North Carolina vs Wake Forest
North Carolina712 ties107 meetings
34Wake Forest
North Carolina leads the series.
| Season | Site | Result | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Wake Forest win | Winston-Salem | L | 12-28 |
| 2024 | North Carolina win | Chapel Hill | W | 31-24 |
| 2022 | North Carolina win | Winston-Salem | W | 36-34 |
| 2021 | North Carolina win | Chapel Hill | W | 58-55 |
| 2020 | North Carolina win | Chapel Hill | W | 59-53 |
| 2019 | Wake Forest win | Winston-Salem | L | 18-24 |
| 2015 | North Carolina win | Chapel Hill | W | 50-14 |
| 2012 | Wake Forest win | Winston-Salem | L | 27-28 |
| 2011 | North Carolina win | Chapel Hill | W | 49-24 |
| 2007 | Wake Forest win | Winston-Salem | L | 10-37 |
| 2006 | Wake Forest win | Chapel Hill | L | 17-24 |
| 2004 | North Carolina win | Winston-Salem | W | 31-24 |
| 2003 | North Carolina win | Chapel Hill | W | 42-34 |
| 2002 | Wake Forest win | Winston-Salem | L | 0-31 |
| 2001 | Wake Forest win | Chapel Hill | L | 31-32 |
| 2000 | North Carolina win | Winston-Salem | W | 35-14 |
| 1999 | Wake Forest win | Chapel Hill | L | 3-19 |
| 1998 | North Carolina win | Winston-Salem | W | 38-31 |
| 1997 | North Carolina win | Chapel Hill | W | 30-12 |
| 1996 | North Carolina win | Winston-Salem | W | 45-6 |
| 1995 | North Carolina win | Chapel Hill | W | 31-7 |
| 1994 | North Carolina win | Winston-Salem | W | 50-0 |
| 1993 | North Carolina win | Chapel Hill | W | 45-35 |
| 1992 | North Carolina win | Winston-Salem | W | 35-17 |
| 1991 | North Carolina win | Chapel Hill | W | 24-10 |
| 1990 | North Carolina win | Winston-Salem | W | 31-24 |
| 1989 | Wake Forest win | Chapel Hill | L | 16-17 |
| 1988 | Wake Forest win | Winston-Salem | L | 24-42 |
| 1987 | Wake Forest win | Chapel Hill | L | 14-22 |
| 1986 | North Carolina win | Winston-Salem | W | 40-30 |
| 1985 | North Carolina win | Chapel Hill | W | 34-14 |
| 1984 | Wake Forest win | Winston-Salem | L | 3-14 |
| 1983 | North Carolina win | Chapel Hill | W | 30-10 |
| 1982 | North Carolina win | Winston-Salem | W | 24-7 |
| 1981 | North Carolina win | Chapel Hill | W | 48-10 |
| 1980 | North Carolina win | Winston-Salem | W | 27-9 |
| 1979 | Wake Forest win | Chapel Hill | L | 19-24 |
| 1978 | North Carolina win | Winston-Salem | W | 34-29 |
| 1977 | North Carolina win | Chapel Hill | W | 24-3 |
| 1976 | North Carolina win | Winston-Salem | W | 34-14 |
| 1975 | Wake Forest win | Chapel Hill | L | 9-21 |
| 1974 | North Carolina win | Winston-Salem | W | 31-0 |
| 1973 | North Carolina win | Chapel Hill | W | 42-0 |
| 1972 | North Carolina win | Winston-Salem | W | 21-0 |
| 1971 | North Carolina win | Chapel Hill | W | 7-3 |
| 1970 | Wake Forest win | Winston-Salem | L | 13-14 |
| 1969 | North Carolina win | Chapel Hill | W | 23-3 |
| 1968 | Wake Forest win | Winston-Salem | L | 31-48 |
| 1967 | Wake Forest win | Chapel Hill | L | 10-20 |
| 1966 | Wake Forest win | Chapel Hill | L | 0-3 |
| 1965 | Wake Forest win | Winston-Salem | L | 10-12 |
| 1964 | North Carolina win | Chapel Hill | W | 23-0 |
| 1963 | North Carolina win | Winston-Salem | W | 21-0 |
| 1962 | North Carolina win | Chapel Hill | W | 23-14 |
