North Carolina at Notre Dame

Saturday, September 26, 1959

Notre Dame beat North Carolina 28–⁠8. It was their 10th meeting; after it, Notre Dame led the series 10–⁠0 as played.

AwayNorth Carolina5–⁠5 in 1959
8
HomeNotre Dame5–⁠5 in 1959
28

FinalHigh 73°F, low 58°F, 1.3 in. of rainAttendance 56,746

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Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Notre Dame 64% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Officially, Notre Dame leads 22–⁠1; as played, 22–⁠2 in 24 meetings, counting the 14 since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Notre Dame 37, North Carolina 26
2022Notre Dame 45, North Carolina 32
2021Notre Dame 44, North Carolina 34
2020Notre Dame 31, North Carolina 17
2017Notre Dame 33, North Carolina 10
2014Notre Dame 50, North Carolina 43

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