NC State at North Carolina

Saturday, October 12, 2002

No. 14 NC State beat North Carolina 34–⁠17. It was their 92nd meeting; after it, North Carolina led the series 52–⁠26–⁠5 in the games on file.

Away14NC State11–⁠3 in 2002
34
HomeNorth Carolina3–⁠9 in 2002
17

Final at Kenan Stadium, Chapel HillHigh 72°F, low 65°F, 4.02 in. of rainAttendance 60,250

At kickoff
73°F, partly cloudy, wind 6 mph from the northeastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Horace Williams (KIGX), 3 km from the stadium

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
NC State70131434
North Carolina0107017

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

NC State 53% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Officially, North Carolina leads 68–⁠41–⁠6; as played, 60–⁠41–⁠5 in the 106 games on file; the official count covers all 115 meetings, counting the 23 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025NC State 42, North Carolina 19
2024NC State 35, North Carolina 30
2023NC State 39, North Carolina 20
2022NC State 30, North Carolina 27
2021NC State 34, North Carolina 30
2020North Carolina 48, NC State 21

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