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Wake Forest

ACC · 1973 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
1–9–1
0.136 Win %
Conference
7th
0–5 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

1973 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 18Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HIND FBSI0–11W 9–7
5Week 5 · Sep 25William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2HIND SOCON6–5L 14–15
6Week 6 · Oct 2Richmond (RICHMOND)H2HIND SOCON8–2L 0–41
7Week 7 · Oct 9Texas (TEXAS)H2HIND SWC8–3L 0–41
8Week 8 · Oct 16South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HIND FBSI7–4L 12–28
9Week 9 · Oct 23Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC8–4L 0–37
10Week 10 · Oct 30Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC4–7L 10–21
11Week 11 · Nov 6Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC5–6L 8–35
12Week 12 · Nov 13Duke (DUKE)H2HACC2–8–1T 7–7
13Week 13 · Nov 20North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC4–7L 0–42
14Week 14 · Nov 27NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC9–3L 13–52

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
7.426
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-41
-41+0
  • Florida State 0
  • Duke 0
  • Richmond -2
  • Texas -3
  • NC State -3
  • South Carolina -4
  • Maryland -4
  • William & Mary -5
  • Clemson -6
  • Virginia -7
  • North Carolina -7

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 #122Better than 12%
Win % Place 122ndBetter than 12%

0.136 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#122Regular Season Final#122Post-Season W2#122Post-Season W3#122Post-Season W4#122Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+2
-1
-41
-41
-16
-37
-11
-27
0
-42
-39

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

Final Rank by Season
#991968#1031969#491970#631971#1111972

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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