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How social media reacted to UNC football's losing streak continuing in California
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The North Carolina Tar Heels gave themselves every chance to win Friday night's game on the football field, which resulted in a 21-18 road loss against the California Golden Bears.
UNC (2-4, 0-2 ACC) tied the game early, thanks to Michigan transfer Benjamin Hall 's 18-yard touchdown run in the first quarter. Cal (5-2, 2-1 ACC) scored a second quarter touchdown, but Rece Verhoff cut North Carolina's gap to four points heading into halftime, thanks to a 41-yard try.
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The Golden Bears scored a touchdown on their first second-half drive, then the Tar Heels reverted back to their previous offensive struggles this season, punting on three consecutive drives. UNC's defense locked down, preventing Cal from scoring again, while adding another offensive touchdown and 2-point conversion.
With multiple chances to take the lead late, North Carolina fumbled on consecutive drives, including a costly one where the football rolled out the back of the end zone. The Tar Heels re-gained possession of the football once more, but there were only five seconds left on the clock, forcing a series of crazy trick plays to try and get a near-improbable score.
UNC played well enough to win, but now remains one of the ACC's three winless teams in conference play, joining Florida State and Boston College . Bill Belichick nearly snagged himself his first Power Four coaching victory, but now has to wait until Saturday afternoon against Virginia .
Let's take a look at social media and see how the college football world reacted to North Carolina's most heartbreaking loss of 2025.
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Cal scoreboard operator trolling the Tar Heels
Offensive struggles continue despite late push
The play that ultimately decided the outcome
Strong opinion about UNC's quarterback
North Carolina football is hard to watch
This guy doesn't want to watch UNC's defense either
No more guaranteed wins on UNC's schedule
This is the comparison North Carolina wants to avoid
Was there a lack of effort on the Tar Heels' costly fumble?
The postgame scene in Berkeley
This article originally appeared on Tar Heels Wire: Social media reacts to UNC football losing late at Cal Friday night
