North Carolina at Virginia

Saturday, October 19, 2002

Virginia beat North Carolina 37–⁠27. It was their 107th meeting; after it, North Carolina led the series 54–⁠39–⁠4 in the games on file.

AwayNorth Carolina3–⁠9 in 2002
27
HomeVirginia9–⁠5 in 2002
37

Final at Scott Stadium, CharlottesvilleHigh 63°F, low 40°FAttendance 55,648

At kickoff
61°F, mostly cloudy, wind 11 mph from the south, gusts to 17 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Charlottesville Alb (KCHO), 13 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
North Carolina7140627
Virginia00142337

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Virginia 61% 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 23 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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