NC State vs. North Carolina
106 of their 115 meetings are on file: they first met in 1894, and the earliest on file is 1902; officially, North Carolina leads 68–41–6; as played, 60–41–5 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s NC State 8–2, and NC State has won the last 5. The official count covers every meeting. Share
2027 at NC State; 2028 at North Carolina; 2029 at NC State; 2030 at North Carolina. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).
- Official series
- North Carolina leads 68–41–6
- NC State wins on file
- 41
- North Carolina wins on file
- 60
- Ties
- 5
- Earliest on file
- 1902 first met 1894
- Longest streak
- 9 North Carolina
- Current streak
- 5 NC State
- Last 10 meetings
- NC State 8–2
- Most recent
- 2025
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0–0–3 | ||||||||||
| 1910s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 1920s | 3–6–1 | ||||||||||
| 1930s | 0–9–1 | ||||||||||
| 1940s | 2–5 | ||||||||||
| 1950s | 3–6 | ||||||||||
| 1960s | 6–4 | ||||||||||
| 1970s | 4–6 | ||||||||||
| 1980s | 3–7 | ||||||||||
| 1990s | 3–7 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 6–4 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 6–4 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 5–1 |
- Both ranked
- 3 meetings: NC State 0, North Carolina 3
- Average margin
- 12.3 points; 48 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At NC State
- 18–28–3 NC State’s record at home
- At North Carolina
- 30–23–2 North Carolina’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 0–2 NC State first
- Shutouts
- 17
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- NC State’s biggest win1988: NC State 48, North Carolina 3by 45 points
- North Carolina’s biggest win1947: North Carolina 41, NC State 6by 35 points
- Upset2008: NC State 41, North Carolina 10NC State had a 23% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset2016: NC State 28, North Carolina 21NC State had a 23% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset2014: NC State 35, North Carolina 7NC State had a 26% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Ranked showdown1979: North Carolina 35, NC State 21No. 19 North Carolina at No. 15 NC State
- Ranked showdown2020: North Carolina 48, NC State 21No. 23 NC State at No. 14 North Carolina
- Ranked showdown1993: North Carolina 35, NC State 14No. 18 North Carolina at No. 19 NC State
Coach against coach
| Years | NC State | Series | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1921–1923 | Harry Hartsell | 1–2 | William Fetzer |
| 1926–1929 | Gus Tebell | 1–2–1 | Chuck Collins |
| 1931–1933 | Clipper Smith | 0–3 | Chuck Collins |
| 1937–1941 | Doc Newton | 1–4 | Raymond Wolf |
| 1947–1951 | Beattie Feathers | 0–5 | Carl Snavely |
| 1956–1958 | Earle Edwards | 3–0 | Jim Tatum |
| 1959–1966 | Earle Edwards | 3–5 | James Hickey |
| 1967–1970 | Earle Edwards | 3–1 | Bill Dooley |
| 1972–1975 | Lou Holtz | 2–2 | Bill Dooley |
| 1980–1982 | Monte Kiffin | 0–3 | Dick Crum |
| 1983–1985 | Tom Reed | 0–3 | Dick Crum |
| 1988–1992 | Dick Sheridan | 5–0 | Mack Brown |
| 1993–1997 | Mike O’Cain | 0–5 | Mack Brown |
| 2001–2006 | Chuck Amato | 2–4 | John Bunting |
| 2007–2010 | Tom O’Brien | 4–0 | Butch Davis |
| 2013–2018 | Dave Doeren | 4–2 | Larry Fedora |
| 2019–2024 | Dave Doeren | 4–2 | Mack Brown |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from NC State’s side (Hartsell 1–2 against Fetzer). 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
Biggest days
| Mike Glennon NC State | 29 of 52, 467 yards, 5 TD, 2 INT | 2012 Passing | |
| Sam Howell North Carolina | 23 of 33, 401 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT | 2019 Passing | |
| Payton Wilson NC State | 15 tackles, 1 sack, 2 for loss, 1 INT | 2023 Defense |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).
Every game
Every game is listed as played on the field.