North Carolina vs. Pittsburgh
North Carolina and Pittsburgh have 19 meetings on file, the first in 1974; North Carolina leads the series 13–6 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s North Carolina 7–3. Share
- North Carolina wins
- 13
- Pittsburgh wins
- 6
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1974
- Longest streak
- 6 North Carolina
- Current streak
- 1 North Carolina
- Last 10 meetings
- North Carolina 7–3
- Most recent
- 2026
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2–1 | ||||||||||
| 1980s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 1990s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 1–1 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 6–1 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 3–2 |
- Both ranked
- 1 meeting: North Carolina 0, Pittsburgh 1; 1 both in the top 10
- Average margin
- 7.6 points; 13 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At North Carolina
- 7–1 North Carolina’s record at home
- At Pittsburgh
- 4–6 Pittsburgh’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 0–1 North Carolina first
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- North Carolina’s biggest win1998: North Carolina 29, Pittsburgh 10by 19 points
- Pittsburgh’s biggest win2024: Pittsburgh 34, North Carolina 24by 10 points
- Upset2026: North Carolina 21, Pittsburgh 17North Carolina had a 24% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset2000: North Carolina 20, Pittsburgh 17North Carolina had a 28% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset2017: North Carolina 34, Pittsburgh 31North Carolina had a 32% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Ranked showdown1982: Pittsburgh 7, North Carolina 6No. 5 North Carolina at No. 1 Pittsburgh
Coach against coach
| Years | North Carolina | Series | Pittsburgh |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–2018 | Larry Fedora | 4–0 | Pat Narduzzi |
| 2019–2024 | Mack Brown | 2–3 | Pat Narduzzi |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from North Carolina’s side (Fedora 4–0 against Narduzzi). 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
| Mitchell Trubisky North Carolina | 35 of 46, 453 yards, 5 TD | 2016 Passing | |
| Drake Maye North Carolina | 34 of 44, 388 yards, 5 TD | 2022 Passing | |
| Ryan Switzer North Carolina | 16 catches, 208 yards, 1 TD | 2016 Receiving | |
| Antoine Green North Carolina | 10 catches, 180 yards, 2 TD | 2022 Receiving |
Named most valuable
| Dion Lewis Pittsburgh | 2009 |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on). Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).
Every game
Every game is listed as played on the field.