North Carolina at Wake Forest

Saturday, September 27, 1924

Wake Forest beat North Carolina 7–⁠6. It was their 23rd meeting; after it, North Carolina led the series 16–⁠1 in the games on file.

AwayNorth Carolina4–⁠5 in 1924
6
HomeWake Forest7–⁠2 in 1924
7

FinalHigh 64°F, low 59°F, 0.12 in. of rain

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: WAKE FOREST JOLTS NORTH CAROLINA, 7-6

    Evening star, District of Columbia, September 28, 1924, page 61

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    WAKE FOREST JOLTS NORTH CAROLINA, 7–⁠6 RALEIGH, y. c., September 27-F’or the first time since 1907 Wake Forest College defeated the University of North Carolina today, to s, when the latter failed TO kick goal after its touchdown. Wake Forest scored early in the first quarter, when Gleason broke through the line for a 70-yard run for a touchdown. E,llerbe added the extra point from placement Carolina scored in the same quarter when Merritt battered his way across the line after march from midtield. The game was played in drizzle and the work of the heavier Wake Forest line featured

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

North Carolina 58% to win. Wake Forest won as Elo’s underdog.

Officially, North Carolina leads 74–⁠37–⁠2; as played, 71–⁠34–⁠2 in the 107 games on file; the official count covers all 113 meetings, counting the 90 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Wake Forest 28, North Carolina 12
2024North Carolina 31, Wake Forest 24
2022North Carolina 36, Wake Forest 34
2021North Carolina 58, Wake Forest 55
2020North Carolina 59, Wake Forest 53
2019Wake Forest 24, North Carolina 18

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