South Carolina vs. Wake Forest
South Carolina and Wake Forest have 56 meetings on file, the first in 1909; South Carolina leads the series 34–20–2 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s South Carolina 9–1, and South Carolina has won the last 7. Share
- South Carolina wins
- 34
- Wake Forest wins
- 20
- Ties
- 2
- Earliest on file
- 1909
- Longest streak
- 8 South Carolina
- Current streak
- 7 South Carolina
- Last 10 meetings
- South Carolina 9–1
- Most recent
- 1987
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 1910s | 4–1 | ||||||||||
| 1920s | 2–0 | ||||||||||
| 1930s | 0–3 | ||||||||||
| 1940s | 3–6–2 | ||||||||||
| 1950s | 5–5 | ||||||||||
| 1960s | 7–3 | ||||||||||
| 1970s | 9–1 | ||||||||||
| 1980s | 4–0 |
- Average margin
- 14.1 points; 19 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At South Carolina
- 26–7–1 South Carolina’s record at home
- At Wake Forest
- 12–8–1 Wake Forest’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 0–1 South Carolina first
- Shutouts
- 10
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- South Carolina’s biggest win1970: South Carolina 43, Wake Forest 7by 36 points
- Wake Forest’s biggest win1948: Wake Forest 38, South Carolina 0by 38 points
- Upset1976: Wake Forest 10, South Carolina 7Wake Forest had a 25% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1966: Wake Forest 10, South Carolina 6Wake Forest had a 29% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Coach against coach
| Years | South Carolina | Series | Wake Forest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1938–1950 | Rex Enright | 2–7–1 | D.C. Walker |
| 1951–1955 | Rex Enright | 2–3 | Tom Rogers |
| 1956–1959 | Warren Giese | 3–1 | Paul Amen |
| 1961–1963 | Marvin Bass | 2–1 | Billy Hildebrand |
| 1966–1968 | Paul Dietzel | 1–2 | William Tate |
| 1969–1971 | Paul Dietzel | 3–0 | Cal Stoll |
| 1975–1977 | Jim Carlen | 2–1 | Chuck Mills |
| 1978–1980 | Jim Carlen | 3–0 | John Mackovic |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from South Carolina’s side (Enright 2–7–1 against Walker). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.
Both programs through the years
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.
Stars of the series
Named most valuable
| Nick Sacrinty Wake Forest | 1945 |
Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).
From the newspapers

1909 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Oct 24, 1909

1912 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Oct 6, 1912

1914 · The Anderson daily intelligencer, Anderson, S.C., Nov 8, 1914

1932 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Oct 9, 1932

1940 · The Wilmington morning star, North Carolina, Nov 29, 1940
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.
Every game
Every game is listed as played on the field.