NC State vs. William & Mary

NC State and William & Mary have 20 meetings on file, the first in 1908; NC State leads the series 12–⁠8 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s NC State 6–⁠4, and NC State has won the last 4.

NC State wins
12
William & Mary wins
8
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1908
Longest streak
6 NC State
Current streak
4 NC State
Last 10 meetings
NC State 6–⁠4
Most recent
2016

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1900s1–⁠0
1920s1–⁠0
1940s4–⁠2
1950s2–⁠6
1980s1–⁠0
1990s1–⁠0
2000s1–⁠0
2010s1–⁠0
Average margin
22.2 points; 5 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At NC State
10–⁠3 NC State’s record at home
At William & Mary
5–⁠2 William & Mary’s record at home
Shutouts
7

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

Games that tell the story

  1. NC State’s biggest win1920: NC State 81, William & Mary 0by 81 points
  2. William & Mary’s biggest win1952: William & Mary 41, NC State 6by 35 points
  3. Upset1957: William & Mary 7, NC State 6William & Mary had a 19% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1941: NC State 13, William & Mary 0NC State had a 19% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset1954: NC State 26, William & Mary 0NC State had a 22% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsNC StateSeriesWilliam & Mary
1944–⁠1950Beattie Feathers2–⁠3Rube McCray

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from NC State’s side (Feathers 2–⁠3 against McCray). 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 William & Mary, 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.

Every game

Sep 1, 2016NC State 48, William & Mary 14at NC State
Sep 6, 2008NC State 34, William & Mary 24at NC State
Sep 11, 199923NC State 38, William & Mary 9at NC State
Sep 6, 1980NC State 42, William & Mary 0at NC State
Oct 18, 1958William & Mary 13, NC State 6at William & Mary
Nov 9, 1957William & Mary 7, 10NC State 6at NC State
Nov 19, 1955NC State 28, William & Mary 21at NC State
Oct 9, 1954NC State 26, William & Mary 0at William & Mary
Oct 31, 1953William & Mary 7, NC State 6at NC State
Nov 22, 1952William & Mary 41, NC State 6at William & Mary
Oct 20, 1951William & Mary 35, NC State 28at NC State
Nov 25, 1950William & Mary 34, NC State 0at William & Mary
Nov 26, 1949William & Mary 33, NC State 7at William & Mary
Nov 20, 1948William & Mary 26, NC State 6at William & Mary
Oct 27, 1945NC State 20, William & Mary 6at NC State
Oct 28, 1944NC State 19, William & Mary 2at NC State
Nov 29, 1941NC State 13, William & Mary 0at William & Mary
Sep 21, 1940NC State 16, William & Mary 0at NC State
Nov 6, 1920NC State 81, William & Mary 0at NC State
Oct 10, 1908NC State 24, William & Mary 0at NC State

Every game is listed as played on the field.