Locations of the two universities in North Carolina.

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 (approximately 18 miles NNE of NCSU's campus in Raleigh) 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–Wake Forest football rivalry
First meetingOctober 19, 1895
North Carolina A&M 4, Wake Forest 4
Latest meetingNovember 11, 2023
NC State 26, Wake Forest 6
Next meeting2024 in Raleigh
Statistics
Meetings total117
All-time seriesNC State leads, 69–42–6[3]
Largest victoryNC State, 76–0 (1908)
Longest win streakNC State, 10 (1908–1917)
Current win streakNC State, 2 (2022–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 117 meetings between the two teams, with NC State leading the all-time series 69–42–6.[5] In 2021, the game between NC State and Wake Forest decided the ACC Atlantic Division champion; Wake Forest won 45-42 and played in the ACC Championship, losing 45–21 to Pittsburgh. NC State won the most recent contest between the two schools on November 11, 2023 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina by a score of 26-6.[6]

Game results

NC State victoriesWake Forest victoriesTie games

Men's basketball

NC State–Wake Forest men's basketball rivalry
First meeting1911
Wake Forest 33, North Carolina A&M 6
Latest meetingFebruary 22, 2023
NC State 90, Wake Forest 74
Next meeting2023–24 season
Statistics
Meetings total258
All-time seriesNC State leads, 150–108
Largest victoryNC State, 130–89 (1983)
Longest win streakNC State, 10 (twice)
Current win streakNC State, 2 (2023–present)

NC State currently leads the series 150–108.[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 2022–23 ACC regular season, with NC State winning both contests.

Game results

NC State victoriesWake Forest victories

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Bradham, Matthew (November 15, 2017). "ACC's Longest Running Rivalry: NC State vs. Wake Forest".
  2. 1 2 Bradsher, Bethany (January 17, 2018). "Dickie Hemric and a broken chair: How State vs Wake became a Tobacco Road rivalry".
  3. 1 2 "Winsipedia - North Carolina State Wolfpack vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons football series history". Winsipedia.
  4. ↑ "Broadcast Info: Wake Forest vs. NC State". Wake Forest Athletics. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "North Carolina St vs Wake Forest". MCubed. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  6. ↑ "2017 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  7. ↑ "North Carolina State Wolfpack School History". Sports Reference. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  8. ↑ "2019 20 MBB Media Guide (PDF)" (PDF). NC State University Athletics.
  9. ↑ "Wolfpack-Wake Forest Rivalry Renews Sunday Night".
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