South's Oldest Rivalry

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This article is about the rivalry between UVA and UNC. For the rivalry between Georgia and Auburn, see Deep South's Oldest Rivalry.

The South's
Oldest Rivalry
Virginia	North Carolina
(52)	(56)
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Ties (4)
1902 1923 1925 1984

The South's Oldest Rivalry (alternatively, Oldest Rivalry in the South) is a name referring to the annual football game between the two oldest schools in the Atlantic Coast Conference, the University of North Carolina Tar Heels and University of Virginia Cavaliers. The rivalry game was first played in 1892 and has been played continuously every year since 1919. It is the 4th most played rivalry game among college football's BCS conference schools, behind only Minnesota-Wisconsin (Paul Bunyan's Axe), Kansas-Missouri (Border War), and Texas-Texas A&M (Lone Star Showdown).^[1]

The 2007 meeting marked the 112th edition of the game, five more than the Army-Navy Game (the U.S. Naval Academy being south of the Mason-Dixon Line) first played in 1890 and continuously since 1930, one more than the "Deep South's Oldest Rivalry" (Georgia-Auburn)¹ first played in 1892 and continuously since 1944, and 19 more than the rivalry between UNC and Duke, first played in 1888 and continuously since 1922. Virginia and UNC have faced each other more times, 112, than they have played any other teams (second-most is 88 for UVA, against Virginia Tech, and 96 for UNC, against NC State).^[2]

The Virginia Cavaliers won the '07 meeting, 22-20 in Chapel Hill. UNC leads the all-time series, 56-52-4.² In past decades, Virginia has made a comeback, having won 8 of the last 10, and 16 of the last 21. UNC has lost 13 consecutive road games in Charlottesville, last winning in 1981.

Off the field, the rivalry is considered more gentlemanly than most, both in and out of the South. This is partially due to the historical lineage and academic standing of the two universities involved. The University of Virginia was founded by third President of the United States and founding father Thomas Jefferson whereas the University of North Carolina was the first operational state university in the United States. When the Richard Moll book listing the original 8 Public Ivies came out in 1985, there were only two that shared a common athletic conference: the University of Virginia and the University of North Carolina.

Both institutions have successful athletics programs, and consequently the alumni bases of UNC and Virginia share more of a mutual respect for the other institution than is common in college football rivalries. On the field, and among the current students as well as the non-alum fans that hail from each rival state, the feelings are not as respectful and the rivalry can be very intense.

To this date, the probably most famous spectator of the rivalry was present on Thanksgiving Day 1928: United States President Calvin Coolidge and First Lady Grace Anna Goodhue Coolidge were among the 20,000 spectators watching the game at Charlottesville to see North Carolina win 24-20 over Virginia.^[3]

Below are the results of all 112 meetings.

