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The South's Oldest Rivalry is the name given to the North Carolina–Virginia football rivalry. [6] It is an American college football rivalry game played annually by the Virginia Cavaliers football team of the University of Virginia and the North Carolina Tar Heels football team of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. [7]
Fisher Stadium's scoreboard in Easton, Pennsylvania following Lafayette College's victory over Lehigh University in the 142nd edition of "The Rivalry" in 2006.The series between the two colleges, which are 17 miles (27 km) away from each other in the Lehigh Valley, is the most played rivalry in college football history with 158 meetings since 1884.
Maryland–Virginia is the second most played out-of-state rivalry for Virginia, after the longest standing rivalry in the ACC, the South's Oldest Rivalry between Virginia and North Carolina. It is the fourth most played for the Cavaliers overall, after North Carolina, Virginia Tech ( Commonwealth Cup ), and Virginia Military Institute.
South's Oldest Rivalry (Virginia vs. North Carolina) – the ACC's and the South's oldest rivalry, first played in 1892. Textile Bowl (Clemson vs. NC State) – First played in 1899. Victory Bell (Duke–North Carolina) (North Carolina vs. Duke) – first played in 1888, the Victory Bell trophy was first awarded 1948. - Non-conference
The Kansas Jayhawks will also see their annual rivalry with the Cyclones go dark for a year in 2026. KU and ISU began playing each other all the way back in 1898 and have played just about every ...
This championship game matchup tied the rivalry with the South's Oldest Rivalry between Virginia and North Carolina for the 2nd most played rivalry game in FBS football. The rivalry is historically close, with the all-time series tied as recently as the 2014 season. However, since 2006, Georgia has won 17 of the last 20 to take a nine-game lead.
During those early days, Virginia established long-lasting rivalries that still continue on: particularly the South's Oldest Rivalry with North Carolina and a heated rivalry with Virginia Tech. Virginia has also played (now FCS) William & Mary annually or biennially for extended stretches since 1908. [a]
3.8 North Carolina (South's Oldest Rivalry) ... 3.12 at Virginia Tech (rivalry) 4 References. Toggle the table of contents. 2024 Virginia Cavaliers football team.