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Wake Forest

ACC · 1954 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
2–7–1
0.250 Win %
Conference
8th
1–4 in ACC

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

1954 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 21George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)H2HIND SOCON1–7–1W 14–0
5Week 5 · Sep 28Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HIND SOCON8–0–1L 0–32
6Week 6 · Oct 5NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC2–8W 26–0
7Week 7 · Oct 12Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC7–2–1T 13–13
9Week 9 · Oct 26North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC4–5–1L 7–14
10Week 10 · Nov 2Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC5–5L 20–32
11Week 11 · Nov 9Richmond (RICHMOND)H2HIND SOCON5–4L 0–13
12Week 12 · Nov 16Duke (DUKE)H2HACC8–2–1L 21–28
13Week 13 · Nov 23William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2HIND SOCON4–4–2L 9–13
14Week 14 · Nov 30South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HACC6–4L 19–20

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
5.781
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-21
-24+3
  • NC State +2
  • George Washington +1
  • Virginia Tech 0
  • Maryland 0
  • Duke -2
  • Richmond -4
  • William & Mary -4
  • South Carolina -4
  • North Carolina -5
  • Clemson -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 #90Better than 35%
Win % Place 90thBetter than 35%

0.250 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#86W12#92W13#91W14#91Regular Season Final#90Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+14
-32
+26
0
-7
-12
-13
-7
-4
-1

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

Final Rank by Season
#801949#91950#441951#411952#871953

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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