This page tracks North Carolina college football’s Stat Champions for the 2026 season, celebrating the top single-game stat performances across multiple team and individual categories.
Throughout the 2026 season, NC Football News will update this page to reflect the most explosive offenses, dominant defensive efforts, eye-popping individual outings and memorable special teams plays from all 33 of the state’s college football programs.
👉 For cumulative 2026 statistics, visit our companion page: North Carolina College Football Season Stat Leaders.
🔄 Last Updated: August 2, 2026
Sources: Official team statistical reports and NCAA.com official stats pages.
🔗 Quick Links
- 🏈 Team Champions
- ⚡ Big Play Champions
- 🎯 Offensive Champions
- 🛡 Defensive Champions
- 🦵 Special Teams Champions
- 👀 Also Worth Noting
🏆 Coming Soon
The 2026 North Carolina College Football Stat Champions page will begin tracking the state’s biggest individual and team performances after Week 0 games (Aug. 27-29).
Throughout the season, NC Football News will recognize outstanding performances in categories including:
- Highest-scoring teams
- Defensive shutouts
- Longest touchdowns
- 300-yard passers
- 100-yard rushers
- 100-yard receivers
- Defensive touchdowns
- Sacks and tackles-for-loss
- Interceptions
- Special teams plays
Check back after opening weekend as the first 2026 Stat Champions are crowned.
🏈 Team Champions
🔥 Weekly Team High Scores (50+ Points)
Teams that score 50 or more points in a game will go here once the season begins.
🚫 Defensive Shutouts
Teams that earn shutouts in games will go here.
💥 Total Offense (600+ Yards)
Teams that create 600 or more yards of total offense in a game will go here.
✈️ Team Passing (350+ Yards)
Teams that pass for 350 or more yards in a game will go here.
🏃 Team Rushing (250+ Yards)
Teams that rush for 250 or more yards in a game will go here.
⚡ Big Play Champions
🚀 Longest Offensive Touchdowns (60+ Yards)
Offensive players who record a scoring play of 60+ yards will go here.
🛡 Defensive Touchdowns
Players who record defensive touchdowns (interception returns, fumble returns) will go here.
⚡ Special Teams Touchdowns
Players who score on special teams plays (kick returns, punt returns, blocked kicks) will go here.
🦵 Longest Field Goals (48+ Yards)
Players who record field goals of 48 yards or longer will go here.
🎯 Offensive Champions
✈️ Passing (300+ Yards)
Players who throw for 300 or more yards will go here.
🏃 Rushing (100+ Yards)
Rushers who eclipse the 100-yard mark in a game will go here.
🙌 Receiving (100+ Yards)
Receivers who eclipse the 100-yard mark in a game will go here.
🛡 Defensive Champions
💪 Tackles (12+)
Defenders who record 12 or more tackles in a game will go here.
💥 Tackles for Loss (3.0+)
Defenders who record 3.0 or more tackles-for-loss in a game will go here.
😤 Sacks (2.0+)
Defenders who record 2.0 or more sacks in a game will go here.
🏈 Interceptions (2+)
Players who record multiple interceptions in a game will go here.
🦵 Special Teams Champions
🦶 Punting Average (50.0+)
Punters who average 50+ yards per kick in a game will go here.
🚀 Longest Punt (60+ Yards)
Punters who record single punts of 60 or more yards will go here.
🎯 Kicker Points (10+)
Kickers who score 10 or more points in a game will go here.
👀 Also Worth Noting
This section highlights notable performances, milestones, records, streaks and statistical oddities involving North Carolina teams, players and their opponents from the 2026 season that don’t fit into one of the categories above.
Explore More NC College Football Resources
🏈 Statewide Scoreboard: Find scores for all 33 North Carolina college programs
📊 Season Stat Leaders: Explore the top statistical leaders in North Carolina college football
📈 Statewide Standings: View win-loss records for all 33 North Carolina teams in a single standings table
📅 Week-by-Week Schedules: Search game schedules for NC teams, organized by week
🏆 Player Awards: View our weekly small-college football award winners
📍 Game Day Central: Navigate each weekend of the season, whether you follow team, one conference or the whole state
