MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. – Mitch Trubisky threw two touchdown passes, Malik Carney forced a turnover with 91 seconds to thwart Miami's last chance at a rally and North Carolina knocked off the 16th-ranked Hurricanes 20-13 on Saturday.
Ryan Switzer and Austin Proehl had scoring catches for the Tar Heels (5-2, 3-1 Atlantic Coast Conference). Bug Howard had 10 catches for 156 yards for North Carolina, which rebounded big from last weekend's blowout loss to Virginia Tech.
Trubisky completed 33 of 46 passes for 299 yards for North Carolina, which went 2-1 in a three-week stretch against ranked foes.
"It's a huge bounce-back game for us, coming down on the road against a very good opponent," said Trubisky.
Mark Walton rushed for 82 yards and Joe Yearby ran for 74 more and a touchdown for Miami (4-2, 1-2), which has dropped two straight by a total of eight points. The Hurricanes lost to Florida State 20-19 last week.
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