Matchup Index

North Carolina Tar Heels vs NC State Wolfpack

North Carolina Tar Heels 60
North Carolina Tar Heels leads 60-41-5
5 ties
1902 to 2025
NC State Wolfpack have won 5 straight
Next meeting: Nov 28, 2026, NC State Wolfpack at North Carolina Tar Heels
NC State Wolfpack 41

Series timeline

▲ North Carolina Tar Heels ahead (peak +28) ▼ NC State Wolfpack ahead (peak +1)
1902: Tied 0-01904: Tied 6-61905: Tied 0-01919: North Carolina Tar Heels 13-121920: NC State Wolfpack 13-31921: NC State Wolfpack 7-01922: North Carolina Tar Heels 14-91923: North Carolina Tar Heels 14-01924: North Carolina Tar Heels 10-01925: North Carolina Tar Heels 17-01926: North Carolina Tar Heels 12-01927: NC State Wolfpack 19-61928: Tied 6-61929: North Carolina Tar Heels 32-01930: North Carolina Tar Heels 13-61931: North Carolina Tar Heels 18-151932: North Carolina Tar Heels 13-01933: North Carolina Tar Heels 6-01934: Tied 7-71935: North Carolina Tar Heels 35-61936: North Carolina Tar Heels 21-61937: North Carolina Tar Heels 20-01938: North Carolina Tar Heels 21-01939: North Carolina Tar Heels 17-01940: North Carolina Tar Heels 13-71941: NC State Wolfpack 13-71942: NC State Wolfpack 21-141943: North Carolina Tar Heels 27-131947: North Carolina Tar Heels 41-61948: North Carolina Tar Heels 14-01949: North Carolina Tar Heels 26-61950: North Carolina Tar Heels 13-71951: North Carolina Tar Heels 21-01953: North Carolina Tar Heels 29-71954: North Carolina Tar Heels 20-61955: North Carolina Tar Heels 25-181956: NC State Wolfpack 26-61957: NC State Wolfpack 7-01958: NC State Wolfpack 21-141959: North Carolina Tar Heels 20-121960: NC State Wolfpack 3-01961: North Carolina Tar Heels 27-221962: NC State Wolfpack 7-61963: North Carolina Tar Heels 31-101964: NC State Wolfpack 14-131965: North Carolina Tar Heels 10-71966: North Carolina Tar Heels 10-71967: NC State Wolfpack 13-71968: NC State Wolfpack 38-61969: NC State Wolfpack 10-31970: North Carolina Tar Heels 19-01971: North Carolina Tar Heels 27-71972: North Carolina Tar Heels 34-331973: NC State Wolfpack 28-261974: North Carolina Tar Heels 33-141975: NC State Wolfpack 21-201976: NC State Wolfpack 21-131977: North Carolina Tar Heels 27-141978: NC State Wolfpack 34-71979: North Carolina Tar Heels 35-211980: North Carolina Tar Heels 28-81981: North Carolina Tar Heels 21-101982: North Carolina Tar Heels 41-91983: North Carolina Tar Heels 42-141984: North Carolina Tar Heels 28-211985: North Carolina Tar Heels 21-141986: NC State Wolfpack 35-341987: North Carolina Tar Heels 17-141988: NC State Wolfpack 48-31989: NC State Wolfpack 40-61990: NC State Wolfpack 12-91991: NC State Wolfpack 24-71992: NC State Wolfpack 27-201993: North Carolina Tar Heels 35-141994: North Carolina Tar Heels 31-171995: North Carolina Tar Heels 30-281996: North Carolina Tar Heels 52-201997: North Carolina Tar Heels 20-71998: North Carolina Tar Heels 37-341999: North Carolina Tar Heels 10-62000: NC State Wolfpack 38-202001: North Carolina Tar Heels 17-92002: NC State Wolfpack 34-172003: NC State Wolfpack 47-342004: North Carolina Tar Heels 30-242005: North Carolina Tar Heels 31-242006: North Carolina Tar Heels 23-92007: NC State Wolfpack 31-272008: NC State Wolfpack 41-102009: NC State Wolfpack 28-272010: NC State Wolfpack 29-252011: NC State Wolfpack 13-02012: North Carolina Tar Heels 43-352013: North Carolina Tar Heels 27-192014: NC State Wolfpack 35-72015: North Carolina Tar Heels 45-342016: NC State Wolfpack 28-212017: NC State Wolfpack 33-212018: NC State Wolfpack 34-282019: North Carolina Tar Heels 41-102020: North Carolina Tar Heels 48-212021: NC State Wolfpack 34-302022: NC State Wolfpack 30-272023: NC State Wolfpack 39-202024: NC State Wolfpack 35-302025: NC State Wolfpack 42-19

North Carolina Tar Heels NC State Wolfpack Tie Postseason One meeting per cell

Longest streaks: North Carolina Tar Heels 9 (1943–1955), NC State Wolfpack 5 (1988–1992). Current: NC State Wolfpack 5.

