North Carolina–Wake Forest football rivalry
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First meeting |
October 10, 1888 Wake Forest 6, North Carolina 4 |
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Latest meeting |
October 17, 2015 North Carolina 50, Wake Forest 14 |
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Statistics |
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Meetings total |
106 |
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All-time series |
North Carolina leads, 69–35–2 |
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Largest victory |
North Carolina, 65–0 (1928) |
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Longest win streak |
North Carolina, 17 (1893–1923) |
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Current win streak |
North Carolina, 1 (2015–present) |
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Results
The football rivalry, first meeting in 1888, is the oldest intercollegiate football rivalry in the American state of North Carolina[1] As of fall 2015, there have been 106 games between the two teams. Currently UNC have 69 wins, Wake 35 wins and 2 games ended in a tie. The 2019 & 2021 games will officially be non-conference games and thus will not be counted in the ACC standings.[2][3][4]
This unusual occurrence of a non-conference regular season game between teams in the same conference has only occurred once before in the recent history of the major FBS conferences.[5]
North Carolina victories | Wake Forest victories | Ties | Forfeits |
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1 | 1888 | Raleigh | Wake Forest | 6–4 | 2 | 1889 | Raleigh | North Carolina | 33–0 | 3 | 1889 | Chapel Hill | Wake Forest | 18–8 | 4 | 1891 | Raleigh | Wake Forest† | 1–0 | 5 | 1893 | Raleigh | North Carolina | 40–0 | 6 | 1908 | Chapel Hill | North Carolina | 17–0 | 7 | 1909 | Chapel Hill | North Carolina | 18–0 | 8 | 1910 | Chapel Hill | North Carolina | 37–0 | 9 | 1911 | Chapel Hill | North Carolina | 12–3 | 10 | 1912 | Chapel Hill | North Carolina | 9–2 | 11 | 1913 | Chapel Hill | North Carolina | 7–0 | 12 | 1913 | Durham | North Carolina | 29–0 | 13 | 1914 | Durham | North Carolina | 53–0 | 14 | 1914 | Raleigh | North Carolina | 12–7 | 15 | 1915 | Chapel Hill | North Carolina | 35–0 | 16 | 1916 | Chapel Hill | North Carolina | 20–0 | 17 | 1919 | Chapel Hill | North Carolina | 6–0 | 18 | 1920 | Chapel Hill | North Carolina | 6–0 | 19 | 1921 | Chapel Hill | North Carolina | 21–0 | 20 | 1922 | Goldsboro | North Carolina | 62–0 | 21 | 1923 | Chapel Hill | North Carolina | 22–0 | 22 | 1924 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest | 7–6 | 23 | 1925 | Chapel Hill | Wake Forest | 6–0 | 24 | 1926 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest | 13–0 | 25 | 1927 | Chapel Hill | Wake Forest | 9–8 | 26 | 1928 | Chapel Hill | North Carolina | 65–0 | 27 | 1929 | Chapel Hill | North Carolina | 48–0 | 28 | 1930 | Chapel Hill | North Carolina | 13–7 | 29 | 1931 | Chapel Hill | North Carolina | 37–0 | 30 | 1932 | Chapel Hill | Tie | 0–0 | 31 | 1933 | Chapel Hill | North Carolina | 26–0 | 32 | 1934 | Chapel Hill | North Carolina | 21–0 | 33 | 1935 | Chapel Hill | North Carolina | 14–0 | 34 | 1936 | Charlotte | North Carolina | 14–7 | 35 | 1937 | Wake Forest | North Carolina | 28–0 | 36 | 1938 | Chapel Hill | North Carolina | 14–6 | 37 | 1939 | Chapel Hill | North Carolina | 36–6 | 38 | 1940 | Chapel Hill | Wake Forest | 12–0 | 39 | 1941 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest | 13–0 | 40 | 1942 | Chapel Hill | North Carolina | 6–0 | 41 | 1944 | Chapel Hill | Wake Forest | 7–0 | 42 | 1945 | Chapel Hill | Wake Forest | 14–13 | 43 | 1946 | Chapel Hill | North Carolina | 26–14 | 44 | 1947 | Chapel Hill | Wake Forest | 19–7 | 45 | 1948 | Wake Forest | North Carolina | 28–6 | 46 | 1949 | Chapel Hill | North Carolina | 28–14 | 47 | 1950 | Chapel Hill | Wake Forest | 13–7 | 48 | 1951 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest | 39–7 | 49 | 1952 | Chapel Hill | Wake Forest | 9–7 | 50 | 1953 | Wake Forest | North Carolina | 18–13 | 51 | 1954 | Chapel Hill | North Carolina | 14–7 | 52 | 1955 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest | 25–0 | 53 | 1956 | Chapel Hill | Tie | 6–6 | 54 | 1957 | Winston-Salem | North Carolina | 14–7 | 55 | 1958 | Chapel Hill | North Carolina | 26–7 |
No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
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56 | 1959 | Winston-Salem | North Carolina | 21–19 | 57 | 1960 | Chapel Hill | Wake Forest | 13–12 | 58 | 1961 | Winston-Salem | Wake Forest | 17–14 | 59 | 1962 | Chapel Hill | North Carolina | 23–14 | 60 | 1963 | Winston-Salem | North Carolina | 21–0 | 61 | 1964 | Chapel Hill | North Carolina | 23–0 | 62 | 1965 | Winston-Salem | Wake Forest | 12–10 | 63 | 1966 | Chapel Hill | Wake Forest | 3–0 | 64 | 1967 | Chapel Hill | Wake Forest | 20–10 | 65 | 1968 | Winston-Salem | Wake Forest | 48–31 | 66 | 1969 | Chapel Hill | North Carolina | 23–3 | 67 | 1970 | Winston-Salem | Wake Forest | 14–13 | 68 | 1971 | Chapel Hill | North Carolina | 7–3 | 69 | 1972 | Winston-Salem | North Carolina | 21–0 | 70 | 1973 | Chapel Hill | North Carolina | 42–0 | 71 | 1974 | Winston-Salem | North Carolina | 31–0 | 72 | 1975 | Chapel Hill | Wake Forest | 21–9 | 73 | 1976 | Winston-Salem | North Carolina | 34–14 | 74 | 1977 | Chapel Hill | North Carolina | 24–3 | 75 | 1978 | Winston-Salem | North Carolina | 34–29 | 76 | 1979 | Chapel Hill | Wake Forest | 24–19 | 77 | 1980 | Winston-Salem | North Carolina | 27–9 | 78 | 1981 | Chapel Hill | North Carolina | 48–10 | 79 | 1982 | Winston-Salem | North Carolina | 24–7 | 80 | 1983 | Chapel Hill | North Carolina | 30–10 | 81 | 1984 | Winston-Salem | Wake Forest | 14–3 | 82 | 1985 | Chapel Hill | North Carolina | 34–14 | 83 | 1986 | Winston-Salem | North Carolina | 40–30 | 84 | 1987 | Chapel Hill | Wake Forest | 22–14 | 85 | 1988 | Winston-Salem | Wake Forest | 42–24 | 86 | 1989 | Chapel Hill | Wake Forest | 17–16 | 87 | 1990 | Winston-Salem | North Carolina | 31–24 | 88 | 1991 | Chapel Hill | North Carolina | 24–10 | 89 | 1992 | Winston-Salem | North Carolina | 35–17 | 90 | 1993 | Chapel Hill | North Carolina | 45–35 | 91 | 1994 | Winston-Salem | North Carolina | 50–0 | 92 | 1995 | Chapel Hill | North Carolina | 31–7 | 93 | 1996 | Winston-Salem | North Carolina | 45–6 | 94 | 1997 | Chapel Hill | North Carolina | 30–12 | 95 | 1998 | Winston-Salem | North Carolina | 38–31 | 96 | 1999 | Chapel Hill | Wake Forest | 19–3 | 97 | 2000 | Winston-Salem | North Carolina | 35–14 | 98 | 2001 | Chapel Hill | Wake Forest | 32–31 | 99 | 2002 | Winston-Salem | Wake Forest | 31–0 | 100 | 2003 | Chapel Hill | North Carolina | 42–34 | 101 | 2004 | Winston-Salem | North Carolina | 31–24 | 102 | 2006 | Chapel Hill | Wake Forest | 24–17 | 103 | 2007 | Winston-Salem | Wake Forest | 37–10 | 104 | 2011 | Chapel Hill | North Carolina | 49–24 | 105 | 2012 | Winston-Salem | Wake Forest | 28–27 | 106 | 2015 | Chapel Hill | North Carolina | 50–14 | 107 | 2019 | Winston-Salem | 108 | 2021 | Chapel Hill | 109 | 2022 | Winston-Salem | † North Carolina had to forfeit.
