NC StateβWake Forest rivalry
The NC StateβWake 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
First meeting | October 19, 1895 North Carolina A&M 4, Wake Forest 4 |
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Latest meeting | November 5, 2022 NC State 30, Wake Forest 21 |
Next meeting | November 11, 2023 in Winston-Salem |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 116 |
All-time series | NC State leads, 68β42β6[3] |
Largest victory | NC State, 76β0 (1908) |
Longest win streak | NC State, 10 (1908β1917) |
Current win streak | NC State, 1 (2022βpresent) |
The NC StateβWake 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 116 meetings between the two teams, with NC State leading the all-time series 68β42β6.[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 5, 2022 in Raleigh, North Carolina by the score of 30β21.[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 22, 2023 NC State 90, Wake Forest 74 |
Next meeting | 2023β24 season |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 258 |
All-time series | NC State leads, 150β108 |
Largest victory | NC State, 130β89 (1983) |
Longest win streak | NC State, 10 (twice) |
Current win streak | NC State, 2 (2023βpresent) |
NC State currently leads the series 150β108.[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 2022β23 ACC regular season, with NC State winning both contests.
Game results
NC State victories | Wake Forest victories |
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See also
References
- Bradham, Matthew (November 15, 2017). "ACC's Longest Running Rivalry: NC State vs. Wake Forest".
- Bradsher, Bethany (January 17, 2018). "Dickie Hemric and a broken chair: How State vs Wake became a Tobacco Road rivalry".
- "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".