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VIRivalry History
South's Oldest Rivalry
North Carolina and Virginia have met 130 times since 1892. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.
Series snapshot
- Record
- 65-51-4
- Current streak
- Virginia 1 game
- Longest streak
- North Carolina 9 games (1974-1982)
- Avg. margin / points
- 15.6 / 37.9
Series overview
North Carolina 65-51-4 Virginia. Current streak: Virginia 1 game.
Last five meetings
North Carolina 3 | Virginia 2
Largest margin
66 points
Rivalry notes
- The tracked window runs from 1892 through 2025.
- 120 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
- The latest tracked meeting was Oct 25, 2025.
Related pages
Move from rivalry history into team-level seasons, rosters, and archives.
Rivalry guide
What this rivalry is
North Carolina and Virginia have a tracked series that starts in 1892 and spans 130 listed meetings. The page combines series record, streaks, recent games, and research links in one canonical rivalry URL.
Series history
- Status
- Active series
- Years
- 1892-2025
- Busiest era
- 1920s, 10 games
- Longest pause
- 2 years (1916-1919)
- 1920s10 games
- 1930s10 games
- 1940s10 games
- 1950s10 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
2025 - Oct 25, 2025
North Carolina 16, Virginia 17. Most recent completed chapter in the tracked series.
Closest finish
1984 - Nov 17, 1984
North Carolina 24, Virginia 24. The smallest final-score margin in the available game log.
Highest scoring
2021 - Sep 18, 2021
North Carolina 59, Virginia 39. The biggest combined scoring total in the available game log.
Largest margin
1912 - Nov 26, 1912
North Carolina 0, Virginia 66. The widest final-score gap in the available game log.
Recent trend
- Last five
- North Carolina 3, Virginia 2 across 5 games
- Last ten
- North Carolina 4, Virginia 6 across 10 games
- Scoring profile
- Lower-scoring recent history; average total 37.9, average margin 15.6.
- Current streak
- Virginia 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.
Demon June
North Carolina, 2025
Rushing Yards: 464
Giovanni Lopez
North Carolina, 2025
Passing Yards: 1747
Jordan Shipp
North Carolina, 2025
Receiving Yards: 671
Chandler Morris
Virginia, 2025
Passing Yards: 3000
J'mari Taylor
Virginia, 2025
Rushing Yards: 1062
Trell Harris
Virginia, 2025
Receiving Yards: 847
Coach context
Coach rows summarize recent rivalry-season overlap for each program.
Mack Brown
North Carolina - 2021-2024 - 29-23
Tony Elliott
Virginia - 2022-2025 - 11-23
Bill Belichick
North Carolina - 2025 - 0-0
Freddie Kitchens
North Carolina - 2024 - 0-1
Weather, rankings, and research links
5 recent rivalry games have weather context, average temperature 69F.
Ranking context is available through the rankings archive and team season-result pages.
North Carolina team page
Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.
Virginia team page
Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.
North Carolina season results
Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.
Virginia season results
Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.
North Carolina weather
Weather impact for games involving this program.
Virginia 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
| Date | Matchup | Score | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 2025 | Virginia at North Carolina | North Carolina 16, Virginia 17 | Kenan Stadium | Virginia |
| Oct 26, 2024 | North Carolina at Virginia | North Carolina 41, Virginia 14 | Venue unavailable | North Carolina |
| Oct 21, 2023 | Virginia at North Carolina | North Carolina 27, Virginia 31 | Venue unavailable | Virginia |
| Nov 5, 2022 | North Carolina at Virginia | North Carolina 31, Virginia 28 | Venue unavailable | North Carolina |
| Sep 18, 2021 | Virginia at North Carolina | North Carolina 59, Virginia 39 | Venue unavailable | North Carolina |
| Nov 1, 2020 | North Carolina at Virginia | North Carolina 41, Virginia 44 | Venue unavailable | Virginia |
| Nov 2, 2019 | Virginia at North Carolina | North Carolina 31, Virginia 38 | Venue unavailable | Virginia |
| Oct 27, 2018 | North Carolina at Virginia | North Carolina 21, Virginia 31 | Venue unavailable | Virginia |
| Oct 14, 2017 | Virginia at North Carolina | North Carolina 14, Virginia 20 | Venue unavailable | Virginia |
| Oct 22, 2016 | North Carolina at Virginia | North Carolina 35, Virginia 14 | Venue unavailable | North Carolina |
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