CollegeFootballDigestfrom CooperSearch

NC State vs. Wake Forest

119 of their 120 meetings are on file: they first met in 1895, and the earliest on file is 1908; officially, NC State leads 70–⁠44–⁠6; as played, 70–⁠44–⁠5 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Wake Forest 6–⁠4. The official count covers every meeting.

Scheduled 2027 at Wake Forest; 2028 at NC State; 2029 at Wake Forest; 2030 at NC State. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).

Official series
NC State leads 70–⁠44–⁠6
NC State wins on file
70
Wake Forest wins on file
44
Ties
5
Earliest on file
1908 first met 1895
Longest streak
10 NC State
Current streak
1 Wake Forest
Last 10 meetings
Wake Forest 6–⁠4
Most recent
2026

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1900s2–⁠0
1910s9–⁠1
1920s8–⁠2
1930s3–⁠5–⁠2
1940s3–⁠6–⁠1
1950s1–⁠7–⁠2
1960s8–⁠2
1970s7–⁠3
1980s7–⁠3
1990s8–⁠2
2000s5–⁠5
2010s5–⁠5
2020s4–⁠3
Both ranked
3 meetings: NC State 2, Wake Forest 1
Average margin
15.1 points; 44 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At NC State
41–⁠23–⁠4 NC State’s record at home
At Wake Forest
21–⁠29–⁠1 Wake Forest’s record at home
Shutouts
27

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. NC State’s biggest win1908: NC State 76, Wake Forest 0by 76 points
  2. Wake Forest’s biggest win1943: Wake Forest 54, NC State 6by 48 points
  3. Upset1975: Wake Forest 30, NC State 22Wake Forest had a 10% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset2018: Wake Forest 27, NC State 23Wake Forest had a 23% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset1980: Wake Forest 27, NC State 7Wake Forest had a 24% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  6. Ranked showdown2021: Wake Forest 45, NC State 42No. 21 NC State at No. 13 Wake Forest
  7. Ranked showdown1992: NC State 42, Wake Forest 14No. 25 Wake Forest at No. 13 NC State
  8. Ranked showdown2022: NC State 30, Wake Forest 21No. 20 Wake Forest at No. 21 NC State

Coach against coach

YearsNC StateSeriesWake Forest
1911–⁠1913Edward L. Greene3–⁠0Frank Thompson
1934–⁠1936Hunk Anderson1–⁠2Jim Weaver
1937–⁠1943Doc Newton2–⁠4–⁠1D.C. Walker
1944–⁠1950Beattie Feathers3–⁠3–⁠1D.C. Walker
1956–⁠1959Earle Edwards1–⁠3Paul Amen
1960–⁠1963Earle Edwards4–⁠0Billy Hildebrand
1964–⁠1968Earle Edwards4–⁠1William Tate
1973–⁠1975Lou Holtz2–⁠1Chuck Mills
1983–⁠1985Tom Reed2–⁠1Al Groh
1987–⁠1992Dick Sheridan5–⁠1Bill Dooley
1993–⁠1999Mike O’Cain5–⁠2Jim Caldwell
2001–⁠2006Chuck Amato3–⁠3Jim Grobe
2007–⁠2012Tom O’Brien3–⁠3Jim Grobe
2014–⁠2024Dave Doeren6–⁠5Dave Clawson

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from NC State’s side (Greene 3–⁠0 against Thompson). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of NC State and Wake Forest, 1908 on130015001700192019401960198020002020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

On television

2025ESPN1.0 million viewers

Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.

