Duke's Mayo Classic
Annual college football game
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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 | |
|---|---|
| |
| Stadium | Bank of America Stadium |
| Location | Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Operated | 2015–present |
| Sponsors | |
| 2025 matchup | |
| Appalachian State 34, Charlotte 11 | |
| 2026 matchup | |
| Virginia vs. West Virginia | |
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 26, 2020 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | N/A [a][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 |
| 2025 | August 29, 2025 | Appalachian State Mountaineers | 34 | Charlotte 49ers | 11 | 35,718[9] |
Rankings are from the AP Poll.
Future games
| Season | Date | Matchup | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | September 19, 2026 | Virginia Cavaliers | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 2027 | August 28, 2027 | North Carolina A&T Aggies | North Carolina Central Eagles |
| October 9, 2027 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | |
| 2028 | September 2, 2028 | Tennessee Volunteers | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 2031 | August 30, 2031 | Virginia Tech Hokies | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 2032 | September 4, 2032 | Virginia Cavaliers | West Virginia Mountaineers |
Records
By team
| Team | Appearances | Record | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 4 | 2–2 | 0.500 |
| North Carolina | 3 | 2–1 | 0.667 |
| Appalachian State | 2 | 2–0 | 1.000 |
| Tennessee | 1–1 | 0.500 | |
| NC State | 0–2 | 0.000 | |
| Georgia | 1 | 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 | |
| Charlotte | 0–1 | 0.000 |
By conference
Notes
- Originally scheduled for September 5, the game was rescheduled as a conference game September 26 in Charlotte. After Wake Forest postponed the game, it was rescheduled for December 12 before being scrubbed by the Atlantic Coast Conference to allow Wake Forest to play the postponed December 5 game at Louisville. Notre Dame instead played in the 2020 ACC Championship Game.