Virginia at North Carolina
Thursday, November 24, 1921 Share
North Carolina beat Virginia 7–3. It was their 26th meeting; after it, Virginia led the series 10–5–1 in the games on file.
FinalHigh 79°F, low 46°FAttendance 10,132
In the newspapers

New-York tribune, November 25, 1921, page 13
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North Carolina Defeats. Virginia i’m Close Came >, CHAPEL HILL N. c., Nov. 24.-The University Of North Carolina defeated me University of Virginia in their an noal y, football game here to-day, q to 5. 1aroiina’s score came in the second period, when Captain Lowe made a tnirty-yard end run for a touchdown siter Virginia had kicked q field goal IN the first quarter. :, “ilfred johnson, the North Caroma left halfback, whose eligibility has oeen disputed by Virginia, made good gains, but his playing was not consid- .eIed s vital factor. Virginia had c.t!aimed that he was ineligible under sas one-ycar rule, as he had played ns nns.I worth Carolina Stats in 1920 and psyldson College In 1a1a

The Birmingham age-herald, Birmingham, Ala., November 25, 1921, page 1
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North Carolina Wins Hard Game From Virginia Chapel Hill, November 24.-More every nook and corner of North Car DINA and Virginia, this afternoon saw the University of North Caroline defeat its venerable and honored football enemy, the University of Virginia. by the score of to in one of the prettiest and hardest fought gridiron contests ever seen on Emerson field here. The virginians drew first blood, Clark, the Old Dominion’s right tackle, kicking a field goal in the first quarter. giving them three points to Carolina’s nothing at the end of the first period. Virginia did not maintain their lead long. how ever. for “Runt” Low. oaptAsA of the Tarheels. scored a toHodS<1 early

The New York herald, November 25, 1921, page 11
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Mich. iAggies ( North Carolina Eleven Downs Virginia by 2 to 3 CHAPEL HILL. n. c., Nov. 24.-The University OF North Carolina defeated the University OF Virginia in their an nual football game here to-day. to g. Cardinals score came In the second period when Capt. Lowe made thirty yard end run for a touchdown after first ftna rinr-
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
North Carolina 54% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Virginia–North Carolina gameOfficially, North Carolina leads 66–60–4; as played, 65–51–4 in the 120 games on file; the official count covers all 130 meetings, counting the 104 since this game.
Around this game
Virginia
- Next gamevs. George WashingtonSept. 30, 1922
- SeasonVirginia in 1921
- ProgramVirginia history and records
North Carolina
- Next gameat FloridaDec. 3, 1921
- SeasonNorth Carolina in 1921
- ProgramNorth Carolina history and records

