Presbyterian vs. Wake Forest

Presbyterian and Wake Forest have 13 meetings on file, the first in 1926; Wake Forest leads the series 8–⁠4–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Wake Forest 8–⁠1, and Wake Forest has won the last 8.

Presbyterian wins
4
Wake Forest wins
8
Ties
1
Earliest on file
1926
Longest streak
8 Wake Forest
Current streak
8 Wake Forest
Last 10 meetings
Wake Forest 8–⁠1
Most recent
2017

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1920s3–⁠0–⁠1
1930s1–⁠4
1940s0–⁠1
2010s0–⁠3
Average margin
19.7 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Presbyterian
3–⁠0 Presbyterian’s record at home
At Wake Forest
8–⁠1–⁠1 Wake Forest’s record at home
Shutouts
6

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Presbyterian’s biggest win1930: Presbyterian 13, Wake Forest 0by 13 points
  2. Wake Forest’s biggest win1945: Wake Forest 53, Presbyterian 0by 53 points
  3. Upset1926: Presbyterian 13, Wake Forest 0Presbyterian had a 20% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1930: Presbyterian 13, Wake Forest 0Presbyterian had a 23% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset1928: Presbyterian 12, Wake Forest 7Presbyterian had a 30% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Presbyterian and Wake Forest, 1926 on13001500170019401960198020002020

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 31, 2017Wake Forest 51, Presbyterian 7at Wake Forest
Aug 29, 2013Wake Forest 31, Presbyterian 7at Wake Forest
Sep 2, 2010Wake Forest 53, Presbyterian 13at Wake Forest
Nov 3, 1945Wake Forest 53, Presbyterian 0at Wake Forest
Oct 31, 1936Wake Forest 19, Presbyterian 0at Wake Forest
Nov 1, 1935Wake Forest 18, Presbyterian 0at Wake Forest
Oct 20, 1934Wake Forest 14, Presbyterian 6at Wake Forest
Nov 7, 1931Wake Forest 12, Presbyterian 0at Wake Forest
Nov 8, 1930Presbyterian 13, Wake Forest 0at Presbyterian
Nov 19, 1929Wake Forest 0, Presbyterian 0at Wake Forest
Oct 6, 1928Presbyterian 12, Wake Forest 7at Wake Forest
Oct 7, 1927Presbyterian 14, Wake Forest 7at Presbyterian
Oct 16, 1926Presbyterian 13, Wake Forest 0at Presbyterian

Every game is listed as played on the field.