Wake Forest
ACC · 2021 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
2021 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 7 |  Old Dominion (OLD DOMINION)H2H |  USA | 6–7 | W 42–10 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 14 | Norfolk State Spartans | Unranked | — | W 41–16 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 21 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2H |  ACC | 5–7 | W 35–14 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 28 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2H | ACC | 6–6 | W 37–17 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 5 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2H | ACC | 6–7 | W 37–34 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 12 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | ACC | 5–7 | W 40–37 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 26 |  Army (ARMY)H2H | IND FBSI | 9–4 | W 70–56 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 2 |  Duke (DUKE)H2H | ACC | 3–9 | W 45–7 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 9 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2H | ACC | 6–7 | L 55–58 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 16 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2H | ACC | 9–3 | W 45–42 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 23 |  Clemson (CLEMSON)H2H | ACC | 10–3 | L 27–48 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 30 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H | ACC | 6–6 | W 41–10 |
| 15 | Regular Season Final · Dec 7 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | ACC | 11–3 | L 21–45 |
| 4 | Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 4 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H |  B10 | 5–8 | W 38–10 |
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).
- Army +9
- NC State +9
- Old Dominion +6
- Virginia +6
- Louisville +6
- Boston College +6
- Florida State +5
- Syracuse +5
- Rutgers +5
- Duke +3
- Clemson -3
- Pittsburgh -3
- North Carolina -7
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.786 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.