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North Carolina vs Syracuse Timeline

Explore every documented meeting, final score and season in the recorded history between North Carolina and Syracuse.

PROGRAM ONENorth Carolina5 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD5–4WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWOSyracuse4 recorded wins
9Recorded meetings
1995Earliest documented
2026Most recent season
0Tied games
THE RIVALRY THROUGH TIME

Head-to-head timeline

Meetings are listed oldest first. Scores and dates reflect the available historical records.

9 games
  1. 1995
    North Carolina9 — 20Syracuse
    Sep 2, 1995Syracuse won
  2. 1996
    North Carolina27 — 10Syracuse
    Sep 7, 1996North Carolina won
  3. 2002
    North Carolina30 — 22Syracuse
    Sep 8, 2002North Carolina wonJMA Wireless Dome
  4. 2003
    North Carolina47 — 49Syracuse
    Sep 6, 2003Syracuse wonKenan Stadium
  5. 2018
    North Carolina37 — 40Syracuse
    Oct 20, 2018Syracuse wonJMA Wireless Dome
  6. 2020
    North Carolina31 — 6Syracuse
    Sep 12, 2020North Carolina wonKenan Stadium
  7. 2023
    North Carolina40 — 7Syracuse
    Oct 7, 2023North Carolina wonKenan Stadium
  8. 2025
    North Carolina27 — 10Syracuse
    Oct 31, 2025North Carolina wonJMA Wireless Dome
  9. 2026
    North Carolina30 — 31Syracuse
    Oct 24, 2026Syracuse wonKenan Stadium
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
2026North Carolina vs Syracuse30–31Syracuse won
2025North Carolina vs Syracuse27–10North Carolina won
2023North Carolina vs Syracuse40–7North Carolina won
2020North Carolina vs Syracuse31–6North Carolina won
2018North Carolina vs Syracuse37–40Syracuse won
2003North Carolina vs Syracuse47–49Syracuse won
2002North Carolina vs Syracuse30–22North Carolina won
1996North Carolina vs Syracuse27–10North Carolina won
1995North Carolina vs Syracuse9–20Syracuse won
OUR DATA STANDARD

Sources and historical coverage

These results are compiled from season-by-season records imported from CollegeFootballData. Only games with both final scores are counted. Older seasons and some lower-division records may be incomplete; the earliest documented year is not necessarily the first meeting ever played.

Page updated November 7, 2026 · Historical records are subject to correction.