NC State–Wake Forest rivalry
The NC State–Wake Forest rivalry[1][2] is a series of athletic contests between in-state rivals, the North Carolina State University Wolfpack and the Wake Forest University Demon Deacons. The first game was played in 1895 between the two institutions. Wake Forest was originally located in Wake Forest, North Carolina until it moved its campus across the state of North Carolina to Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 1956. The two universities are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, where they meet every year in football due to being aligned in the Atlantic Division. The schools play each other twice in basketball every season, due to being primary partners.
Football[]
NC State Wolfpack
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
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First meeting | October 19, 1895 North Carolina A&M 4, Wake Forest 4 |
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Latest meeting | November 13, 2021 Wake Forest 45, NC State 42 |
Next meeting | TBD |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 115 |
All-time series | NC State leads, 67–42–6[3] |
Largest victory | NC State, 76–0 (1908) |
Longest win streak | NC State, 10 (1908–1917) |
Current win streak | Wake Forest, 1 (2021–present) |
The NC State–Wake Forest football rivalry[1][2] is an American college football rivalry between the NC State Wolfpack football team of North Carolina State University and the Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team of Wake Forest University. Playing consecutively every year since 1910, it is the longest continuous rivalry between 2 ACC schools, and is the second longest streak in the nation (tied with Oklahoma vs Oklahoma State) after the Clemson/South Carolina game, the former second oldest, were canceled in 2020.[4] Both universities are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and are members of the Atlantic Division. There have been 114 meetings between the two teams, with NC State leading the all-time series 67–42–6.[5] Wake Forest won the most recent contest between the two schools on November 13, 2021 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina by the score of 45–42.[6]
Game results[]
NC State victories | Wake Forest victories | Tie games |
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Men's basketball[]
First meeting | 1911 Wake Forest 33, North Carolina A&M 6 |
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Latest meeting | February 20, 2021 NC State 80, Wake Forest 62 |
Next meeting | February 9, 2022 in Raleigh |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 254 |
All-time series | NC State leads, 148–106 |
Largest victory | NC State, 130–89 (1983) |
Longest win streak | NC State, 10 (twice) |
Current win streak | NC State, 5 (2019–present) |
NC State currently leads the series 148–106.[7][8]
The rivalry[9] dates back to when Wake Forest was in Wake Forest, NC, and was only a short distance from NC State's campus in Raleigh. Their rivalry eventually expanded into the Big Four with UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke, which are recognized as being some of the fiercest rivalries in NCAA men's basketball. The two teams met twice during the 2020–21 ACC regular season, with NC State winning both contests.
Game results[]
NC State victories | Wake Forest victories |
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See also[]
- List of NCAA college football rivalry games
- List of most-played college football series in NCAA Division I
References[]
- ^ a b Bradham, Matthew (November 15, 2017). "ACC's Longest Running Rivalry: NC State vs. Wake Forest".
- ^ a b Bradsher, Bethany (January 17, 2018). "Dickie Hemric and a broken chair: How State vs Wake became a Tobacco Road rivalry".
- ^ a b "Winsipedia - North Carolina State Wolfpack vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons football series history". Winsipedia.
- ^ "Broadcast Info: Wake Forest vs. NC State". Wake Forest Athletics. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ "North Carolina St vs Wake Forest". MCubed. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
- ^ "2017 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
- ^ "North Carolina State Wolfpack School History". Sports Reference. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ^ "2019 20 MBB Media Guide (PDF)" (PDF). NC State University Athletics.
- ^ "Wolfpack-Wake Forest Rivalry Renews Sunday Night".
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