University of North Carolina Athletics
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Photo by: ANTHONY SORBELLINI
Hampton & Burnette Lead Football Past Gophers, 19-17
August 29, 2024 | Football
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.— Omarion Hampton had a big night on the ground and Noah Burnette hit four field goals as North Carolina won at Minnesota, 19-17, to start the 2024 season on Thursday night in Huntington Bank Stadium.
The Golden Gophers missed a field goal in the closing seconds after Burnette had given the Tar Heels a two-point lead with a 45-yard field goal with 1:44 remaining.
Hampton, who was fifth in the FBS with 1,504 rushing yards last season, ran for 129 yards on 30 carries (4.3 yards per attempt) to steady a UNC offense that managed 105 yards passing on the night. He also became the 19th Tar Heel with 2,000 rushing yards in his career (he has 2,024).
The Tar Heel defense pitched in with a strong start to the season with five sacks, limiting Minnesota to 244 total yards, including just 78 on the ground on 33 carries (2.4 per carry).
Max Johnson started at quarterback for Carolina and completed 12 of 19 passes for 71 yards with an interception and a rushing score. He left the game in the third quarter after an injury. Conner Harrell replaced him late and was 2 for 4 for 34 yards passing.
Carolina is 1-0 to begin the 2024 campaign, while the Gophers start the year 0-1. A year ago, Carolina beat the Gophers, 31-13, in Kenan Stadium.
Minnesota scored back-to-back touchdowns in the final eight minutes of the second quarter to take a 14-7 halftime lead. The Gophers limited Carolina to 28 yards passing in the opening 30 minutes, its lowest output in a half in five years. Hampton ran for 55 yards on 11 first-half carries to lead UNC in the early going.
Burnette hit three consecutive field goals in the first 20 minutes of the second half to give the Tar Heels a 16-14 lead midway through the fourth quarter.
Minnesota's field goal with 3:40 remaining gave the Gophers a brief lead before Harrell led UNC on a six-play, 48-yard drive for the winning field goal with 1:44 to go. Harrell connected with J.J. Jones for a 32-yard completion to key the clinching drive.
The start of the game was delayed by an hour due to thunderstorms in the area prior to the scheduled start time of 7 p.m. Central.
Up Next
Carolina will play its home opener next Saturday Sept. 7 at 3:30 p.m. against Charlotte in the first of three consecutive contests in Kenan Stadium. Tickets are available now.
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The Golden Gophers missed a field goal in the closing seconds after Burnette had given the Tar Heels a two-point lead with a 45-yard field goal with 1:44 remaining.
Hampton, who was fifth in the FBS with 1,504 rushing yards last season, ran for 129 yards on 30 carries (4.3 yards per attempt) to steady a UNC offense that managed 105 yards passing on the night. He also became the 19th Tar Heel with 2,000 rushing yards in his career (he has 2,024).
The Tar Heel defense pitched in with a strong start to the season with five sacks, limiting Minnesota to 244 total yards, including just 78 on the ground on 33 carries (2.4 per carry).
Max Johnson started at quarterback for Carolina and completed 12 of 19 passes for 71 yards with an interception and a rushing score. He left the game in the third quarter after an injury. Conner Harrell replaced him late and was 2 for 4 for 34 yards passing.
Carolina is 1-0 to begin the 2024 campaign, while the Gophers start the year 0-1. A year ago, Carolina beat the Gophers, 31-13, in Kenan Stadium.
Minnesota scored back-to-back touchdowns in the final eight minutes of the second quarter to take a 14-7 halftime lead. The Gophers limited Carolina to 28 yards passing in the opening 30 minutes, its lowest output in a half in five years. Hampton ran for 55 yards on 11 first-half carries to lead UNC in the early going.
Burnette hit three consecutive field goals in the first 20 minutes of the second half to give the Tar Heels a 16-14 lead midway through the fourth quarter.
Minnesota's field goal with 3:40 remaining gave the Gophers a brief lead before Harrell led UNC on a six-play, 48-yard drive for the winning field goal with 1:44 to go. Harrell connected with J.J. Jones for a 32-yard completion to key the clinching drive.
The start of the game was delayed by an hour due to thunderstorms in the area prior to the scheduled start time of 7 p.m. Central.
Up Next
Carolina will play its home opener next Saturday Sept. 7 at 3:30 p.m. against Charlotte in the first of three consecutive contests in Kenan Stadium. Tickets are available now.
Follow Tar Heel football on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Team Stats
UNC
UMN
Total Yards
252
244
Pass Yards
105
165
Rushing Yards
147
79
Penalty Yards
45
50
1st Downs
18
14
3rd Downs
8
6
4th Downs
0
0
TOP
30:31
29:29
2nd Quarter
UNC 7, UMN 0
UNC - Johnson,Max 3 yd run (Burnette,Noah kick), 9 plays, 80 yards, TOP 04:19
UNC 7, UMN 7
UMN - Major,Marcus 5 yd run (Kesich,Dragan kick), 2 plays, 6 yards, TOP 00:45
UNC 7, UMN 14
UMN - Brosmer,Max 1 yd run (Kesich,Dragan kick), 9 plays, 65 yards, TOP 05:04
3rd Quarter
UNC 10, UMN 14
UNC - Burnette,Noah 29 yd field goal 17 plays, 70 yards, TOP 08:21
UNC 13, UMN 14
UNC - Burnette,Noah 52 yd field goal 12 plays, 49 yards, TOP 05:13
4th Quarter
UNC 16, UMN 14
UNC - Burnette,Noah 42 yd field goal 4 plays, -2 yards, TOP 02:28
UNC 16, UMN 17
UMN - Kesich,Dragan 30 yd field goal 10 plays, 63 yards, TOP 05:25
UNC 19, UMN 17
UNC - Burnette,Noah 45 yd field goal 6 plays, 48 yards, TOP 01:56
Game Leaders
CMP
12
TD
0
YDS
71
INT
1
CMP
2
TD
0
YDS
34
INT
0
Players Mentioned
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