North Carolina at Virginia

Thursday, November 30, 1922

North Carolina beat Virginia 10–⁠7. It was their 27th meeting; after it, Virginia led the series 10–⁠6–⁠1 in the games on file.

AwayNorth Carolina9–⁠1 in 1922
10
HomeVirginia4–⁠4–⁠1 in 1922
7

FinalHigh 68°F, low 33°FAttendance 6,962

In the newspapers

  • The The Pensacola journal's story: NORTH CAROLINA DEFEATS VIRGINIA Tar Heels Keep Slate for Sea- son Clear in Game Marked by Absence of Breaks and Pen allies.

    The Pensacola journal, Pensacola, Fla., December 1, 1922, page 1

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    NORTH CAROLINA DEFEATS VIRGINIA Tar Heels Keep Slate for Season Clear in Game Marked by Absence of Breaks and Pen allies. CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Nov. 3d. The University of Virginia went down to defeat today before its traditional gridiron rival, the University of North Carolina 10 to z. There was no upset unless the slim margin by which the visitors triumphed could be classed as such for even among the most ardent supporter of the Orange and Blue, 1t was conceded that the Tar Heels held the advantage in dope. The score represented about the strength Of the teams and there were no more breaks for one side than the other Each made one costly tumble that led indirectly to a score and the penal ties were about even and remarkably few. The contest regarded for years as the THANKSGIVING Day football classic OF Northeastern Dixieland. was witnessed by what was declared to be the largest crowd ever assembled in Virginia stadium

  • The The New York herald's story: North Carolina Defeats Virginia Eleven, 10 to

    The New York herald, December 1, 1922, page 14

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    North Carolina Defeats Virginia Eleven, 10 to Special Dispatch 20 THE New YoRK HERALD CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Nov. So.--North Carolina won from Virginia 10 to before a crowd OF 10000 here to-day. A recovered tumble enabled Blount of Carolina to kick “A field goal which gave the Tar Heels enough advantage TO win after Maphis OF Virginia and Johnson Of Carolina had each made touchdowns on 25 yard runs.

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 59% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Officially, 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 103 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Virginia 17, North Carolina 16
2024North Carolina 41, Virginia 14
2023Virginia 31, North Carolina 27
2022North Carolina 31, Virginia 28
2021North Carolina 59, Virginia 39
2020Virginia 44, North Carolina 41

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