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Clemson Beat North Carolina 28-20 Behind Gideon Davidson's 105-Yard Day

By PSD.XYZ · Saturday, September 19, 2026

North Carolina Tar Heels20@Clemson Tigers28

The Clemson Tigers defeated the North Carolina Tar Heels 28-20 at Memorial Stadium (Clemson, SC) in Clemson, SC on Saturday, September 19, 2026 in FBS college football Week 3 action.

North Carolina led 17-6 at halftime. Clemson came back after the break to take the win. The first quarter swung it: North Carolina outscored its opponent 14-3.

Clemson moves to 2-1, while North Carolina falls to 2-1.

Top performers

• Billy Edwards Jr. (UNC, QB): 13/30, 135 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
• Benjamin Hall (UNC, RB): 18 CAR, 130 YDS
• Jordan Shipp (UNC, WR): 6 REC, 68 YDS
• Tait Reynolds (CLEM, QB): 20/29, 215 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
• Gideon Davidson (CLEM, RB): 16 CAR, 105 YDS, 1 TD
• Bryant Wesco Jr. (CLEM, WR): 5 REC, 77 YDS

Scoring summary

1. Q1 10:50UNCDemon June 3 Yd Run7-0
2. Q1 6:55CLEMNolan Hauser 49 Yd Field Goal7-3
3. Q1 2:05UNCBenjamin Hall 15 Yd pass from Billy Edwards Jr.14-3
4. Q2 8:36UNCAeron Burrell 33 Yd Field Goal17-3
5. Q2 0:00CLEMNolan Hauser 21 Yd Field Goal17-6
6. Q3 10:42CLEMNolan Hauser 22 Yd Field Goal17-9
7. Q3 4:21CLEMChristian Bentancur 27 Yd pass from Tait Reynolds17-15
8. Q4 6:34UNCAeron Burrell 22 Yd Field Goal20-15
9. Q4 5:01CLEMGideon Davidson 8 Yd Run20-21
10. Q4 1:00CLEMTyler Brown 34 Yd Run20-28

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