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Wake Forest

SOCON · 1947 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
6–4
0.600 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

1947 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Sep 30Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)H2HIND FBSI3–4–1W 6–0
7Week 7 · Oct 7Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HIND SOCON4–5W 16–14
8Week 8 · Oct 14North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON8–2W 19–7
9Week 9 · Oct 21George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)H2HIND SOCON1–7–1W 39–7
10Week 10 · Oct 28Duke (DUKE)H2HIND SOCON4–3–2L 6–13
11Week 11 · Nov 4William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2HIND SOCON9–2L 0–21
12Week 12 · Nov 11Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HIND FBSI5–4W 14–13
13Week 13 · Nov 18NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HIND SOCON5–3–1L 0–20
14Week 14 · Nov 25Duquesne (DUQUESNE)H2HIND FBSI2–8W 33–0
15Week 15 · Dec 2South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON6–2–1L 0–6

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
2.681
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+13
-10+23
  • North Carolina +8
  • Boston College +5
  • Clemson +4
  • Georgetown +3
  • Duquesne +2
  • George Washington +1
  • William & Mary -2
  • South Carolina -2
  • Duke -3
  • NC State -3

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 #42Better than 70%
Win % Place 47thBetter than 66%

0.600 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#42Regular Season Final#42Post-Season W1#42Post-Season W2#42Post-Season W3#42Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+6
+2
+12
+32
-7
-21
+1
-20
+33
-6

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

Final Rank by Season
#201942#381943#91944#241945#181946

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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