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North Carolina vs Wake Forest Timeline

Explore every documented meeting, final score and season in the recorded history between North Carolina and Wake Forest.

PROGRAM ONENorth Carolina71 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD71–34–2WINS · LOSSES · TIES
PROGRAM TWOWake Forest34 recorded wins
107Recorded meetings
1908Earliest documented
2025Most recent season
2Tied games
THE RIVALRY THROUGH TIME

Head-to-head timeline

Meetings are listed oldest first. Scores and dates reflect the available historical records.

107 games
  1. 1908
    North Carolina17 — 0Wake Forest
    Sep 26, 1908North Carolina won
  2. 1909
    North Carolina18 — 0Wake Forest
    Oct 2, 1909North Carolina won
  3. 1910
    North Carolina37 — 0Wake Forest
    Oct 22, 1910North Carolina won
  4. 1911
    North Carolina12 — 3Wake Forest
    Oct 7, 1911North Carolina won
  5. 1912
    North Carolina9 — 2Wake Forest
    Oct 12, 1912North Carolina won
  6. 1913
    North Carolina7 — 0Wake Forest
    Sep 27, 1913North Carolina won
  7. 1913
    North Carolina29 — 0Wake Forest
    Nov 15, 1913North Carolina won
  8. 1914
    North Carolina53 — 0Wake Forest
    Oct 8, 1914North Carolina won
  9. 1914
    North Carolina12 — 7Wake Forest
    Nov 14, 1914North Carolina won
  10. 1915
    North Carolina35 — 0Wake Forest
    Oct 9, 1915North Carolina won
  11. 1916
    North Carolina20 — 0Wake Forest
    Sep 30, 1916North Carolina won
  12. 1919
    North Carolina6 — 0Wake Forest
    Oct 18, 1919North Carolina won
  13. 1920
    North Carolina6 — 0Wake Forest
    Oct 2, 1920North Carolina won
  14. 1921
    North Carolina21 — 0Wake Forest
    Oct 1, 1921North Carolina won
  15. 1922
    North Carolina62 — 3Wake Forest
    Sep 30, 1922North Carolina won
  16. 1923
    North Carolina22 — 0Wake Forest
    Sep 29, 1923North Carolina won
  17. 1924
    North Carolina6 — 7Wake Forest
    Sep 27, 1924Wake Forest won
  18. 1925
    North Carolina0 — 6Wake Forest
    Sep 26, 1925Wake Forest won
  19. 1926
    North Carolina0 — 13Wake Forest
    Sep 25, 1926Wake Forest won
  20. 1927
    North Carolina8 — 9Wake Forest
    Sep 24, 1927Wake Forest won
  21. 1928
    North Carolina65 — 0Wake Forest
    Sep 29, 1928North Carolina won
  22. 1929
    North Carolina48 — 0Wake Forest
    Sep 28, 1929North Carolina won
  23. 1930
    North Carolina13 — 7Wake Forest
    Sep 27, 1930North Carolina won
  24. 1931
    North Carolina37 — 0Wake Forest
    Sep 26, 1931North Carolina won
  25. 1932
    North Carolina0 — 0Wake Forest
    Sep 24, 1932Tie
  26. 1933
    North Carolina26 — 0Wake Forest
    Nov 11, 1933North Carolina won
  27. 1934
    North Carolina21 — 0Wake Forest
    Sep 29, 1934North Carolina won
  28. 1935
    North Carolina14 — 0Wake Forest
    Sep 28, 1935North Carolina won
  29. 1936
    North Carolina14 — 7Wake Forest
    Sep 26, 1936North Carolina won
  30. 1937
    North Carolina28 — 0Wake Forest
    Oct 16, 1937North Carolina won
  31. 1938
    North Carolina14 — 6Wake Forest
    Sep 24, 1938North Carolina won
  32. 1939
    North Carolina36 — 6Wake Forest
    Sep 30, 1939North Carolina won
  33. 1940
    North Carolina0 — 12Wake Forest
    Sep 28, 1940Wake Forest won
  34. 1941
    North Carolina0 — 13Wake Forest
    Oct 25, 1941Wake Forest won
  35. 1942
    North Carolina6 — 0Wake Forest
    Sep 26, 1942North Carolina won
  36. 1944
    North Carolina0 — 7Wake Forest
    Sep 23, 1944Wake Forest won
  37. 1945
    North Carolina13 — 14Wake Forest
    Nov 17, 1945Wake Forest won
  38. 1946
    North Carolina26 — 14Wake Forest
    Nov 16, 1946North Carolina won
  39. 1947
    North Carolina7 — 19Wake Forest
    Oct 11, 1947Wake Forest won
  40. 1948
    North Carolina28 — 6Wake Forest
    Oct 9, 1948North Carolina won
  41. 1949
    North Carolina28 — 14Wake Forest
    Oct 15, 1949North Carolina won
  42. 1950
    North Carolina7 — 13Wake Forest
    Oct 14, 1950Wake Forest won
  43. 1951
    North Carolina7 — 39Wake Forest