Series: North Carolina leads 69–35–2 |
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Men's basketball
North Carolina–Wake Forest men's basketball rivalry
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First meeting |
1910–11 North Carolina 31, Wake Forest 28 |
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Latest meeting |
2017-18 North Carolina 73, Wake Forest 69 |
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Statistics |
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Meetings total |
226 |
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All-time series |
North Carolina leads,160–66 |
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Largest victory |
North Carolina, 100–63 (1983–84) |
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Longest win streak |
North Carolina, 19 (1926–1936) |
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Current win streak |
North Carolina, 5 (2013–present) |
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Carolina currently leads the series 159–66.
The rivalry dates back to when Wake Forest was in Wake Forest, NC, and was only a short distance from UNC's campus. The rivalry that grew between the two schools became very heated and intense, with fights breaking out on the court in certain match ups. Their rivalry eventually expanded into the Big Four with NC State and Duke, which are recognized as being some of the fiercest rivalries in NCAA men's basketball.
Over the years there have been many classic and exciting games in this series. In 1983, UNC came back from behind to win 80–78 at the Greensboro Coliseum.
In 1995, the two teams faced each other in the ACC Tournament Championship game. Wake won behind center Tim Duncan and shooting guard Randolph Childress who made the go-ahead basket in an 82–80 overtime win.
North Carolina victories | Wake Forest victories |
No. | Date | Winner | Score |
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1 | 1910–11 | North Carolina | 31–28 | 2 | 1910–11 | Wake Forest | 38–16 | 3 | 1911–12 | North Carolina | 18–15 | 4 | 1912–13 | Wake Forest | 22–21 | 5 | 1912–13 | North Carolina | 19–15 | 6 | 1913–14 | North Carolina | 28–24 | 7 | 1913–14 | Wake Forest | 39–30 | 8 | 1913–14 | Wake Forest | 32–29 | 9 | 1914–15 | Wake Forest | 26–23 | 10 | 1914–15 | North Carolina | 32–20 | 11 | 1914–15 | Wake Forest | 30–25 | 12 | 1915–16 | Wake Forest | 27–22 | 13 | 1918–19 | North Carolina | 30–17 | 14 | 1921–22 | North Carolina | 41–27 | 15 | 1921–22 | North Carolina | 32–28 | 16 | 1922–23 | North Carolina | 38–26 | 17 | 1922–23 | North Carolina | 25–23 | 18 | 1923–24 | North Carolina | 32–16 | 19 | 1923–24 | North Carolina | 33–12 | 20 | 1924–25 | North Carolina | 22–18 | 21 | 1924–25 | North Carolina | 44–24 | 22 | 1925–26 | Wake Forest | 29–28 | 23 | 1925–26 | North Carolina | 32–22 | 24 | 1926–27 | Wake Forest | 30–23 | 25 | 1926–27 | North Carolina | 32–26 | 26 | 1927–28 | North Carolina | 38–22 | 27 | 1927–28 | North Carolina | 29–17 | 28 | 1928–29 | North Carolina | 42–19 | 29 | 1928–29 | North Carolina | 34–10 | 30 | 1929–30 | North Carolina | 49–18 | 31 | 1929–30 | North Carolina | 37–15 | 32 | 1930–31 | North Carolina | 30–13 | 33 | 1930–31 | North Carolina | 45–25 | 34 | 1931–32 | North Carolina | 32–17 | 35 | 1931–32 | North Carolina | 34–24 | 36 | 1932–33 | North Carolina | 36–33 | 37 | 1932–33 | North Carolina | 38–26 | 38 | 1933–34 | North Carolina | 41–21 | 39 | 1933–34 | North Carolina | 41–21 | 40 | 1934–35 | North Carolina | 31–11 | 41 | 1934–35 | North Carolina | 32–21 | 42 | 1935–36 | North Carolina | 26–19 | 43 | 1935–36 | North Carolina | 32–23 | 44 | 1936–37 | Wake Forest | 24–23 | 45 | 1936–37 | North Carolina | 31–30 | 46 | 1936–37 | North Carolina | 37–35 | 47 | 1937–38 | North Carolina | 31–26 | 48 | 1937–38 | Wake Forest | 44–34 | 49 | 1938–39 | Wake Forest | 57–37 | 50 | 1938–39 | North Carolina | 56–54 | 51 | 1939–40 | North Carolina | 54–51 | 52 | 1939–40 | Wake Forest | 42–36 | 53 | 1939–40 | North Carolina | 43–35 | 54 | 1940–41 | North Carolina | 61–45 | 55 | 1940–41 | North Carolina | 43–40 | 56 | 1941–42 | Wake Forest | 36–20 | 57 | 1941–42 | North Carolina | 51–30 | 58 | 1941–42 | Wake Forest | 32–26 | 59 | 1942–43 | North Carolina | 49–37 | 60 | 1942–43 | North Carolina | 32–31 | 61 | 1944–45 | North Carolina | 65–29 | 62 | 1944–45 | North Carolina | 65–40 | 63 | 1945–46 | North Carolina | 70–47 | 64 | 1945–46 | North Carolina | 61–32 | 65 | 1945–46 | Wake Forest | 31–29 | 66 | 1946–47 | North Carolina | 70–49 | 67 | 1946–47 | North Carolina | 54–46 | 68 | 1947–48 | North Carolina | 56–35 | 69 | 1947–48 | Wake Forest | 53–37 | 70 | 1948–49 | North Carolina | 55–50 | 71 | 1948–49 | North Carolina | 69–54 | 72 | 1949–50 | North Carolina | 54–50 | 73 | 1949–50 | Wake Forest | 57–54 | 74 | 1950–51 | North Carolina | 65–56 | 75 | 1950–51 | North Carolina | 82–70 | 76 | 1951–52 | Wake Forest | 55–53 | 77 | 1951–52 | Wake Forest | 55–46 | 78 | 1952–53 | North Carolina | 72–68 | 79 | 1952–53 | Wake Forest | 89–63 | 80 | 1953–54 | North Carolina | 66–65 | 81 | 1953–54 | Wake Forest | 76–62 | 82 | 1954–55 | North Carolina | 95–79 | 83 | 1954–55 | North Carolina | 83–79 | 84 | 1954–55 | Wake Forest | 95–82 | 85 | 1955–56 | Wake Forest | 76–71 | 86 | 1955–56 | North Carolina | 77–73 | 87 | 1955–56 | Wake Forest | 77–56 | 88 | 1956–57 | North Carolina | 63–55 | 89 | 1956–57 | North Carolina | 72–69 | 90 | 1956–57 | North Carolina | 69–64 | 91 | 1956–57 | North Carolina | 61–59 | 92 | 1957–58 | North