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North Carolina-Wake Forest
North Carolina and Wake Forest have met 111 times since 1888. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.
Series snapshot
- Record
- 71-33-2
- Current streak
- North Carolina 4 games
- Longest streak
- North Carolina 16 games (1908-1923)
- Avg. margin / points
- 15.9 / 35.4
Series overview
North Carolina 71-33-2 Wake Forest. Current streak: North Carolina 4 games.
Last five meetings
North Carolina 4 | Wake Forest 1
Largest margin
65 points
Rivalry notes
- The tracked window runs from 1888 through 2024.
- 106 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
- The latest tracked meeting was Nov 17, 2024.
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Rivalry guide
What this rivalry is
North Carolina and Wake Forest have a tracked series that starts in 1888 and spans 111 listed meetings. The page combines series record, streaks, recent games, and research links in one canonical rivalry URL.
Series history
- Status
- Active series
- Years
- 1888-2024
- Busiest era
- 1910s, 10 games
- Longest pause
- 3 years (2007-2011)
- 1910s10 games
- 1920s10 games
- 1930s10 games
- 1950s10 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
2024 - Nov 17, 2024
North Carolina 31, Wake Forest 24. Most recent completed chapter in the tracked series.
Closest finish
1956 - Oct 27, 1956
North Carolina 6, Wake Forest 6. The smallest final-score margin in the available game log.
Highest scoring
2021 - Nov 6, 2021
North Carolina 58, Wake Forest 55. The biggest combined scoring total in the available game log.
Largest margin
1928 - Sep 29, 1928
North Carolina 65, Wake Forest 0. The widest final-score gap in the available game log.
Recent trend
- Last five
- North Carolina 4, Wake Forest 1 across 5 games
- Last ten
- North Carolina 6, Wake Forest 4 across 10 games
- Scoring profile
- Lower-scoring recent history; average total 35.4, average margin 15.9.
- Current streak
- North Carolina 4 games
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.
J.J. Jones
North Carolina, 2024
Receiving Yards: 582
Jacolby Criswell
North Carolina, 2024
Passing Yards: 2459
Omarion Hampton
North Carolina, 2024
Rushing Yards: 1660
Demond Claiborne
Wake Forest, 2024
Rushing Yards: 1048
Hank Bachmeier
Wake Forest, 2024
Passing Yards: 2593
Taylor Morin
Wake Forest, 2024
Receiving Yards: 756
Coach context
Coach rows summarize recent rivalry-season overlap for each program.
Mack Brown
North Carolina - 2019-2024 - 36-28
Dave Clawson
Wake Forest - 2019-2024 - 35-26
Freddie Kitchens
North Carolina - 2024 - 0-1
Weather, rankings, and research links
5 recent rivalry games have weather context, average temperature 61F, 1 with precipitation.
Both teams appeared together in a poll snapshot in 1 of the recent tracked rivalry seasons.
North Carolina team page
Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.
Wake Forest team page
Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.
North Carolina season results
Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.
Wake Forest season results
Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.
North Carolina 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 2024 | Wake Forest at North Carolina | North Carolina 31, Wake Forest 24 | Venue unavailable | North Carolina |
| Nov 13, 2022 | North Carolina at Wake Forest | North Carolina 36, Wake Forest 34 | Venue unavailable | North Carolina |
| Nov 6, 2021 | Wake Forest at North Carolina | North Carolina 58, Wake Forest 55 | Venue unavailable | North Carolina |
| Nov 14, 2020 | Wake Forest at North Carolina | North Carolina 59, Wake Forest 53 | Venue unavailable | North Carolina |
| Sep 13, 2019 | North Carolina at Wake Forest | North Carolina 18, Wake Forest 24 | Venue unavailable | Wake Forest |
| Oct 17, 2015 | Wake Forest at North Carolina | North Carolina 50, Wake Forest 14 | Venue unavailable | North Carolina |
| Sep 8, 2012 | North Carolina at Wake Forest | North Carolina 27, Wake Forest 28 | Venue unavailable | Wake Forest |
| Oct 29, 2011 | Wake Forest at North Carolina | North Carolina 49, Wake Forest 24 | Venue unavailable | North Carolina |
| Oct 27, 2007 | North Carolina at Wake Forest | North Carolina 10, Wake Forest 37 | Venue unavailable | Wake Forest |
| Oct 28, 2006 | Wake Forest at North Carolina | North Carolina 17, Wake Forest 24 | Venue unavailable | Wake Forest |
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