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NC State-Wake Forest
NC State and Wake Forest have met 119 times since 1895. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.
Series snapshot
- Record
- 70-43-5
- Current streak
- NC State 1 game
- Longest streak
- NC State 10 games (1908-1917)
- Avg. margin / points
- 15.0 / 35.8
Series overview
NC State 70-43-5 Wake Forest. Current streak: NC State 1 game.
Last five meetings
NC State 3 | Wake Forest 2
Largest margin
76 points
Rivalry notes
- The tracked window runs from 1895 through 2025.
- 118 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
- The latest tracked meeting was Sep 11, 2025.
Related pages
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Rivalry guide
What this rivalry is
NC State and Wake Forest have a tracked series that starts in 1895 and spans 119 listed meetings. The page combines series record, streaks, recent games, and research links in one canonical rivalry URL.
Series history
- Status
- Active series
- Years
- 1895-2025
- Busiest era
- 1910s, 10 games
- Longest pause
- 1 years (1908-1910)
- 1910s10 games
- 1920s10 games
- 1930s10 games
- 1940s10 games
Biggest games and recent trend
Landmark games are selected from the same tracked rivalry results used for the series record.
4 featured games
Latest meeting
2025 - Sep 11, 2025
NC State 34, Wake Forest 24. Most recent completed chapter in the tracked series.
Closest finish
1955 - Oct 15, 1955
NC State 13, Wake Forest 13. The smallest final-score margin in the available game log.
Highest scoring
2021 - Nov 14, 2021
NC State 42, Wake Forest 45. The biggest combined scoring total in the available game log.
Largest margin
1908 - Sep 30, 1908
NC State 76, Wake Forest 0. The widest final-score gap in the available game log.
Recent trend
- Last five
- NC State 3, Wake Forest 2 across 5 games
- Last ten
- NC State 5, Wake Forest 5 across 10 games
- Scoring profile
- Lower-scoring recent history; average total 35.8, average margin 15.0.
- Current streak
- NC State 1 game
Players and coaches from recent chapters
Recent leaders are capped to keep the page fast while still pointing readers toward the names around recent meetings.
CJ Bailey
NC State, 2025
Passing Yards: 3105
Daylan Smothers
NC State, 2025
Rushing Yards: 939
Terrell Anderson
NC State, 2025
Receiving Yards: 629
Carlos Hernandez
Wake Forest, 2025
Receiving Yards: 611
Demond Claiborne
Wake Forest, 2025
Rushing Yards: 905
Robby Ashford
Wake Forest, 2025
Passing Yards: 2472
Coach context
Coach rows summarize recent rivalry-season overlap for each program.
Dave Doeren
NC State - 2021-2025 - 32-19
Dave Clawson
Wake Forest - 2021-2024 - 27-24
Jake Dickert
Wake Forest - 2025 - 0-0
Weather, rankings, and research links
5 recent rivalry games have weather context, average temperature 66F.
Both teams appeared together in a poll snapshot in 2 of the recent tracked rivalry seasons.
NC State team page
Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.
Wake Forest team page
Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.
NC State season results
Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.
Wake Forest season results
Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.
NC State weather
Weather impact for games involving this program.
Wake Forest weather
Weather impact for games involving this program.
Game stats archive
Search box scores and detailed game stat pages.
Rankings
Poll and ranking context around rivalry seasons.
College football records
National record and history context.
Historical comparison
Compare program seasons and statistical profiles.
Recent rivalry results
The latest games are rendered in the page HTML so search engines and readers can see the rivalry's recent chapter without client-side interaction.
10 most recent tracked games
| Date | Matchup | Score | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2025 | NC State at Wake Forest | NC State 34, Wake Forest 24 | Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium | NC State |
| Oct 5, 2024 | Wake Forest at NC State | NC State 30, Wake Forest 34 | Venue unavailable | Wake Forest |
| Nov 11, 2023 | NC State at Wake Forest | NC State 26, Wake Forest 6 | Venue unavailable | NC State |
| Nov 6, 2022 | Wake Forest at NC State | NC State 30, Wake Forest 21 | Venue unavailable | NC State |
| Nov 14, 2021 | NC State at Wake Forest | NC State 42, Wake Forest 45 | Venue unavailable | Wake Forest |
| Sep 20, 2020 | Wake Forest at NC State | NC State 45, Wake Forest 42 | Venue unavailable | NC State |
| Nov 2, 2019 | NC State at Wake Forest | NC State 10, Wake Forest 44 | Venue unavailable | Wake Forest |
| Nov 9, 2018 | Wake Forest at NC State | NC State 23, Wake Forest 27 | Venue unavailable | Wake Forest |
| Nov 19, 2017 | NC State at Wake Forest | NC State 24, Wake Forest 30 | Venue unavailable | Wake Forest |
| Oct 1, 2016 | Wake Forest at NC State | NC State 33, Wake Forest 16 | Venue unavailable | NC State |
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