North Carolina at NC State

Saturday, September 27, 2003

NC State beat North Carolina 47–⁠34. It was their 93rd meeting; after it, North Carolina led the series 52–⁠27–⁠5 in the games on file.

AwayNorth Carolina2–⁠10 in 2003
34
HomeNC State8–⁠5 in 2003
47

Final at Carter-Finley Stadium, RaleighHigh 79°FAttendance 53,800

At kickoff
81°F, partly cloudy, wind 3 mph from the northWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Raleigh-Durham International Airport (KRDU), 12 km from the stadium

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
North Carolina31801334
NC State21320347

Efficiency

North CarolinaNC State
−0.26First-down EPA0.20
0.12Second-down EPA0.33
0.17Third-down EPA0.73

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

NC State 83% 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 22 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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