North Carolina–NC State rivalry

	North Carolina – NC State rivalry
Teams	NC State Wolfpack; North Carolina Tar Heels
	Football Series
Last Winner	North Carolina (2015)
Current Win Streak	1 – North Carolina (2015)
	Basketball Series
Last Winner	North Carolina (2016)
Current Win Streak	2 – North Carolina (2016)
	Baseball Series
Last Winner	NC State (2015)
NC State	North Carolina

The Carolina–State Game, also known as the North Carolina–NC State game, NCSU-UNC game, or other similar permutations, is an ongoing series of athletic competitions between the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University. 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 and are part of the Tobacco Road schools. The most popular games between the two are in football, basketball, and baseball.

In football, when the current structure of the ACC's divisional system was implemented, North Carolina and NC State were matched up as permanent partners so as to allow both schools to face each other annually despite being in different divisions.^[1] NC State is in the conference's Atlantic Division and North Carolina is in the Coastal Division. The annual football game between both schools is one of the biggest in the state of North Carolina every year^{[citation needed]}.

Both schools are also known for their basketball history. They have won seven national championships between them (North Carolina 5, NC State 2), and 27 of the past 57 ACC Tournaments (North Carolina 17, NC State 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 is the ACC will reinstate permanent partners for baseball starting in 2015. In the interim, the two schools agreed to a nonconference neutral-site game in Durham.

Men's basketball all-time series records

Listed by number of games won.

All-time series record

North Carolina: 153; NC State: 77

By location

In Chapel Hill: North Carolina: 40; NC State: 10
- At Carmichael Auditorium: North Carolina, 18–4
- At Smith Center: North Carolina: 22; NC State: 6
In Raleigh: North Carolina: 58 ; NC State: 45
- At Reynolds Coliseum: North Carolina: 29; NC State: 29
- At ESA/RBC/PNC: North Carolina: 11; NC State: 4
At neutral site: North Carolina: 18; NC State: 9

By Titles

NCAA Championships: North Carolina: 5(1957, 1982, 1993, 2005, 2009) ; NC State: 2 (1974, 1983)
Southern Conference Tournament: NC State: 7; North Carolina: 3
Dixie Classic: NC State: 7; North Carolina: 3
Big Four Tournament: NC State: 3; North Carolina: 2
ACC Tournament: North Carolina: 18; NC State: 10

By Final Four appearances

North Carolina: 19; NC State: 3

By coach

North Carolina coaches

Frank McGuire: 13–9
Dean Smith: 60–30
Bill Guthridge: 6–1
Matt Doherty: 2–4
Roy Williams: 25–3 (30–3 overall)

NC State coaches

Everett Case: 25–19
Press Maravich: 2–2
Norm Sloan: 13–26
Jim Valvano: 6–18
Les Robinson: 5–7
Herb Sendek: 5–17
Sidney Lowe: 1–10
Mark Gottfried: 2–9

By decade

1910s: NC State: 2; North Carolina:0
1920s: North Carolina:17; NC State:3
1930s: North Carolina:16; NC State:6
1940s: North Carolina:13; NC State:10
1950s: NC State: 18 North Carolina:10
1960s: North Carolina:18 NC State:4
1970s: North Carolina:17; NC State:13
1980s: North Carolina:18; NC State:7
1990s: North Carolina:15; NC State:7
2000s: North Carolina:16; NC State:5
2010s: North Carolina:11; NC State:2

Other

Listed by score.

North Carolina's largest victory margin: 62–10 (February 19, 1921)
NC State's largest victory margin: 79–39 (February 19, 1949)

Scores of games (1998–2016)

Winning team is shown in bold. Ranking of the team at the time of the game by the AP poll is shown in parenthesis 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).