South's Oldest Rivalry
Date	Year	Location	Winner	Score

Oct. 22	1892	Charlottesville	Virginia	30-18
Nov. 26	1892	Atlanta, GA	North Carolina	26-0
Nov. 30	1893	Richmond, VA	Virginia	16-0
Nov. 22	1894	Richmond, VA	Virginia	34-0
Nov. 28	1895	Richmond, VA	Virginia	6-0
Nov. 26	1896	Richmond, VA	Virginia	46-0
Nov. 22	1897	Richmond, VA	Virginia	12-0
Nov. 24	1898	Richmond, VA	North Carolina	6-2
Nov. 24	1900	Norfolk, VA	Virginia	17-0
Nov. 23	1901	Richmond, VA	Virginia	23-6
Nov. 27	1902	Richmond, VA	Tie Game	12-12
Nov. 25	1903	Richmond, VA	North Carolina	16-0
Nov. 24	1904	Richmond, VA	Virginia	12-11
Nov. 30	1905	Richmond, VA	North Carolina	17-0
Oct. 26	1907	Richmond, VA	Virginia	9-4
Nov. 26	1908	Richmond, VA	Virginia	31-0
Nov. 24	1910	Richmond, VA	Virginia	7-0
Nov. 30	1911	Richmond, VA	Virginia	28-0
Nov. 26	1912	Richmond, VA	Virginia	66-0
Nov. 27	1913	Richmond, VA	Virginia	26-7
Nov. 26	1914	Richmond, VA	Virginia	20-3
Nov. 25	1915	Richmond, VA	Virginia	14-0
Nov. 30	1916	Richmond, VA	North Carolina	7-0
Nov. 27	1919	Chapel Hill	North Carolina	6-0
Nov. 24	1920	Charlottesville	Virginia	14-0
Nov. 24	1921	Chapel Hill	North Carolina	7-3
Nov. 30	1922	Charlottesville	North Carolina	10-7
Nov. 29	1923	Chapel Hill	Tie Game	0-0
Nov. 27	1924	Charlottesville	Virginia	7-0
Nov. 26	1925	Chapel Hill	Tie Game	3-3
Nov. 25	1926	Charlottesville	Virginia	3-0
Nov. 24	1927	Chapel Hill	North Carolina	14-13
Nov. 29	1928	Charlottesville	North Carolina	24-20
Nov. 25	1929	Chapel Hill	North Carolina	41-7
Nov. 27	1930	Charlottesville	North Carolina	41-0
Nov. 26	1931	Chapel Hill	North Carolina	13-6
Nov. 24	1932	Charlottesville	Virginia	14-7
Nov. 30	1933	Chapel Hill	North Carolina	14-0
Nov. 29	1934	Washington DC	North Carolina	25-6
Nov. 24	1935	Chapel Hill	North Carolina	61-0
Nov. 26	1936	Norfolk, VA	North Carolina	59-14
Nov. 25	1937	Chapel Hill	North Carolina	40-0
Nov. 24	1938	Chapel Hill	North Carolina	20-0
Nov. 30	1939	Norfolk, VA	North Carolina	19-0
Nov. 23	1940	Norfolk, VA	North Carolina	10-7
Nov. 20	1941	Norfolk, VA	Virginia	28-7
Nov. 21	1942	Norfolk, VA	North Carolina	28-13
Nov. 27	1943	Charleston, WV	North Carolina	54-7
Dec. 2	1944	Norfolk, VA	Virginia	26-7
Dec. 1	1945	Charleston, WV	North Carolina	27-18
Nov. 30	1946	Roanoke, VA	North Carolina	49-14
Nov. 29	1947	Roanoke, VA	North Carolina	40-7
Nov. 27	1948	Roanoke, VA	North Carolina	34-12
Nov. 1	1949	Roanoke, VA	North Carolina	14-7
Dec. 2	1950	Roanoke, VA	Virginia	44-13
Nov. 10	1951	Charlottesville	Virginia	34-13
Nov. 4	1952	Chapel Hill	Virginia	34-17
Nov. 21	1953	Chapel Hill	North Carolina	33-7
Nov. 20	1954	Charlottesville	North Carolina	26-14
Nov. 21	1955	Chapel Hill	North Carolina	21-14
Nov. 10	1956	Charlottesville	Virginia	Forfeit ²
Nov. 30	1957	Chapel Hill	Virginia	20-13
Nov. 8	1958	Charlottesville	North Carolina	42-0
Nov. 14	1959	Chapel Hill	North Carolina	41-0
Nov. 26	1960	Charlottesville	North Carolina	35-8
Dec. 2	1961	Chapel Hill	North Carolina	24-0
Nov. 10	1962	Charlottesville	North Carolina	11-7
Sep. 21	1963	Chapel Hill	North Carolina	11-7
Nov. 14	1964	Charlottesville	Virginia	31-27
Oct. 2	1965	Chapel Hill	Virginia	21-17
Nov. 26	1966	Chapel Hill	Virginia	21-14
