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Syracuse vs. North Carolina 2026 Recap

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Data updatedOct 31, 2026
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How we picked it

How we picked it

Three ratings look at a team in three different ways. The numbers' pick is the team at least two of them favor.

Where the game is won

Where the game is won

Each row puts one team's unit against the unit it faces, by national rank out of all FBS teams. An edge is a gap of 25 spots or more.

Ratings: SP+ via CFB Update; PRIME via primecfb.com. Box and play stats computed from CollegeFootballData.com play data (via the public cfbfastR files), FBS games only for scoring. Rushing yards here exclude sacks, so they run higher than official totals. Ranks are out of 138 FBS teams.

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Syracuse at North Carolina, Week 8

Final: Syracuse 31, North Carolina 30. The numbers' pick: North Carolina (missed). SP+ had North Carolina by 7.8, 71% to win.

Syracuse and North Carolina: team pages with every stat and national rank. Every Week 8 game, graded.

Syracuse at North Carolina, Week 8: questions people ask

Who won Syracuse vs. North Carolina, and what was the score?

Syracuse beat North Carolina 31–30 on Sat, Oct 24 at Kenan Stadium.

Did the numbers get Syracuse at North Carolina right?

No. The numbers picked North Carolina, 77% chance to win going in. Syracuse won by 1. None of the ratings had Syracuse.

What decided Syracuse at North Carolina?

Syracuse had a 50% success rate to North Carolina's 42%. Syracuse hit more big plays: 11% of its plays were explosive (runs of 12+ yards, passes of 16+), to 10%.

Syracuse vs. North Carolina player stats: who had the big game?

Billy Edwards (North Carolina) threw for 271 yards, Ahmad Miller (Syracuse) ran for 125 yards, and Umari Hatcher (Syracuse) had 103 receiving yards.

What's the North Carolina–Syracuse series record now?

North Carolina leads 5–4.