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Frank Beamer knew North Carolina was good, but even he was stunned by how the Tar Heels pushed around 14th-ranked Virginia Tech on Thursday night.

"I don't think we got in a rhythm as a football team," he said. "When we had field position in the first half, we didn't get points. We fumbled, we didn't get a block, had some tough penalties at the end and we just didn't get into rhythm. The game just didn't fit."

UNC (5-3, 1-3 ACC) won 20-17 on Casey Barth's 21-yard field goal on the final play, after dominating the Hokies on defense all night.

With their chances at playing for a third consecutive ACC championship almost assuredly gone, Beamer hopes his team call rally around one if his favorite statistics.

"We can still win 10 games," he said.

SOUTH FLORIDA 30, WEST VIRGINIA 19: B.J. Daniels threw for 232 yards and three touchdowns, and South Florida rebounded from two subpar defensive performances to frustrate No. 20 West Virginia in the win Friday night.

The Bulls (6-2, 2-2 Big East) allowed 75 points and 887 yards in conference losses to Cincinnati and Pittsburgh the previous two weeks, yet found a way to hold Noel Devine of the Mountaineers to his lowest rushing total of the season.

West Virginia (6-2, 2-1) lost to the Bulls for the third time in four years. The Mountaineers drove 80 yards after the opening kickoff to take a 7-0 lead.