Every game

Oct 10, 2026Wake Forest 38, NC State 14at NC State
Sep 11, 2025NC State 34, Wake Forest 24at Wake Forest
Oct 5, 2024Wake Forest 34, NC State 30at NC State
Nov 11, 2023NC State 26, Wake Forest 6at Wake Forest
Nov 5, 202221NC State 30, 20Wake Forest 21at NC State
Nov 13, 202113Wake Forest 45, 21NC State 42at Wake Forest
Sep 19, 2020NC State 45, Wake Forest 42at NC State
Nov 2, 201923Wake Forest 44, NC State 10at Wake Forest
Nov 8, 2018Wake Forest 27, 22NC State 23at NC State
Nov 18, 2017Wake Forest 30, 25NC State 24at Wake Forest
Oct 1, 2016NC State 33, Wake Forest 16at NC State
Oct 24, 2015NC State 35, Wake Forest 17at Wake Forest
Nov 15, 2014NC State 42, Wake Forest 13at NC State
Oct 5, 2013Wake Forest 28, NC State 13at Wake Forest
Nov 10, 2012NC State 37, Wake Forest 6at NC State
Sep 10, 2011Wake Forest 34, NC State 27at Wake Forest
Nov 13, 2010NC State 38, Wake Forest 3at NC State
Oct 3, 2009Wake Forest 30, NC State 24at Wake Forest
Nov 15, 2008NC State 21, Wake Forest 17at NC State
Nov 17, 2007Wake Forest 38, NC State 18at Wake Forest
Oct 14, 2006Wake Forest 25, NC State 23at NC State
Oct 22, 2005Wake Forest 27, NC State 19at Wake Forest
Oct 2, 2004NC State 27, Wake Forest 21at NC State
Sep 6, 2003Wake Forest 38, 14NC State 24at Wake Forest
Sep 14, 200219NC State 32, Wake Forest 13at NC State
Oct 6, 2001NC State 17, Wake Forest 14at Wake Forest
Nov 25, 2000NC State 32, Wake Forest 14at NC State
Sep 25, 1999Wake Forest 31, 25NC State 7at Wake Forest
Nov 7, 1998NC State 38, Wake Forest 27at NC State
Sep 25, 1997Wake Forest 19, NC State 18at Wake Forest
Nov 23, 1996NC State 37, Wake Forest 22at NC State
Nov 18, 1995NC State 52, Wake Forest 23at Wake Forest
Oct 15, 1994NC State 34, Wake Forest 3at NC State
Sep 11, 199318NC State 34, Wake Forest 16at Wake Forest
Nov 21, 199213NC State 42, 25Wake Forest 14at NC State
Sep 21, 1991NC State 30, Wake Forest 3at Wake Forest
Sep 15, 1990NC State 20, Wake Forest 15at NC State
Sep 16, 198919NC State 27, Wake Forest 17at Wake Forest
Sep 17, 1988NC State 14, Wake Forest 6at NC State
Sep 19, 1987Wake Forest 21, NC State 3at Wake Forest
Sep 20, 1986NC State 42, Wake Forest 38at NC State
Sep 21, 1985NC State 20, Wake Forest 17at Wake Forest
Sep 22, 1984Wake Forest 24, NC State 15at NC State
Oct 1, 1983NC State 38, Wake Forest 15at Wake Forest
Sep 18, 1982NC State 30, Wake Forest 0at NC State
Sep 12, 1981NC State 28, Wake Forest 23at Wake Forest
Sep 27, 1980Wake Forest 27, NC State 7at NC State
Sep 29, 197916NC State 17, Wake Forest 14at NC State
Sep 30, 1978NC State 34, Wake Forest 10at Wake Forest
Sep 24, 1977NC State 41, Wake Forest 14at NC State
Sep 11, 1976Wake Forest 20, NC State 18at Wake Forest
Sep 13, 1975Wake Forest 30, 15NC State 22at NC State
Sep 7, 197418NC State 33, Wake Forest 15at Wake Forest
Nov 24, 197316NC State 52, Wake Forest 13at NC State
Oct 14, 1972NC State 42, Wake Forest 13at Wake Forest
Oct 9, 1971NC State 21, Wake Forest 14at NC State
Nov 14, 1970Wake Forest 16, NC State 13at Wake Forest
Sep 13, 1969Wake Forest 22, NC State 21at NC State
Sep 14, 1968NC State 10, Wake Forest 6at Wake Forest
