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Wake Forest

ACC · 1974 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
1–10
0.091 Win %
Conference
7th
0–6 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

1974 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 10NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC9–2–1L 15–33
4Week 4 · Sep 17William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2HIND SOCON4–7L 6–17
5Week 5 · Sep 24North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC7–5L 0–31
7Week 7 · Oct 8Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2HIND B811–0L 0–63
8Week 8 · Oct 15Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HIND FBSI10–2L 0–55
9Week 9 · Oct 22Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC8–4L 0–47
10Week 10 · Oct 29Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC4–7L 0–14
11Week 11 · Nov 5Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC7–4L 9–21
12Week 12 · Nov 12Duke (DUKE)H2HACC6–5L 7–23
13Week 13 · Nov 19South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HIND FBSI4–7L 21–34
14Week 14 · Nov 26Furman (FURMAN)H2HIND SOCON5–6W 16–10

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
7.089
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-38
-43+5
  • Furman +5
  • Oklahoma 0
  • NC State -2
  • Penn State -2
  • Maryland -4
  • Clemson -4
  • North Carolina -5
  • Duke -5
  • William & Mary -7
  • Virginia -7
  • South 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 #118Better than 15%
Win % Place 123rdBetter than 11%

0.091 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#118Regular Season Final#118Post-Season W1#118Post-Season W2#118Post-Season W3#118Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-18
-11
-31
-63
-55
-47
-14
-12
-16
-13
+6

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

Final Rank by Season
#1031969#491970#631971#1111972#1221973

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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