North Carolina – NC State History
North Carolina Tar Heels  NC State Wolfpack
Football Series
Last Winner NC State (2023)
Current Win Streak NC State, 3 (2021–present)
Basketball Series
Last Winner North Carolina (2024)
Current Win Streak North Carolina, 1 (2024)
Baseball Series
Last Winner North Carolina (2023)
Current Win Streak North Carolina, 4 (2023)
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Locations of the two universities in North Carolina.

The North Carolina–NC State rivalry, also known as the State-Carolina game, Carolina–State Game, North Carolina–NC State game, NCSU–UNC game, and other similar permutations, is an ongoing series of athletic competitions between the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Tar Heels and North Carolina State University Wolfpack. The intensity of the game is driven by the universities' similar sizes, the fact the schools are separated by only 25 miles, and the large number of alumni that live within the state's borders. Both are charter members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and are part of the Tobacco Road schools. The most popular games between the two are in football, basketball, and baseball.

In football, the rivalry game is played at the end of each season during Thanksgiving week. [1] As the ACC has moved to a new scheduling system with protected rivalries, North Carolina and NC State are matched up as permanent rivals so as to allow both schools to face each other annually.[2] Formerly, NC State was in the conference's Atlantic Division and North Carolina was in the Coastal Division and were designated as cross-over rivals that played on a yearly basis. The annual game between both schools is the biggest football rivalry game in the state of North Carolina.[3]

Both schools are also known for their basketball history. They have won eight national championships between them (North Carolina 6, NC State 2), and 28 of the past 58 ACC Tournaments (North Carolina 18, NC State 10). North Carolina and NC State are 2 of the 15 college programs that can claim multiple national titles in men's college basketball.[4]

In recent years, some Tar Heel basketball players and fans have insisted that the Wolfpack are not their main rivals in basketball due to the Tar Heels' recent dominance, saying that UNC's only true basketball rivalry is the North Carolina-Duke rivalry.[5][6]

Opinions vary, however, about the rivalry with NC State. Former North Carolina basketball coach, Roy Williams, has an intense dislike for all things related to NC State. Plenty of articles have been written about Williams' hatred for the Wolfpack, underlining the significance of the rivalry for the fans and alumni of both schools who work, eat, and live together throughout the state of North Carolina, regardless of the outcome of the games.[7][8][9]Another Tar Heel great, Tyler Hansborough, also voiced that his dislike for NC State was greater than his dislike for Duke.[10]

Oddly enough, the ACC has split the two in baseball so that the two schools did not meet in the 2014 regular season; the result of that split was the ACC reinstating permanent partners for baseball in 2015. In the interim, the two schools agreed to a nonconference neutral-site game in Durham. NC State and North Carolina will face off in a 3 game series in Chapel Hill during the 2023 season.[11]

Men's basketball all-time series records

Listed by number of games won.

All-time series record

  • North Carolina: 165; NC State: 80

By location

By Titles

By Final Four appearances

  • North Carolina: 21; NC State: 3

By coach

North Carolina coaches

NC State coaches

By decade

DecadeSchoolWinsSchoolWins
1910sNC State2North Carolina0
1920sNorth Carolina17NC State3
1930sNorth Carolina16NC State6
1940sNorth Carolina13NC State10
1950sNC State18North Carolina10
1960sNorth Carolina18NC State4
1970sNorth Carolina17NC State13
1980sNorth Carolina18NC State7
1990sNorth Carolina15NC State7
2000sNorth Carolina16NC State5
2010sNorth Carolina18NC State3
2020sNorth Carolina6NC State2

Other

Listed by score.

  • North Carolina's largest victory margin: 107–56 (January 8, 2017)
  • NC State's largest victory margin: 79–39 (February 19, 1949)

Scores of games (1998–Present)

Winning team is shown in bold. Ranking of the team at the time of the game by the AP poll is shown in parentheses next to the team name (failure to list AP ranking does not necessarily mean the team was not ranked at the time of the game).

