It had the same origins as the fight between the Wolverines and Buckeyes, too. Shortly after the final whistle blew in NC State's 35–30 win over North Carolina, a Wolfpack player tried to plant a red-and-black flag at midfield.

UNC and N.C. State football players got in a fight at midfield after the Wolfpack attempted to plant a flag at Kenan Stadium after its win.

The Wolfpack escaped Chapel Hill with a 35-30 victory. After the game, a brawl broke out when several Wolfpack players attempted to plant their flag at midfield. Tar Heel players took exception to this and a whole slew of staffers from both teams were seen trying to get things under control.