Kentucky vs. North Carolina
Kentucky and North Carolina have 10 meetings on file, the first in 1910; the series is tied 5–5 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s even at 5–5. Share
- Kentucky wins
- 5
- North Carolina wins
- 5
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1910
- Longest streak
- 3 North Carolina
- Current streak
- 1 North Carolina
- Last 10 meetings
- even at 5–5
- Most recent
- 1990
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 1930s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 1960s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 1970s | 2–3 | ||||||||||
| 1980s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 1990s | 0–1 |
- Average margin
- 8.8 points; 5 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Kentucky
- 4–1 Kentucky’s record at home
- At North Carolina
- 4–0 North Carolina’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 1–0 Kentucky first
- Shutouts
- 4
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Kentucky’s biggest win1976: Kentucky 21, North Carolina 0by 21 points
- North Carolina’s biggest win1972: North Carolina 31, Kentucky 20by 11 points
Coach against coach
| Years | Kentucky | Series | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973–1977 | Fran Curci | 2–1 | Bill Dooley |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Kentucky’s side (Curci 2–1 against Dooley). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.
Both programs through the years
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.
Stars of the series
Named most valuable
| Rod Stewart Kentucky | 1976 |
Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).
Every game
| Sep 22, 1990 | North Carolina 16, Kentucky 13 | at North Carolina | ||
| Sep 16, 1989 | Kentucky 13, North Carolina 6 | at Kentucky | ||
| Sep 10, 1977 | Kentucky 10, North Carolina 7 | at Kentucky | ||
| Dec 31, 1976 | Kentucky 21, 19North Carolina 0 | Neutral site | Peach Bowl | |
| Oct 13, 1973 | North Carolina 16, Kentucky 10 | at Kentucky | ||
| Oct 14, 1972 | North Carolina 31, Kentucky 20 | at North Carolina | ||
| Sep 12, 1970 | North Carolina 20, Kentucky 10 | at North Carolina | ||
| Sep 17, 1966 | Kentucky 10, North Carolina 0 | at Kentucky | ||
| Oct 20, 1934 | North Carolina 6, Kentucky 0 | at North Carolina | ||
| Oct 8, 1910 | Kentucky 11, North Carolina 0 | at Kentucky |
Every game is listed as played on the field.