North Carolina vs. Vanderbilt
North Carolina and Vanderbilt have 9 meetings on file, the first in 1914; North Carolina leads the series 5–4 in the games on file. Over the last 9 meetings it’s North Carolina 5–4, and North Carolina has won the last 4. Share
- North Carolina wins
- 5
- Vanderbilt wins
- 4
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1914
- Longest streak
- 4 Vanderbilt
- Current streak
- 4 North Carolina
- Last 10 meetings
- North Carolina 5–4
- Most recent
- 1982
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 1930s | 0–3 | ||||||||||
| 1960s | 2–1 | ||||||||||
| 1970s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 1980s | 1–0 |
- Average margin
- 12.3 points; 4 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At North Carolina
- 2–2 North Carolina’s record at home
- At Vanderbilt
- 2–3 Vanderbilt’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 1
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- North Carolina’s biggest win1982: North Carolina 34, Vanderbilt 10by 24 points
- Vanderbilt’s biggest win1932: Vanderbilt 39, North Carolina 7by 32 points
- Upset1968: North Carolina 8, Vanderbilt 7North Carolina had a 29% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Coach against coach
| Years | North Carolina | Series | Vanderbilt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1931–1933 | Chuck Collins | 0–3 | Dan McGugin |
| 1967–1970 | Bill Dooley | 3–1 | Bill Pace |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from North Carolina’s side (Collins 0–3 against McGugin). 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
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 18, 1982 | 11North Carolina 34, Vanderbilt 10 | at North Carolina | ||
| Oct 3, 1970 | 19North Carolina 10, Vanderbilt 7 | at Vanderbilt | ||
| Oct 4, 1969 | North Carolina 38, Vanderbilt 22 | at North Carolina | ||
| Oct 5, 1968 | North Carolina 8, Vanderbilt 7 | at Vanderbilt | ||
| Oct 7, 1967 | Vanderbilt 21, North Carolina 7 | at North Carolina | ||
| Oct 7, 1933 | Vanderbilt 20, North Carolina 13 | at Vanderbilt | ||
| Oct 1, 1932 | Vanderbilt 39, North Carolina 7 | at North Carolina | ||
| Oct 3, 1931 | Vanderbilt 13, North Carolina 0 | at Vanderbilt | ||
| Oct 24, 1914 | North Carolina 10, Vanderbilt 9 | at Vanderbilt |
Every game is listed as played on the field.