Nov. 11	1967	Charlottesville	Virginia	40-17
Nov. 9	1968	Chapel Hill	Virginia	41-6
Nov. 1	1969	Charlottesville	North Carolina	12-0
Oct. 31	1970	Chapel Hill	North Carolina	19-0
Nov. 1	1971	Charlottesville	North Carolina	32-20
Nov. 11	1972	Chapel Hill	North Carolina	23-3
Nov. 3	1973	Charlottesville	Virginia	44-40
Nov. 11	1974	Chapel Hill	North Carolina	24-10
Oct. 4	1975	Charlottesville	North Carolina	31-28
Nov. 13	1976	Chapel Hill	North Carolina	31-6
Nov. 12	1977	Charlottesville	North Carolina	35-14
Nov. 18	1978	Chapel Hill	North Carolina	38-20
Nov. 17	1979	Charlottesville	North Carolina	13-7
Nov. 15	1980	Chapel Hill	North Carolina	26-3
Nov. 14	1981	Charlottesville	North Carolina	17-14
Nov. 13	1982	Chapel Hill	North Carolina	27-14
Nov. 12	1983	Charlottesville	Virginia	17-14
Nov. 17	1984	Chapel Hill	Tie Game	24-24
Nov. 16	1985	Charlottesville	Virginia	24-22
Nov. 15	1986	Chapel Hill	North Carolina	27-7
Nov. 14	1987	Charlottesville	Virginia	20-17
Nov. 12	1988	Chapel Hill	Virginia	27-24
Oct. 14	1989	Charlottesville	Virginia	50-17
Nov. 10	1990	Chapel Hill	Virginia	24-10
Oct. 19	1991	Charlottesville	Virginia	14-9
Oct. 17	1992	Chapel Hill	North Carolina	27-17
Oct. 23	1993	Charlottesville	Virginia	17-10
Oct. 22	1994	Charlottesville	Virginia	34-10
Oct. 7	1995	Chapel Hill	North Carolina	22-17
Oct. 16	1996	Charlottesville	Virginia	20-17
Sep. 27	1997	Chapel Hill	North Carolina	48-20
Nov. 14	1998	Charlottesville	Virginia	30-13
Sep. 4	1999	Chapel Hill	Virginia	20-17
Nov. 14	2000	Charlottesville	Virginia	17-6
Oct. 13	2001	Chapel Hill	North Carolina	30-24
Oct. 19	2002	Charlottesville	Virginia	37-27
Oct. 4	2003	Chapel Hill	Virginia	38-13
Sep. 11	2004	Charlottesville	Virginia	56-24
Oct. 22	2005	Chapel Hill	North Carolina	7-5
Oct. 19	2006	Charlottesville	Virginia	23-0
Sep. 15	2007	Chapel Hill	Virginia	22-20

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Parts of this article are based on data from the College Football Data Warehouse. Furthermore it used:

^ Top 10 Most Played Rivalries
^ Cavaliers Travel to Chapel Hill to take on North Carolina - University of Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site - VirginiaSports.com
^ O'Neals (1968) Pictorial History of the University of Virginia. Charlottesville, Virginia: University Press of Virginia (p. 154)

[edit] Notes

Note 1: The Deep South's Oldest Rivalry between the Auburn Tigers and Georgia Bulldogs – first played on February 20, 1892, eight months before the first North Carolina-Virginia match-up – could surpass the South's Oldest Rivalry in number of games played because the SEC's 1992 divisional alignment created the possibility of a Georgia and Auburn meeting in the SEC Championship Game – a second game in the same season – but the ACC's divisional alignment precludes the possibility of a similar North Carolina vs. Virginia ACC Championship matchup.

Note 2: UNC had to forfeit the 1956 game, a 21-7 victory, to Virginia for using an ineligible player. The UNC athletic department does not mention the forfeit when reporting on the result, and chooses to publish the series record as 57-51-4 in its marketing materials.

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