Wake Forest
ACC · 1988 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 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
1988 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 6 | VILLANOVA | Unranked | — | W 31–11 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 13 | ILLINOIS STATE | Unranked | — | W 35–0 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 20 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2H |  ACC | 8–3–1 | L 6–14 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 27 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H |  B10 | 9–2–1 | L 9–19 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 11 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2H | ACC | 1–10 | W 42–24 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 18 |  Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H | ACC | 5–6 | W 27–24 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 25 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2H | ACC | 7–4 | L 14–34 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 1 |  Clemson (CLEMSON)H2H | ACC | 10–2 | L 21–38 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 8 |  Duke (DUKE)H2H | ACC | 7–3–1 | W 35–16 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 15 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2H | ACC | 3–8 | W 28–24 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 22 | APPALACHIAN STATE | Unranked | — | T 34–34 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Duke +7
- Maryland +5
- Georgia Tech +3
- North Carolina +1
- Michigan -2
- Clemson -2
- NC State -3
- Virginia -4
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.591 Win % · Change 1
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.