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Wake Forest

SOCON · 1936 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
5–4
0.556 Win %
Conference
5th
2–3 in SOCON

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
119
1908–2026
All-Time Record
497–694–31
0.419 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#9
1944, 1950
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 8
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 28 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Wake Forest head-to-head · History & Eras

1936 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 29North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON8–2L 7–14
6Week 6 · Oct 6NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HIND SOCON3–7W 9–0
7Week 7 · Oct 13Wofford (WOFFORD)H2HIND FBSI1–7–1W 32–0
8Week 8 · Oct 20Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HIND SOCON5–5W 6–0
9Week 9 · Oct 27George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)H2HIND FBSI7–1–1L 12–13
10Week 10 · Nov 3Presbyterian (PRESBYTERIAN)H2HIND FBSI3–6W 19–0
11Week 11 · Nov 10Duke (DUKE)H2HIND SOCON9–1L 0–20
12Week 12 · Nov 17Erskine (ERSKINE)H2HIND FBSI4–5W 19–6
14Week 14 · Dec 1Davidson (DAVIDSON)H2HIND SOCON5–4L 6–19

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
3.210
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+8
-8+16
  • Clemson +5
  • Erskine +4
  • NC State +3
  • Presbyterian +3
  • Wofford +1
  • George Washington -1
  • Duke -1
  • North Carolina -2
  • Davidson -4

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #58Better than 58%
Win % Place 67thBetter than 52%

0.556 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#62W14#62Regular Season Final#61Post-Season W1#59Post-Season W3#58Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-7
+9
+32
+6
-1
+19
-20
+13
-13

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#871931#881932#1231933#1031934#1071935

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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