North Carolina at Wake Forest
Saturday, September 27, 1924 Share
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.
FinalHigh 64°F, low 59°F, 0.12 in. of rain
In the newspapers

Evening star, District of Columbia, September 28, 1924, page 61
Read the text
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.
The series
Every North Carolina–Wake Forest gameOfficially, 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.
Around this game
North Carolina
- Next gameat YaleOct. 4, 1924
- SeasonNorth Carolina in 1924
- ProgramNorth Carolina history and records
Wake Forest
- Next gameat Washington and LeeOct. 11, 1924
- SeasonWake Forest in 1924
- ProgramWake Forest history and records

