Duke's Mayo Classic

Duke's Mayo Classic
Duke's Mayo Classic
Stadium	Bank of America Stadium
Location	Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Operated	2015–present
Sponsors
	Belk (2015–2019); Duke's Mayonnaise (2020–present)
2025 matchup
	Appalachian State 34, Charlotte 11
2026 matchup
	Virginia vs. West Virginia

Last updated September 18, 2025

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 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]
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	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
2027	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

Conference	Appearances	Record	Win %
SEC	7	4–3	0.500
ACC	6	2–4	0.400
Sun Belt	2	2–0	1.000
American	2	0–2	0.000
Big South	1	0–1	0.000
Big 12		1–0	1.000
MEAC		1–0	1.000

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.

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.
↑ "Appalachian State vs. Charlotte- Game Summary - August 29, 2025 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 29, 2025.

External links

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[6] 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.

[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.

[7] "DUKE'S MAYO CLASSIC WILL NOT BE PLAYED IN 2020". charlottesports.org. Retrieved September 13, 2021.

[8] "East Carolina vs. Appalachian State - Game Summary - September 2, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 5, 2021.

[9] "Georgia vs. Clemson - Game Summary - September 4, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 5, 2021.

[10] "Appalachian State vs. Charlotte- Game Summary - August 29, 2025 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 29, 2025.

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