The Zeitgeist List · rivalries
Victory Bell
See both programs’ full 91-year Zeitgeist History, side by side →North Carolina leads the all-time series 63–38–4. They've met 105 times since 1922. North Carolina once took 13 straight.
Stature & the series, 1922–2025
Both programs’ standing over time in their colors, with every meeting beneath — read down to see who was bigger and who won.
all-time
63–38–4
North Carolina leads
streak
2
Duke in a row
longest run
13
North Carolina
biggest win
50
North Carolina, 1959
first met
1922
105 meetings
biggest crowd
60,000
2015
The coaching duels
James Hickey vs Bill Murray4–3
Bill Dooley vs Mike McGee5–1–1
Larry Fedora vs David Cutcliffe2–5
Raymond Wolf vs Wallace Wade2–4
Carl Snavely vs Wallace Wade4–1
Bill Dooley vs Tom Harp3–1
The draft ledger
Every NFL Draft pick either program has produced since the modern era began, decade by decade.
draft picks
149–40
North Carolina leads
1st-rounders
24–5
since
1967
first CFBD-carried draft class
1960s2–4
1970s11–10
1980s21–7
1990s37–2
2000s26–2
2010s33–5
2020s19–10
Best picks, either side
2017Mitchell Trubisky QuarterbackRd 1, pick 2#2 overall
1981Lawrence Taylor LinebackerRd 1, pick 2#2 overall
2002Julius Peppers Defensive EndRd 1, pick 2#2 overall
1975Ken Huff Offensive GuardRd 1, pick 3#3 overall
1987Mike Junkin LinebackerRd 1, pick 5#5 overall
2002Ryan Sims Defensive TackleRd 1, pick 6#6 overall
Recent meetings
2025Duke32–25
2024Duke21–20
2023North Carolina47–45
2022North Carolina38–35
2021North Carolina38–7
2020North Carolina56–24
2019North Carolina20–17
2018Duke42–35
2017Duke27–17
2016Duke28–27
2015North Carolina66–31
2014North Carolina45–20
2013Duke27–25
2012Duke33–30