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Wake Forest

ACC · 2025 Season · Final

Developing
Record
9–4
0.692 Win %
Conference
6th
4–4 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

2025 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 1Kennesaw State (KENNESAW STATE)H2HUSA10–4W 10–9
3Week 3 · Sep 7WESTERN CAROLINAUnranked—W 42–10
4Week 4 · Sep 14NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC8–5L 24–34
6Week 6 · Sep 27Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HACC9–4L 29–30
7Week 7 · Oct 5Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HACC3–9W 30–23
8Week 8 · Oct 12Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC2–10W 39–14
10Week 10 · Oct 25SMUH2HACC9–4W 13–12
11Week 11 · Nov 2Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HACC5–7L 7–42
12Week 12 · Nov 9Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC11–3W 16–9
13Week 13 · Nov 16North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC4–8W 28–12
14Week 14 · Nov 23Delaware (DELAWARE)H2HUSA7–6W 52–14
15Week 15 · Nov 30Duke (DUKE)H2HACC9–5L 32–49
4Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 2Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2HSEC5–8W 43–29

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
1.271
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+30
-21+51
  • Virginia +11
  • Kennesaw State +10
  • SMU +9
  • Delaware +7
  • Mississippi State +5
  • North Carolina +4
  • Virginia Tech +3
  • Oregon State +2
  • Georgia Tech -4
  • NC State -5
  • Duke -5
  • Florida State -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 #34Better than 76%
Win % Place 26thBetter than 82%

0.692 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#45Post-Season W2#43Post-Season W3#33Post-Season W4#33Post-Season W5#34Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+1
+32
-10
-1
+7
+25
+1
-35
+7
+16
+38
-17
+14

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

Final Rank by Season
#752020#192021#312022#1002023#1052024

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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