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Wake Forest

SOCON · 1946 Season · Final

Developing −
Record
6–3
0.667 Win %
Conference
3rd
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

1946 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 1Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HIND FBSI6–3W 12–6
7Week 7 · Oct 8Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)H2HIND FBSI5–3W 19–6
8Week 8 · Oct 15Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HIND SOCON4–5W 19–7
9Week 9 · Oct 22NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HIND SOCON8–3L 6–14
10Week 10 · Oct 29Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2HSEC9–2W 19–6
11Week 11 · Nov 5Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)H2HIND FBSI5–5W 32–14
12Week 12 · Nov 12Duke (DUKE)H2HIND SOCON4–5L 0–13
13Week 13 · Nov 19North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON8–2–1L 14–26
15Week 15 · Dec 3South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON5–3W 35–0

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
1.712
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+24
-10+34
  • Tennessee +9
  • Boston College +6
  • Georgetown +5
  • Tennessee Chattanooga +5
  • South Carolina +5
  • Clemson +4
  • North Carolina -2
  • NC State -3
  • Duke -5

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 #18Better than 88%
Win % Place 33rdBetter than 77%

0.667 Win % · Change -2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#16Regular Season Final#16Post-Season W1#16Post-Season W2#16Post-Season W3#18Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+6
+13
+12
-8
+13
+18
-13
-12
+35

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

Final Rank by Season
#711941#201942#381943#91944#241945

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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