    Oct 27, 1951Wake Forest won
  44. 1952
    North Carolina7 — 9Wake Forest
    Oct 18, 1952Wake Forest won
  45. 1953
    North Carolina18 — 13Wake Forest
    Oct 10, 1953North Carolina won
  46. 1954
    North Carolina14 — 7Wake Forest
    Oct 23, 1954North Carolina won
  47. 1955
    North Carolina0 — 25Wake Forest
    Oct 22, 1955Wake Forest won
  48. 1956
    North Carolina6 — 6Wake Forest
    Oct 27, 1956Tie
  49. 1957
    North Carolina14 — 7Wake Forest
    Oct 26, 1957North Carolina won
  50. 1958
    North Carolina26 — 7Wake Forest
    Oct 25, 1958North Carolina won
  51. 1959
    North Carolina21 — 19Wake Forest
    Oct 24, 1959North Carolina won
  52. 1960
    North Carolina12 — 13Wake Forest
    Oct 15, 1960Wake Forest won
  53. 1961
    North Carolina14 — 17Wake Forest
    Nov 25, 1961Wake Forest won
  54. 1962
    North Carolina23 — 14Wake Forest
    Oct 27, 1962North Carolina won
  55. 1963
    North Carolina21 — 0Wake Forest
    Oct 5, 1963North Carolina won
  56. 1964
    North Carolina23 — 0Wake Forest
    Oct 3, 1964North Carolina won
  57. 1965
    North Carolina10 — 12Wake Forest
    Oct 23, 1965Wake Forest won
  58. 1966
    North Carolina0 — 3Wake Forest
    Oct 22, 1966Wake Forest won
  59. 1967
    North Carolina10 — 20Wake Forest
    Oct 28, 1967Wake Forest won
  60. 1968
    North Carolina31 — 48Wake Forest
    Oct 26, 1968Wake Forest won
  61. 1969
    North Carolina23 — 3Wake Forest
    Oct 25, 1969North Carolina won
  62. 1970
    North Carolina13 — 14Wake Forest
    Oct 24, 1970Wake Forest won
  63. 1971
    North Carolina7 — 3Wake Forest
    Oct 23, 1971North Carolina won
  64. 1972
    North Carolina21 — 0Wake Forest
    Oct 21, 1972North Carolina won
  65. 1973
    North Carolina42 — 0Wake Forest
    Nov 17, 1973North Carolina won
  66. 1974
    North Carolina31 — 0Wake Forest
    Sep 21, 1974North Carolina won
  67. 1975
    North Carolina9 — 21Wake Forest
    Nov 1, 1975Wake Forest won
  68. 1976
    North Carolina34 — 14Wake Forest
    Oct 30, 1976North Carolina won
  69. 1977
    North Carolina24 — 3Wake Forest
    Oct 8, 1977North Carolina won
  70. 1978
    North Carolina34 — 29Wake Forest
    Oct 14, 1978North Carolina won
  71. 1979
    North Carolina19 — 24Wake Forest
    Oct 13, 1979Wake Forest won
  72. 1980
    North Carolina27 — 9Wake Forest
    Oct 11, 1980North Carolina won
  73. 1981
    North Carolina48 — 10Wake Forest
    Oct 10, 1981North Carolina won
  74. 1982
    North Carolina24 — 7Wake Forest
    Oct 9, 1982North Carolina won
  75. 1983
    North Carolina30 — 10Wake Forest
    Oct 8, 1983North Carolina won
  76. 1984
    North Carolina3 — 14Wake Forest
    Oct 13, 1984Wake Forest won
  77. 1985
    North Carolina34 — 14Wake Forest
    Oct 12, 1985North Carolina won
  78. 1986
    North Carolina40 — 30Wake Forest
    Oct 11, 1986North Carolina won
  79. 1987
    North Carolina14 — 22Wake Forest
    Oct 10, 1987Wake Forest won
  80. 1988
    North Carolina24 — 42Wake Forest
    Oct 8, 1988Wake Forest won
  81. 1989
    North Carolina16 — 17Wake Forest
    Oct 7, 1989Wake Forest won
  82. 1990
    North Carolina31 — 24Wake Forest
    Oct 6, 1990North Carolina won
  83. 1991
    North Carolina24 — 10Wake Forest
    Oct 12, 1991North Carolina won
  84. 1992
    North Carolina35 — 17Wake Forest
    Sep 5, 1992North Carolina won
  85. 1993
    North Carolina45 — 35Wake Forest
    Oct 9, 1993North Carolina won
  86. 1994
    North Carolina50 — 0Wake Forest
    Nov 12, 1994North Carolina won
  87. 1995
    North Carolina31 — 7Wake Forest
    Oct 21, 1995North Carolina won
  88. 1996
    North Carolina45 — 6Wake Forest
    Oct 5, 1996North Carolina won
  89. 1997
    North Carolina30 — 12Wake Forest
    Oct 11, 1997North Carolina won
  90. 1998
    North Carolina38 — 31Wake Forest
    Oct 24, 1998North Carolina won
  91. 1999
    North Carolina3 — 19Wake Forest
    Nov 6, 1999Wake Forest won
  92. 2000
    North Carolina35 — 14Wake Forest
    Sep 9, 2000North Carolina won
