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Wake Forest

SOCON · 1945 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
5–3–1
0.611 Win %
Conference
3rd
4–1 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

1945 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 2Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2HSEC8–1L 6–7
7Week 7 · Oct 9Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI9–0L 0–54
8Week 8 · Oct 16Duke (DUKE)H2HIND SOCON6–2L 19–26
9Week 9 · Oct 23NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HIND SOCON3–6W 19–18
11Week 11 · Nov 6Presbyterian (PRESBYTERIAN)H2HIND FBSI1–6W 53–0
13Week 13 · Nov 20North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON5–5W 14–13
14Week 14 · Nov 27South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON2–4–3T 13–13
13Regular Season Final · Dec 4Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HIND SOCON6–3–1W 13–6
14Final · Jan 8South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON2–4–3W 26–14

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
2.352
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+14
-3+17
  • Clemson +6
  • North Carolina +5
  • NC State +3
  • South Carolina +2
  • Presbyterian +1
  • Army 0
  • South Carolina 0
  • Tennessee -1
  • Duke -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 #24Better than 83%
Win % Place 38thBetter than 73%

0.611 Win % · Change 5

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#59W12#40W13#41W14#29Regular Season Final#24Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-1
-54
-7
+1
+53
+1
0
+7
+12

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

Final Rank by Season
#301940#711941#201942#381943#91944

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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