North Carolina vs. VMI
North Carolina and VMI have 22 meetings on file, the first in 1902; North Carolina leads the series 16–5–1 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s North Carolina 8–2, and North Carolina has won the last 5. Share
- North Carolina wins
- 16
- VMI wins
- 5
- Ties
- 1
- Earliest on file
- 1902
- Longest streak
- 5 North Carolina
- Current streak
- 5 North Carolina
- Last 10 meetings
- North Carolina 8–2
- Most recent
- 1989
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 3–1 | ||||||||||
| 1910s | 3–1–1 | ||||||||||
| 1920s | 5–3 | ||||||||||
| 1930s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 1960s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 1970s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 1980s | 2–0 |
- Average margin
- 21 points; 6 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At North Carolina
- 11–2 North Carolina’s record at home
- At VMI
- 3–5–1 VMI’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 9
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- North Carolina’s biggest win1935: North Carolina 56, VMI 0by 56 points
- VMI’s biggest win1920: VMI 23, North Carolina 0by 23 points
- Upset1921: North Carolina 20, VMI 7North Carolina had a 27% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Coach against coach
| Years | North Carolina | Series | VMI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1921–1925 | William Fetzer | 4–1 | Blandy Clarkson |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from North Carolina’s side (Fetzer 4–1 against Clarkson). 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

1909 · The Washington herald, Washington, D.C., Oct 17, 1909

1914 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Nov 8, 1914

1915 · The Richmond Virginian, Richmond, Va., Oct 25, 1915

1921 · The Washington herald, Washington, D.C., Nov 6, 1921
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
Every game is listed as played on the field.