Virginia at North Carolina

Saturday, October 4, 2003

Virginia beat North Carolina 38–⁠13. It was their 108th meeting; after it, North Carolina led the series 54–⁠40–⁠4 in the games on file.

AwayVirginia8–⁠5 in 2003
38
HomeNorth Carolina2–⁠10 in 2003
13

Final at Kenan Stadium, Chapel HillHigh 64°F, low 36°FAttendance 51,000

At kickoff
72°F, clear, wind 7 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Horace Williams (KIGX), 3 km from the stadium, 26 minutes after kickoff

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Virginia01714738
North Carolina330713

Efficiency

VirginiaNorth Carolina
0.11First-down EPA−0.27
−0.21Second-down EPA−0.12
0.99Third-down EPA0.30

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)

Virginia 70% 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 22 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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