East Carolina at Wake Forest

Saturday, September 22, 1979

Wake Forest beat East Carolina 23–⁠20. It was their second meeting; after it, the series stood even at 1–⁠1.

AwayEast Carolina7–⁠3–⁠1 in 1979
20
HomeWake Forest8–⁠4 in 1979
23

FinalAttendance 28,751

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

East Carolina 66% to win. Wake Forest pulled the upset.

Wake Forest leads 6–⁠2 in eight meetings, counting the six since this game.

Recent meetings
2005Wake Forest 44, East Carolina 34
2004Wake Forest 31, East Carolina 17
2003Wake Forest 34, East Carolina 16
2002Wake Forest 27, East Carolina 22
2001Wake Forest 21, East Carolina 19
1997East Carolina 25, Wake Forest 24

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