SOUTH'S OLDEST RIVALRY

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The 'South's Oldest Rivalry' (alternatively, 'Oldest Rivalry in the South') is a name referring to the annual football game between the University of North Carolina Tar Heels and the University of Virginia Cavaliers that was first played in 1892 and continuously every year since 1919.
The 2006 meeting marked the 111th edition of the game, four 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) first played in 1892 and continuously since 1944, and 18 more than the rivalry between UNC and Duke, first played in 1888 and continuously since 1922. − The Virginia Cavaliers won the '06 meeting, 23-0. UVA leads the all-time series, 54-53-4. Recently, the matchup has favored Virginia, having won 7 of 9 and 15 of 20. North Carolina has lost the last 13 games in Charlottesville, a streak dating back to 1982.
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 prowess 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 also 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: Former United States President Calvin Coolidge and former 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.^[1]
Below are the results of all 111 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	'Virginia'	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'	21-7
Nov. 30	1957	Chapel Hill	'Virginia'	20-13
Nov. 8	1958	Charlottesville	'Virginia'	42-0
Nov. 14	1959	Chapel Hill	'North Carolina'	41-0
Nov. 26	1960	Charlottesville	'Virginia'	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

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''Parts of this article are based on data from the College Football Data Warehouse. Furthermore it was used:
1. O'Neals (1968) ''Pictorial History of the University of Virginia''. Charlottesville, Virginia: University Press of Virginia (p. 154)

# The ''Deep South's Oldest Rivalry'' between the University of Georgia and Auburn University may eventually surpass the ''South's Oldest Rivalry'' in number of games played because recent changes (placing the schools in opposite divisions) have created the possibility of a Georgia and Auburn meeting in the SEC Championship Game – a second game in the same season – but similar changes (being placed in the same division) have precluded the possibility of a similar North Carolina vs. Virginia ACC Championship matchup.

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★ North Carolina Tar Heels football

★ Virginia Cavaliers football