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Wake Forest

ACC · 2003 Season · Final

Struggling −
Record
5–7
0.417 Win %
Conference
7th
3–5 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

2003 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 2Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HIND BE8–5W 32–28
3Week 3 · Sep 9NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC8–5W 38–24
4Week 4 · Sep 16Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB109–4L 10–16
5Week 5 · Sep 23East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2HUSA1–11W 34–16
6Week 6 · Sep 30Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC8–5L 24–27
8Week 8 · Oct 14Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HACC7–6L 7–24
9Week 9 · Oct 21Duke (DUKE)H2HACC4–8W 42–13
10Week 10 · Oct 28Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HACC10–3L 24–48
11Week 11 · Nov 4Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC9–4W 45–17
12Week 12 · Nov 11North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC2–10L 34–42
13Week 13 · Nov 18UConn (CONNECTICUT)H2HIND FBSI9–3L 17–51
15Week 15 · Dec 2Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC10–3L 28–41

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
3.627
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-4
-34+30
  • Clemson +9
  • Boston College +8
  • NC State +8
  • Duke +4
  • East Carolina +1
  • Florida State -3
  • UConn -3
  • Maryland -3
  • Purdue -4
  • Virginia -5
  • Georgia Tech -6
  • North Carolina -10

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 #68Better than 51%
Win % Place 70thBetter than 50%

0.417 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#72W15#70Regular Season Final#69Post-Season W2#69Post-Season W3#68Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+4
+14
-6
+18
-3
-17
+29
-24
+28
-8
-34
-13

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

Final Rank by Season
#861998#491999#1072000#572001#582002

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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