Game notes: North Carolina at Virginia
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The matchup
- North Carolina (4–2, 2–1 in conference) at Virginia (4–3, 2–2 in conference), Saturday, November 21, kickoff time not yet set, Scott Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
The series
- It will be their 131st meeting; North Carolina leads the series 65–51–4 in the games on file. Officially, North Carolina leads 66–60–4; as played, 65–51–4.results, WikipediaEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, October 25, 2025: Virginia 17, North Carolina 16.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- The first meeting on file is from 1902: North Carolina 12, Virginia 12 (the rivalry’s article dates the series to 1892).results, WikipediaThe earliest meeting on file.
- Virginia is 35–30 at home against North Carolina.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2025: Virginia 17–16 (at North Carolina); 2024: North Carolina 41–14 (at Virginia); 2023: Virginia 31–27 (at North Carolina); 2022: North Carolina 31–28 (at Virginia); 2021: North Carolina 59–39 (at North Carolina).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
North Carolina
- North Carolina is 4–2 (2–1 in conference games), 1–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 15–10 vs. TCU; W 35–3 vs. East Tennessee State; L 20–28 at Clemson; L 26–37 vs. No. 3 Notre Dame; W 21–17 at No. 25 Pittsburgh; W 24–20 at Duke.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- North Carolina is No. 74 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Bill Belichick is 8–10 in his second season at North Carolina.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Bill Belichick is 0–1 against Virginia.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Billy Edwards (QB): 1,259 passing yards, 9 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Jordan Shipp (WR): 33 catches, 441 yards, 1 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Derek McDonald (LB): 55 tackles, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2015, North Carolina beat Virginia Tech 30–27.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Virginia
- Virginia is 4–3 (2–2 in conference games), 0–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 34–8 vs. NC State; W 59–3 vs. Norfolk State; L 27–38 vs. West Virginia; W 42–3 vs. Delaware; L 7–38 at Florida State; W 28–25 vs. Syracuse; L 13–23 at No. 24 SMU.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Virginia is No. 62 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Tony Elliott is 26–29 in his fifth season at Virginia.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Tony Elliott is 2–2 against North Carolina.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Beau Pribula (QB): 1,217 passing yards, 13 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Jekail Middlebrook (RB): 396 rushing yards, 3 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Jacobie Henderson (CB): 38 tackles, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Will Bettridge holds Virginia’s career record in field goals with 72 and counting, past Connor Hughes’s 66 (2002–05).Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 2009, Virginia lost to No. 18 Clemson 34–21.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- Tony Elliott is 1–0 against Bill Belichick’s teams as a head coach.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
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