NC State–Wake Forest rivalry

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The NC State–Wake Forest rivalry[1][2] is a series of athletic contests between in-state rivals, the North Carolina State University Wolfpack and the Wake Forest University Demon Deacons. The first game was played in 1895 between the two institutions. Wake Forest was originally located in Wake Forest, North Carolina (approximately 18 miles NNE of NCSU's campus in Raleigh) until it moved its campus across the state of North Carolina to Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 1956. The two universities are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, where they meet every year in football due to being aligned in the Atlantic Division. The schools play each other twice in basketball every season, due to being primary partners.

Football

NC State–Wake Forest football rivalry
NC State Wolfpack
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
First meetingOctober 19, 1895
North Carolina A&M 4, Wake Forest 4
Latest meetingOctober 5, 2024
Wake Forest 34, NC State 30
Next meeting2025
at Winston-Salem
Statistics
Meetings total118
All-time seriesNC State leads, 69–43–6[3]
Largest victoryNC State, 76–0 (1908)
Longest win streakNC State, 10 (1908–1917)
Current win streakWake Forest, 1 (2024–present)

The NC State–Wake Forest football rivalry[1][2] is an American college football rivalry between the NC State Wolfpack football team of North Carolina State University and the Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team of Wake Forest University. Playing consecutively every year since 1910, it is the longest continuous rivalry between two ACC schools, and is the second longest streak nationally in Division I FBS at 115 consecutive seasons through 2024 (only Minnesota vs Wisconsin has a longer streak, by three seasons).[4] Both universities are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and are members of the Atlantic Division. There have been 118 meetings between the two teams, with NC State leading the all-time series 69–43–6.[5] In 2021, the game between NC State and Wake Forest decided the ACC Atlantic Division champion; Wake Forest won 45–42 and played in the ACC Championship, losing 45–21 to Pittsburgh. Wake Forest won the most recent contest between the two schools on October 5, 2024, in Raleigh by a score of 34–30.[6]

