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North Carolina moves within one win of bowl eligibility
North Carolina beat Connecticut 38-21 in a game played in New England on Saturday.
The Tar Heels ended a two-game losing streak, with quarterback Billy Edwards Jr. throwing three touchdown passes and Connecticut turnovers helping North Carolina score 21 points.
Former New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick is now in his second season leading North Carolina, and this was his first game in New England since the Patriots fired him after the 2023 season.
The win lifted North Carolina to 5-4 this season, leaving it one victory short of bowl eligibility.
The Tar Heels have three games left: against Louisville, Virginia and NC State.
A win in any of those games would make North Carolina eligible for a bowl game.
North Carolina beat Connecticut 38-21 in New England on Saturday.
Quarterback Billy Edwards Jr. threw three touchdown passes, and the Tar Heels scored 21 points from three Connecticut turnovers.
The win ended North Carolina’s two-game losing streak and lifted its season record to 5-4.
The Tar Heels are one win short of bowl eligibility with three games remaining.
- Who
- North Carolina and Connecticut played; Bill Belichick coached the Tar Heels.
- What
- North Carolina won 38-21. The victory moved the Tar Heels to one win short of bowl eligibility.
- When
- Saturday. The article was published on November 8, 2026.
- Where
- New England.
- Why
- The win ended North Carolina’s two-game losing streak and moved the team closer to bowl eligibility.
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North Carolina beat Connecticut 38-21, ending a two-game losing streak.
North Carolina stood at 5-4, one win short of bowl eligibility with three games left.
- Final score
- North Carolina 38, Connecticut 21
- North Carolina record
- 5-4
- Touchdown passes
- Billy Edwards Jr. threw 3
- Points from turnovers
- North Carolina scored 21 points from 3 Connecticut turnovers
- Games remaining
- 3
- Belichick’s overall college-level record
- 9-12