Virginia at North Carolina

Thursday, November 30, 1905

North Carolina beat Virginia 17–⁠0. It was their 14th meeting; after it, North Carolina led the series 2–⁠1–⁠1 in the games on file.

AwayVirginia5–⁠4 in 1905
0
HomeNorth Carolina4–⁠3–⁠1 in 1905
17

FinalHigh 45°F, low 35°F, 0.19 in. of rainAttendance 12,000

In the newspapers

  • The The free lance's story: NORTH CAROLINA WON TathesIs Conquered University Of Virginia Team al Norfolk

    The free lance, Fredericksburg, Va., December 2, 1905, page 2

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    NORTH CAROLINA WON TathesIs Conquered University Of Virginia Team al Norfolk By score of Il to 0, Carolina demon strated her football supremacy over Nirginia at Norfolk Thursday. Virginia went down in defeat in the presence OF 5000 Virginians and Carolinians. Not once during the contest was Carolina goal in danger, and only once was the team held for downs. carolina made two touchdowns in tie first half

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 61% 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 116 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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