Overview
- North Carolina outgained Syracuse 425-147, with Gio Lopez throwing for 216 yards and two touchdowns and Demon June adding 101 rushing yards and a score.
- Syracuse completed only four passes, its fewest in an ACC game since joining the conference in 2013.
- True freshman walk-on Joseph Filardi started at quarterback and went 4-of-18 for 39 yards as Syracuse rotated signal-callers and benched Rickie Collins.
- UNC improved to 3-5 with its first league victory under Bill Belichick, while Syracuse fell to 3-6 with a fifth straight loss and a bowl bid slipping away before trips to Miami and Notre Dame.
- The nationally televised ESPN game at the JMA Wireless Dome proceeded after Syracuse canceled the traditional quad walk and moved outdoor pregame activities indoors due to rain.