Splits

SplitNorth Carolina Tar Heels record
Regular season60-41-5
Hosted by North Carolina Tar Heels32-23-2
Hosted by NC State Wolfpack28-18-3
Last 10 seasons (2016 to 2025)2-8
Largest North Carolina Tar Heels win41-6 (1947)
Largest NC State Wolfpack win48-3 (1988)

Every meeting

2020s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2025 Nov 29, 2025 NC State Wolfpack 42-19 at NC State Wolfpack Week 14
2024 Nov 30, 2024 NC State Wolfpack 35-30 at North Carolina Tar Heels Week 14
2023 Nov 25, 2023 NC State Wolfpack 39-20 at NC State Wolfpack Week 14
2022 Nov 25, 2022 NC State Wolfpack 30-27 at North Carolina Tar Heels Week 14
2021 Nov 26, 2021 NC State Wolfpack 34-30 at NC State Wolfpack Week 14
2020 Oct 24, 2020 North Carolina Tar Heels 48-21 at North Carolina Tar Heels Week 8
2010s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2019 Nov 30, 2019 North Carolina Tar Heels 41-10 at NC State Wolfpack Week 15
2018 Nov 24, 2018 NC State Wolfpack 34-28 at North Carolina Tar Heels Week 14
2017 Nov 25, 2017 NC State Wolfpack 33-21 at NC State Wolfpack Week 14
2016 Nov 25, 2016 NC State Wolfpack 28-21 at North Carolina Tar Heels Week 14
2015 Nov 28, 2015 North Carolina Tar Heels 45-34 at NC State Wolfpack Week 13
2014 Nov 29, 2014 NC State Wolfpack 35-7 at North Carolina Tar Heels Week 14
2013 Nov 2, 2013 North Carolina Tar Heels 27-19 at NC State Wolfpack Week 10
2012 Oct 27, 2012 North Carolina Tar Heels 43-35 at North Carolina Tar Heels Week 9
2011 Nov 5, 2011 NC State Wolfpack 13-0 at NC State Wolfpack Week 10
2010 Nov 20, 2010 NC State Wolfpack 29-25 at North Carolina Tar Heels Week 12
2000s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2009 Nov 28, 2009 NC State Wolfpack 28-27 at NC State Wolfpack Week 13
2008 Nov 22, 2008 NC State Wolfpack 41-10 at North Carolina Tar Heels Week 13
2007 Nov 10, 2007 NC State Wolfpack 31-27 at NC State Wolfpack Week 11
2006 Nov 18, 2006 North Carolina Tar Heels 23-9 at North Carolina Tar Heels Week 12
2005 Sep 24, 2005 North Carolina Tar Heels 31-24 at NC State Wolfpack Week 4
2004 Oct 9, 2004 North Carolina Tar Heels 30-24 at North Carolina Tar Heels Week 7
2003 Sep 27, 2003 NC State Wolfpack 47-34 at NC State Wolfpack Week 6
2002 Oct 12, 2002 NC State Wolfpack 34-17 at North Carolina Tar Heels Week 8
2001 Sep 29, 2001 North Carolina Tar Heels 17-9 at NC State Wolfpack Week 5
2000 Oct 14, 2000 NC State Wolfpack 38-20 at North Carolina Tar Heels Week 8
1990s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1999 Nov 11, 1999 North Carolina Tar Heels 10-6 at North Carolina Tar Heels Week 12
1998 Nov 28, 1998 North Carolina Tar Heels 37-34 at North Carolina Tar Heels Week 14
1997 Oct 18, 1997 North Carolina Tar Heels 20-7 at NC State Wolfpack Week 9
1996 Nov 2, 1996 North Carolina Tar Heels 52-20 at North Carolina Tar Heels Week 11
1995 Nov 24, 1995 North Carolina Tar Heels 30-28 at NC State Wolfpack Week 14
1994 Oct 29, 1994 North Carolina Tar Heels 31-17 at North Carolina Tar Heels Week 10
1993 Sep 25, 1993 North Carolina Tar Heels 35-14 at NC State Wolfpack Week 5
1992 Sep 26, 1992 NC State Wolfpack 27-20 at North Carolina Tar Heels Week 5