NC State victoriesNorth Carolina victories
No.DateLocationNC StateNorth CarolinaNotes
1January 21, 1998 Reynolds Coliseum NC State 60 North Carolina 74
2February 21, 1998 Dean Smith Center NC State 86 North Carolina 72
3March 6, 1998 Greensboro Coliseum NC State 46 North Carolina 74
4January 16, 1999 Reynolds Coliseum NC State 56 North Carolina 59
5February 17, 1999 Dean Smith Center NC State 53 North Carolina 62
6January 8, 2000 Dean Smith Center NC State 75 North Carolina 83
7February 9, 2000 PNC Arena NC State 62 North Carolina 70
8January 28, 2001 PNC Arena NC State 52 North Carolina 60
9February 28, 2001 Dean Smith Center NC State 63 North Carolina 76
10January 23, 2002 Dean Smith Center NC State (NR) 77 North Carolina (NR) 59 Article about game
11February 24, 2002 PNC Arena NC State (NR) 98 North Carolina (NR) 76 Article about game
12January 26, 2003 PNC Arena NC State (NR) 86 North Carolina (NR) 77 Article about game
13February 25, 2003 Dean Smith Center NC State (NR) 75 North Carolina (NR) 67 Overtime; Article
14January 28, 2004 Dean Smith Center NC State (NR) 66 North Carolina (12) 68 Article about game
15February 29, 2004 PNC Arena NC State (14) 64 North Carolina (12) 71 Article about game
16February 3, 2005 Dean Smith Center NC State (NR) 71 North Carolina (2) 95 Article about game
17February 22, 2005 PNC Arena NC State (NR) 71 North Carolina (2) 81 Article about game
18January 7, 2006 Dean Smith Center NC State (13) 69 North Carolina (25) 82 Article about game
19February 22, 2006 PNC Arena NC State (15) 71 North Carolina (21) 95 Article about game
20February 3, 2007 PNC Arena NC State (NR) 83 North Carolina (3) 79 Article about game
21February 21, 2007 Dean Smith Center NC State (NR) 64 North Carolina (5) 83 Article about game
22March 11, 2007 Tampa Bay Times Forum NC State (NR) 80 North Carolina (8) 89 Article about game
23January 12, 2008 Dean Smith Center NC State (NR) 62 North Carolina (1) 93 Article about game
24February 20, 2008 PNC Arena NC State (NR) 70 North Carolina (3) 84 Article about game
25January 31, 2009 PNC Arena NC State (NR) 76 North Carolina (5) 93 Article about game
26February 18, 2009 Dean Smith Center NC State (NR) 80 North Carolina (3) 89 Article about game
27January 26, 2010 PNC Arena NC State (NR) 63 North Carolina (NR) 77 Article about game
28February 13, 2010 Dean Smith Center NC State (NR) 61 North Carolina (NR) 74 Article about game
29January 29, 2011 Dean Smith Center NC State (NR) 64 North Carolina (NR) 84 Article about game
30February 23, 2011 PNC Arena NC State (NR) 63 North Carolina (19) 75 Article about game
31January 26, 2012 Dean Smith Center NC State (NR) 55 North Carolina (7) 74 Article about game
32February 21, 2012 PNC Arena NC State (NR) 74 North Carolina (7) 86 Article about game
33March 10, 2012 Philips Arena NC State (NR) 67 North Carolina (4) 69 Article about game
34January 26, 2013 PNC Arena NC State (18) 91 North Carolina (NR) 83 Article about game
35February 23, 2013 Dean Smith Center NC State (NR) 65 North Carolina (NR) 76 Article about game
36February 1, 2014 Dean Smith Center NC State (NR) 70 North Carolina (NR) 84 Article about game
37February 26, 2014 PNC Arena NC State (NR) 84 North Carolina (19) 85 Overtime; Article
38January 14, 2015 PNC Arena NC State (NR) 79 North Carolina (15) 81 Article about game
39February 24, 2015 Dean Smith Center NC State (NR) 58 North Carolina (15) 46 Article about game
40January 16, 2016 Dean Smith Center NC State (NR) 55 North Carolina (5) 67 Article about game
41February 24, 2016 PNC Arena NC State (NR) 68 North Carolina (7) 80 Article about game
42January 8, 2017 Dean Smith Center NC State (NR) 56 North Carolina (14) 107 Article about game
43February 15, 2017 PNC Arena NC State (NR)73 North Carolina (10)97 Article about game
44January 27, 2018 Dean Smith Center NC State (NR)95 North Carolina (10)91 Overtime; Article
45February 10, 2018 PNC Arena NC State (NR)89 North Carolina (21)96 Article about game
46January 8, 2019 PNC Arena NC State (15)82 North Carolina (12)90 Article about game
47February 5, 2019 Dean Smith Center NC State (NR)96 North Carolina (8)113 Article about game
48January 27, 2020 PNC Arena NC State (NR)65 North Carolina (NR)75 Article about game
49February 26, 2020 Dean Smith Center NC State (NR)79 North Carolina (NR)85 Article about game
50December 22, 2020 PNC Arena NC State (NR) 79 North Carolina (17) 76 Article about game
51January 23, 2021 Dean Smith Center NC State (NR) 76 North Carolina (NR) 86 Article about game
52January 29, 2022 Dean Smith Center NC State (NR) 80 North Carolina (NR) 100 Article about game
53February 26, 2022 PNC Arena NC State (NR) 74 North Carolina (NR) 84 Article about game
54January 21, 2023 Dean Smith Center NC State (NR) 69 North Carolina (NR) 80 Article about game
55February 19, 2023 PNC Arena NC State (23) 77 North Carolina (NR) 69 Article about game
Series: North Carolina leads 44–11

Football all-time series records

Listed by number of games won.

