Bill Belichick beats Duke for first time to match 2025 win total in six games

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-18 · by Allie Kaylor

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Bill Belichick led North Carolina to a 24-20 victory over Duke, ending his family's streak of losses to Duke that dates back more than seven decades. This win marks the Tar Heels' fifth victory in six games under Belichick’s leadership, matching last year’s total wins in half the number of games played. Despite early dominance and late-game struggles, North Carolina managed a comeback thanks to Jaylen McGill's 24-yard touchdown run and an interception near the end.

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On October 17, 2026, North Carolina's Jaylen McGill scored a touchdown with 1:53 left in the game, lifting the Tar Heels past Duke 24-20. Billy Edwards Jr., who threw for 191 yards and a touchdown, led North Carolina (4-2, 2-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) to victory as a road underdog. Coach Bill Belichick, in his second season at UNC, broke his family's curse by winning against Duke after more than 70 years of losing streaks for the Belichick family when Steve Belichick was an assistant coach. North Carolina had gone over 41 minutes without scoring before McGill’s crucial play, while Duke (4-2, 1-2) took its first lead in the fourth quarter but could not hold on.

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Belichick PERSON · 5× the Tar Heels ORG · 5× North Carolina GPE · 3× Duke ORG · 2× Belichicks PERSON · 1× Bill Belichick PERSON · 1× Chapel Bill ORG · 1× Clemson ORG · 1× Notre Dame ORG · 1× Steve Belichick PERSON · 1×

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More than 70 years after Steve Belichick lost to Duke three times in a row as a North Carolina assistant coach, his son Bill Belichick broke the family curse and led the Tar Heels to a 24-20 victory over their rival on Saturday. It’s another strong win in what has been a strong turnaround for the legendary coach in his second season in the collegiate ranks at North Carolina.

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2026-10-18 · New York Post

Bill Belichick beats Duke for first time to match 2025 win total in six games · assertive framing

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The Belichicks can finally breathe a sigh of relief. asserted

Belichicks → breathe → relief

what → lose → Carolina

Through six games, Belichick already has matched the win total from his debut season (four) in half the number of contests. asserted

Belichick → match → contests

“It’s all about character. asserted

It → ’ → character

These guys battled all the way,” Belichick said. asserted

Belichick → battle → ?

We’ve been fighting all the way. asserted

We → fight → ?

I don’t have any questions about their competitiveness, character, toughness.” asserted

I → have → toughness

But a night that ended with a beaming Belichick emphatically ringing the reclaimed Victory Bell very well could’ve ended in disaster and made fans wonder if the Chapel Bill experiment was headed toward another failure. uncertain

experiment → end → failure

After jumping out to a 17-0 lead in the second quarter, the Tar Heels remained dormant for nearly 42 minutes while allowing Duke to score 20 unanswered points, including a fumble recovered for a touchdown at North Carolina’s own 9-yard line. asserted

Duke → jump → line

North Carolina fumbled the ball again in the red zone near the end of the third quarter, wasting what was otherwise a strong drive by quarterback Billy Edwards Jr. that could have put the Tar Heels up 24-10 and shifted momentum back in their direction. uncertain

that → fumble → direction

They looked helpless for most of the fourth quarter until the two-minute warning, when they finally pulled away. asserted

they → look → warning

Jaylen McGill broke through on a 24-yard touchdown run to put the Tar Heels up for good. asserted

McGill → break → Heels

An interception with 14 seconds left sealed the deal for Belichick’s squad. asserted

interception → leave → squad

Belichick and the Tar Heels hope to keep it rolling next week against Syracuse before hosting No. 3 Miami on Halloween. asserted

Belichick → hope → Halloween

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