome 20 Yd pass from Sam Howell (Noah Ruggles Kick) | 10 – 0 |
| 2 | 0:13 | Beau Corrales 6 Yd pass from Sam Howell (Noah Ruggles Kick) | 17 – 0 |
| 3 | 7:29 | Malachi Carter 28 Yd pass from James Graham (Brenton King Kick) | 17 – 7 |
| 4 | 14:18 | Dyami Brown 18 Yd pass from Sam Howell (Noah Ruggles Kick) | 24 – 7 |
| 4 | 12:25 | Jordan Mason 2 Yd Run (James Graham Pass to Tyler Davis for Two-Point Conversion) | 24 – 15 |
| 4 | 9:53 | Garrett Walston 16 Yd pass from Sam Howell (Noah Ruggles Kick) | 31 – 15 |
| 4 | 3:24 | Javonte Williams 3 Yd Run (Noah Ruggles Kick) | 38 – 15 |
| 4 | 1:45 | Ahmarean Brown 32 Yd pass from James Graham (Brenton King Kick) | 38 – 22 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 12, 12:35 PM UTCData methodology