Virginia at North Carolina

Saturday, December 2, 1961

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.

AwayVirginia4–⁠6 in 1961
0
HomeNorth Carolina5–⁠5 in 1961
24

FinalHigh 61°F, low 29°FAttendance 28,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: ERRORS HURT VIRGINIA Tar Heels WoI|op Cavaliers, 24-0

    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.

Officially, 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.

Recent meetings
2025Virginia 17, North Carolina 16
2024North Carolina 41, Virginia 14
2023Virginia 31, North Carolina 27
2022North Carolina 31, Virginia 28
2021North Carolina 59, Virginia 39
2020Virginia 44, North Carolina 41

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