North Carolina vs. Washington and Lee
North Carolina and Washington and Lee first met in 1907 and have played 8 times; the series is tied 3–3–2. Over the last 8 meetings it’s even at 3–3. Share
- North Carolina wins
- 3
- Washington and Lee wins
- 3
- Ties
- 2
- First meeting
- 1907
- Longest streak
- 2 Washington and Lee
- Current streak
- 1 North Carolina
- Last 10 meetings
- even at 3–3
- Most recent
- 1953
The series at a glance
- Average margin
- 12.4 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At North Carolina
- 3–1 North Carolina’s record at home
- At Washington and Lee
- 2–0–2 Washington and Lee’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 6
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- North Carolina’s biggest win1953: North Carolina 39, Washington and Lee 0by 39 points
- Washington and Lee’s biggest win1912: Washington and Lee 31, North Carolina 0by 31 points
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

1908 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Oct 11, 1908

1909 · Daily press. (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, Virginia, Nov 14, 1909

1910 · The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, Nov 16, 1910

1912 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Nov 17, 1912
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
| Oct 3, 1953 | North Carolina 39, Washington and Lee 0 | at North Carolina | ||
| Nov 8, 1913 | Washington and Lee 14, North Carolina 0 | at Washington and Lee | ||
| Nov 16, 1912 | Washington and Lee 31, North Carolina 0 | at North Carolina | ||
| Nov 18, 1911 | North Carolina 4, Washington and Lee 0 | at North Carolina | ||
| Nov 12, 1910 | Washington and Lee 5, North Carolina 0 | at Washington and Lee | ||
| Nov 13, 1909 | North Carolina 6, Washington and Lee 0 | at North Carolina | ||
| Oct 10, 1908 | Washington and Lee 0, North Carolina 0 | at Washington and Lee | ||
| Oct 5, 1907 | Washington and Lee 0, North Carolina 0 | at Washington and Lee |
Every game is listed as played on the field.