Game results

NC State victoriesWake Forest victoriesTie games
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
1 October 19, 1895 Raleigh, NC Tie4–4
2 October 3, 1908 Wake Forest, NC North Carolina A&M 25–0
3 November 21, 1908 Raleigh, NC North Carolina A&M 76–0
4 November 19, 1910 Raleigh, NC North Carolina A&M 23–3
5 November 18, 1911 Wake Forest, NC North Carolina A&M 13–6
6 November 2, 1912 Wake Forest, NC North Carolina A&M 12–0
7 November 1, 1913 Wake Forest, NC North Carolina A&M 37–0
8 October 3, 1914 Raleigh, NC North Carolina A&M 51–0
9 October 16, 1915 Wake Forest, NC North Carolina A&M 7–0
10 October 19, 1916 Wake Forest, NC North Carolina A&M 6–0
11 October 18, 1917 Raleigh, NC North Carolina A&M 17–6
12 November 23, 1918 Raleigh, NC Wake Forest 21–0
13 November 27, 1919 Raleigh, NC NC State 21–7
14 November 25, 1920 Wake Forest, NC NC State 49–7
15 November 19, 1921 Wake Forest, NC NC State 14–0
16 November 25, 1922 Wake Forest, NC NC State 32–0
17 November 24, 1923 Wake Forest, NC Wake Forest 14–0
18 November 22, 1924 Raleigh, NC Wake Forest 12–0
19 November 14, 1925 Raleigh, NC NC State 6–0
20 November 29, 1926 Raleigh, NC NC State 7–3
21 October 13, 1927 Raleigh, NC NC State 30–7
22 October 18, 1928 Raleigh, NC NC State 37–0
23 October 17, 1929 Raleigh, NC NC State 8–6
24 October 16, 1930 Raleigh, NC Wake Forest 7–0
25 October 16, 1931 Raleigh, NC Wake Forest 6–0
26 October 15, 1932 Raleigh, NC Tie0–0
27 October 21, 1933 Raleigh, NC Tie0–0
28 October 6, 1934 Raleigh, NC Wake Forest 13–12
29 October 12, 1935 Raleigh, NC NC State 21–6
30 October 3, 1936 Raleigh, NC Wake Forest 9–0
31 October 23, 1937 Wake Forest, NC NC State 20–0
32 October 15, 1938 Raleigh, NC NC State 19–7
33 October 14, 1939 Raleigh, NC Wake Forest 32–0
34 November 9, 1940 Raleigh, NC Wake Forest 20–14
35 October 18, 1941 Raleigh, NC Wake Forest 7–0
36 October 17, 1942 Raleigh, NC Tie0–0
37 October 16, 1943 Raleigh, NC Wake Forest 54–6
38 October 21, 1944 Raleigh, NC Wake Forest 21–7
39 October 20, 1945 Raleigh, NC Wake Forest 19–18
40 October 19, 1946 Wake Forest, NC NC State 14–6
41 November 15, 1947 Raleigh, NC NC State 20–0
42 October 30, 1948 Wake Forest, NC Wake Forest 34–13
43 November 12, 1949 Raleigh, NC NC State 27–14
44 November 18, 1950 Wake Forest, NC Tie6–6
45 September 29, 1951 Raleigh, NC Wake Forest 21–6
46 November 1, 1952 Wake Forest, NC Wake Forest 21–6
47 October 17, 1953 Raleigh, NC Wake Forest 20–7
48 October 2, 1954 Wake Forest, NC Wake Forest 26–0
49 October 15, 1955 Raleigh, NC Tie13–13
50 November 3, 1956 Winston-Salem, NC Wake Forest 13–0
51 November 2, 1957 Raleigh, NC #10 NC State 19–0
52 October 11, 1958 Winston-Salem, NC Wake Forest 13–7
53 October 17, 1959 Raleigh, NC Wake Forest 17–14
54 November 5, 1960 Winston-Salem, NC NC State 14–12
55 October 21, 1961 Raleigh, NC NC State 7–0
56 November 22, 1962 Winston-Salem, NC NC State 27–3
57 November 22, 1963 Raleigh, NC NC State 42–0
58 November 20, 1964 Winston-Salem, NC Wake Forest 27–13
59 September 25, 1965 Raleigh, NC NC State 13–11
60 October 1, 1966 Winston-Salem, NC NC State 15–12