  93. 2001
    North Carolina31 — 32Wake Forest
    Nov 10, 2001Wake Forest wonKenan Stadium
  94. 2002
    North Carolina0 — 31Wake Forest
    Oct 26, 2002Wake Forest won
  95. 2003
    North Carolina42 — 34Wake Forest
    Nov 8, 2003North Carolina wonKenan Stadium
  96. 2004
    North Carolina31 — 24Wake Forest
    Nov 13, 2004North Carolina wonAllegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium
  97. 2006
    North Carolina17 — 24Wake Forest
    Oct 28, 2006Wake Forest wonKenan Stadium
  98. 2007
    North Carolina10 — 37Wake Forest
    Oct 27, 2007Wake Forest wonAllegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium
  99. 2011
    North Carolina49 — 24Wake Forest
    Oct 29, 2011North Carolina wonKenan Stadium
  100. 2012
    North Carolina27 — 28Wake Forest
    Sep 8, 2012Wake Forest wonAllegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium
  101. 2015
    North Carolina50 — 14Wake Forest
    Oct 17, 2015North Carolina wonKenan Stadium
  102. 2019
    North Carolina18 — 24Wake Forest
    Sep 13, 2019Wake Forest wonAllegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium
  103. 2020
    North Carolina59 — 53Wake Forest
    Nov 14, 2020North Carolina wonKenan Stadium
  104. 2021
    North Carolina58 — 55Wake Forest
    Nov 6, 2021North Carolina wonKenan Stadium
  105. 2022
    North Carolina36 — 34Wake Forest
    Nov 13, 2022North Carolina wonAllegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium
  106. 2024
    North Carolina31 — 24Wake Forest
    Nov 17, 2024North Carolina wonKenan Stadium
  107. 2025
    North Carolina12 — 28Wake Forest
    Nov 15, 2025Wake Forest wonAllegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
2025North Carolina vs Wake Forest12–28Wake Forest won
2024North Carolina vs Wake Forest31–24North Carolina won
2022North Carolina vs Wake Forest36–34North Carolina won
2021North Carolina vs Wake Forest58–55North Carolina won
2020North Carolina vs Wake Forest59–53North Carolina won
2019North Carolina vs Wake Forest18–24Wake Forest won
2015North Carolina vs Wake Forest50–14North Carolina won
2012North Carolina vs Wake Forest27–28Wake Forest won
2011North Carolina vs Wake Forest49–24North Carolina won
2007North Carolina vs Wake Forest10–37Wake Forest won
2006North Carolina vs Wake Forest17–24Wake Forest won
2004North Carolina vs Wake Forest31–24North Carolina won
2003North Carolina vs Wake Forest42–34North Carolina won
2002North Carolina vs Wake Forest0–31Wake Forest won
2001North Carolina vs Wake Forest31–32Wake Forest won
2000North Carolina vs Wake Forest35–14North Carolina won
1999North Carolina vs Wake Forest3–19Wake Forest won
1998North Carolina vs Wake Forest38–31North Carolina won
1997North Carolina vs Wake Forest30–12North Carolina won
1996North Carolina vs Wake Forest45–6North Carolina won
1995North Carolina vs Wake Forest31–7North Carolina won
1994North Carolina vs Wake Forest50–0North Carolina won
1993North Carolina vs Wake Forest45–35North Carolina won
1992North Carolina vs Wake Forest35–17North Carolina won
1991North Carolina vs Wake Forest24–10North Carolina won
1990North Carolina vs Wake Forest31–24North Carolina won
1989North Carolina vs Wake Forest16–17Wake Forest won
1988North Carolina vs Wake Forest24–42Wake Forest won
1987North Carolina vs Wake Forest14–22Wake Forest won
1986North Carolina vs Wake Forest40–30North Carolina won
1985North Carolina vs Wake Forest34–14North Carolina won
1984North Carolina vs Wake Forest3–14Wake Forest won
1983North Carolina vs Wake Forest30–10North Carolina won
1982North Carolina vs Wake Forest24–7North Carolina won
1981North Carolina vs Wake Forest48–10North Carolina won
1980North Carolina vs Wake Forest27–9North Carolina won
1979North Carolina vs Wake Forest19–24Wake Forest won
1978North Carolina vs Wake Forest34–29North Carolina won
1977North Carolina vs Wake Forest24–3North Carolina won
1976North Carolina vs Wake Forest34–14North Carolina won
1975North Carolina vs Wake Forest9–21Wake Forest won
