NC State-North Carolina Rivalry

The UNC-NC State rivalry is an ongoing series of athletic competitions between the University of North Carolina and North Carolina State University, both of which are located in the Research Triangle district of North Carolina, along with Duke University. The intensity of the rivalry is driven by the universities' similar size and the fact that the schools are separated by only 20 miles. Both are in the Atlantic Coast Conference and are part of the Tobacco Road schools. The two most prominent sports in the rivalry were football and basketball. In the sport of football, North Carolina and NC State were matched up as "permanent rivals";cite news|url=http://www.cavalierdaily.com/news/2005/aug/25/acc-adds-boston-college-finishes-expansion/ |title=ACC adds Boston College, finishes expansion |work=Cavalier Daily |date=2005-08-25 |last=Freer |first=Walker |accessdate=2008-09-05] NC State is in the conference's Atlantic Division and North Carolina is in the Coastal Division. North Carolina is known for its basketball history. They have won 6 NCAA National Championships between them (North Carolina 4, NC State 2), and 26 of the past 54 ACC Tournaments (North Carolina 16, NC State 10).

Pranks

It was traditional for Wolfpack fans and Tar Heel fans to exchange pranks before and sometimes after important games between the two universities. One of the most notable pranks by North Carolina fans is painting NC State's Free Expression Tunnel Carolina Blue before big athletic competitions. In retaliation, NC State students traveled to Chapel Hill to play their Red and White Song or their Fight Song and occasionally dye water fountains red, the main NC State athletic color. However, before the 2008 basketball game, The Old Well in was vandalized with red spray paint. [" [http://media.www.dailytarheel.com/media/storage/paper885/news/2008/02/21/University/Campus.Awakes.To.A.Red.Old.Well-3224421.shtml Campus awakes to a red Old Well] ." "dailytarheel.com." Retrieved on February 21, 2008.] An emerging tradition was for NC State students to camp in front of the Free Expression Tunnel to prevent Carolina fans from painting it; this camp out is known to State students as "The Ram Roast".cite web|url=http://www.thewolfweb.com/story.aspx?story=1059|title=The Wolf Web: Ram Roast] cite web|url=http://p7.sports.re2.yahoo.com/ncaaf/news?slug=rivals-73213&prov=rivals&type=lgns|title=Yahoo! Sports: Red-hot, blue flame burns for the North Carolina-NC State rivalry]

Newspaper bashing

One day prior to the basketball game in Raleigh, "Technician", NC State's student newspaper, publishes a spoof cover page for the day's edition with the title "The Daily Tar Hell". Contained within are fake news stories poking fun at "The Daily Tar Heel" and the North Carolina Tar Heels.cite web|url=http://media.www.technicianonline.com/media/storage/paper848/news/2007/02/02/News/The-Daily.Tar.Hell-2694583.shtml?sourcedomain=www.technicianonline.com&MIIHost=media.collegepublisher.com|title=The Technician: The Daily Tar Hell]

From 1994 to 1995, teams from "Technician" and "The Daily Tar Heel" played a football game called "The Grudge Bowl" on the Friday before the North Carolina-NC State football game. The game was played under standard college football rules but with none of the protective equipment. "Technician" staff members won both meetings in blowouts, claiming a booby-prize called "The Golden Plunger" and, in 1994, declared themselves the "National Football Champion of College Student Media." The Daily Tar Heel declined to renew the series after hosting the second gameFact|date=June 2007.

Men's basketball all-time series records

"Listed by number of matches won."

All-time series record

*North Carolina: 138; NC State: 75

By location

*In Chapel Hill: North Carolina:67; NC State:22
**At Carmichael Auditorium: North Carolina, 18-4
**At Smith Center: North Carolina: 17; NC State:5
*In Raleigh: North Carolina:56; NC State:45
**At Reynolds Coliseum: North Carolina:29; NC State:29
**At ESA/RBC: North Carolina:4; NC State:3
*At neutral site: North Carolina:17; NC State:9

By tournament

*NCAA Championships: North Carolina:4; NC State:2
*Southern Conference Tournament: NC State:7; North Carolina:3
*Big Four Tournament: NC State:3; North Carolina:2
*ACC Tournament: North Carolina:16; NC State:10

By coach

North Carolina coaches

*Frank McGuire: 13-9
*Dean Smith: 60-30
*Bill Guthridge: 6-1
*Matt Doherty: 4-2
*Roy Williams: 10-1 (15-1 overall)

NC State coaches

*Everett Case: 25-19
*Press Maravich: 2-2
*Norm Sloan: 13-26
*Jim Valvano: 6-18
*Les Robinson: 5-7
*Herb Sendek: 5-16
*Sidney Lowe: 1-4

By decade

*1910s NC State: 2; North Carolina:0
*1920s: North Carolina:17; NC State:3
*1930s: North Carolina:16; NC State:6
*1940s: North Carolina:13; NC State:10
*1950s: NC State: 18 North Carolina:10
*1960s: North Carolina:18 NC State:4
*1970s: North Carolina:17; NC State:13
*1980s: North Carolina:18; NC State:7
*1990s: North Carolina:15; NC State:7
*2000s: North Carolina:13; NC State:5

Other

"Listed by score."
*North Carolina's largest victory margin: 62-10 (February 19, 1921)
*NC State's largest victory margin: 79-39 (February 19, 1949)

Football all-time series records

"Listed by number of matches won."
* Alltime record [cite web|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/acc/north_carolina/opponents_records.php?teamid=2287|title=North Carolina Game by Game against Opponents ] North Carolina: 63; NC State: 28; Ties: 6
* Record in ACC (1953-2006): North Carolina: 34; NC State: 20cite web|url=http://www.jhowell.net/cf/scores/NorthCarolinaState.htm#2006|title=North Carolina State Historical Scores]
* Record in Carter-Finley Stadium [cite web|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/acc/north_carolina/opponents_records.php?teamid=2287|title=North Carolina Game by Game against Opponents ] North Carolina:12; NC State 8

Largest victory margins

"Listed by score."
* NC State's largest victory margin: 45 points, score: 48-3 (October 15, 1988)
* North Carolina's largest victory margin: 32 points, score: 52-20 (November 2, 1996) & 41-9 (October 17, 1982)

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