In Chapel Hill, it was another classic battle for the Victory Bell. The Duke Blue Devils and the North Carolina Tar Heels went back-and-forth before Manny Diaz rolled the dice with 2:20 left on the clock and trailing 25-24. Diaz called for a fake field goal, and Todd Pelino's 26 yard run set up Anderson Castle's touchdown plunge that gives the Blue Devils a 32-25 lead after the successful 2-point conversion. Darian Mensah completed 20-33 passes for 175 yards and a touchdown while running for 27 yards as well. Castle split carries with Nate Sheppard and finished with 13 carries for 49 yards with 3 touchdowns for Duke, while Sheppard rushed the ball 22 times for 90 yards. Gio Lopez and the Heels fought hard, with Lopez completing 21-27 passes for 224 total yards with a passing score and a rushing score in the loss.