| 1961 | Wake Forest win | Winston-Salem | L | 14-17 |
| 1960 | Wake Forest win | Chapel Hill | L | 12-13 |
| 1959 | North Carolina win | Winston-Salem | W | 21-19 |
| 1958 | North Carolina win | Chapel Hill | W | 26-7 |
| 1957 | North Carolina win | Winston-Salem | W | 14-7 |
| 1956 | Tie | Winston-Salem | T | 6-6 |
| 1955 | Wake Forest win | Winston-Salem | L | 0-25 |
| 1954 | North Carolina win | Chapel Hill | W | 14-7 |
| 1953 | North Carolina win | Winston-Salem | W | 18-13 |
| 1952 | Wake Forest win | Chapel Hill | L | 7-9 |
| 1951 | Wake Forest win | Winston-Salem | L | 7-39 |
| 1950 | Wake Forest win | Chapel Hill | L | 7-13 |
| 1949 | North Carolina win | Chapel Hill | W | 28-14 |
| 1948 | North Carolina win | Winston-Salem | W | 28-6 |
| 1947 | Wake Forest win | Chapel Hill | L | 7-19 |
| 1946 | North Carolina win | Chapel Hill | W | 26-14 |
| 1945 | Wake Forest win | Chapel Hill | L | 13-14 |
| 1944 | Wake Forest win | Chapel Hill | L | 0-7 |
| 1942 | North Carolina win | Chapel Hill | W | 6-0 |
| 1941 | Wake Forest win | Winston-Salem | L | 0-13 |
| 1940 | Wake Forest win | Chapel Hill | L | 0-12 |
| 1939 | North Carolina win | Chapel Hill | W | 36-6 |
| 1938 | North Carolina win | Chapel Hill | W | 14-6 |
| 1937 | North Carolina win | Winston-Salem | W | 28-0 |
| 1936 | North Carolina win | Chapel Hill | W | 14-7 |
| 1935 | North Carolina win | Chapel Hill | W | 14-0 |
| 1934 | North Carolina win | Chapel Hill | W | 21-0 |
| 1933 | North Carolina win | Chapel Hill | W | 26-0 |
| 1932 | Tie | Winston-Salem | T | 0-0 |
| 1931 | North Carolina win | Chapel Hill | W | 37-0 |
| 1930 | North Carolina win | Chapel Hill | W | 13-7 |
| 1929 | North Carolina win | Chapel Hill | W | 48-0 |
| 1928 | North Carolina win | Chapel Hill | W | 65-0 |
| 1927 | Wake Forest win | Chapel Hill | L | 8-9 |
| 1926 | Wake Forest win | Winston-Salem | L | 0-13 |
| 1925 | Wake Forest win | Chapel Hill | L | 0-6 |
| 1924 | Wake Forest win | Winston-Salem | L | 6-7 |
| 1923 | North Carolina win | Chapel Hill | W | 22-0 |
| 1922 | North Carolina win | Chapel Hill | W | 62-3 |
| 1921 | North Carolina win | Chapel Hill | W | 21-0 |
| 1920 | North Carolina win | Chapel Hill | W | 6-0 |
| 1919 | North Carolina win | Chapel Hill | W | 6-0 |
| 1916 | North Carolina win | Chapel Hill | W | 20-0 |
| 1915 | North Carolina win | Chapel Hill | W | 35-0 |
| 1914 | North Carolina win | Chapel Hill | W | 12-7 |
| 1914 | North Carolina win | Chapel Hill | W | 53-0 |
| 1913 | North Carolina win | Chapel Hill | W | 29-0 |
| 1913 | North Carolina win | Chapel Hill | W | 7-0 |
| 1912 | North Carolina win | Chapel Hill | W | 9-2 |
| 1911 | North Carolina win | Chapel Hill | W | 12-3 |
| 1910 | North Carolina win | Chapel Hill | W | 37-0 |
| 1909 | North Carolina win | Chapel Hill | W | 18-0 |
| 1908 | North Carolina win | Chapel Hill | W | 17-0 |
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 North Carolina and Wake Forest?
North Carolina is 71-34-2 against Wake Forest across 107 meetings on record since 1908. North Carolina leads the series.
When did North Carolina last play Wake Forest?
They last met in 2025, a 12-28 loss for North Carolina.