North Carolina at Syracuse

Saturday, September 7, 2002

North Carolina beat Syracuse 30–⁠22. It was their third meeting; after it, North Carolina led the series 2–⁠1.

AwayNorth Carolina3–⁠9 in 2002
30
HomeSyracuse4–⁠8 in 2002
22

Final at JMA Wireless Dome, SyracuseIndoorsHigh 88°F, low 56°FAttendance 39,444

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Syracuse 65% to win. North Carolina pulled the upset.

North Carolina leads 5–⁠3 in eight meetings, counting the five since this game.

Recent meetings
2025North Carolina 27, Syracuse 10
2023North Carolina 40, Syracuse 7
2020North Carolina 31, Syracuse 6
2018Syracuse 40, North Carolina 37
2003Syracuse 49, North Carolina 47
2002North Carolina 30, Syracuse 22

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