No. 1 Miami Beats North Carolina 38-35 in a Halloween Night Final in Chapel Hill
No. 1 Miami scored a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns and forced a well-timed turnover to beat North Carolina 38-35 at Kenan Stadium on Saturday night, staying unbeaten at 8-0 and snapping a five-game losing streak to the Tar Heels.
No. 1 Miami held on for a 38-35 road win over North Carolina at Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill on Saturday night, the University of Miami reported. The Hurricanes trailed in the fourth quarter before a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns and a well-timed turnover helped them remain unbeaten and snapped a five-game losing streak to their ACC rivals at Kenan Stadium.
Running back Mark Fletcher scored three touchdowns for Miami, the reports read this cycle said, including a 2-yard run with 7:49 remaining that put the Hurricanes back in front after North Carolina had led 28-24 in the fourth quarter. A strip-sack on the Tar Heels' next possession set up another Miami touchdown, a Darian Mensah pass to Malachi Toney, their second scoring connection of the night.
North Carolina scored late to cut the margin to three with 1:38 left and recovered onside kicks to keep its hopes alive, but Miami recovered the final attempt and ran out the clock. The win moved Miami to 8-0 overall and 6-0 in the ACC; North Carolina fell to 4-4 and 2-3. Miami travels to Notre Dame next Saturday.
