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Wake Forest

ACC · 1976 Season · Final

Failing +
Record
5–6
0.455 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

1976 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 7Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HIND FBSI6–5L 6–23
3Week 3 · Sep 14NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC3–7–1W 20–18
4Week 4 · Sep 21Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2HSEC2–9L 24–27
5Week 5 · Sep 28Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2HIND B81–10W 13–0
6Week 6 · Oct 5Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB1010–2L 0–31
7Week 7 · Oct 12Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC3–6–2W 20–14
8Week 8 · Oct 19Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC11–1L 15–17
9Week 9 · Oct 26Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC2–9L 17–18
10Week 10 · Nov 2North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC9–3L 14–34
11Week 11 · Nov 9Duke (DUKE)H2HACC5–5–1W 38–17
12Week 12 · Nov 16South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HIND FBSI6–5W 10–7

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
3.963
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-11
-29+18
  • South Carolina +6
  • Duke +5
  • NC State +3
  • Clemson +3
  • Kansas State +1
  • Maryland -1
  • Michigan -2
  • North Carolina -3
  • Virginia Tech -5
  • Vanderbilt -9
  • Virginia -9

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 #84Better than 39%
Win % Place 71stBetter than 49%

0.455 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#84Regular Season Final#84Post-Season W1#84Post-Season W2#84Post-Season W3#84Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-17
+2
-3
+13
-31
+6
-2
-1
-20
+21
+3

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

Final Rank by Season
#631971#1111972#1221973#1181974#1071975

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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