By a large margin, Florida State’s football program leads the North Carolina Tar Heels in the series’ overall history, with the Noles winning over 75 percent of the games between the two.
The matchup is a microcosm of the two university’s overall images. While perennial basketball power UNC often finds themselves daydreaming of hoops the upcoming March when they take the field against the garnet and gold in the fall, FSU carried the ACC’s football reputation year in and year out.
A proud, successful overall athletic program in their own right, North Carolina has still flashed in football a few seasons in their history as well.