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College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Oregon 28, North Carolina 27
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 28, 2022
Where: Petco Park, San Diego, California
Temperature: 59°
Head Official: Mark Kluczynski
Attendance: 36242

Bo Nix tossed a 6-yard scoring pass to Chase Cota with 19 seconds left and Camden Lewis' point attempt went through despite hitting the left upright as No. 15 Oregon rallied for a 28-27 victory over North Carolina in the Holiday Bowl on Wednesday night in San Diego.

Bucky Irving rushed for 149 yards and two touchdowns for the Ducks (10-3). Nix completed 23 of 30 passes for 205 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. Receiver Troy Franklin caught the other scoring toss for Oregon.

Drake Maye connected on 18 of 35 passes for 206 yards and three touchdowns, while Power Echols had an interception for North Carolina (9-5). Kobe Paysour had seven catches for 98 yards and a touchdown and Andre Greene Jr. and Bryson Nesbit also had scoring grabs for the Tar Heels.

The Ducks trailed by 10 in the fourth quarter before staging the comeback in the final seven minutes in the first football game played at Petco Park, home of the San Diego Padres.

First, Nix connected with Franklin on a 6-yard scoring pass to bring the Ducks within 24-21 with 6:58 left.

Noah Burnette booted a 44-yard field goal to give the Tar Heels a six-point lead with 2:29 remaining.

Nix then guided Oregon on an eight-play, 79-yard drive and hit Cota on fourth down for the score. The point-after attempt by Lewis hit the left upright and went through the goal posts for the one-point lead.

North Carolina had one last possession and made it into Ducks territory. But Maye's Hail Mary pass from the Oregon 41-yard line fell incomplete in the end zone as time expired.

Maye threw three touchdown passes in the first half to lead the Tar Heels to a 21-14 halftime lead.

Oregon struck first on Irving's 2-yard scoring run less than four minutes into the contest. The Tar Heels knotted the score when Maye connected with Greene on a 6-yard touchdown pass with 4:37 remaining in the quarter.

Irving broke loose on a 66-yard scamper to give the Ducks a 14-7 advantage with 9:13 left in the half. North Carolina tied the score on Maye's 14-yard pass to Nesbit with 4:34 remaining.

Echols made a key interception with 35 seconds left in the half on a play in which Nix's pass intended for Terrance Ferguson hit the back of the leg of North Carolina's Cedric Gray and the toe of Echols before the latter collected it and returned it 40 yards to the Oregon 49. Maye connected with Paysour on the next play for a touchdown and the seven-point lead.

The second half was scoreless until Burnette kicked a 19-yard field goal with 9:13 remaining to give the Tar Heels a 24-14 lead.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
Rushing
Oregon   North Carolina
Mar'Keise Irving Player Elijah Green
13 Attempts 17
149 Yards 50
11.5 Avg Yards 2.9
2 Touchdowns 0
0 Long 0
Receiving
Oregon   North Carolina
Terrance Ferguson Player Kobe Paysour
5 Receptions 7
84 Yards 98
16.8 Avg Yards 14.0
0 Touchdowns 1
0 Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Oregon 414 209 205 4 0 0 2.0 2
North Carolina 335 129 206 3 2 0 1.0 0