NC State vs Wake Forest
NC State705 ties118 meetings
43Wake Forest
NC State leads the series.
| Season | Site | Result | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | NC State win | Winston-Salem | W | 34-24 |
| 2024 | Wake Forest win | Raleigh | L | 30-34 |
| 2023 | NC State win | Winston-Salem | W | 26-6 |
| 2022 | NC State win | Raleigh | W | 30-21 |
| 2021 | Wake Forest win | Winston-Salem | L | 42-45 |
| 2020 | NC State win | Raleigh | W | 45-42 |
| 2019 | Wake Forest win | Winston-Salem | L | 10-44 |
| 2018 | Wake Forest win | Raleigh | L | 23-27 |
| 2017 | Wake Forest win | Winston-Salem | L | 24-30 |
| 2016 | NC State win | Raleigh | W | 33-16 |
| 2015 | NC State win | Winston-Salem | W | 35-17 |
| 2014 | NC State win | Raleigh | W | 42-13 |
| 2013 | Wake Forest win | Winston-Salem | L | 13-28 |
| 2012 | NC State win | Raleigh | W | 37-6 |
| 2011 | Wake Forest win | Winston-Salem | L | 27-34 |
| 2010 | NC State win | Raleigh | W | 38-3 |
| 2009 | Wake Forest win | Winston-Salem | L | 24-30 |
| 2008 | NC State win | Raleigh | W | 21-17 |
| 2007 | Wake Forest win | Winston-Salem | L | 18-38 |
| 2006 | Wake Forest win | Raleigh | L | 23-25 |
| 2005 | Wake Forest win | Winston-Salem | L | 19-27 |
| 2004 | NC State win | Raleigh | W | 27-21 |
| 2003 | Wake Forest win | Winston-Salem | L | 24-38 |
| 2002 | NC State win | Raleigh | W | 32-13 |
| 2001 | NC State win | Winston-Salem | W | 17-14 |
| 2000 | NC State win | Raleigh | W | 32-14 |
| 1999 | Wake Forest win | Winston-Salem | L | 7-31 |
| 1998 | NC State win | Raleigh | W | 38-27 |
| 1997 | Wake Forest win | Winston-Salem | L | 18-19 |
| 1996 | NC State win | Raleigh | W | 37-22 |
| 1995 | NC State win | Winston-Salem | W | 52-23 |
| 1994 | NC State win | Raleigh | W | 34-3 |
| 1993 | NC State win | Winston-Salem | W | 34-16 |
| 1992 | NC State win | Raleigh | W | 42-14 |
| 1991 | NC State win | Winston-Salem | W | 30-3 |
| 1990 | NC State win | Raleigh | W | 20-15 |
| 1989 | NC State win | Winston-Salem | W | 27-17 |
| 1988 | NC State win | Raleigh | W | 14-6 |
| 1987 | Wake Forest win | Winston-Salem | L | 3-21 |
| 1986 | NC State win | Raleigh | W | 42-38 |
| 1985 | NC State win | Winston-Salem | W | 20-17 |
| 1984 | Wake Forest win | Raleigh | L | 15-24 |
| 1983 | NC State win | Winston-Salem | W | 38-15 |
| 1982 | NC State win | Raleigh | W | 30-0 |
| 1981 | NC State win | Winston-Salem | W | 28-23 |
| 1980 | Wake Forest win | Raleigh | L | 7-27 |
| 1979 | NC State win | Raleigh | W | 17-14 |
| 1978 | NC State win | Winston-Salem | W | 34-10 |
| 1977 | NC State win | Raleigh | W | 41-14 |
| 1976 | Wake Forest win | Winston-Salem | L | 18-20 |
| 1975 | Wake Forest win | Raleigh | L | 22-30 |
| 1974 | NC State win | Winston-Salem | W | 33-15 |
| 1973 | NC State win | Raleigh | W | 52-13 |
| 1972 | NC State win | Winston-Salem | W | 42-13 |
| 1971 | NC State win | Raleigh | W | 21-14 |
| 1970 | Wake Forest win | Winston-Salem | L | 13-16 |
| 1969 | Wake Forest win | Raleigh | L | 21-22 |
| 1968 | NC State win | Winston-Salem | W | 10-6 |
| 1967 | NC State win | Raleigh | W | 24-7 |
| 1966 | NC State win | Winston-Salem | W | 15-12 |
