Wake Forest
ACC · 2002 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
2002 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 3 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)H2H |  MAC | 8–4 | L 41–42 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 10 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2H |  USA | 4–8 | W 27–22 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 17 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2H |  ACC | 11–3 | L 13–32 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 24 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H |  B10 | 7–6 | W 24–21 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 1 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2H | ACC | 9–5 | L 34–38 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 8 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2H | ACC | 7–6 | W 24–21 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 15 |  Duke (DUKE)H2H | ACC | 2–10 | W 36–10 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 22 |  Clemson (CLEMSON)H2H | ACC | 7–6 | L 23–31 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 29 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2H | ACC | 3–9 | W 31–0 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 5 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2H | ACC | 9–5 | L 21–34 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 26 |  Navy (NAVY)H2H | IND FBSI | 2–10 | W 30–27 |
| 15 | Week 15 · Dec 3 |  Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H | ACC | 11–3 | L 14–32 |
| 3 | Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 31 |  Oregon (OREGON)H2H |  PAC | 7–6 | W 38–17 |
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).
- Purdue +7
- Georgia Tech +7
- Oregon +7
- East Carolina +4
- North Carolina +3
- Duke +2
- Navy +2
- NC State -3
- Maryland -3
- Northern Illinois -4
- Virginia -5
- Florida State -5
- Clemson -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.538 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.