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The teams played twice in the 1892 season, with the Cavaliers winning the first game and the Tar Heels winning the second. The two teams have played a total of 128 times, making the yearly matchup the fourth most played rivalry game among college football's major conferences. The all-time series record is 67–58–4, in favor of the Tar Heels.
The Tar Heels represent University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the NCAA's Atlantic Coast Conference. Although North Carolina began competing in intercollegiate football in 1888, [1] the school's official record generally does not include statistics from before the 1940s, as records from earlier years are often incomplete and inconsistent.
This is a list of seasons completed by the North Carolina Tar Heels football team of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). Since the team's creation in 1888, the Tar Heels have participated in more than 1,100 officially sanctioned games, including 30 bowl games.
Edwards amassed a 6–3 record against North Carolina during that time period and a 9–8 record during his career as head coach of the Wolfpack, making him the winningest NC State coach against the Tar Heels. In the first 26 seasons of the ACC, the series record was tied at 13. Beginning in 1979, North Carolina went on a seven-game winning streak.
Here's a breakdown of the toughest games on North Carolina football's schedule, plus a poll for fans to vote on the Tar Heels' biggest game in 2024.
The following data is current through October 23, 2024 during week 9 the 2024 season, which ends after the 2025 College Football Playoff National Championship. The following list reflects the records according to the NCAA. Not all wins and losses in this list have occurred in the highest level of play, but are recognized by the NCAA.
North Carolina quarterback T. J. Yates with the ball in North Carolina's end-zone during the 2008 Meineke Car Care Bowl.. The North Carolina Tar Heels football team competes as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), representing the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast ...
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.