South Carolina at North Carolina

Saturday, November 6, 1954

North Carolina beat South Carolina 21–⁠19. It was their 30th meeting; after it, North Carolina led the series 21–⁠5–⁠4.

AwaySouth Carolina6–⁠4 in 1954
19
HomeNorth Carolina4–⁠5–⁠1 in 1954
21

FinalHigh 51°F, low 33°FAttendance 22,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Tor Heel Coach Sees Chance OfUpsetting Irish Saturday

    Evening star, November 10, 1954, page 86

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    Tor Heel Coach Sees Chance OfUpsetting Irish Saturday brink of defeat Saturday when they swept So yards for a touch down behind the great running of Fullback Don Klochak with less than 3 minutes remain ing to edge South Carolina, 21–⁠19 Klochak. a 218-pound sophomore of Fairhope, Pa, showed tremendous running power, roll ing up 124 yards in IL carries. The Tar Heels have a season record Of three victories, three losses and a tie with Tulane. No ire Danes only loss was to Purdue, 27–⁠14. The Irish have beaten Texas. Pittsburgh, Michigan State. Navy and Pennsylvania. . Saturdays game win mark the sixth time North Carolina and Notre Dame have met in football, with the Irish winning the i’ve previous games. Notre Dame won by the same score in 1858 and 1852, 34–⁠14.

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)

South Carolina 57% to win. North Carolina won as Elo’s underdog.

North Carolina leads 36–⁠20–⁠4 in 60 meetings, counting the 30 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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