Oct 21, 19675NC State 24, Wake Forest 7at NC State
Oct 1, 1966NC State 15, Wake Forest 12at Wake Forest
Sep 25, 1965NC State 13, Wake Forest 11at NC State
Nov 20, 1964Wake Forest 27, NC State 13at Wake Forest
Nov 22, 1963NC State 42, Wake Forest 0at NC State
Nov 22, 1962NC State 27, Wake Forest 3at Wake Forest
Oct 21, 1961NC State 7, Wake Forest 0at NC State
Nov 5, 1960NC State 14, Wake Forest 12at Wake Forest
Oct 17, 1959Wake Forest 17, NC State 14at NC State
Oct 11, 1958Wake Forest 13, NC State 7at Wake Forest
Nov 2, 195710NC State 19, Wake Forest 0at NC State
Nov 3, 1956Wake Forest 13, NC State 0at Wake Forest
Oct 15, 1955NC State 13, Wake Forest 13at NC State
Oct 2, 1954Wake Forest 26, NC State 0at Wake Forest
Oct 17, 1953Wake Forest 20, NC State 7at NC State
Nov 1, 1952Wake Forest 21, NC State 6at Wake Forest
Sep 29, 1951Wake Forest 21, NC State 6at NC State
Nov 18, 195016Wake Forest 6, NC State 6at Wake Forest
Nov 12, 1949NC State 27, 18Wake Forest 14at NC State
Oct 30, 1948Wake Forest 34, NC State 13at Wake Forest
Nov 15, 1947NC State 20, Wake Forest 0at NC State
Oct 19, 1946NC State 14, Wake Forest 6at Wake Forest
Oct 20, 1945Wake Forest 19, NC State 18at NC State
Oct 21, 1944Wake Forest 21, NC State 7at NC State
Oct 16, 1943Wake Forest 54, NC State 6at NC State
Oct 17, 1942NC State 0, Wake Forest 0at NC State
Oct 18, 1941Wake Forest 7, NC State 0at NC State
Nov 9, 1940Wake Forest 20, NC State 14at NC State
Oct 14, 1939Wake Forest 32, NC State 0at NC State
Oct 15, 1938NC State 19, Wake Forest 7at NC State
Oct 23, 1937NC State 20, Wake Forest 0at Wake Forest
Oct 3, 1936Wake Forest 9, NC State 0at NC State
Oct 12, 1935NC State 21, Wake Forest 6at NC State
Oct 6, 1934Wake Forest 13, NC State 12at NC State
Oct 21, 1933NC State 0, Wake Forest 0at NC State
Oct 15, 1932NC State 0, Wake Forest 0at NC State
Oct 16, 1931Wake Forest 6, NC State 0at NC State
Oct 16, 1930Wake Forest 7, NC State 0at NC State
Oct 17, 1929NC State 8, Wake Forest 6at NC State
Oct 18, 1928NC State 37, Wake Forest 0at NC State
Oct 13, 1927NC State 30, Wake Forest 7at NC State
Nov 27, 1926NC State 7, Wake Forest 3at NC State
Nov 14, 1925NC State 6, Wake Forest 0at NC State
Nov 22, 1924Wake Forest 12, NC State 0at NC State
Nov 24, 1923Wake Forest 14, NC State 0at Wake Forest
Nov 25, 1922NC State 32, Wake Forest 0at Wake Forest
Nov 19, 1921NC State 14, Wake Forest 0at Wake Forest
Nov 25, 1920NC State 49, Wake Forest 7at Wake Forest
Nov 27, 1919NC State 21, Wake Forest 7at NC State
Nov 23, 1918Wake Forest 21, NC State 0at NC State
Oct 18, 1917NC State 17, Wake Forest 6at NC State
Oct 19, 1916NC State 6, Wake Forest 0at Wake Forest
Oct 16, 1915NC State 7, Wake Forest 0at Wake Forest
Oct 3, 1914NC State 51, Wake Forest 0at NC State
Nov 1, 1913NC State 37, Wake Forest 0at Wake Forest
Nov 2, 1912NC State 12, Wake Forest 0at Wake Forest
Nov 18, 1911NC State 13, Wake Forest 5at Wake Forest
Nov 19, 1910NC State 28, Wake Forest 3at NC State
Nov 21, 1908NC State 25, Wake Forest 0at Wake Forest
Sep 30, 1908NC State 76, Wake Forest 0at NC State

Every game is listed as played on the field.