1991 Sep 28, 1991 NC State Wolfpack 24-7 at NC State Wolfpack Week 5
1990 Sep 29, 1990 NC State Wolfpack 12-9 at North Carolina Tar Heels Week 6
1980s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1989 Sep 23, 1989 NC State Wolfpack 40-6 at NC State Wolfpack Week 4
1988 Oct 15, 1988 NC State Wolfpack 48-3 at North Carolina Tar Heels Week 8
1987 Oct 17, 1987 North Carolina Tar Heels 17-14 at NC State Wolfpack Week 8
1986 Oct 18, 1986 NC State Wolfpack 35-34 at North Carolina Tar Heels Week 8
1985 Oct 19, 1985 North Carolina Tar Heels 21-14 at NC State Wolfpack Week 8
1984 Oct 20, 1984 North Carolina Tar Heels 28-21 at North Carolina Tar Heels Week 9
1983 Oct 15, 1983 North Carolina Tar Heels 42-14 at NC State Wolfpack Week 8
1982 Oct 16, 1982 North Carolina Tar Heels 41-9 at North Carolina Tar Heels Week 7
1981 Oct 17, 1981 North Carolina Tar Heels 21-10 at NC State Wolfpack Week 7
1980 Oct 18, 1980 North Carolina Tar Heels 28-8 at North Carolina Tar Heels Week 8
1970s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1979 Oct 20, 1979 North Carolina Tar Heels 35-21 at NC State Wolfpack Week 8
1978 Oct 21, 1978 NC State Wolfpack 34-7 at North Carolina Tar Heels Week 8
1977 Oct 15, 1977 North Carolina Tar Heels 27-14 at NC State Wolfpack Week 7
1976 Oct 16, 1976 NC State Wolfpack 21-13 at North Carolina Tar Heels Week 7
1975 Oct 18, 1975 NC State Wolfpack 21-20 at NC State Wolfpack Week 7
1974 Oct 19, 1974 North Carolina Tar Heels 33-14 at North Carolina Tar Heels Week 7
1973 Oct 6, 1973 NC State Wolfpack 28-26 at NC State Wolfpack Week 6
1972 Sep 23, 1972 North Carolina Tar Heels 34-33 at North Carolina Tar Heels Week 3
1971 Oct 2, 1971 North Carolina Tar Heels 27-7 at NC State Wolfpack Week 4
1970 Sep 19, 1970 North Carolina Tar Heels 19-0 at North Carolina Tar Heels Week 4
1960s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1969 Sep 20, 1969 NC State Wolfpack 10-3 at NC State Wolfpack Week 2
1968 Sep 21, 1968 NC State Wolfpack 38-6 at North Carolina Tar Heels Week 2
1967 Sep 16, 1967 NC State Wolfpack 13-7 at NC State Wolfpack Week 2
1966 Sep 24, 1966 North Carolina Tar Heels 10-7 at North Carolina Tar Heels Week 3
1965 Oct 9, 1965 North Carolina Tar Heels 10-7 at NC State Wolfpack Week 5
1964 Sep 19, 1964 NC State Wolfpack 14-13 at North Carolina Tar Heels Week 2
1963 Oct 19, 1963 North Carolina Tar Heels 31-10 at North Carolina Tar Heels Week 6
1962 Sep 22, 1962 NC State Wolfpack 7-6 at North Carolina Tar Heels Week 2
1961 Sep 30, 1961 North Carolina Tar Heels 27-22 at North Carolina Tar Heels Week 3
1960 Sep 24, 1960 NC State Wolfpack 3-0 at North Carolina Tar Heels Week 3
1950s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1959 Oct 3, 1959 North Carolina Tar Heels 20-12 at North Carolina Tar Heels Week 4
1958 Sep 20, 1958 NC State Wolfpack 21-14 at North Carolina Tar Heels Week 2
1957 Sep 21, 1957 NC State Wolfpack 7-0 at North Carolina Tar Heels Week 2
1956 Sep 22, 1956 NC State Wolfpack 26-6 at North Carolina Tar Heels Week 2
1955 Oct 1, 1955 North Carolina Tar Heels 25-18 at NC State Wolfpack Week 3
