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Wake Forest

ACC · 1977 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

1977 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 13Furman (FURMAN)H2HIND SOCON4–5–2W 24–13
4Week 4 · Sep 20Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2HSEC2–9L 0–3
5Week 5 · Sep 27NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC8–4L 14–41
6Week 6 · Oct 4Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB105–6L 17–26
7Week 7 · Oct 11North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC8–3–1L 3–24
8Week 8 · Oct 18Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC8–4L 7–35
9Week 9 · Oct 25Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC1–9–1L 10–12
10Week 10 · Nov 1Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC8–3–1L 0–26
11Week 11 · Nov 8Duke (DUKE)H2HACC5–6L 14–38
12Week 12 · Nov 15South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HIND FBSI5–7L 14–24
13Week 13 · Nov 22Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HIND FBSI3–7–1L 10–28

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
8.085
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-54
-58+4
  • Furman +4
  • North Carolina -3
  • Clemson -3
  • NC State -4
  • Maryland -4
  • Purdue -6
  • Duke -6
  • South Carolina -7
  • Virginia Tech -7
  • 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 #145Better than -5%
Win % Place 140thBetter than -1%

0.091 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#145Regular Season Final#145Post-Season W1#145Post-Season W2#145Post-Season W3#145Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+11
-3
-27
-9
-21
-28
-2
-26
-24
-10
-18

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

Final Rank by Season
#1111972#1221973#1181974#1071975#841976

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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