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]

Duke's Mayo Classic
StadiumBank of America Stadium
LocationCharlotte, NC
Operated2015–present
Sponsors
Belk (2015–2019)
Duke's Mayonnaise (2020–present)
2024 matchup
NC State 10, Tennessee 51
2025 matchup
Appalachian State vs. Charlotte

Game results

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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]
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 14 Tennessee Volunteers 51 24 NC State Wolfpack 10 72,730

Rankings are from the AP Poll.

Future games

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Season Date Matchup
2025 August 28, 2025 Appalachian State Mountaineers Charlotte 49ers
2026 September 19, 2026 Virginia Cavaliers West Virginia Mountaineers
2027 August 28, 2027 North Carolina A&T Aggies North Carolina Central Eagles
2028 September 2, 2028 Tennessee Volunteers West Virginia Mountaineers
2032 September 4, 2032 Virginia Cavaliers West Virginia Mountaineers

Records

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By team

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Team Appearances Record Win %
South Carolina 4 2–2 0.500
North Carolina 3 2-1 0.667
Tennessee 2 1-1 0.500
NC State 0-2 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

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Conference Appearances Record Win %
SEC 7 4–3 0.500
ACC 6 2–4 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

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