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.

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

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1900s1–⁠0–⁠2
1910s1–⁠3
1950s1–⁠0
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

  1. North Carolina’s biggest win1953: North Carolina 39, Washington and Lee 0by 39 points
  2. Washington and Lee’s biggest win1912: Washington and Lee 31, North Carolina 0by 31 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of North Carolina and Washington and Lee, 1907 on130015001700192019401960198020002020

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

  • The Evening star's story of the 1908 game: PLAY TO A STANDSTILL. Neither Washington and Lee Nor North Carolina Able to Score.

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

  • The Daily press. (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current's story of the 1909 game: SMALL CROWD SHOWS LITTLE ENTHUSIASM North Carolina Supporters Cheer a Little When Quarterback Wilson Presents Chapel Hill Boys With Lore Touchdown Of Game-Fre- auert tumble Of Punts.

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

  • The The Birmingham age-herald's story of the 1910 game: Washington And Lee Fears The Game Against Alabama

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

  • The Evening star's story of the 1912 game: WASHINGTON AND LEE HAS AN EASY GAME OverWhelms North Carolina by 0ne-Sided Score of 81 to O.

    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, 1953North Carolina 39, Washington and Lee 0at North Carolina
Nov 8, 1913Washington and Lee 14, North Carolina 0at Washington and Lee
Nov 16, 1912Washington and Lee 31, North Carolina 0at North Carolina
Nov 18, 1911North Carolina 4, Washington and Lee 0at North Carolina
Nov 12, 1910Washington and Lee 5, North Carolina 0at Washington and Lee
Nov 13, 1909North Carolina 6, Washington and Lee 0at North Carolina
Oct 10, 1908Washington and Lee 0, North Carolina 0at Washington and Lee
Oct 5, 1907Washington and Lee 0, North Carolina 0at Washington and Lee

Every game is listed as played on the field.