North Carolina vs. Tulane
North Carolina and Tulane have 16 meetings on file, the first in 1922; Tulane leads the series 9–5–2 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Tulane 6–3, and North Carolina has won the last 3. Share
- North Carolina wins
- 5
- Tulane wins
- 9
- Ties
- 2
- Earliest on file
- 1922
- Longest streak
- 4 Tulane
- Current streak
- 3 North Carolina
- Last 10 meetings
- Tulane 6–3
- Most recent
- 1994
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 1930s | 1–2–1 | ||||||||||
| 1940s | 0–3 | ||||||||||
| 1950s | 0–0–1 | ||||||||||
| 1960s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 1970s | 1–3 | ||||||||||
| 1990s | 2–0 |
- Both ranked
- 1 meeting: North Carolina 0, Tulane 0
- Average margin
- 14.9 points; 6 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At North Carolina
- 2–4 North Carolina’s record at home
- At Tulane
- 5–3–2 Tulane’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 3
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- North Carolina’s biggest win1994: North Carolina 49, Tulane 0by 49 points
- Tulane’s biggest win1941: Tulane 52, North Carolina 6by 46 points
- Upset1938: Tulane 17, North Carolina 14Tulane had a 24% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1971: Tulane 37, North Carolina 29Tulane had a 26% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1940: Tulane 14, North Carolina 13Tulane had a 34% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Ranked showdown1939: North Carolina 14, Tulane 14 (tie)No. 14 North Carolina at No. 4 Tulane
Coach against coach
| Years | North Carolina | Series | Tulane |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1936–1941 | Raymond Wolf | 1–4–1 | Red Dawson |
| 1971–1975 | Bill Dooley | 1–2 | Bennie Ellender |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from North Carolina’s side (Wolf 1–4–1 against Dawson). 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.
From the newspapers
1922 · The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, Nov 5, 1922
1937 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Oct 23, 1937
1938 · Henderson daily dispatch, North Carolina, Oct 10, 1938
1939 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Oct 22, 1939
1940 · The Wilmington morning star, North Carolina, Oct 27, 1940
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.
Every game
| Sep 17, 1994 | 16North Carolina 49, Tulane 0 | at North Carolina | ||
| Nov 13, 1993 | 15North Carolina 42, Tulane 10 | at Tulane | ||
| Nov 15, 1975 | North Carolina 17, Tulane 15 | at Tulane | ||
| Oct 20, 1973 | 17Tulane 16, North Carolina 0 | at Tulane | ||
| Oct 9, 1971 | Tulane 37, 18North Carolina 29 | at North Carolina | ||
| Oct 17, 1970 | Tulane 24, North Carolina 17 | at Tulane | ||
| Sep 30, 1967 | Tulane 36, North Carolina 11 | at North Carolina | ||
| Oct 2, 1954 | Tulane 7, North Carolina 7 | at Tulane | ||
| Oct 24, 1942 | Tulane 29, 19North Carolina 14 | at Tulane | ||
| Oct 18, 1941 | 17Tulane 52, North Carolina 6 | at Tulane | ||
| Oct 26, 1940 | Tulane 14, North Carolina 13 | at North Carolina | ||
| Oct 21, 1939 | 4Tulane 14, 14North Carolina 14 | at Tulane | ||
| Oct 8, 1938 | Tulane 17, North Carolina 14 | at North Carolina | ||
| Oct 23, 1937 | North Carolina 13, Tulane 0 | at North Carolina | ||
| Oct 24, 1936 | 18Tulane 21, North Carolina 7 | at Tulane | ||
| Nov 4, 1922 | North Carolina 19, Tulane 12 | at Tulane |
Every game is listed as played on the field.