NC State–Wake Forest rivalry
The NC State–Wake Forest rivalry[1][2] is a series of athletic contests between in-state rivals, the North Carolina State University Wolfpack and the Wake Forest University Demon Deacons. The first game was played in 1895 between the two institutions. Wake Forest was originally located in Wake Forest, North Carolina until it moved its campus across the state of North Carolina to Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 1956. The two universities are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, where they meet every year in football due to being aligned in the Atlantic Division. The schools play each other twice in basketball every season, due to being primary partners.
Football
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First meeting |
October 19, 1895 North Carolina A&M 4, Wake Forest 4, |
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Latest meeting |
November 18, 2017 Wake Forest 30, NC State 24 |
Next meeting | November 8, 2018 in Raleigh |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 111 |
All-time series | NC State leads, 66–39–6 |
Largest victory | NC State, 76–0 (1908) |
Longest win streak | NC State, 10 (1908–1917) |
Current win streak | Wake Forest, 1 (2017–Present) |
The NC State–Wake Forest football rivalry[3][4] is an American college football rivalry between the NC State Wolfpack football team of North Carolina State University and the Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team of Wake Forest University. It is the longest continuous rivalry between 2 ACC schools and the third longest in the nation, as NC State and Wake Forest have played consecutively every year since 1910.[5] Both universities are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and are members of the Atlantic Division. There have been 111 meetings between the two teams, with NC State leading the all-time series 66–39–6.[6] North Carolina State won the most recent contest, 33–16, on October 1, 2016 in Raleigh, North Carolina. The next contest between the two teams is scheduled for November 18, 2017 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.[7]
Results
NC State victories | Wake Forest victories | Tie games |
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Men's basketball
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First meeting |
1911 Wake Forest 33, North Carolina A&M 6 |
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Latest meeting |
February 17, 2018 NC State 90, Wake Forest 84 |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 247 |
All-time series | NC State leads, 142–105 |
Current win streak | NC State, 2 (2018–present) |
NC State currently leads the series 142–105.[8]
The rivalry dates back to when Wake Forest was in Wake Forest, NC, and was only a short distance from NC State's campus in Raleigh. Their rivalry eventually expanded into the Big Four with UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke, which are recognized as being some of the fiercest rivalries in NCAA men's basketball. The two teams will meet twice in the 2017–18 ACC regular season.
See also
References
- ↑ https://packinsider.com/2017/11/15/accs-longest-running-rivalry-nc-state-vs-wake-forest/
- ↑ http://www.wralsportsfan.com/dickie-hemric-and-a-broken-chair-how-ncsu-wake-forest-became-a-tobacco-road-rivalry/17264402/
- ↑ https://packinsider.com/2017/11/15/accs-longest-running-rivalry-nc-state-vs-wake-forest/
- ↑ http://www.wralsportsfan.com/dickie-hemric-and-a-broken-chair-how-ncsu-wake-forest-became-a-tobacco-road-rivalry/17264402/
- ↑ http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2016/FBS.pdf
- ↑ "North Carolina St vs Wake Forest". MCubed. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ↑ "2017 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ↑ "North Carolina State Wolfpack School History". Sports Reference. Retrieved 8 November 2017.