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Wake Forest

ACC · 2018 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
7–6
0.538 Win %
Conference
9th
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

2018 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 4Tulane (TULANE)H2HIND AAC7–6W 23–17
3Week 3 · Sep 11Towson TigersUnranked—W 51–20
4Week 4 · Sep 18Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HACC7–5L 34–41
5Week 5 · Sep 25Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI12–1L 27–56
6Week 6 · Oct 2Rice (RICE)H2HUSA2–11W 56–24
7Week 7 · Oct 9Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC15–0L 3–63
9Week 9 · Oct 23Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HACC5–7L 17–38
10Week 10 · Oct 30Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2HACC2–10W 56–35
11Week 11 · Nov 6Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HACC10–3L 24–41
12Week 12 · Nov 13NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC9–4W 27–23
13Week 13 · Nov 20Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HACC7–7L 13–34
14Week 14 · Nov 27Duke (DUKE)H2HACC8–5W 59–7
3Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 25Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2HIND AAC8–6W 37–34

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.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.627
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+13
-23+36
  • NC State +9
  • Duke +8
  • Memphis +8
  • Tulane +7
  • Rice +2
  • Louisville +2
  • Clemson 0
  • Notre Dame -1
  • Syracuse -3
  • Boston College -5
  • Florida State -7
  • Pittsburgh -7

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 #61Better than 56%
Win % Place 57thBetter than 59%

0.538 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#75Post-Season W1#75Post-Season W2#58Post-Season W3#61Post-Season W4#61Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+6
+31
-7
-29
+32
-60
-21
+21
-17
+4
-21
+52
+3

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

Final Rank by Season
#902013#1052014#1032015#622016#362017

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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