North Carolina vs. Oklahoma

North Carolina and Oklahoma have 7 meetings on file, the first in 1948; Oklahoma leads the series 7–⁠0 in the games on file. Over the last 7 meetings it’s Oklahoma 7–⁠0, and Oklahoma has won the last 7.

North Carolina wins
0
Oklahoma wins
7
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1948
Longest streak
7 Oklahoma
Current streak
7 Oklahoma
Last 10 meetings
Oklahoma 7–⁠0
Most recent
2001

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1940s0–⁠1
1950s0–⁠2
1980s0–⁠3
2000s0–⁠1
Both ranked
2 meetings: North Carolina 0, Oklahoma 2; 1 both in the top 10
Average margin
22.1 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At North Carolina
0–⁠2 North Carolina’s record at home
At Oklahoma
3–⁠0 Oklahoma’s record at home
Neutral sites
0–⁠2 North Carolina first
Shutouts
3

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Oklahoma’s biggest win1956: Oklahoma 36, North Carolina 0by 36 points
  2. Ranked showdown1948: Oklahoma 14, North Carolina 6No. 4 North Carolina at No. 6 Oklahoma
  3. Ranked showdown1980: Oklahoma 41, North Carolina 7No. 6 North Carolina at No. 16 Oklahoma

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of North Carolina and Oklahoma, 1948 on13001500170019501960197019801990200020102020

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

Aug 25, 20013Oklahoma 41, North Carolina 27Memorial Stadium (Norman, OK)
Sep 10, 19884Oklahoma 28, North Carolina 0at North Carolina
Sep 12, 19871Oklahoma 28, North Carolina 0at Oklahoma
Nov 1, 198016Oklahoma 41, 6North Carolina 7at Oklahoma
Sep 29, 19561Oklahoma 36, North Carolina 0at Oklahoma
Sep 24, 1955Oklahoma 13, North Carolina 6at North Carolina
Jan 1, 19496Oklahoma 14, 4North Carolina 6Neutral siteSugar Bowl

Every game is listed as played on the field.