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NC State-Wake Forest Greatest Games

The series' top 25 meetings, ranked without team allegiance by game-time AP strength, final-score closeness, and overtime.

Games
25
Top score
50/100
Overtime
1

Series context

Completed meetings
118
Series record
NC State 70-43-5 Wake Forest
Tracked years
1895-2025
Trophy
No named trophy

Series ranking

The rivalry's top 25 games

9 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.

  2. 1979Week 5

    Wake Forest at NC State

    Wake Forest 14, NC State 17

    Winner: NC State

    Unranked Wake Forest vs. No. 14 NC State · 3-point margin

    Ranking 12/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15

    44

    Game score

  3. 1967Week 7

    Wake Forest at NC State

    Wake Forest 7, NC State 24

    Winner: NC State

    Unranked Wake Forest vs. No. 5 NC State · 17-point margin

    Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 18/35 · Overtime 0/15

    39

    Game score

  4. 1975Week 2

    Wake Forest at NC State

    Wake Forest 30, NC State 22

    Winner: Wake Forest

    Unranked Wake Forest vs. No. 15 NC State · 8-point margin

    Ranking 11/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15

    38

    Game score

  5. 2004Week 61OT

    Wake Forest at NC State

    Wake Forest 21, NC State 27

    Winner: NC State

    Unranked Wake Forest vs. Unranked NC State · 6-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 9/15

    38

    Game score

  8. 1955Week 5

    NC State at Wake Forest

    NC State 13, Wake Forest 13

    Result: Tie

    Unranked NC State vs. Unranked Wake Forest · 0-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15

    35

    Game score

  9. 1950Week 10

    Wake Forest at NC State

    Wake Forest 6, NC State 6

    Result: Tie

    Unranked Wake Forest vs. Unranked NC State · 0-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15

    35

    Game score

  10. 1942Week 6

    NC State at Wake Forest

    NC State 0, Wake Forest 0

    Result: Tie

    Unranked NC State vs. Unranked Wake Forest · 0-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15

    35

    Game score

  11. 1933Week 6

    NC State at Wake Forest

    NC State 0, Wake Forest 0

    Result: Tie

    Unranked NC State vs. Unranked Wake Forest · 0-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15

    35

    Game score

  12. 1932Week 5

    NC State at Wake Forest

    NC State 0, Wake Forest 0

    Result: Tie

    Unranked NC State vs. Unranked Wake Forest · 0-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15

    35

    Game score

  13. 1997Week 6

    NC State at Wake Forest

    NC State 18, Wake Forest 19

    Winner: Wake Forest

    Unranked NC State vs. Unranked Wake Forest · 1-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15

    34

    Game score

  14. 1969Week 1

    Wake Forest at NC State

    Wake Forest 22, NC State 21

    Winner: Wake Forest

    Unranked Wake Forest vs. Unranked NC State · 1-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15

    34

    Game score

  15. 1945Week 7

    Wake Forest at NC State

    Wake Forest 19, NC State 18

    Winner: Wake Forest

    Unranked Wake Forest vs. Unranked NC State · 1-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15

    34

    Game score

  16. 1934Week 4

    Wake Forest at NC State

    Wake Forest 13, NC State 12

    Winner: Wake Forest

    Unranked Wake Forest vs. Unranked NC State · 1-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15

    34

    Game score

  17. 2003Week 3

    NC State at Wake Forest

    NC State 24, Wake Forest 38

    Winner: Wake Forest

    No. 14 NC State vs. Unranked Wake Forest · 14-point margin

    Ranking 12/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15

    33

    Game score

  19. 1976Week 2

    NC State at Wake Forest

    NC State 18, Wake Forest 20

    Winner: Wake Forest

    Unranked NC State vs. Unranked Wake Forest · 2-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15

    33

    Game score

  20. 1965Week 3

    Wake Forest at NC State

    Wake Forest 11, NC State 13

    Winner: NC State

    Unranked Wake Forest vs. Unranked NC State · 2-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15

    33

    Game score

  21. 1960Week 9

    NC State at Wake Forest

    NC State 14, Wake Forest 12

    Winner: NC State

    Unranked NC State vs. Unranked Wake Forest · 2-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15

    33

    Game score

  22. 1929Week 5

    Wake Forest at NC State

    Wake Forest 6, NC State 8

    Winner: NC State

    Unranked Wake Forest vs. Unranked NC State · 2-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15

    33

    Game score

  23. 1957Week 8

    Wake Forest at NC State

    Wake Forest 0, NC State 19

    Winner: NC State

    Unranked Wake Forest vs. No. 10 NC State · 19-point margin

    Ranking 16/50 · Closeness 16/35 · Overtime 0/15

    32

    Game score

  24. 1989Week 3

    NC State at Wake Forest

    NC State 27, Wake Forest 17

    Winner: NC State

    No. 19 NC State vs. Unranked Wake Forest · 10-point margin

    Ranking 7/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15

    32

    Game score

Methodology

How each game earns up to 100 points

AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.

Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.

Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.

Regular-season rankings use the AP Top 25 recorded for the game's week. Postseason meetings use the final regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Games before 2005 remain in the ranking but do not link to unsupported box-score pages. Videos are matched by canonical game ID or by a rematch-safe season matchup.