North Carolina Upsets and Scares 1980-2019

Total upset score over 40 years is 2308. Average per year is 57.7

Total Upset Score	Result	Upset Value	Away Bonus	Blowout Bonus
280	On Sep 22, 2001, unranked North Carolina defeated 6th ranked Florida State by 32 points at home.	200	0	80
220	On Oct 30, 2004, unranked North Carolina defeated 4th ranked Miami (FL) by 3 points at home.	220	0	0
208	On Oct 20, 2001, unranked North Carolina defeated 13th ranked Clemson by 35 points away.	130	26	52
180	On Dec 25, 1982, unranked North Carolina defeated 8th ranked Texas by 16 points at a neutral site.	180	0	0
180	On Sep 7, 1996, 24th ranked North Carolina defeated 9th ranked Syracuse by 17 points away.	150	30	0
170	On Oct 7, 1995, unranked North Carolina defeated 9th ranked Virginia by 5 points at home.	170	0	0
168	On Oct 1, 2016, unranked North Carolina defeated 12th ranked Florida State by 2 points away.	140	28	0
144	On Oct 29, 2009, unranked North Carolina defeated 14th ranked Virginia Tech by 3 points away.	120	24	0
140	On Nov 14, 2009, unranked North Carolina defeated 12th ranked Miami (FL) by 9 points at home.	140	0	0
125	On Sep 28, 2019, unranked North Carolina narrowly lost to 1st ranked Clemson by 1 points at home.	125	0	0
120	On Oct 15, 2016, unranked North Carolina defeated 16th ranked Miami (FL) by 7 points away.	100	20	0
102	On Nov 17, 2011, unranked North Carolina narrowly lost to 9th ranked Virginia Tech by 3 points away.	85	17	0
80	On Nov 7, 1987, unranked North Carolina narrowly lost to 10th ranked Clemson by 3 points at home.	80	0	0
75	On Oct 20, 1990, unranked North Carolina tied 11th ranked Georgia Tech at home.	75	0	0
66	On Sep 20, 1986, unranked North Carolina tied 15th ranked Florida State away.	55	11	0
50	On Dec 30, 2016, unranked North Carolina narrowly lost to 16th ranked Stanford by 2 points at a neutral site.	50	0	0

For this table an upset is a win over an opponent ranked 10 or more slots better. Unranked teams are considered ranked 26th. The upset score is 10 points multiplied by the difference in ranking, thus a 21st ranked team beating a 1st ranked team is a better upset (200 points) than a 21st ranked team beating an 11th ranked team (100 points). Winning away grants a 20% bonus. Winning by 21 points or more is a blowout and grants a 40% bonus. A scare is a tie or a loss within 3 points of a better ranked team. Scares are worth 50% of upsets, and can get an away bonus. Leave a comment if you would like to see another school, other years, or different criteria for determining an upset or scare.