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Chapel Hill: UNC hosts Syracuse Saturday at 7:30 p.m.

The Tar Heels are 4-2 and 2-1 in the ACC after a 24-20 win at Duke. Kickoff at Kenan Stadium is on ACC Network.

ConfirmedThe main facts are confirmed by official or first-hand sources.

By Triangle Local Newsroom · Published

Franklin Street in downtown Chapel Hill

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What we know

Confirmed

  • North Carolina hosts Syracuse on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. at Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill. The game is on ACC Network.Confirmed by UNC Athletics Oct. 12 time announcement, Oct. 20 Syracuse game notes and game center; ACC Week 8 schedule
  • UNC is 4-2 overall and 2-1 in the ACC after a 24-20 win at Duke on Oct. 17. Syracuse is 2-4 and 0-4 in the ACC.Confirmed by UNC Athletics Syracuse game notes and Duke recap
  • UNC's Oct. 20 notes call Saturday the team's ACC home opener after its first three conference games were on the road.Confirmed by UNC Athletics Syracuse game notes, Oct. 20, 2026
  • The Oct. 12 announcement said it will be the ninth meeting and that UNC leads the series 5-3. The game center lists the last meeting as a 27-10 UNC win on Oct. 31, 2025.Confirmed by UNC Athletics Oct. 12 announcement and Syracuse game center
  • The notes say Saturday is Carolina's Cancer Awareness Game and that coaches will wear sneakers painted by patients from UNC Children's Hospital.Confirmed by UNC Athletics Syracuse game notes, Oct. 20, 2026
  • UNC radio is the Tar Heel Sports Radio Network, including 97.9 FM in Chapel Hill, the notes say.Confirmed by UNC Athletics Syracuse game notes, Oct. 20, 2026
  • UNC's notes list the next home game as No. 1 Miami on Saturday, Oct. 31, at 7:30 p.m.Confirmed by UNC Athletics Syracuse game notes, Oct. 20, 2026

Still unknown

  • Either team's injury report for Saturday

What happened

In Chapel Hill, North Carolina hosts Syracuse on Saturday night for its first ACC home game of the season.

Kickoff is 7:30 p.m. at Kenan Stadium. The game is on ACC Network. UNC posted that time on Oct. 12. The Oct. 20 game notes and the ACC's Week 8 slate list the same kickoff.

The records

UNC is 4-2 and 2-1 in the ACC. The Tar Heels beat Duke 24-20 on Oct. 17 in Durham. Syracuse is 2-4 and 0-4 in the league. Those marks are in this week's notes.

Those notes call Saturday the ACC home opener after three conference games on the road.

The series

The Oct. 12 announcement said this is the ninth meeting and that UNC leads 5-3. The game center lists the last one as a 27-10 UNC win on Oct. 31, 2025.

The packet also labels Saturday the Cancer Awareness Game. It says the coaches will wear sneakers painted by patients from UNC Children's Hospital.

UNC radio is on the Tar Heel Sports Radio Network, including 97.9 FM locally.

Saturday

  • Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, Kenan Stadium
  • TV: ACC Network
  • Records: UNC 4-2 (2-1 ACC); Syracuse 2-4 (0-4 ACC)

Next at home, the notes list No. 1 Miami the following Saturday at 7:30 p.m.

This site is not UNC Athletics.

Why it matters

This is UNC's first ACC home game of the season, a week after the 24-20 win at Duke. Fans need the kickoff, the network and the records from the schools.

Sources

  1. Syracuse Football Game Set For 7:30 P.M. On ACC Network (Oct. 12, 2026: Saturday, Oct. 24; ninth meeting; series 5-3 UNC)

    Official sourcePublished by UNC Athletics · Checked Oct 22, 2026, 8:30 PM

  2. Carolina Football Game Notes Versus Syracuse (PDF, posted Oct. 20, 2026: 7:30 p.m., ACC Network, Kenan Stadium; UNC 4-2, 2-1 ACC; Syracuse 2-4, 0-4 ACC; ACC home opener)

    Official sourcePublished by UNC Athletics · Checked Oct 22, 2026, 8:30 PM

  3. Football vs Syracuse on 10/24/2026, game center (7:30 p.m., Kenan Stadium; last meeting 27-10, Oct. 31, 2025)

    Official sourcePublished by UNC Athletics · Checked Oct 22, 2026, 8:30 PM

  4. McGill TD, Dopson Interception Clinch Thrilling, 24-20 Win At Duke

    Official sourcePublished by UNC Athletics · Checked Oct 22, 2026, 8:30 PM

  5. ACC Football Week 8 Features Seven-Game, Two-Day Conference Slate (Oct. 20, 2026: Syracuse at North Carolina, 7:30 p.m. ET, ACC Network)

    Official sourcePublished by Atlantic Coast Conference · Checked Oct 22, 2026, 8:30 PM

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