North Carolina–South Carolina football rivalry
| First meeting | October 10, 1903 North Carolina, 17–0 |
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| Latest meeting | September 2, 2023 North Carolina, 31–17 |
| Next meeting | September 2, 2028 |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 60 |
| All-time series | North Carolina leads, 36–20–4 |
| Largest victory | North Carolina, 48–0 (1914) |
| Longest win streak | North Carolina, 5 (1903–1911) South Carolina, 5 (1967–1974) |
| Current win streak | North Carolina, 1 (2023) |
Locations of North Carolina and South Carolina.
The North Carolina–South Carolina football rivalry, also known as the Battle of the Carolinas, is an American college football rivalry between the North Carolina Tar Heels football team of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and South Carolina Gamecocks football team of the University of South Carolina. North Carolina leads the series 36–20–4 through the 2023 season. North Carolina won 29 of the first 40 games in the series; however South Carolina has led the series 13–7 since beating the Tar Heels in 1967.