North Carolina vs. Stanford
North Carolina and Stanford have 4 meetings on file, the first in 1997; the series is tied 2–2 in the games on file. Over the last 4 meetings it’s even at 2–2. Share
2027 at Stanford; 2028 at North Carolina. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).
- North Carolina wins
- 2
- Stanford wins
- 2
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1997
- Longest streak
- 2 Stanford
- Current streak
- 1 North Carolina
- Last 10 meetings
- even at 2–2
- Most recent
- 2025
The series at a glance
- Both ranked
- 1 meeting: North Carolina 1, Stanford 0
- Average margin
- 5.3 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At North Carolina
- 2–0 North Carolina’s record at home
- At Stanford
- 1–0 Stanford’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.
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
| Solomon Thomas Stanford | 2016 |
Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).
On television
| 2025 | The CW | 0.5 million viewers |
Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.
Every game
| Nov 8, 2025 | North Carolina 20, Stanford 15 | at North Carolina | ||
| Dec 30, 2016 | 16Stanford 25, North Carolina 23 | Sun Bowl | Sun Bowl | |
| Sep 19, 1998 | Stanford 37, North Carolina 34 | at Stanford | ||
| Sep 13, 1997 | 7North Carolina 28, 17Stanford 17 | at North Carolina |
Every game is listed as played on the field.