  • Current streak: 3 – NC State won in 2021, 2022, and 2023.
  • All-time record[12]

North Carolina: 68; NC State: 39; Ties: 6

  • Record in ACC (1953–2023): North Carolina: 37; NC State: 34[13]
  • Record in Kenan Memorial Stadium: North Carolina: 28; NC State: 20; Ties: 1
  • Record in Carter–Finley Stadium[12] North Carolina: 15; NC State: 13
  • Record in Chapel Hill, NC: North Carolina leads 36–22–2
  • Record in Charlotte, NC: North Carolina leads 2–0
  • Record in Raleigh, NC: North Carolina leads 30–17–4

Largest victory margins

Listed by score.

  • NC State's largest victory margin: 45 points, score: 48–3 (October 15, 1988)
  • North Carolina's largest victory margin: 44 points, score: 44–0 (October 12, 1894)

Conference Championships

  • NC State 11 (7 ACC, 3 SAIAA, 1 Southern Conference)
  • North Carolina 9 (4 Southern Conference, 5 ACC)

Bowl Record

  • NC State 17–17–1 (.500)
  • North Carolina 15–22 (.405)

All time records

  • North Carolina 729–568–54 (.562)
  • NC State 640–599–55 (.517)

Game results since 2000

North Carolina victoriesNC State victoriesTie games

Baseball all-time series records

All-time series record

  • North Carolina: 168; NC State: 135; Ties: 1
  • As of May, 2019

ACC regular season championships

  • North Carolina: 13 (1960, 1964, 1966, 1969, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1990, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2013)
  • NC State: 1 (1968)

ACC Tournament championships

  • North Carolina: 8 (1982,1983,1984, 1990, 2007, 2013, 2019, 2022)
  • NC State: 4 (1973, 1974, 1975, 1992)

College World Series appearances

  • North Carolina: 11 (1960, 1966, 1978, 1989, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2018)
  • NC State: 3 (1968, 2013, 2021)

College World Series victories

  • North Carolina: 16
  • NC State: 5

NCAA championship game/series appearances

  • North Carolina: 2 (2006, 2007)
  • NC State: 0

Men's soccer all-time series records

All-time series record

  • North Carolina: 55; NC State: 22; Ties: 12
  • As of October, 2018

ACC regular season championships

  • North Carolina: 4 (2000, 2011, 2012, 2016)
  • NC State: 1 (1994)

ACC tournament championships

  • North Carolina: 3 (1987, 2000, 2011)
  • NC State: 1 (1990)

College Cup appearances

  • North Carolina: 8 (1987, 2001, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2017)
  • NC State: 1 (1990)

NCAA championships

  • North Carolina: 2 (2001, 2011)
  • NC State: 0

References

  1. ↑ https://goheels.com/news/2014/1/22/209383441
  2. ↑ "ESPN - Breaking down ACC football's matchups through 2030". ESPN.
  3. ↑ "North Carolina - NC State -- The Rivalry America Doesn't Care About". www.fanragsports.com. Archived from the original on 2016-12-22.
  4. ↑ "What school has the most college basketball national championships? | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  5. ↑ Albert, Darryn (7 January 2019). "Luke Maye does not see North Carolina-NC State as rivalry". Larry Brown Sports.
  6. ↑ Giglio, Joe. "UNC and Duke a rivalry, Joel Berry says. NC State? Not so much". The Raleigh News & Observer. The McClatchy Co.
  7. ↑ "Five Reasons Behind Roy's Hate for State". 16 January 2015.
  8. ↑ "In Case You Forgot Roy Williams Hates NC State". 26 January 2012.
  9. ↑ "Roy Williams does not like NC State". 26 January 2012.
  10. ↑ https://sports.yahoo.com/tyler-hansbrough-shows-respect-hated-173849779.html
  11. ↑ "2023 Baseball Schedule".
  12. 1 2 "North Carolina Game by Game against Opponents". Archived from the original on 2013-12-02.
  13. ↑ "North Carolina State vs North Carolina". Retrieved 27 November 2021.
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