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Rivalry History

Duke-North Carolina

Duke and North Carolina have met 111 times since 1888. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.

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Series snapshot

Record
37-63-4
Current streak
Duke 1 game
Longest streak
North Carolina 13 games (1990-2002)
Avg. margin / points
13.6 / 40.0

Series overview

Duke 37-63-4 North Carolina. Current streak: Duke 1 game.

Last five meetings

Duke 1 | North Carolina 4

Largest margin

50 points

Rivalry notes

  • The tracked window runs from 1888 through 2024.
  • 104 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
  • The latest tracked meeting was Sep 28, 2024.

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What this rivalry is

Duke and North Carolina have a tracked series that starts in 1888 and spans 111 listed meetings. The page combines series record, streaks, recent games, and research links in one canonical rivalry URL.

Victory Bell gives this matchup a named trophy context in addition to the team-by-team series record.

Series history

Status
Active series
Years
1888-2024
Busiest era
1940s, 11 games
Longest pause
No multi-year pause found
  • 1940s11 games
  • 1930s10 games
  • 1950s10 games
  • 1960s10 games

Biggest games and recent trend

Landmark games are selected from the same tracked rivalry results used for the series record.

4 featured games

Latest meeting

2024 - Sep 28, 2024

Duke 21, North Carolina 20. Most recent completed chapter in the tracked series.

Closest finish

1975 - Nov 22, 1975

Duke 17, North Carolina 17. The smallest final-score margin in the available game log.

Highest scoring

2015 - Nov 7, 2015

Duke 31, North Carolina 66. The biggest combined scoring total in the available game log.

Largest margin

1959 - Nov 26, 1959

Duke 0, North Carolina 50. The widest final-score gap in the available game log.

Recent trend

Last five
Duke 1, North Carolina 4 across 5 games
Last ten
Duke 4, North Carolina 6 across 10 games
Scoring profile
Balanced scoring profile; average total 40.0, average margin 13.6.
Current streak
Duke 1 game

Players and coaches from recent chapters

Recent leaders are capped to keep the page fast while still pointing readers toward the names around recent meetings.

  • Jordan Moore

    Duke, 2024

    Receiving Yards: 861

  • Maalik Murphy

    Duke, 2024

    Passing Yards: 2932

  • Star Thomas

    Duke, 2024

    Rushing Yards: 871

  • J.J. Jones

    North Carolina, 2024

    Receiving Yards: 582

  • Jacolby Criswell

    North Carolina, 2024

    Passing Yards: 2459

  • Omarion Hampton

    North Carolina, 2024

    Rushing Yards: 1660

Coach context

Coach rows summarize recent rivalry-season overlap for each program.

  • Mack Brown

    North Carolina - 2020-2024 - 37-27

  • Mike Elko

    Duke - 2022-2023 - 16-9

  • David Cutcliffe

    Duke - 2020-2021 - 5-18

  • Manny Diaz

    Duke - 2024 - 9-4

Weather, rankings, and research links

5 recent rivalry games have weather context, average temperature 72F.

Both teams appeared together in a poll snapshot in 1 of the recent tracked rivalry seasons.

Duke team page

Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.

North Carolina team page

Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.

Duke season results

Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.

North Carolina season results

Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.

Duke weather

Weather impact for games involving this program.

North Carolina weather

Weather impact for games involving this program.

Game stats archive

Search box scores and detailed game stat pages.

Rankings

Poll and ranking context around rivalry seasons.

College football records

National record and history context.

Historical comparison

Compare program seasons and statistical profiles.

Recent rivalry results

The latest games are rendered in the page HTML so search engines and readers can see the rivalry's recent chapter without client-side interaction.

10 most recent tracked games

DateMatchupScoreVenueResult
Sep 28, 2024North Carolina at DukeDuke 21, North Carolina 20Venue unavailableDuke
Nov 12, 2023Duke at North CarolinaDuke 45, North Carolina 47Venue unavailableNorth Carolina
Oct 16, 2022North Carolina at DukeDuke 35, North Carolina 38Venue unavailableNorth Carolina
Oct 2, 2021Duke at North CarolinaDuke 7, North Carolina 38Venue unavailableNorth Carolina
Nov 7, 2020North Carolina at DukeDuke 24, North Carolina 56Venue unavailableNorth Carolina
Oct 26, 2019Duke at North CarolinaDuke 17, North Carolina 20Venue unavailableNorth Carolina
Nov 10, 2018North Carolina at DukeDuke 42, North Carolina 35Venue unavailableDuke
Sep 23, 2017Duke at North CarolinaDuke 27, North Carolina 17Venue unavailableDuke
Nov 11, 2016North Carolina at DukeDuke 28, North Carolina 27Venue unavailableDuke
Nov 7, 2015Duke at North CarolinaDuke 31, North Carolina 66Venue unavailableNorth Carolina

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