North Carolina vs. Syracuse
North Carolina and Syracuse have 8 meetings on file, the first in 1995; North Carolina leads the series 5–3 in the games on file. Over the last 8 meetings it’s North Carolina 5–3, and North Carolina has won the last 3. Share
- North Carolina wins
- 5
- Syracuse wins
- 3
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1995
- Longest streak
- 3 North Carolina
- Current streak
- 3 North Carolina
- Last 10 meetings
- North Carolina 5–3
- Most recent
- 2025
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1–1 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 1–1 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 3–0 |
- Both ranked
- 1 meeting: North Carolina 1, Syracuse 0
- Average margin
- 14.5 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At North Carolina
- 2–2 North Carolina’s record at home
- At Syracuse
- 1–3 Syracuse’s record at home
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- North Carolina’s biggest win2023: North Carolina 40, Syracuse 7by 33 points
- Syracuse’s biggest win1995: Syracuse 20, North Carolina 9by 11 points
- Upset2002: North Carolina 30, Syracuse 22North Carolina had a 35% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset2025: North Carolina 27, Syracuse 10North Carolina had a 35% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Ranked showdown1996: North Carolina 27, Syracuse 10No. 24 North Carolina at No. 9 Syracuse
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
| Drake Maye North Carolina | 33 of 47, 442 yards, 3 TD | 2023 Passing | |
| Chazz Surratt North Carolina | 9 tackles, 2 sacks, 2.5 for loss | 2020 Defense |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).
On television
| 2025 | ESPN | 1.0 million viewers |
Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.
Every game
| Oct 24, 2026 | Syracuse at North Carolina upcoming | at North Carolina | ||
| Oct 31, 2025 | North Carolina 27, Syracuse 10 | at Syracuse | ||
| Oct 7, 2023 | 14North Carolina 40, Syracuse 7 | at North Carolina | ||
| Sep 12, 2020 | North Carolina 31, Syracuse 6 | at North Carolina | ||
| Oct 20, 2018 | Syracuse 40, North Carolina 37 | at Syracuse | ||
| Sep 6, 2003 | Syracuse 49, North Carolina 47 | at North Carolina | ||
| Sep 7, 2002 | North Carolina 30, Syracuse 22 | at Syracuse | ||
| Sep 7, 1996 | 24North Carolina 27, 9Syracuse 10 | at Syracuse | ||
| Sep 2, 1995 | Syracuse 20, 20North Carolina 9 | at North Carolina |
Every game is listed as played on the field.