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 (approximately 18 miles NNE of NCSU's campus in Raleigh) 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.
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| NC State–Wake Forest football rivalry | |
| Team1: | NC State Wolfpack |
| Team1logo: | North Carolina State University Athletic logo.svg |
| Team2: | Wake Forest Demon Deacons |
| Team2logo: | Wake Forest University Athletic logo.svg |
| Firstmeeting: | October 19, 1895 North Carolina A&M 4, Wake Forest 4 |
| Mostrecent: | November 11, 2023 NC State 26, Wake Forest 6 |
| Nextmeeting: | October 5, 2024, in Raleigh |
| Total: | 117 |
| Series: | NC State leads, 69–42–6 |
| Largestvictory: | NC State, 76–0 (1908) |
| Longeststreak: | NC State, 10 (1908–1917) |
| Currentstreak: | NC State, 2 (2022–present) |
The NC State–Wake Forest football rivalry 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. Playing consecutively every year since 1910, it is the longest continuous rivalry between 2 ACC schools, and is the second longest streak in the nation (tied with Oklahoma vs Oklahoma State) after the Clemson/South Carolina game, the former second oldest, were canceled in 2020.[3] Both universities are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and are members of the Atlantic Division. There have been 117 meetings between the two teams, with NC State leading the all-time series 69–42–6.[4] In 2021, the game between NC State and Wake Forest decided the ACC Atlantic Division champion; Wake Forest won 45–42 and played in the ACC Championship, losing 45–21 to Pittsburgh. NC State won the most recent contest between the two schools on November 11, 2023, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina by a score of 26–6.[5]
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| NC State–Wake Forest men's basketball rivalry | |
| Team1: | NC State Wolfpack |
| Team1logo: | North Carolina State University Athletic logo.svg |
| Team2: | Wake Forest |
| Team2logo: | Wake Forest University Athletic logo.svg |
| Firstmeeting: | 1911 Wake Forest 33, North Carolina A&M 6 |
| Mostrecent: | February 10, 2024 Wake Forest 83, NC State 79 |
| Nextmeeting: | 2024–25 season |
| Total: | 260 |
| Series: | NC State leads, 151–109 |
| Largestvictory: | NC State, 130–89 (1983) |
| Longeststreak: | NC State, 10 (twice) |
| Currentstreak: | Wake Forest, 1 (2024) |
NC State currently leads the series 151–109.[6] [7]
The rivalry[8] 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 met twice during the 2023–24 ACC regular season, with NC State winning the first contest in Raleigh and Wake Forest winning the second contest in Winston-Salem.