Wake Forest at North Carolina

Saturday, November 8, 2003

North Carolina beat Wake Forest 42–⁠34. It was their 101st meeting; after it, North Carolina led the series 64–⁠29–⁠2 in the games on file.

AwayWake Forest5–⁠7 in 2003
34
HomeNorth Carolina2–⁠10 in 2003
42

Final at Kenan Stadium, Chapel HillHigh 73°F, low 50°F, 0.14 in. of rainAttendance 35,000

At kickoff
54°F, mostly cloudy, wind 7 mph from the eastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Horace Williams (KIGX), 3 km from the stadium

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Wake Forest01302134
North Carolina01619742

Efficiency

Wake ForestNorth Carolina
0.01First-down EPA0.09
0.28Second-down EPA0.15
0.19Third-down EPA−0.30

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)

Wake Forest 67% to win. North Carolina pulled the upset.

Officially, North Carolina leads 74–⁠37–⁠2; as played, 71–⁠34–⁠2 in the 107 games on file; the official count covers all 113 meetings, counting the 12 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Wake Forest 28, North Carolina 12
2024North Carolina 31, Wake Forest 24
2022North Carolina 36, Wake Forest 34
2021North Carolina 58, Wake Forest 55
2020North Carolina 59, Wake Forest 53
2019Wake Forest 24, North Carolina 18

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