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Wake Forest

ACC · 1955 Season · Final

Struggling +
Record
5–4–1
0.550 Win %
Conference
4th
3–3 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

1955 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 20Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HIND SOCON6–3–1W 13–0
5Week 5 · Sep 27South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HACC3–6W 34–19
6Week 6 · Oct 4West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND SOCON8–2L 0–46
7Week 7 · Oct 11Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC10–1L 7–28
8Week 8 · Oct 18NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC4–5–1T 13–13
9Week 9 · Oct 25North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC3–7W 25–0
10Week 10 · Nov 1Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC7–3L 13–19
11Week 11 · Nov 8William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2HIND SOCON1–7–1W 13–7
12Week 12 · Nov 15Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC1–9W 13–7
13Week 13 · Nov 22Duke (DUKE)H2HACC7–2–1L 0–14

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
2.930
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+6
-8+14
  • Virginia Tech +6
  • South Carolina +3
  • North Carolina +3
  • William & Mary +1
  • Virginia +1
  • NC State 0
  • Maryland -1
  • West Virginia -2
  • Duke -2
  • Clemson -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 #47Better than 66%
Win % Place 56thBetter than 60%

0.550 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#38W12#45W13#48W14#47Regular Season Final#47Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+13
+15
-46
-21
0
+25
-6
+6
+6
-14

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

Final Rank by Season
#91950#441951#411952#871953#901954

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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