North Carolina vs. West Virginia
North Carolina and West Virginia have 3 meetings on file, the first in 1996; West Virginia leads the series 2–1 in the games on file. Over the last 3 meetings it’s West Virginia 2–1, and West Virginia has won the last 2. Share
- North Carolina wins
- 1
- West Virginia wins
- 2
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1996
- Longest streak
- 2 West Virginia
- Current streak
- 2 West Virginia
- Last 10 meetings
- West Virginia 2–1
- Most recent
- 2023
The series at a glance
- Both ranked
- 1 meeting: North Carolina 1, West Virginia 0
- Average margin
- 9.3 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- Neutral sites
- 1–2 North Carolina first
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
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.
Stars of the series
Biggest days
| Hakeem Nicks North Carolina | 8 catches, 217 yards, 3 TD | 2008 Receiving |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on). Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).
Every game
| Dec 27, 2023 | West Virginia 30, North Carolina 10 | Bank of America Stadium | Duke’s Mayo Bowl | |
| Dec 27, 2008 | West Virginia 31, North Carolina 30 | Neutral site | Meineke Car Care Bowl | |
| Jan 1, 1997 | 12North Carolina 20, 25West Virginia 13 | Neutral site | Gator Bowl |
Every game is listed as played on the field.