North Carolina vs. William & Mary

North Carolina and William & Mary have 15 meetings on file, the first in 1907; North Carolina leads the series 13–⁠0–⁠2 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s North Carolina 9–⁠0, and North Carolina has won the last 9.

North Carolina wins
13
William & Mary wins
0
Ties
2
Earliest on file
1907
Longest streak
9 North Carolina
Current streak
9 North Carolina
Last 10 meetings
North Carolina 9–⁠0
Most recent
2010

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
1940s4–⁠0–⁠2
1950s1–⁠0
1970s3–⁠0
1980s1–⁠0
1990s1–⁠0
2000s1–⁠0
2010s1–⁠0
Average margin
12.1 points; 6 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At North Carolina
9–⁠0–⁠2 North Carolina’s record at home
At William & Mary
0–⁠2 William & Mary’s record at home
Neutral sites
2–⁠0 North Carolina first
Shutouts
2

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. North Carolina’s biggest win1950: North Carolina 40, William & Mary 7by 33 points

Coach against coach

YearsNorth CarolinaSeriesWilliam & Mary
1945–⁠1950Carl Snavely5–⁠0–⁠1Rube McCray

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from North Carolina’s side (Snavely 5–⁠0–⁠1 against McCray). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of North Carolina and William & Mary, 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.

Every game

Oct 30, 2010North Carolina 21, William & Mary 17at North Carolina
Sep 4, 2004North Carolina 49, William & Mary 38at North Carolina
Oct 5, 1991North Carolina 59, William & Mary 36at North Carolina
Sep 24, 19835North Carolina 51, William & Mary 20at North Carolina
Sep 6, 1975North Carolina 33, William & Mary 7at North Carolina
Sep 15, 197319North Carolina 34, William & Mary 27at North Carolina
Oct 30, 1971North Carolina 36, William & Mary 35at North Carolina
Oct 28, 1950North Carolina 40, William & Mary 7at North Carolina
Nov 5, 1949North Carolina 20, William & Mary 14at William & Mary
Nov 6, 19483North Carolina 7, William & Mary 7at North Carolina
Oct 18, 1947North Carolina 13, William & Mary 7at William & Mary
Nov 9, 194617North Carolina 21, William & Mary 7Neutral site
Nov 10, 1945North Carolina 6, William & Mary 0Neutral site
Nov 11, 1944North Carolina 0, William & Mary 0at North Carolina
Oct 19, 1907North Carolina 14, William & Mary 0at North Carolina

Every game is listed as played on the field.