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
61 October 21, 1967 Raleigh, NC #5 NC State 24–7
62 September 14, 1968 Winston-Salem, NC NC State 10–6
63 September 13, 1969 Raleigh, NC Wake Forest 22–21
64 November 14, 1970 Winston-Salem, NC Wake Forest 16–3
65 October 9, 1971 Raleigh, NC NC State 21–14
66 October 14, 1972 Winston-Salem, NC NC State 42–13
67 November 24, 1973 Raleigh, NC #16 NC State 52–13
68 September 7, 1974 Winston-Salem, NC #18 NC State 33–15
69 September 13, 1975 Raleigh, NC Wake Forest 30–22
70 September 11, 1976 Winston-Salem, NC Wake Forest 20–18
71 September 24, 1977 Raleigh, NC NC State 41–14
72 September 30, 1978 Winston-Salem, NC NC State 34–10
73 September 29, 1979 Raleigh, NC #16 NC State 17–14
74 September 27, 1980 Raleigh, NC Wake Forest 27–7
75 September 12, 1981 Winston-Salem, NC NC State 28–23
76 September 18, 1982 Raleigh, NC NC State 30–0
77 October 1, 1983 Winston-Salem, NC NC State 38–15
78 September 22, 1984 Raleigh, NC Wake Forest 24–15
79 September 21, 1985 Winston-Salem, NC NC State 20–17
80 September 20, 1986 Raleigh, NC NC State 42–38
81 September 19, 1987 Winston-Salem, NC Wake Forest 21–3
82 September 17, 1988 Raleigh, NC NC State 14–6
83 September 16, 1989 Winston-Salem, NC #19 NC State 27–17
84 September 15, 1990 Raleigh, NC NC State 20–15
85 September 16, 1991 Winston-Salem, NC NC State 30–3
86 November 21, 1992 Raleigh, NC #13 NC State 42–14
87 September 11, 1993 Winston-Salem, NC #18 NC State 34–16
88 October 15, 1994 Raleigh, NC NC State 34–3
89 November 18, 1995 Winston-Salem, NC NC State 52–23
90 November 23, 1996 Raleigh, NC NC State 37–22
91 September 25, 1997 Winston-Salem, NC Wake Forest 19–18
92 November 7, 1998 Raleigh, NC NC State 38–27
93 September 25, 1999 Winston-Salem, NC Wake Forest 31–17
94 November 25, 2000 Raleigh, NC NC State 32–14
95 October 6, 2001 Winston-Salem, NC NC State 17–14
96 September 14, 2002 Raleigh, NC #19 NC State 32–13
97 September 6, 2003 Winston-Salem, NC Wake Forest 38–24
98 October 2, 2004 Raleigh, NC NC State 27–21OT
99 October 22, 2005 Winston-Salem, NC Wake Forest 27–19
100 October 14, 2006 Raleigh, NC Wake Forest 25–23
101 November 17, 2007 Winston-Salem, NC Wake Forest 38–18
102 November 15, 2008 Raleigh, NC NC State 21–17
103 October 3, 2009 Winston-Salem, NC Wake Forest 30–24
104 November 13, 2010 Raleigh, NC NC State 38–3
105 September 10, 2011 Winston-Salem, NC Wake Forest 34–27
106 November 10, 2012 Raleigh, NC NC State 37–6
107 October 5, 2013 Winston-Salem, NC Wake Forest 28–13
108 November 6, 2014 Raleigh, NC NC State 42–13
109 October 24, 2015 Winston-Salem, NC NC State 35–17
110 October 1, 2016 Raleigh, NC NC State 33–16
111 November 18, 2017 Winston-Salem, NC Wake Forest 30–24
112 November 8, 2018 Raleigh, NC Wake Forest 27–23
113 November 2, 2019 Winston-Salem, NC #23 Wake Forest 44–10
114 September 19, 2020 Raleigh, NC NC State 45–42
115 November 13, 2021 Winston-Salem, NC #12 Wake Forest 45–42
116 November 5, 2022 Raleigh, NC #22 NC State 30–21
117 November 11, 2023 Winston-Salem, NC NC State 26–6
118 October 5, 2024 Raleigh, NC Wake Forest 34–30
Series: NC State leads 69–43–6[3]

