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The UNC-NCSU rivalry is a rivalry, primarily in sports, between University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) and North Carolina State University (NCSU). It is based on the universities' similar size and the fact that the schools are separated by 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 are football and basketball. In the sport of football, UNC and NCSU have been matched up as "permanent rivals" ^[1] since NCSU is in the conference's Atlantic Division and UNC is in the Coastal Division.

Contents 1 Pranks 2 Newspaper bashing 3 Men's basketball all-time series records 3.1 By location 3.2 By tournament 3.3 By coach 3.3.1 UNC Coaches 3.3.2 NC State Coaches 3.4 By decade 3.5 Other 4 Football all-time series records 4.1 Largest victory margins 5 See also 6 References

It is 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 UNC fans is painting NCSU's "Free Expression Tunnel" in UNC colors (primarily "Carolina blue") every year before big athletic competitions. In retaliation, NCSU students travel 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. An emerging tradition is 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 NCSU students as "The Ram Roast" ^[2]. ^[3]

As a tradition, one day prior to a UNC-NCSU basketball game, The Technician, NCSU'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 Carolina Tar Heels, showing the extent of the rivalry.^[4]

From 1994 to 1995 teams from the Technician and The Daily Tar Heel played a football game on the Friday preceding the football game played by the rival universities' football varsities. This game was called The Grudge Bowl, and it was played according to all the rules of American college football, 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, unilaterally declaring themselves as the "National Football Champion of College Student Media." The Daily Tar Heel declined to renew the series after hosting the second game, plainly incensed by the Technician organizers' zeal and overreaction to the game's actual and symbolic significance.

Listed by number of matches won.

• In Chapel Hill: UNC:66; NCSU:22
  • At Carmichael Auditorium: UNC, 18-4
  • At Smith Center: UNC: 16; NCSU:5
• In Raleigh: UNC:52; NCSU:43
  • At Reynolds Coliseum: UNC:29; NCSU:29
  • At ESA/RBC: UNC:4; NCSU:3
  • At neutral site: UNC:17; NCSU:9

• Southern Conference Tournament: NCSU:4; UNC:3
• Big Four Tournament: NCSU:4; UNC:4
• ACC Tournament: UNC:11; NCSU:4

• Frank McGuire: 13-9
• Dean Smith: 60-30
• Bill Guthridge: 6-1
• Matt Doherty: 2-4
• Roy Williams: 8-1

• 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: 1-2

• 1910s: NCSU: 2; UNC:0
• 1920s: UNC:17; NCSU:3
• 1930s: UNC:16; NCSU:6
• 1940s: UNC:13; NCSU:10
• 1950s: NCSU: 18 UNC:10
• 1960s: UNC:18 NCSU:4
• 1970s: UNC:17; NCSU:13
• 1980s: UNC:18; NCSU:7
• 1990s: UNC:15; NCSU:7
• 2000s: UNC:12; NCSU:5

Listed by score.

• UNC's largest victory margin: 62-10 (Feb. 19, 1921)
• NCSU's largest victory margin: 79-39 (Feb. 19, 1949)

Listed by number of matches won.

• Record from 1919-2006: UNC: 55; NCSU: 27; Ties: 2 (in 1928 & 1934)
• Record in ACC (1953-2006): UNC: 34; NCSU: 20^[5]

Listed by score.

• NCSU's largest victory margin: 45 points, score: 48-3 (Oct. 15, 1988)
• UNC's largest victory margin: 32 points, score: 52-20 (Nov. 2, 1996) & 41-9 (Oct. 17, 1982)

• UNC-Duke rivalry
• 2007 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament

1. ^ Cavalier Daily: ACC adds Boston College, finishes expansion
2. ^ The Wolf Web: Ram Roast
3. ^ Yahoo! Sports: Red-hot, blue flame burns for the UNC-NCSU rivalry
4. ^ The Technician: The Daily Tar Hell
5. ^ North Carolina State Historical Scores

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