Wake Forest at North Carolina
Saturday, September 24, 1938 Share
North Carolina beat Wake Forest 14–6. It was their 37th meeting; after it, North Carolina led the series 26–4–1 in the games on file.
FinalHigh 87°F, low 58°FAttendance 15,000
In the newspapers

Evening star, District of Columbia, September 25, 1938, page 23
Read the text
TAR HEELS BATTER WAKE FOREST, Ia 6 Game Deacons Bow to Manpower Experience-Lalanne Stars for North Carolina. Is tHe hSsOClaleo pIeSS, CHAPEL HILL. N. c.. Sept. “a North Carolina matched experience against Wake Forests determination before $4,000 fans today and expert ence won. IA to 6. Wake Forest scored in the first period on two blocked punts and North Carolina came back in the second and fourth quarters for touchdowns after long. consistent drives. Wake Forests Sophomore” team showed up we’ll against the Tar Heel team beginning defense of its South ern Conference championship. but the demon Deacons lacked the manpower to halt the North Carolina steam roller. Jim Sweet” Lelanne, Tar Heel sophomor quarterback. set the pace for 40-yard touchdown trip in the second quarter and 70-yard scoring drive in the fourth to establish a lead the Deacons could not overcome.
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 81% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Wake Forest–North Carolina 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 76 since this game.
Around this game
Wake Forest
- Next gamevs. The CitadelSept. 30, 1938
- SeasonWake Forest in 1938
- ProgramWake Forest history and records
North Carolina
- Next gameat NC StateOct. 1, 1938
- SeasonNorth Carolina in 1938
- ProgramNorth Carolina history and records

