How to watch or stream UNC vs Virginia ACC Coastal college football game Saturday

For the 127th time, Virginia and North Carolina will meet on the football field Saturday.

Dubbed the South’s Oldest Rivalry, it will play a big role in whether UNC wins the race for the final ACC Coastal Division championship before the league eliminates its divisional alignment next season.

No. 17 UNC (7-1, 4-0 ACC) is two games in front of second-place teams Duke (5-3, 2-2) and Miami (4-4, 2-2) in the Coastal Division standings. The Tar Heels also hold tiebreakers over both teams due to head-to-head wins over the Blue Devils and Hurricanes.

A UNC win over Virginia would move the Tar Heels a step closer to what seems like an inevitable matchup with No. 5 Clemson in the Dec. 3 ACC championship game at Charlotte.

Kickoff time + TV channel for Saturday’s game

The game will start at noon on Saturday and will air on ACC Network.

How to stream UNC vs Virginia game online

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If your preferred method of watching games involves streaming, there are options for that, too.

ACC Network is available on fuboTV, Hulu + Live TV and YouTubeTV.

Game day details: UNC vs Virginia

Teams: UNC Tar Heels vs. Virginia Cavaliers

Where: Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia

Date: Saturday, Nov. 5

Time: Noon

TV: ACC Network

Betting line: UNC is a 7.5-point favorite.

Series history: The Tar Heels lead the series, 67-57-4, including a 59-39 win over the Cavaliers last season at Kenan Stadium. That ended Virginia’s four-game winning streak in the series. The last Tar Heels win at Virginia came in 2016 when they won, 35-14.

Pregame reading

• Tar Heels aren’t scrambling. UNC football finally has depth to withstand injuries

• UNC’s receiving tandem, one of the ACC’s best, is causing chaos for opposing defenses
• Three of NC’s Big Four in initial College Football Playoff rankings for 1st time ever
• UNC football suffers another blow. Two starting defensive linemen, RB out for season
• UNC vs Virginia first look: Tar Heels look to remain unbeaten in ACC and on the road

Steve Wiseman

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Steve Wiseman was named Raleigh News & Observer and Durham Herald-Sun sports editor in May 2025. He covered Duke athletics, beginning in 2010, prior to his current assignment. In the Associated Press Sports Editors national contest, he placed in the top 10 in beat writing in 2019, 2021 and 2022, breaking news in 2019, event coverage in 2025 and explanatory writing in 2018. Before coming to Durham in 2010, Steve worked for The State (Columbia, SC), Herald-Journal (Spartanburg, S.C.), The Sun Herald (Biloxi, Miss.), Charlotte Observer and Hickory (NC) Daily Record covering beats including the NFL’s Carolina Panthers and New Orleans Saints, University of South Carolina athletics and the S.C. General Assembly. He’s won numerous state-level press association awards. Steve graduated from Illinois State University in 1989.