Men's basketball

NC State–Wake Forest men's basketball rivalry
NC State Wolfpack
Wake Forest
First meeting1911
Wake Forest 33, North Carolina A&M 6
Latest meetingFebruary 10, 2024
Wake Forest 83, NC State 79
Next meeting2024–25 season
Statistics
Meetings total260
All-time seriesNC State leads, 151–109
Largest victoryNC State, 130–89 (1983)
Longest win streakNC State, 10 (twice)
Current win streakWake Forest, 1 (2024)

NC State currently leads the series 151–109.[7][8]

The rivalry[9] dates back to when Wake Forest was in Wake Forest, NC, and was only a short distance from NC State's campus in Raleigh. Their rivalry eventually expanded into the Big Four with UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke, which are recognized as being some of the fiercest rivalries in NCAA men's basketball. The two teams met twice during the 2023–24 ACC regular season, with NC State winning the first contest in Raleigh and Wake Forest winning the second contest in Winston-Salem.

Game results

NC State victoriesWake Forest victories
No.DateWinnerScore
11910–11 Wake Forest 33–6
21910–11 North Carolina A&M 19–18
31911–12 Wake Forest 23–14
41911–12 Wake Forest 50–9
51911–12 Wake Forest 28–9
61912–13 North Carolina A&M 43–26
71912–13 Wake Forest 34–20
81913–14 Wake Forest 24–15
91913–14 Wake Forest 29–22
101915–16 Wake Forest 26–24
111915–16 Wake Forest 34–23
121916–17 North Carolina A&M 30–29
131916–17 Wake Forest 30–24
141917–18 NC State 30–8
151917–18 NC State 20–17
161917–18 NC State 31–17
171918–19 NC State 29–16
181918–19 Wake Forest 29–20
191918–19 NC State 26–17
201919–20 NC State 38–23
211919–20 NC State 30–18
221920–21 Wake Forest 20–10
231920–21 NC State 20–10
241921–22 Wake Forest 27–20
251921–22 Wake Forest 25–22
261922–23 Wake Forest 27–20
271922–23 Wake Forest 25–22
281923–24 Wake Forest 29–15
291923–24 Wake Forest 25–17
301924–25 Wake Forest 29–24
311924–25 NC State 26–25
321925–26 NC State 37–33
331925–26 NC State 27–18
341926–27 Wake Forest 20–18
351926–27 Wake Forest 27–25
361927–28 NC State 41–39
371927–28 NC State 48–41
381927–28 NC State 45–30
391928–29 NC State 27–20
401928–29 NC State 44–12
411929–30 NC State 38–10
421930–31 NC State 42–20
431930–31 Wake Forest 20–19
441931–32 NC State 19–14
451931–32 Wake Forest 27–24
461932–33 Wake Forest 23–19
471932–33 NC State 25–22
481933–34 NC State 27–19
491933–34 NC State 33–19
501934–35 NC State 52–26
511934–35 NC State 39–20
521935–36 NC State 36–22
531935–36 NC State 26–24
541936–37 NC State 49–31
551936–37 Wake Forest 41–33
561937–38 NC State 45–44
571937–38 NC State 45–41
581938–39 Wake Forest 46–26
591938–39 Wake Forest 46–42
601939–40 NC State 38–32
611939–40 Wake Forest 61–23
621940–41 Wake Forest 50–40
631940–41 NC State 40–37
641941–42 Wake Forest 44–43
651941–42 NC State 44–38
661942–43 NC State 42–37
671942–43 NC State 52–36
681944–45 NC State 57–37
691944–45 NC State 46–38
701945–46 NC State 34–30
711945–46 Wake Forest 47–27
721946–47 NC State 65–48
731946–47 Wake Forest 44–39
741947–48 NC State 72–43
751947–48 NC State 65–54
761948–49 Wake Forest 52–49
771948–49 NC State 83–39
781948–49 NC State 64–42
791949–50 #9 NC State 57–50
801949–50 #8 NC State 73–35
811949–50 #8 NC State 59–53
821950–51 #6 NC State 72–56
831950–51 #9 NC State 64–45
841950–51 #9 NC State 78–56
851951–52 NC State 65–62
861951–52 NC State 65–51
871952–53 Wake Forest 51–50
881952–53 #12 NC State 99–80
891952–53 Wake Forest 71–70
901953–54 Wake Forest 81–69
911953–54 Wake Forest 86–78
921953–54 NC State 91–76
931953–54 #18 NC State 82–80
941954–55 #10 NC State 100–81
951954–55 #2 NC State 75–73
961954–55 #5 NC State 85–70
971955–56 #3 NC State 90–81
981955–56 #3 NC State 70–58
991955–56 #6 NC State 80–78
1001955–56 #5 NC State 76–64
1011956–57 NC State 73–63
1021956–57 Wake Forest 73–66
1031956–57 NC State 75–71
1041956–57 #20 Wake Forest 66–57
1051957–58 NC State 62–51
1061957–58 #13 NC State 63–61
1071957–58 #11 NC State 91–70
1081958–59 NC State 56–52
1091958–59 #1 NC State 64–59
1101959–60 Wake Forest 73–59
1111959–60 NC State 51–45
1121959–60 #18 Wake Forest 71–66
1131960–61 Wake Forest 68–67
1141960–61 #10 NC State 99–91
1151960–61 Wake Forest 76–66
1161961–62 Wake Forest 69–62