Complete List of Scores

Date	NC State		North Carolina		Site	Notes about game
January 21, 1998	NC State	60	North Carolina	74	Reynolds Coliseum	none
February 21, 1998	NC State	86	North Carolina	72	Dean Smith Center	none
March 6, 1998	NC State	46	North Carolina	74	Greensboro Coliseum	none
January 16, 1999	NC State	56	North Carolina	59	Reynolds Coliseum	none
February 17, 1999	NC State	53	North Carolina	62	Dean Smith Center	none
January 8, 2000	NC State	75	North Carolina	83	Dean Smith Center	none
February 9, 2000	NC State	62	North Carolina	70	PNC Arena	none
January 28, 2001	NC State	52	North Carolina	60	PNC Arena	none
February 28, 2001	NC State	63	North Carolina	76	Dean Smith Center	none
January 23, 2002	NC State (NR)	77	North Carolina (NR)	59	Dean Smith Center	Article about the game
February 24, 2002	NC State (NR)	98	North Carolina (NR)	76	PNC Arena	Article about the game
January 26, 2003	NC State (NR)	86	North Carolina (NR)	77	PNC Arena	Article about the game
February 25, 2003	NC State (NR)	75	North Carolina (NR)	67	Dean Smith Center	Overtime; Article
January 28, 2004	NC State (NR)	66	North Carolina (12)	68	Dean Smith Center	Article about game
February 29, 2004	NC State (14)	64	North Carolina (12)	71	PNC Arena	Article about game
February 3, 2005	NC State (NR)	71	North Carolina (2)	95	Dean Smith Center	Article about game
February 22, 2005	NC State (NR)	71	North Carolina (2)	81	PNC Arena	Article about game
January 7, 2006	NC State (13)	69	North Carolina (25)	82	Dean Smith Center	Article about game
February 22, 2006	NC State (15)	71	North Carolina (21)	95	PNC Arena	Article about game
February 3, 2007	NC State (NR)	83	North Carolina (3)	79	PNC Arena	Article about game
February 21, 2007	NC State (NR)	64	North Carolina (5)	83	Dean Smith Center	Article about game
March 11, 2007	NC State (NR)	80	North Carolina (8)	89	Tampa Bay Times Forum	Article about game
January 12, 2008	NC State (NR)	62	North Carolina (1)	93	Dean Smith Center	Article about game
February 20, 2008	NC State (NR)	70	North Carolina (3)	84	PNC Arena	Article about game
January 31, 2009	NC State (NR)	76	North Carolina (5)	93	PNC Arena	Article about game
February 18, 2009	NC State (NR)	80	North Carolina (3)	89	Dean Smith Center	Article about game
January 26, 2010	NC State (NR)	63	North Carolina (NR)	77	PNC Arena	Article about game
February 13, 2010	NC State (NR)	61	North Carolina (NR)	74	Dean Smith Center	Article about game
January 29, 2011	NC State (NR)	64	North Carolina (NR)	84	Dean Smith Center	Article about game
February 23, 2011	NC State (NR)	63	North Carolina (19)	75	PNC Arena	Article about game
January 26, 2012	NC State (NR)	55	North Carolina (7)	74	Dean Smith Center	Article about game
February 21, 2012	NC State (NR)	74	North Carolina (7)	86	PNC Arena	Article about game
March 10, 2012	NC State (NR)	67	North Carolina (4)	69	Phillips Arena	Article about game
January 26, 2013	NC State (18)	91	North Carolina (NR)	83	PNC Arena	Article about game
February 23, 2013	NC State (NR)	65	North Carolina (NR)	76	Dean Smith Center	Article about game
February 1, 2014	NC State (NR)	70	North Carolina (NR)	84	Dean Smith Center	Article about game
February 26, 2014	NC State (NR)	84	North Carolina (19)	85	PNC Arena	Overtime; Article
January 14, 2015	NC State (NR)	79	North Carolina (15)	81	PNC Arena	Article about game
February 24, 2015	NC State (NR)	58	North Carolina (15)	46	Dean Smith Center	Article about game
January 16, 2016	NC State (NR)	55	North Carolina (5)	67	Dean Smith Center	Article about game
February 24, 2016	NC State (NR)	68	North Carolina (7)	80	PNC Arena	Article about game

Women's Basketball all-time series record

NC State: 51; North Carolina: 50
As of June, 2015

Football all-time series records

Listed by number of matches won.

Current streak: 1 – North Carolina won in 2015.
All-time record^[2]

North Carolina: 66; NC State: 33; Ties: 6

Record in ACC (1953–2010): North Carolina: 32; NC State: 28^[3]
Record in Kenan Memorial Stadium: North Carolina: 27; NC State: 18; Ties: 1
Record in Carter-Finley Stadium^[4] North Carolina: 12; NC State: 12
Record in Chapel Hill, NC: North Carolina leads 34–18–2
Record in Charlotte, NC: North Carolina leads 2–0
Record in Raleigh, NC: North Carolina leads 28–17–4

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: 32 points, score: 52–20 (November 2, 1996) & 41–9 (October 17, 1982)

All time records

North Carolina 647–488–54(.567)
NC State 534–527–55(.503)

Baseball All-Time Series Records

All-Time Series Record

North Carolina: 160; NC State: 129; Ties: 1
As of June, 2015

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: 6 (1982, 1983, 1984, 1990, 2007, 2013)
NC State: 4 (1973, 1974, 1975, 1992)

College World Series Appearances

North Carolina: 10 (1960, 1966, 1978, 1989, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013)
NC State:2 (1968, 2013)

College World Series Victories

North Carolina: 16
NC State: 3

National Title Game/Series Appearances

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

References

^ Freer, Walker (2005-08-25). "ACC adds Boston College, finishes expansion". Cavalier Daily. Retrieved 2008-09-05.
^ "North Carolina Game by Game against Opponents".
^ "North Carolina State Historical Scores".
^ "North Carolina Game by Game against Opponents".

[prival-1] Freer, Walker (2005-08-25). "ACC adds Boston College, finishes expansion". Cavalier Daily. Retrieved 2008-09-05.

