A Little Historical Perspective

by T.H. on Sep 12, 2008 11:00 AM EDT

So UNC won last night 44-12, a thirty-two point margin of victory.

If you didn't happen to catch the game, you may want to go reread that last sentence. UNC won by thirty-two points. I understand if you need a minute to process this. I'm here to help.

The last time UNC won by 32: November 11, 2001, when the Heels beat Duke 52-17.

The last time UNC won by 32 not against Duke, because really, now: October 20th, 2001, over Clemson, 38-3. They also beat FSU 41-9 earlier that year. Bunting was good, once.

Teams that have beaten UNC by 30+ points in that time, and their final rank:

Date	Team	Final Score
9/14/02	#6 Texas	52-12
10/26/02	Wake Forest	31-0
11/2/02	#13 Maryland	59-7
11/9/02	Clemson	42-12
8/30/03	#11 Florida State	37-0
11/1/03	#17 Maryland	59-21
9/11/04	#23 Virginia	56-24
9/25/04	#6 Louisville	34-0
10/16/04	#4 Utah	46-16
10/8/05	#19 Louisville	69-14
9/23/06	Clemson	52-7