Duke's Mayo Classic

Annual college football game

Duke's Mayo Classic

Stadium	Bank of America Stadium
Location	Charlotte, NC
Operated	2015–present
Sponsors
Belk (2015–2019) Duke's Mayonnaise (2020–present)
2023 matchup
North Carolina 31, South Carolina 17
2024 matchup
NC State vs. Tennessee

The Duke's Mayo Classic (known before 2020 as the Belk College Kickoff) is an annual college football game played on the opening weekend of the college football season in Charlotte at Bank of America Stadium, home of the Carolina Panthers.^[1]

Game results

Season	Date	Winning team		Losing team		Attendance
2015	September 3, 2015	South Carolina Gamecocks	17	North Carolina Tar Heels	13	51,664^[2]
2017	September 2, 2017	South Carolina Gamecocks	35	NC State Wolfpack	28	50,367^[3]
2018	September 1, 2018	17 West Virginia Mountaineers	40	Tennessee Volunteers	14	66,793^[4]
2019	August 31, 2019	North Carolina Tar Heels	24	South Carolina Gamecocks	20	52,183^[5]
2020	September 2, 2020	Game cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic. Originally Notre Dame v Wake Forest.^[6]
2021	September 2, 2021	Appalachian State Mountaineers	33	East Carolina Pirates	19	36,752^[7]
2021	September 4, 2021	5 Georgia Bulldogs	10	3 Clemson Tigers	3	74,187^[8]
2022	September 3, 2022	North Carolina Central Eagles	28	North Carolina A&T Aggies	13	35,798
2023	September 2, 2023	21 North Carolina Tar Heels	31	South Carolina Gamecocks	17	68,723
2024	September 7, 2024	NC State Wolfpack		Tennessee Volunteers

Rankings are from the AP Poll.

Future games

Season	Date	Matchup
2025	August 28, 2025	Appalachian State Mountaineers	Charlotte 49ers
2027	August 28, 2027	North Carolina A&T Aggies	North Carolina Central Eagles
2028	September 2, 2028	Tennessee Volunteers	West Virginia Mountaineers

Records

By team

Team	Appearances	Record	Win %
South Carolina	4	2–2	0.500
NC State	3	0–1	0.000
North Carolina		2–1	0.667
Tennessee		0–1	0.000
Appalachian State	1	1–0	1.000
Georgia		1–0	1.000
West Virginia		1–0	1.000
North Carolina Central		1–0	1.000
Clemson		0–1	0.000
East Carolina		0–1	0.000
North Carolina A&T		0–1	0.000

By conference

Conference	Appearances	Record	Win %
SEC	8	3–3	0.500
ACC	7	2–3	0.400
Big 12	1	1–0	1.000
Sun Belt	1	1–0	1.000
MEAC	1	1–0	1.000
AAC	1	0–1	0.000
Big South	1	0–1	0.000

References

^ Belk (May 4, 2015). "Belk Announces Sponsorship of 2015 Belk College Kickoff Game". PR Newswire. Archived from the original on August 10, 2015. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
^ "North Carolina vs. South Carolina - Game Summary - September 3, 2015". ESPN. Archived from the original on September 3, 2015. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
^ "NC State vs. South Carolina - Game Summary - September 2, 2017". ESPN. Archived from the original on January 29, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
^ "West Virginia vs. Tennessee - Game Summary - September 1, 2018". ESPN. Archived from the original on April 25, 2018. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
^ "South Carolina vs. North Carolina - Game Summary - August 31, 2019". ESPN. Archived from the original on January 27, 2019. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
^ "DUKE'S MAYO CLASSIC WILL NOT BE PLAYED IN 2020". charlottesports.org. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
^ "East Carolina vs. Appalachian State - Game Summary - September 2, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
^ "Georgia vs. Clemson - Game Summary - September 4, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 5, 2021.