1171961–62 #3 Wake Forest 77–65
1181962–63 Wake Forest 79–70
1191962–63 Wake Forest 66–58
1201963–64 NC State 56–53
1211963–64 Wake Forest 74–55
1221964–65 Wake Forest 86–80
1231964–65 NC State 87–81
1241965–66 NC State 101–75
1251965–66 NC State 121–100
1261966–67 Wake Forest 87–67
1271966–67 NC State 64–59
1281967–68 NC State 79–63
1291967–68 Wake Forest 72–66
1301968–69 NC State 69–67
1311968–69 Wake Forest 88–79
No.DateWinnerScore
1321968–69 Wake Forest 52–49
1331968–69 Wake Forest 81–73
1341969–70 #10 NC State 75–72
1351969–70 #12 NC State 104–86
1361970–71 NC State 73–70
1371970–71 Wake Forest 83–76
1381970–71 Wake Forest 89–85
1391971–72 NC State 84–76
1401971–72 NC State 86–78
1411972–73 #6 NC State 88–83
1421972–73 #2 NC State 81–59
1431972–73 #2 NC State 100–77
1441973–74 #5 NC State 91–73
1451973–74 #2 NC State 111–96
1461973–74 #1 NC State 72–63
1471974–75 Wake Forest 83–78
1481974–75 #5 NC State 106–80
1491974–75 #5 NC State 89–87
1501975–76 Wake Forest 93–78
1511975–76 #12 NC State 87–85
1521975–76 Wake Forest 98–96
1531976–77 #4 Wake Forest 84–77
1541976–77 NC State 91–85
1551977–78 NC State 79–77
1561977–78 NC State 88–77
1571977–78 Wake Forest 87–81
1581978–79 #6 NC State 77–70
1591978–79 Wake Forest 60–56
1601978–79 NC State 90–66
1611979–80 NC State 44–41
1621979–80 NC State 52–40
1631979–80 NC State 70–65
1641980–81 Wake Forest 87–57
1651980–81 #5 Wake Forest 60–52
1661980–81 NC State 66–65
1671981–82 #12 NC State 52–50
1681981–82 #18 Wake Forest 50–46
1691982–83 Wake Forest 91–73
1701982–83 NC State 130–89
1711982–83 NC State 71–70
1721983–84 NC State 80–69
1731983–84 #17 Wake Forest 84–75
1741984–85 Wake Forest 91–64
1751984–85 #16 NC State 66–64
1761985–86 NC State 77–64
1771985–86 NC State 45–44
1781986–87 #17 NC State 75–67
1791986–87 NC State 80–76
1801986–87 NC State 77–73
1811987–88 Wake Forest 71–67
1821987–88 #16 NC State 86–82
1831988–89 #15 NC State 82–64
1841988–89 #20 NC State 110–103
1851989–90 #19 NC State 61–57
1861989–90 Wake Forest 93–91
1871990–91 Wake Forest 97–76
1881990–91 Wake Forest 89–84
1891991–92 Wake Forest 86–73
1901991–92 NC State 77–74
1911992–93 #13 Wake Forest 65–54
1921992–93 #14 Wake Forest 80–68
1931993–94 Wake Forest 72–60
1941993–94 NC State 71–63
1951994–95 #14 Wake Forest 69–61
1961994–95 #9 Wake Forest 83–68
1971995–96 #12 Wake Forest 66–62
1981995–96 #13 Wake Forest 72–70
1991996–97 #2 Wake Forest 53–45
2001996–97 NC State 60–59
2011997–98 Wake Forest 68–62
2021997–98 Wake Forest 71–57
2031998–99 NC State 70–59
2041998–99 Wake Forest 74–45
2051998–99 NC State 66–52
2061999–00 NC State 76–56
2071999–00 Wake Forest 71–53
2081999–00 Wake Forest 69–52
2092000–01 #16 Wake Forest 74–69
2102000–01 #23 Wake Forest 76–58
2112001–02 #24 Wake Forest 82–81
2122001–02 #24 Wake Forest 83–71
2132002–03 #14 Wake Forest 73–58
2142002–03 #9 Wake Forest 78–72
2152002–03 NC State 87–83
2162003–04 NC State 73–68
2172003–04 #16 NC State 81–70
2182004–05 #6 Wake Forest 86–75
2192004–05 #4 Wake Forest 55–53
2202004–05 NC State 81–65
2212005–06 #14 NC State 92–82
2222005–06 Wake Forest 76–63
2232005–06 Wake Forest 82–71
2242006–07 NC State 88–74
2252006–07 NC State 73–66
2262007–08 NC State 67–65
2272007–08 Wake Forest 78–67
2282008–09 NC State 82–76
2292008–09 #13 Wake Forest 85–78
2302009–10 Wake Forest 67–59
2312009–10 NC State 68–54
2322010–11 NC State 90–69
2332010–11 NC State 80–55
2342011–12 NC State 76–40
2352011–12 NC State 87–76
2362012–13 Wake Forest 86–84
2372012–13 NC State 81–66
2382013–14 Wake Forest 70–69
2392013–14 NC State 82–67
2402014–15 NC State 78–65
2412014–15 Wake Forest 88–84
2422015–16 Wake Forest 77–74
2432015–16 NC State 99–88
2442015–16 NC State 75–72
2452016–17 Wake Forest 93–88
2462016–17 Wake Forest 88–58
2472017–18 NC State 72–63
2482017–18 NC State 90–84
2492018–19 Wake Forest 71–67
2502018–19 NC State 94–74
2512019–20 NC State 91–82
2522019–20 NC State 84–64
2532020–21 NC State 72–67
2542020–21 NC State 80–62
2552021–22 Wake Forest 69–51
2562021–22 Wake Forest 101–76
2572022–23 NC State 79–77
2582022–23 NC State 90–74
2592023–24 NC State 83–76
2602023–24 Wake Forest 83–79
Series: NC State leads 151–109

See also

References

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