Illinois vs. North Carolina

Illinois and North Carolina have 4 meetings on file, the first in 1971; North Carolina leads the series 4–⁠0 in the games on file. Over the last 4 meetings it’s North Carolina 4–⁠0, and North Carolina has won the last 4.

Illinois wins
0
North Carolina wins
4
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1971
Longest streak
4 North Carolina
Current streak
4 North Carolina
Last 10 meetings
North Carolina 4–⁠0
Most recent
2016

The series at a glance

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

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

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Illinois and North Carolina, 1971 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 10, 2016North Carolina 48, Illinois 23at Illinois
Sep 19, 2015North Carolina 48, Illinois 14at North Carolina
Sep 5, 1987North Carolina 34, Illinois 14at North Carolina
Sep 18, 1971North Carolina 27, Illinois 0at Illinois

Every game is listed as played on the field.