UNC football vs App State final score, highlights in 2022 Week 1 game
Week 1 marks the second game of the season for UNC football.
The Tar Heels enter Saturday's game in Boone with a win over FAMU behind a record five-TD performance from freshman QB Drake Maye in Week Zero.
Now, the Heels face an in-state FCS powerhouse and the site of coach Mack Brown's first head-coaching gig.
Appalachian State will host UNC (noon, ESPNU) and despite its impressive win over the Rattlers, North Carolina is the underdog.
The Mountaineers have sold out Kidd Brewer Stadium where more than 30,000 fans will watch for App State quarterback Chase Brice, who previously played UNC as a member of Clemson and Duke football teams, to build on last year's single-season record of 3,337 passing yards.
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UNC WR Josh Downs not playing
North Carolina's top receiver, Josh Downs, will not play in Boone today.
Downs suffered a lower body injury in the Tar Heels' Week 1 win over FAMU. The injury is not considered serious, according to reports.
Nate Noel scores on 52-yard run
Appalachian State strikes first with Nate Noel finding space and reaching the end zone on a 52-yard, third-down run. App State 7, UNC 0 (1Q: 2:46)
Maye hits Jones for UNC TD
UNC kept its first drive alive with a 3-yard Drake Maye run on fourth down, and then the freshman QB found JJ Jones with a 23-yard touchdown pass to even it up. App State 7, UNC 7 (1Q: 8:21)
App State goes up
Tight end Henry Pearson made a 22-yard touchdown reception from QB Chase Brice, who played at Clemson and Duke before coming to Boone. App State 14, UNC 7 (1Q: 6:35)
Mountaineers extend lead
Brice completed a 2-yard pass to Christian Wells to extend the Mountaineers' lead. UNC's defensive struggles continue with ASU averaging 9 yards per play. App State 21, UNC 7 (2Q: 14:18).
Another TD for UNC
Kobe Paysour made his first career touchdown pass on a 14-yarder from Maye. App State 21, UNC 14 (2Q: 9:30)
Pettaway evens it up
After App State's missed field goal attempt from 51 yards, UNC scored on a 21-yard run by freshman George Pettaway. App State 21, UNC 21 (2Q: 4:08)
UNC sneaks one before halftime
The Tar Heels scored on a nine-play 72-yard drive in 1:43 to reel off 21 straight points. Bryson Nesbit hauled in a 10-yard dart from Maye for this one. UNC 28, App State 21 (2Q: :01)
Maye scores on the run
Maye punched one in on a 12-yard run (the freshman's first rushing TD) as UNC carries momentum from first half into second. UNC 35, App State 21 (3Q: 11:55)
Heels add to lead
Noah Burnette's 47-yard field goal gave ASU a three-score deficit. UNC 38, App State 21 (3Q: 2:21)
UNC takes 20-point lead
Burnette's 44-yard field goal gives UNC a 20-point lead. UNC 41, App State 21 (3Q: 2:46)
Noel again
Noel scored his second touchdown of the game, this time on a 1-yard run to end UNC's run of 34 unanswered points. UNC 41, App State 28 (4Q: 12:10)
App State capitalizes on turnover
The grandson of Hall of Fame NFL coach Joe Gibbs, Miller Gibbs scores on a 13-yard reception from Brice to cut deeper into UNC's lead after Maye coughed up a fumble. UNC 41, App State 35 (4Q: 10:37)
Caleb Hood 70-yard run sets up Tar Heels TD
Freshman Omarion Hampton punched in a 2-yard TD plunge set up by a 70-yard run by Richmond Senior alum Caleb Hood. Maye scored on the conversion. UNC 49, App State 35 (4Q: 9:25)
Long TD pass from Chase Brice
After a pass interference call on UNC DB Tony Grimes, Brice completed a 46-yard touchdown pass to Christian Horn. UNC 49, App State 42 (4Q: 7:20)
App State again
Camerun Peoples scored on a 38-yard run to even it up in the fourth quarter. UNC 49, App State 49 (4Q: 4:00)
DJ Jones scores for UNC
Pine Forest alum DJ Jones scored on a 42-yard catch and run on third down late in the fourth quarter to add to the Tar Heels' lead. UNC 56, App State 49 (4Q: 2:50)
Last-minute TD
Dashaun Davis snagged a 28 yard pass from Brice with 31 seconds left in the game. The Mountaineers went for two, but a pass to Davis fell incomplete. UNC 56, App State 55 (4Q: 310:)
Kickoff return
Christopher Holliday returned an onsides kick 43 yards. UNC 63, App State 55 (4Q: 0:28)
Mountaineers don't quit
Holliday's kickoff return gave the ball back to the Mountaineers, and they capitalized with a two-play, 48-yard drive in just 19 seconds, capped by Kaedin Robinson's 26-yard reception from Brice (his sixth TD pass of the game). With the chance to tie on a two-point conversion, Brice scrambled but was tackled just short of the goal line. FINAL: UNC 63, App State 61
This article originally appeared on The Fayetteville Observer: UNC football vs. App State: Final score, updates from Boone