[2] "North Carolina Game by Game against Opponents".

[footscore-3] "North Carolina State Historical Scores".

[4] "North Carolina Game by Game against Opponents".

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North Carolina – NC State rivalry

Teams	NC State Wolfpack North Carolina Tar Heels
Football Series
Last Winner	North Carolina (2015)
Current Win Streak	1 – North Carolina (2015)
Basketball Series
Last Winner	North Carolina (2016)
Current Win Streak	2 – North Carolina (2016)
Baseball Series
Last Winner	NC State (2015)
Current Win Streak	1 – NC State (2015)

NC State	North Carolina

v t e North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
Venues	Bynum Gymnasium (1910–1923) Tin Can (1924–1938) Woollen Gymnasium (1938–1965) Carmichael Auditorium (1965–1986) Dean Smith Center (1986–present)
Rivalries	Duke (Carlyle Cup) Kentucky NC State Wake Forest
Culture & lore	Rameses The Marching Tar Heels Junior varsity team Inside Carolina Four corners offense Blue blood status Dixie Classic/Big Four Jumpman Invitational Tobacco Road Academic-athletic scandal Gambling scandal
People	Head coaches Honorees Honored players NBA draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics

v t e NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
Venues	Thompson Gym (1925–1949) Reynolds Coliseum (1949–1999) Lenovo Center (1999–present)
Rivalries	East Carolina North Carolina Wake Forest
Culture & lore	Dixie Classic / Big Four Tobacco Road 1961 gambling scandal 2018 corruption scandal
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

v t e Atlantic Coast Conference rivalries
Conference	O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy (Boston College–Clemson) Boston College–Virginia Tech Big Game (California–Stanford) Clemson–Florida State Clemson–Georgia Tech Textile Bowl (Clemson–NC State) Tobacco Road (Duke–North Carolina–NC State–Wake Forest) Duke–North Carolina basketball/overall (lacrosse) Victory Bell (Duke–North Carolina football) Duke–NC State Duke–Wake Forest Florida State–Miami Jefferson-Eppes Trophy (Florida State–Virginia) Georgia Tech–Virginia Tech Louisville–Miami Miami–Virginia Tech North Carolina–NC State overall (football) South's Oldest Rivalry (North Carolina–Virginia) North Carolina–Wake Forest NC State–Wake Forest Pittsburgh–Syracuse Syracuse–Virginia (lacrosse) Virginia–Virginia Tech (overall, football, and men's basketball)
Non-conference	Alabama–Clemson Alabama–Georgia Tech Auburn–Clemson Auburn–Georgia Tech Green Line Rivalry (Boston College–Boston U) Boston College–Holy Cross Sacred Cod Trophy (Boston College–Boston University–Holy Cross) Boston College–UMass (football) Commonwealth Classic (Boston College–UMass basketball) California–UCLA Cincinnati–Louisville (overall) The Keg of Nails (Cincinnati–Louisville football) Clemson–Georgia Clemson–South Carolina Colgate–Syracuse Cornell–Syracuse (lacrosse) Duke–Maryland (men's basketball) City Game (Duquesne–Pittsburgh) East Carolina–NC State Florida–Florida State (football) Florida–Florida State (men's basketball) Florida–Florida State (baseball) Florida–Miami (football) Florida–Miami (baseball) Florida Cup (Florida–Florida State–Miami) Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate (Georgia–Georgia Tech) Georgia Tech–Tennessee Georgia Tech–Vanderbilt Hobart–Syracuse (lacrosse) Houston–SMU Indiana–Notre Dame (men's soccer) Johns Hopkins–Syracuse (lacrosse) Johns Hopkins–Virginia (lacrosse) Kentucky–Louisville overall Governor's Cup (Kentucky–Louisville football) Kentucky–North Carolina (men's basketball) Louisville–Memphis Maryland–Virginia (football) Maryland–Virginia (lacrosse) Maryland–Virginia (men's soccer) Miami–Nebraska Gansz Trophy (Navy–SMU football) North Carolina–South Carolina Safeway Bowl (North Texas–SMU) Notre Dame–UCLA (men's basketball) Notre Dame–UConn (women's basketball) Penn State–Pittsburgh Penn State–Syracuse Old Ironsides (Penn State–Pittsburgh–West Virginia) Backyard Brawl (Pittsburgh–West Virginia) Mayor's Cup (Rice–SMU) Bill Walsh Legacy Game (San Jose State–Stanford) SMU–TCU Stanford–Tennessee (women's basketball) Stanford–UConn (women's basketball) Stanford–USC Syracuse–UConn Syracuse–West Virginia VMI–Virginia Tech Virginia Tech–West Virginia
Notre Dame football rivalries	Boston College–Notre Dame Florida State–Notre Dame Georgia Tech–Notre Dame North Carolina–Notre Dame Miami–Notre Dame Notre Dame–Pittsburgh Notre Dame–Stanford