[Notre Dame News]

Here's a quick look at the history between the Notre Dame and North Carolina football programs.

Notre Dame - North Carolina Series Notes
Notre Dame and North Carolina will play for the 17th time in series history on Saturday. The Irish hold a convincing 15-1-0 ( .938 ) edge in the all-time series with the Tar Heels, including a current five-game winning streak. Notre Dame and North Carolina have not met on the gridiron since 1975.

The Irish and Tar Heels will renew a rivalry that started during the 1949 season. The top-ranked Notre Dame squad routed North Carolina, 42-6. The two would meet each of the next seven seasons -- all Irish victories. The series took a year off in 1957, but started up again for three consecutive years in 1958. In all, the Irish and Tar Heels faced one another 12 times over a 14-year period (1949-62).

Not exactly one of the great rivalries in all of college football, considering the Irish hold such a dominating all-time advantage. Makes me wonder, though -- if they played each other 12 times in 14 seasons during the late 40s through the early 60s, why did they stop playing each other?