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Wake Forest

SOCON · 1942 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
6–2–1
0.722 Win %
Conference
2nd
6–1 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

1942 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 29North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON5–2–2L 0–6
6Week 6 · Oct 6Duke (DUKE)H2HIND SOCON5–4–1W 20–7
7Week 7 · Oct 13Furman (FURMAN)H2HIND SOCON3–6W 14–6
8Week 8 · Oct 20NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HIND SOCON4–4–2T 0–0
9Week 9 · Oct 27Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HIND FBSI8–2L 0–27
10Week 10 · Nov 3Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HIND SOCON3–6–1W 19–6
11Week 11 · Nov 10Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)H2HIND SOCON3–5–1W 28–0
12Week 12 · Nov 17George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)H2HIND SOCON3–6W 20–0
14Week 14 · Dec 1South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON1–7–1W 33–14

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
2.142
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+14
-4+18
  • Duke +5
  • Furman +3
  • Clemson +3
  • Virginia Military Institute +3
  • George Washington +3
  • South Carolina +1
  • NC State 0
  • North Carolina -2
  • Boston College -2

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 #20Better than 86%
Win % Place 24thBetter than 83%

0.722 Win % · Change -2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#22W14#19Regular Season Final#18Post-Season W1#18Post-Season W2#20Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-6
+13
+8
0
-27
+13
+28
+20
+19

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

Final Rank by Season
#1131937#761938#391939#301940#711941

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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