1954 Sep 25, 1954 North Carolina Tar Heels 20-6 at North Carolina Tar Heels Week 2
1953 Sep 26, 1953 North Carolina Tar Heels 29-7 at North Carolina Tar Heels Week 2
1951 Sep 22, 1951 North Carolina Tar Heels 21-0 at North Carolina Tar Heels Week 2
1950 Sep 23, 1950 North Carolina Tar Heels 13-7 at North Carolina Tar Heels Week 2
1940s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1949 Sep 24, 1949 North Carolina Tar Heels 26-6 at North Carolina Tar Heels Week 3
1948 Oct 16, 1948 North Carolina Tar Heels 14-0 at North Carolina Tar Heels Week 6
1947 Nov 8, 1947 North Carolina Tar Heels 41-6 at North Carolina Tar Heels Week 9
1943 Oct 30, 1943 North Carolina Tar Heels 27-13 at North Carolina Tar Heels Week 8
1942 Oct 31, 1942 NC State Wolfpack 21-14 at NC State Wolfpack Week 8
1941 Nov 1, 1941 NC State Wolfpack 13-7 at North Carolina Tar Heels Week 7
1940 Oct 19, 1940 North Carolina Tar Heels 13-7 at NC State Wolfpack Week 6
1930s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1939 Nov 4, 1939 North Carolina Tar Heels 17-0 at North Carolina Tar Heels Week 8
1938 Oct 1, 1938 North Carolina Tar Heels 21-0 at NC State Wolfpack Week 3
1937 Oct 2, 1937 North Carolina Tar Heels 20-0 at NC State Wolfpack Week 3
1936 Oct 31, 1936 North Carolina Tar Heels 21-6 at North Carolina Tar Heels Week 7
1935 Nov 2, 1935 North Carolina Tar Heels 35-6 at NC State Wolfpack Week 7
1934 Oct 27, 1934 Tie 7-7 at North Carolina Tar Heels Week 7
1933 Nov 4, 1933 North Carolina Tar Heels 6-0 at NC State Wolfpack Week 8
1932 Oct 29, 1932 North Carolina Tar Heels 13-0 at North Carolina Tar Heels Week 7
1931 Oct 31, 1931 North Carolina Tar Heels 18-15 at NC State Wolfpack Week 8
1930 Nov 7, 1930 North Carolina Tar Heels 13-6 at North Carolina Tar Heels Week 9
1920s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1929 Nov 2, 1929 North Carolina Tar Heels 32-0 at North Carolina Tar Heels Week 7
1928 Nov 3, 1928 Tie 6-6 at NC State Wolfpack Week 8
1927 Oct 29, 1927 NC State Wolfpack 19-6 at NC State Wolfpack Week 7
1926 Oct 30, 1926 North Carolina Tar Heels 12-0 at North Carolina Tar Heels Week 7
1925 Oct 15, 1925 North Carolina Tar Heels 17-0 at NC State Wolfpack Week 5
1924 Oct 16, 1924 North Carolina Tar Heels 10-0 at NC State Wolfpack Week 5
1923 Oct 18, 1923 North Carolina Tar Heels 14-0 at NC State Wolfpack Week 5
1922 Oct 19, 1922 North Carolina Tar Heels 14-9 at NC State Wolfpack Week 5
1921 Oct 20, 1921 NC State Wolfpack 7-0 at NC State Wolfpack Week 6
1920 Oct 21, 1920 NC State Wolfpack 13-3 at NC State Wolfpack Week 5
1910s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1919 Oct 23, 1919 North Carolina Tar Heels 13-12 at NC State Wolfpack Week 6
1900s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1905 Nov 11, 1905 Tie 0-0 at NC State Wolfpack Week 9
1904 Nov 16, 1904 Tie 6-6 at North Carolina Tar Heels Week 10
1902 Nov 8, 1902 Tie 0-0 at NC State Wolfpack Week 9

Sources

Records are computed from every final game result in the Matchup Index database. About the data.

College football results follow Sports Reference coverage, which omits some early games against non-major opponents.