Rivalry leaderboard
North Carolina-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
- 48/100
- Overtime
- 0
Series context
- Completed meetings
- 106
- Series record
- North Carolina 71-33-2 Wake Forest
- Tracked years
- 1888-2024
- Trophy
- No named trophy
Series ranking
The rivalry's top 25 games
12 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.
- 1948Week 5
North Carolina at Wake Forest
North Carolina 28, Wake Forest 6
Winner: North Carolina
No. 3 North Carolina vs. No. 18 Wake Forest · 22-point margin
Ranking 31/50 · Closeness 13/35 · Overtime 0/15
44
Game score
- 1944Week 5
Wake Forest at North Carolina
Wake Forest 7, North Carolina 0
Winner: Wake Forest
No. 12 Wake Forest vs. Unranked North Carolina · 7-point margin
Ranking 14/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
42
Game score
- 1983Week 7
Wake Forest at North Carolina
Wake Forest 10, North Carolina 30
Winner: North Carolina
Unranked Wake Forest vs. No. 3 North Carolina · 20-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 15/35 · Overtime 0/15
38
Game score
- 1997Week 8
Wake Forest at North Carolina
Wake Forest 12, North Carolina 30
Winner: North Carolina
Unranked Wake Forest vs. No. 5 North Carolina · 18-point margin
Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 17/35 · Overtime 0/15
38
Game score
- 1950Week 5
Wake Forest at North Carolina
Wake Forest 13, North Carolina 7
Winner: Wake Forest
No. 17 Wake Forest vs. Unranked North Carolina · 6-point margin
Ranking 9/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
38
Game score
- 1979Week 7
Wake Forest at North Carolina
Wake Forest 24, North Carolina 19
Winner: Wake Forest
Unranked Wake Forest vs. No. 19 North Carolina · 5-point margin
Ranking 7/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
37
Game score
- 1993Week 7
Wake Forest at North Carolina
Wake Forest 35, North Carolina 45
Winner: North Carolina
Unranked Wake Forest vs. No. 15 North Carolina · 10-point margin
Ranking 11/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
36
Game score
- 1980Week 7
North Carolina at Wake Forest
North Carolina 27, Wake Forest 9
Winner: North Carolina
No. 8 North Carolina vs. Unranked Wake Forest · 18-point margin
Ranking 18/50 · Closeness 17/35 · Overtime 0/15
35
Game score
- 1956Week 7
North Carolina at Wake Forest
North Carolina 6, Wake Forest 6
Result: Tie
Unranked North Carolina vs. Unranked Wake Forest · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
35
Game score
- 1932Week 2
North Carolina at Wake Forest
North Carolina 0, Wake Forest 0
Result: Tie
Unranked North Carolina vs. Unranked Wake Forest · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
35
Game score
- 2001Week 12
Wake Forest at North Carolina
Wake Forest 32, North Carolina 31
Winner: Wake Forest
Unranked Wake Forest vs. Unranked North Carolina · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
- 1989Week 6
Wake Forest at North Carolina
Wake Forest 17, North Carolina 16
Winner: Wake Forest
Unranked Wake Forest vs. Unranked North Carolina · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
- 1970Week 9
North Carolina at Wake Forest
North Carolina 13, Wake Forest 14
Winner: Wake Forest
Unranked North Carolina vs. Unranked Wake Forest · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
- 1960Week 6
Wake Forest at North Carolina
Wake Forest 13, North Carolina 12
Winner: Wake Forest
Unranked Wake Forest vs. Unranked North Carolina · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
- 1945Week 11
Wake Forest at North Carolina
Wake Forest 14, North Carolina 13
Winner: Wake Forest
Unranked Wake Forest vs. Unranked North Carolina · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
- 1927Week 2
Wake Forest at North Carolina
Wake Forest 9, North Carolina 8
Winner: Wake Forest
Unranked Wake Forest vs. Unranked North Carolina · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
- 1924Week 2
North Carolina at Wake Forest
North Carolina 6, Wake Forest 7
Winner: Wake Forest
Unranked North Carolina vs. Unranked Wake Forest · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
- 1986Week 7
North Carolina at Wake Forest
North Carolina 40, Wake Forest 30
Winner: North Carolina
No. 18 North Carolina vs. Unranked Wake Forest · 10-point margin
Ranking 8/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
33
Game score
- 1965Week 7
North Carolina at Wake Forest
North Carolina 10, Wake Forest 12
Winner: Wake Forest
Unranked North Carolina vs. Unranked Wake Forest · 2-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
33
Game score
- 1959Week 7
North Carolina at Wake Forest
North Carolina 21, Wake Forest 19
Winner: North Carolina
Unranked North Carolina vs. Unranked Wake Forest · 2-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
33
Game score
- 1952Week 6
Wake Forest at North Carolina
Wake Forest 9, North Carolina 7
Winner: Wake Forest
Unranked Wake Forest vs. Unranked North Carolina · 2-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
33
Game score
- 1982Week 6
North Carolina at Wake Forest
North Carolina 24, Wake Forest 7
Winner: North Carolina
No. 12 North Carolina vs. Unranked Wake Forest · 17-point margin
Ranking 14/50 · Closeness 18/35 · 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.