Virginia Tech vs. Wake Forest
Virginia Tech and Wake Forest have 41 meetings on file, the first in 1916; Virginia Tech leads the series 26–14–1 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Virginia Tech 7–3. Share
2027 at Virginia Tech. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).
- Virginia Tech wins
- 26
- Wake Forest wins
- 14
- Ties
- 1
- Earliest on file
- 1916
- Longest streak
- 5 Virginia Tech
- Current streak
- 1 Wake Forest
- Last 10 meetings
- Virginia Tech 7–3
- Most recent
- 2025
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 4–0 | ||||||||||
| 1950s | 2–3–1 | ||||||||||
| 1960s | 6–3 | ||||||||||
| 1970s | 5–3 | ||||||||||
| 1980s | 3–2 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 2–0 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 3–1 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 1–2 |
- Both ranked
- 1 meeting: Virginia Tech 1, Wake Forest 0
- Average margin
- 16.6 points; 12 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Virginia Tech
- 15–6–1 Virginia Tech’s record at home
- At Wake Forest
- 8–11 Wake Forest’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 8
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Virginia Tech’s biggest win1916: Virginia Tech 52, Wake Forest 0by 52 points
- Wake Forest’s biggest win1970: Wake Forest 28, Virginia Tech 9by 19 points
- Upset1964: Wake Forest 38, Virginia Tech 21Wake Forest had a 18% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1983: Wake Forest 13, Virginia Tech 6Wake Forest had a 25% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1982: Wake Forest 13, Virginia Tech 10Wake Forest had a 29% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Ranked showdown2006: Virginia Tech 27, Wake Forest 6No. 19 Virginia Tech at No. 14 Wake Forest
Coach against coach
| Years | Virginia Tech | Series | Wake Forest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956–1959 | Frank Moseley | 1–2–1 | Paul Amen |
| 1961–1963 | Jerry Claiborne | 2–1 | Billy Hildebrand |
| 1964–1968 | Jerry Claiborne | 3–1 | William Tate |
| 1975–1977 | Jimmy Sharpe | 3–0 | Chuck Mills |
| 1978–1980 | Bill Dooley | 2–1 | John Mackovic |
| 1981–1984 | Bill Dooley | 2–2 | Al Groh |
| 2004–2011 | Frank Beamer | 4–0 | Jim Grobe |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Virginia Tech’s side (Moseley 1–2–1 against Amen). 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
Biggest days
| Josh Harris Wake Forest | 20 carries, 241 yards, 2 TD | 2010 Rushing | |
| Antwuan Powell Virginia Tech | 6 tackles, 4 sacks, 4.5 for loss | 2023 Defense | |
| Nick Andersen Wake Forest | 11 tackles, 3 INT | 2020 Defense |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).
From the newspapers
1917 · Richmond times-dispatch. (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, Virginia, Nov 4, 1917
1918 · Richmond times-dispatch. (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, Virginia, Nov 10, 1918
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.