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Wake Forest

SOCON · 1938 Season · Final

Failing +
Record
4–5–1
0.450 Win %
Conference
7th
3–4 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

1938 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 20RANDOLPH-MACONUnranked—W 57–6
5Week 5 · Sep 27North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON6–2–1L 6–14
6Week 6 · Oct 4Citadel (CITADEL)H2HIND SOCON6–5W 31–0
7Week 7 · Oct 11South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON6–4–1W 20–19
8Week 8 · Oct 18NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HIND SOCON3–7–1L 7–19
9Week 9 · Oct 25Duke (DUKE)H2HIND SOCON9–1L 0–7
10Week 10 · Nov 1Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HIND SOCON7–1–1L 0–7
11Week 11 · Nov 8Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)H2HIND SOCON6–1–4T 6–6
12Week 12 · Nov 15MCDANIELUnranked—L 13–20
14Week 14 · Nov 29Davidson (DAVIDSON)H2HIND SOCON4–6W 21–0

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
4.178
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+5
-11+16
  • Citadel +6
  • South Carolina +6
  • Davidson +4
  • Virginia Military Institute 0
  • Duke -1
  • Clemson -1
  • North Carolina -2
  • NC State -7

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 #76Better than 45%
Win % Place 76thBetter than 45%

0.450 Win % · Change -2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#75Regular Season Final#75Post-Season W1#75Post-Season W2#74Post-Season W3#76Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+51
-8
+31
+1
-12
-7
-7
0
-7
+21

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

Final Rank by Season
#1231933#1031934#1071935#581936#1131937

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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