Virginia at North Carolina
Saturday, December 2, 1961 Share
North Carolina beat Virginia 24–0. It was their 66th meeting; after it, North Carolina led the series 34–19–3 in the games on file.
FinalHigh 61°F, low 29°FAttendance 28,000
In the newspapers

Evening star, District of Columbia, December 3, 1961, page 61
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ERRORS HURT VIRGINIA Tar Heels WoI|op Cavaliers, 24–0 CHAPEL HILL, N. c., Dec, 2 CAP).-Sparked by the pass ing and running of Quarter back Ray Farris, North Carolina’s Tar Heels walloped Vrginia, $40, today in their 67th football game. A crowd of $4,000 saw the Tar Heels overpower the Cavaliers and nail down the run ner-up spot in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The victory gave the Tar Heels a SIS season record and a 4–3 mark in the ACC. Virginia wound up its season with a As record. The game was marked-particularly in the first half-by fumbles, interceptions and pen alties, and marred by a fist swinging rhubarb which resuited in two North Carolina
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 69% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Virginia–North Carolina gameOfficially, 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 64 since this game.
Around this game
Virginia
- Next gameat William & MarySept. 22, 1962
- SeasonVirginia in 1961
- ProgramVirginia history and records
North Carolina
- Next gamevs. NC StateSept. 22, 1962
- SeasonNorth Carolina in 1961
- ProgramNorth Carolina history and records