Carolina | 71–45 | 93 | 1957–58 | North Carolina | 60–57 | 94 | 1958–59 | North Carolina | 44–34 | 95 | 1958–59 | North Carolina | 75–66 | 96 | 1959–60 | Wake Forest | 53–50 | 97 | 1959–60 | North Carolina | 62–59 | 98 | 1959–60 | Wake Forest | 80–69 | 99 | 1960–61 | North Carolina | 83–74 | 100 | 1960–61 | North Carolina | 93–78 | 101 | 1961–62 | Wake Forest | 91–72 | 102 | 1961–62 | Wake Forest | 87–80 | 103 | 1962–63 | Wake Forest | 78–70 | 104 | 1962–63 | Wake Forest | 72–71 | 105 | 1962–63 | Wake Forest | 56–55 | 106 | 1963–64 | Wake Forest | 80–71 | 107 | 1963–64 | North Carolina | 81–73 | 108 | 1964–65 | Wake Forest | 107–85 | 109 | 1964–65 | North Carolina | 107–91 | 110 | 1964–65 | Wake Forest | 92–76 | 111 | 1965–66 | North Carolina | 99–83 | 112 | 1965–66 | North Carolina | 115–87 | 113 | 1966–67 | North Carolina | 76–74 | 114 | 1966–67 | North Carolina | 75–73 |
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115 | 1966–67 | North Carolina | 89–79 | 116 | 1967–68 | North Carolina | 74–62 | 117 | 1967–68 | North Carolina | 80–60 | 118 | 1967–68 | North Carolina | 83–70 | 119 | 1968–69 | North Carolina | 94–89 | 120 | 1968–69 | North Carolina | 84–76 | 121 | 1968–69 | North Carolina | 80–72 | 122 | 1969–70 | Wake Forest | 91–90 | 123 | 1969–70 | Wake Forest | 88–85 | 124 | 1970–71 | Wake Forest | 96–84 | 125 | 1970–71 | North Carolina | 93–75 | 126 | 1971–72 | North Carolina | 99–76 | 127 | 1971–72 | North Carolina | 92–72 | 128 | 1971–72 | North Carolina | 71–59 | 129 | 1972–73 | North Carolina | 99–80 | 130 | 1972–73 | North Carolina | 69–51 | 131 | 1972–73 | Wake Forest | 54–52 | 132 | 1973–74 | North Carolina | 95–78 | 133 | 1973–74 | North Carolina | 77–67 | 134 | 1973–74 | North Carolina | 76–62 | 135 | 1974–75 | North Carolina | 80–78 | 136 | 1974–75 | North Carolina | 101–91 | 137 | 1974–75 | North Carolina | 101–100 | 138 | 1975–76 | Wake Forest | 95–83 | 139 | 1975–76 | North Carolina | 99–74 | 140 | 1975–76 | North Carolina | 88–85 | 141 | 1976–77 | Wake Forest | 97–96 | 142 | 1976–77 | North Carolina | 77–75 | 143 | 1976–77 | Wake Forest | 67–66 | 144 | 1977–78 | North Carolina | 71–69 | 145 | 1977–78 | Wake Forest | 71–62 | 146 | 1977–78 | Wake Forest | 82–77 | 147 | 1978–79 | North Carolina | 73–55 | 148 | 1978–79 | Wake Forest | 59–56 | 149 | 1978–79 | North Carolina | 76–69 | 150 | 1979–80 | North Carolina | 72–68 | 151 | 1979–80 | North Carolina | 73–61 | 152 | 1979–80 | North Carolina | 75–62 | 153 | 1980–81 | Wake Forest | 82–71 | 154 | 1980–81 | North Carolina | 74–60 | 155 | 1980–81 | Wake Forest | 84–68 | 156 | 1980–81 | North Carolina | 58–57 | 157 | 1981–82 | Wake Forest | 55–48 | 158 | 1981–82 | North Carolina | 69–51 | 159 | 1982–83 | North Carolina | 58–57 | 160 | 1982–83 | North