| 1965 | NC State win | Raleigh | W | 13-11 |
| 1964 | Wake Forest win | Winston-Salem | L | 13-27 |
| 1963 | NC State win | Raleigh | W | 42-0 |
| 1962 | NC State win | Winston-Salem | W | 27-3 |
| 1961 | NC State win | Raleigh | W | 7-0 |
| 1960 | NC State win | Winston-Salem | W | 14-12 |
| 1959 | Wake Forest win | Raleigh | L | 14-17 |
| 1958 | Wake Forest win | Winston-Salem | L | 7-13 |
| 1957 | NC State win | Raleigh | W | 19-0 |
| 1956 | Wake Forest win | Winston-Salem | L | 0-13 |
| 1955 | Tie | Winston-Salem | T | 13-13 |
| 1954 | Wake Forest win | Winston-Salem | L | 0-26 |
| 1953 | Wake Forest win | Raleigh | L | 7-20 |
| 1952 | Wake Forest win | Winston-Salem | L | 6-21 |
| 1951 | Wake Forest win | Raleigh | L | 6-21 |
| 1950 | Tie | Raleigh | T | 6-6 |
| 1949 | NC State win | Raleigh | W | 27-14 |
| 1948 | Wake Forest win | Winston-Salem | L | 13-34 |
| 1947 | NC State win | Raleigh | W | 20-0 |
| 1946 | NC State win | Winston-Salem | W | 14-6 |
| 1945 | Wake Forest win | Raleigh | L | 18-19 |
| 1944 | Wake Forest win | Raleigh | L | 7-21 |
| 1943 | Wake Forest win | Raleigh | L | 6-54 |
| 1942 | Tie | Winston-Salem | T | 0-0 |
| 1941 | Wake Forest win | Raleigh | L | 0-7 |
| 1940 | Wake Forest win | Raleigh | L | 14-20 |
| 1939 | Wake Forest win | Raleigh | L | 0-32 |
| 1938 | NC State win | Raleigh | W | 19-7 |
| 1937 | NC State win | Winston-Salem | W | 20-0 |
| 1936 | Wake Forest win | Raleigh | L | 0-9 |
| 1935 | NC State win | Raleigh | W | 21-6 |
| 1934 | Wake Forest win | Raleigh | L | 12-13 |
| 1933 | Tie | Winston-Salem | T | 0-0 |
| 1932 | Tie | Winston-Salem | T | 0-0 |
| 1931 | Wake Forest win | Raleigh | L | 0-6 |
| 1930 | Wake Forest win | Raleigh | L | 0-7 |
| 1929 | NC State win | Raleigh | W | 8-6 |
| 1928 | NC State win | Raleigh | W | 37-0 |
| 1927 | NC State win | Raleigh | W | 30-7 |
| 1926 | NC State win | Raleigh | W | 7-3 |
| 1925 | NC State win | Raleigh | W | 6-0 |
| 1924 | Wake Forest win | Raleigh | L | 0-12 |
| 1923 | Wake Forest win | Winston-Salem | L | 0-14 |
| 1922 | NC State win | Winston-Salem | W | 32-0 |
| 1921 | NC State win | Winston-Salem | W | 14-0 |
| 1920 | NC State win | Winston-Salem | W | 49-7 |
| 1919 | NC State win | Raleigh | W | 21-7 |
| 1918 | Wake Forest win | Raleigh | L | 0-21 |
| 1917 | NC State win | Raleigh | W | 17-6 |
| 1916 | NC State win | Winston-Salem | W | 6-0 |
| 1915 | NC State win | Winston-Salem | W | 7-0 |
| 1914 | NC State win | Raleigh | W | 51-0 |
| 1913 | NC State win | Winston-Salem | W | 37-0 |
| 1912 | NC State win | Winston-Salem | W | 12-0 |
| 1911 | NC State win | Winston-Salem | W | 13-5 |
| 1910 | NC State win | Raleigh | W | 28-3 |
| 1908 | NC State win | Winston-Salem | W | 25-0 |
| 1908 | NC State win | Raleigh | W | 76-0 |
The head-to-head series, every meeting on record since 1908.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the all-time record between NC State and Wake Forest?
NC State is 70-43-5 against Wake Forest across 118 meetings on record since 1908. NC State leads the series.
When did NC State last play Wake Forest?
They last met in 2025, a 34-24 win for NC State.