North Carolina at South Carolina

Saturday, November 18, 1950

North Carolina beat South Carolina 14–⁠7. It was their 26th meeting; after it, North Carolina led the series 18–⁠4–⁠4.

AwayNorth Carolina3–⁠5–⁠2 in 1950
14
HomeSouth Carolina3–⁠4–⁠2 in 1950
7

FinalHigh 60°F, low 33°FAttendance 25,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Tar Heels Overcome Gamecoeks as Injury SideIines Wadiak

    Evening star, November 19, 1950, page 55

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    Tar Heels Overcome Gamecoeks as Injury SideIines Wadiak COLUMBIA. S. c.. Nov. 18.- North Carolina struck back for two quick touchdowns here today for 14–⁠7 football conquest of South Carolina after the home team had taken a first quarter lead. A crowd of $4,000 saw the Conference game. 1t was the South Carolina Came cocks Homecoming. Left Halfback Dick Bunting’s 13-yard pass to Left End Benny Walser and Quarterback Bud Wal lace’s two-yard plunge were the North Carolina payoff blows. Races 66 Yards to Score. The plays capped 62 and 63yard drives. South Cardinals touchdown came with dramatic suddenness after the opening kickoff. Full back Blackie Kincaid broke through the middle of the line and raced Sc yards to the goal. Fred Sherman converted after each North Carolina touchdown and Gill Killoy added the extra point for South Carolina. South Carolina Stars Hurt. South Carolina was handicapped by injuries to both its star ball carriers. Halfbacks Steve Wadiak and Bishop Strickland. Wadiak returned to the game in the clos. ing minutes. however. after sit ting out most of the last half. Strickland left the game in the third quarter. The North Carolina Tar Heels started moving soon after the second quarter began. Wallace, Halfback Bob CAN’T and Fullback Frank Wiess, aided by a 15-yard penalty against South Carolina, smashed from their 80 to the South Carolina 13. Bunting, who up to this time had been unable to connect with his passing, tossed beautifully to Walser just inside the goal at the sidelines. Bunting’s passes and his 21-yard end run set up the second North Carolina touchdown, scored about a minute before the intermission. His run carried to the South Carolima six. Wiess added four and Wallace then went the rest of the way.

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

North Carolina 54% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

North Carolina leads 36–⁠20–⁠4 in 60 meetings, counting the 34 since this game.

Recent meetings
2023North Carolina 31, South Carolina 17Duke’s Mayo Classic
2021South Carolina 38, North Carolina 21Duke’s Mayo Bowl
2019North Carolina 24, South Carolina 20
2015South Carolina 17, North Carolina 13
2013South Carolina 27, North Carolina 10
2007South Carolina 21, North Carolina 15

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