Carolina | 58–57 | 161 | 1983–84 | North Carolina | 70–62 | 162 | 1983–84 | North Carolina | 100–63 | 163 | 1984–85 | North Carolina | 79–73 | 164 | 1984–85 | North Carolina | 69–59 | 165 | 1984–85 | North Carolina | 72–61 | 166 | 19885–86 | North Carolina | 89–65 | 167 | 1985–86 | North Carolina | 91–62 | 168 | 1986–87 | North Carolina | 79–53 | 169 | 1986–87 | North Carolina | 94–85 | 170 | 1987–88 | Wake Forest | 83–80 | 171 | 1987–88 | North Carolina | 80–62 | 172 | 1987–88 | North Carolina | 83–62 | 173 | 1988–89 | North Carolina | 88–74 | 174 | 1988–89 | North Carolina | 99–76 | 175 | 1989–90 | North Carolina | 73–61 | 176 | 1989–90 | North Carolina | 72–67 | 177 | 1990–91 | North Carolina | 91–81 | 178 | 1990–91 | North Carolina | 85–70 | 179 | 1991–92 | North Carolina | 90–79 | 180 | 1991–92 | North Carolina | 80–78 | 181 | 1991–92 | North Carolina | 80–65 | 182 | 1992–93 | Wake Forest | 88–62 | 183 | 1992–93 | North Carolina | 83–65 | 184 | 1993–94 | North Carolina | 85–61 | 185 | 1993–94 | Wake Forest | 68–61 | 186 | 1993–94 | North Carolina | 86–84 | 187 | 1994–95 | North Carolina | 62–61 | 188 | 1994–95 | Wake Forest | 79–70 | 189 | 1994–95 | Wake Forest | 82–80 | 190 | 1995–96 | North Carolina | 65–59 | 191 | 1995–96 | Wake Forest | 84–60 | 192 | 1996–97 | Wake Forest | 81–57 | 193 | 1996–97 | North Carolina | 74–60 | 194 | 1996–97 | North Carolina | 86–73 | 195 | 1997–98 | North Carolina | 79–73 | 196 | 1997–98 | North Carolina | 72–53 | 197 | 1998–99 | North Carolina | 52–40 | 198 | 1998–99 | North Carolina | 68–65 | 199 | 1999–00 | Wake Forest | 66–57 | 200 | 1999–00 | North Carolina | 87–64 | 201 | 1999–00 | Wake Forest | 58–52 | 202 | 2000–01 | North Carolina | 70–69 | 203 | 2000–01 | North Carolina | 80–74 | 204 | 2001–02 | Wake Forest | 84–62 | 205 | 2001–02 | Wake Forest | 90–66 | 206 | 2002–03 | Wake Forest | 79–75 | 207 | 2002–03 | Wake Forest | 75–60 | 208 | 2003–04 | Wake Forest | 119–114 | 209 | 2003–04 | North Carolina | 79–73 | 210 | 2004–05 | Wake Forest | 95–82 | 211 | 2005–06 | North Carolina | 83–72 | 212 | 2006–07 | North Carolina | 88–60 | 213 | 2006–07 | North Carolina | 104–67 | 214 | 2007–08 | North Carolina | 89–73 | 215 | 2008–09 | Wake Forest | 92–89 | 216 | 2009–10 | Wake Forest | 82–69 | 217 | 2009–10 | North Carolina | 77–68 | 218 | 2010–11 | North Carolina | 78–64 | 219 | 2011–12 | North Carolina | 68–53 | 220 | 2012–13 | North Carolina | 87–62 | 221 | 2013–14 | Wake Forest | 73–67 | 222 | 2013–14 | North Carolina | 105–72 | 223 | 2014–15 | North Carolina | 87–71 | 224 | 2015-16 | North Carolina | 83–68 | 225 | 2016-17 | North Carolina | 93–87 | 226 | 2017-18 | North Carolina | 73–69 | Series: North Carolina leads 160–66 |
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