NC State at Wake Forest

Saturday, September 6, 2003

Wake Forest beat No. 14 NC State 38–⁠24. It was their 97th meeting; after it, NC State led the series 59–⁠32–⁠5 in the games on file.

Away14NC State8–⁠5 in 2003
24
HomeWake Forest5–⁠7 in 2003
38

FinalHigh 71°F, low 58°FAttendance 35,741

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
NC State3701424
Wake Forest7213738

Efficiency

NC StateWake Forest
0.35First-down EPA−0.17
0.03Second-down EPA0.66
0.38Third-down EPA0.22

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

NC State 54% to win. Wake Forest pulled the upset.

Officially, NC State leads 70–⁠44–⁠6; as played, 70–⁠44–⁠5 in the 119 games on file; the official count covers all 120 meetings, counting the 23 since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Wake Forest 38, NC State 14
2025NC State 34, Wake Forest 24
2024Wake Forest 34, NC State 30
2023NC State 26, Wake Forest 6
2022NC State 30, Wake Forest 21
2021Wake Forest 45, NC State 42

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