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Wake Forest

ACC · 2023 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
4–8
0.333 Win %
Conference
12th
1–7 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

2023 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 4ELONUnranked—W 37–17
3Week 3 · Sep 10Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2HSEC2–10W 36–20
4Week 4 · Sep 17Old Dominion (OLD DOMINION)H2HSUN6–7W 27–24
5Week 5 · Sep 24Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HACC7–6L 16–30
7Week 7 · Oct 8Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC9–4L 12–17
8Week 8 · Oct 15Virgina Tech (VIRGINA TECH)H2HACC7–6L 13–30
9Week 9 · Oct 22Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HACC3–9W 21–17
10Week 10 · Oct 29Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HACC13–1L 16–41
11Week 11 · Nov 5Duke (DUKE)H2HACC8–5L 21–24
12Week 12 · Nov 12NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC9–4L 6–26
13Week 13 · Nov 19Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI10–3L 7–45
14Week 14 · Nov 26Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HACC6–7L 31–35

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
5.845
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-25
-36+11
  • Old Dominion +6
  • Pittsburgh +3
  • Vanderbilt +2
  • Florida State -1
  • Notre Dame -3
  • Clemson -4
  • NC State -4
  • Duke -5
  • Georgia Tech -6
  • Virgina Tech -6
  • Syracuse -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 #100Better than 28%
Win % Place 97thBetter than 30%

0.333 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#98Post-Season W1#103Post-Season W2#103Post-Season W3#100Post-Season W4#100Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+20
+16
+3
-14
-5
-17
+4
-25
-3
-20
-38
-4

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

Final Rank by Season
#612018#472019#752020#192021#312022

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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