Wake Forest
ACC · 1996 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
1996 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 3 | APPALACHIAN STATE | Unranked | — | W 19–13 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 10 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H |  B10 | 9–3 | W 28–27 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 17 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2H |  ACC | 5–6 | L 10–30 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 24 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2H | ACC | 7–5 | L 7–42 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 1 |  Clemson (CLEMSON)H2H | ACC | 7–5 | L 10–21 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 8 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2H | ACC | 10–2 | L 6–45 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 22 |  Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H | ACC | 5–6 | L 0–52 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 29 |  Navy (NAVY)H2H | IND FBSI | 9–3 | L 18–47 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 12 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2H | ACC | 11–1 | L 7–44 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 19 |  Duke (DUKE)H2H | ACC | 0–11 | W 17–16 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 26 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2H | ACC | 3–8 | L 22–37 |
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).
- Northwestern +9
- Duke 0
- Florida State -1
- North Carolina -2
- Navy -3
- Virginia -5
- Clemson -5
- Georgia Tech -6
- Maryland -6
- NC State -8
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.273 Win % · No change
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.