East Carolina vs. North Carolina

East Carolina and North Carolina have 18 meetings on file, the first in 1972; officially, North Carolina leads 11–⁠5–⁠1; as played, 12–⁠5–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s North Carolina 6–⁠4, and East Carolina has won the last 3. The NCAA vacated North Carolina’s win (2009); it doesn’t count officially. This page counts every game as it was played.

Official series
North Carolina leads 11–⁠5–⁠1
East Carolina wins on file
5
North Carolina wins on file
12
Ties
1
Earliest on file
1972
Longest streak
4 North Carolina
Current streak
3 East Carolina
Last 10 meetings
North Carolina 6–⁠4
Most recent
2018

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1970s1–⁠4–⁠1
1980s0–⁠2
2000s1–⁠3
2010s3–⁠3
Average margin
16.8 points; 5 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At East Carolina
3–⁠2 East Carolina’s record at home
At North Carolina
10–⁠2–⁠1 North Carolina’s record at home
Shutouts
1

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. East Carolina’s biggest win2014: East Carolina 70, North Carolina 41by 29 points
  2. North Carolina’s biggest win1981: North Carolina 56, East Carolina 0by 56 points
  3. Upset1976: North Carolina 12, East Carolina 10North Carolina had a 33% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsEast CarolinaSeriesNorth Carolina
2012–⁠2014Ruffin McNeill2–⁠1Larry Fedora

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from East Carolina’s side (McNeill 2–⁠1 against Fedora). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of East Carolina and North Carolina, 1972 on13001500170019801990200020102020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Sep 8, 2018East Carolina 41, North Carolina 19at East Carolina
Sep 20, 2014East Carolina 70, North Carolina 41at East Carolina
Sep 28, 2013East Carolina 55, North Carolina 31at North Carolina
Sep 22, 2012North Carolina 27, East Carolina 6at North Carolina
Oct 1, 2011North Carolina 35, East Carolina 20at East Carolina
Oct 2, 2010North Carolina 42, East Carolina 17at North Carolina
Sep 19, 200924North Carolina 31, East Carolina 17vacatedat North Carolina
Sep 8, 2007East Carolina 34, North Carolina 31at East Carolina
Oct 11, 2003North Carolina 28, East Carolina 17at East Carolina
Oct 6, 2001North Carolina 24, East Carolina 21at North Carolina
Sep 12, 198113North Carolina 56, East Carolina 0at North Carolina
Oct 25, 19807North Carolina 31, East Carolina 3at North Carolina
Oct 27, 197915North Carolina 24, East Carolina 24at North Carolina
Sep 16, 1978North Carolina 14, East Carolina 10at North Carolina
Oct 23, 1976North Carolina 12, 20East Carolina 10at North Carolina
Oct 25, 1975East Carolina 38, North Carolina 17at North Carolina
Oct 27, 1973North Carolina 28, East Carolina 27at North Carolina
Nov 25, 197215North Carolina 42, East Carolina 19at North Carolina

Every game is listed as played on the field; a win the NCAA later vacated is marked “vacated”; the official series above counts them the NCAA’s way.