1974North Carolina vs Wake Forest31–0North Carolina won
1973North Carolina vs Wake Forest42–0North Carolina won
1972North Carolina vs Wake Forest21–0North Carolina won
1971North Carolina vs Wake Forest7–3North Carolina won
1970North Carolina vs Wake Forest13–14Wake Forest won
1969North Carolina vs Wake Forest23–3North Carolina won
1968North Carolina vs Wake Forest31–48Wake Forest won
1967North Carolina vs Wake Forest10–20Wake Forest won
1966North Carolina vs Wake Forest0–3Wake Forest won
1965North Carolina vs Wake Forest10–12Wake Forest won
1964North Carolina vs Wake Forest23–0North Carolina won
1963North Carolina vs Wake Forest21–0North Carolina won
1962North Carolina vs Wake Forest23–14North Carolina won
1961North Carolina vs Wake Forest14–17Wake Forest won
1960North Carolina vs Wake Forest12–13Wake Forest won
1959North Carolina vs Wake Forest21–19North Carolina won
1958North Carolina vs Wake Forest26–7North Carolina won
1957North Carolina vs Wake Forest14–7North Carolina won
1956North Carolina vs Wake Forest6–6Tie
1955North Carolina vs Wake Forest0–25Wake Forest won
1954North Carolina vs Wake Forest14–7North Carolina won
1953North Carolina vs Wake Forest18–13North Carolina won
1952North Carolina vs Wake Forest7–9Wake Forest won
1951North Carolina vs Wake Forest7–39Wake Forest won
1950North Carolina vs Wake Forest7–13Wake Forest won
1949North Carolina vs Wake Forest28–14North Carolina won
1948North Carolina vs Wake Forest28–6North Carolina won
1947North Carolina vs Wake Forest7–19Wake Forest won
1946North Carolina vs Wake Forest26–14North Carolina won
1945North Carolina vs Wake Forest13–14Wake Forest won
1944North Carolina vs Wake Forest0–7Wake Forest won
1942North Carolina vs Wake Forest6–0North Carolina won
1941North Carolina vs Wake Forest0–13Wake Forest won
1940North Carolina vs Wake Forest0–12Wake Forest won
1939North Carolina vs Wake Forest36–6North Carolina won
1938North Carolina vs Wake Forest14–6North Carolina won
1937North Carolina vs Wake Forest28–0North Carolina won
1936North Carolina vs Wake Forest14–7North Carolina won
1935North Carolina vs Wake Forest14–0North Carolina won
1934North Carolina vs Wake Forest21–0North Carolina won
1933North Carolina vs Wake Forest26–0North Carolina won
1932North Carolina vs Wake Forest0–0Tie
1931North Carolina vs Wake Forest37–0North Carolina won
1930North Carolina vs Wake Forest13–7North Carolina won
1929North Carolina vs Wake Forest48–0North Carolina won
1928North Carolina vs Wake Forest65–0North Carolina won
1927North Carolina vs Wake Forest8–9Wake Forest won
1926North Carolina vs Wake Forest0–13Wake Forest won
1925North Carolina vs Wake Forest0–6Wake Forest won
1924North Carolina vs Wake Forest6–7Wake Forest won
1923North Carolina vs Wake Forest22–0North Carolina won
1922North Carolina vs Wake Forest62–3North Carolina won
1921North Carolina vs Wake Forest21–0North Carolina won
1920North Carolina vs Wake Forest6–0North Carolina won
1919North Carolina vs Wake Forest6–0North Carolina won
1916North Carolina vs Wake Forest20–0North Carolina won
1915North Carolina vs Wake Forest35–0North Carolina won
1914North Carolina vs Wake Forest12–7North Carolina won
1914North Carolina vs Wake Forest53–0North Carolina won
1913North Carolina vs Wake Forest29–0North Carolina won
1913North Carolina vs Wake Forest7–0North Carolina won
1912North Carolina vs Wake Forest9–2North Carolina won
1911North Carolina vs Wake Forest12–3North Carolina won
1910North Carolina vs Wake Forest37–0North Carolina won
1909North Carolina vs Wake Forest18–0North Carolina won
1908North Carolina vs Wake Forest17–0North Carolina won
OUR DATA STANDARD

Sources and historical coverage

These results are compiled from season-by-season records imported from CollegeFootballData. Only games with both final scores are counted. Older seasons and some lower-division records may be incomplete; the earliest documented year is not necessarily the first meeting ever played.

Page updated November 7, 2026 · Historical records are subject to correction.