NC State vs. Western Carolina

NC State and Western Carolina have 8 meetings on file, the first in 1986; NC State leads the series 8–⁠0 in the games on file. Over the last 8 meetings it’s NC State 8–⁠0, and NC State has won the last 8.

NC State wins
8
Western Carolina wins
0
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1986
Longest streak
8 NC State
Current streak
8 NC State
Last 10 meetings
NC State 8–⁠0
Most recent
2024

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1980s2–⁠0
1990s2–⁠0
2000s1–⁠0
2010s2–⁠0
2020s1–⁠0
Average margin
35.3 points; 0 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At NC State
8–⁠0 NC State’s record at home
Shutouts
2

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

Games that tell the story

  1. NC State’s biggest win1990: NC State 67, Western Carolina 0by 67 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of NC State and Western Carolina, 1986 on13001500170019901995200020052010201520202025

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.

Every game

Aug 29, 202424NC State 38, Western Carolina 21at NC State
Sep 7, 2019NC State 41, Western Carolina 0at NC State
Sep 4, 2010NC State 48, Western Carolina 7at NC State
Aug 30, 2003NC State 59, Western Carolina 20at NC State
Sep 24, 199424NC State 38, Western Carolina 13at NC State
Sep 1, 1990NC State 67, Western Carolina 0at NC State
Sep 3, 1988NC State 45, Western Carolina 6at NC State
Nov 22, 1986NC State 31, Western Carolina 18at NC State

Every game is listed as played on the field.