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Wake Forest

2018 Season Performance

#70
Rank
6-6
Record
25.1
Points
0.591
SOS

Current Form

W1 streak
Last 3 2-1
Last 5 3-2

Key Games

Best W @ #25 Duke 59-7
Worst L @ #80 Florida State 17-38

Record Splits

Home 2-5
Away 4-1
Conference 3-5
Non-Conf 3-1
Close (7 pts or less) 2-1
FCS Opponents 1

Rank Progression

#17
#39
#61
#83
#106
Pre
#31
W3
#67
W6
#85
W9
#86
W12
#91
W15
#70

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 15
1
08/31
W
NR @ #95 Tulane
23-17 OT
+14.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-0.9 12.6
Margin Scaling
+1.4 14.0
Total 14.0 pts
2
09/08
W
#22 vs FCS Towson
51-20
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
3
09/13
L
#52 vs #32 Boston College
34-41
-9.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+1.1 -9.3
Loss Record Modifier
+0.5 -8.8
Margin Scaling
-0.8 -9.6
Total -9.6 pts
4
09/22
L
#67 vs #5 Notre Dame
27-56
-8.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+4.0 -6.4
Loss Record Modifier
+2.1 -4.3
Margin Scaling
-3.3 -7.6
Recency Weighting
-1.4 -8.9
Total -8.9 pts
5
09/29
W
#84 vs #124 Rice
56-24
+7.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-4.9 4.1
Margin Scaling
+3.8 7.9
Total 7.9 pts
6
10/06
L
#74 vs #9 Clemson
3-63
-9.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+2.4 -8.0
Loss Record Modifier
+2.6 -5.4
Margin Scaling
-2.9 -8.3
Recency Weighting
-1.5 -9.8
Total -9.8 pts
8
10/20
L
#90 @ #80 Florida State
17-38
-7.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.1 -5.9
Loss Record Modifier
-0.2 -6.1
Margin Scaling
-1.6 -7.7
Total -7.7 pts
9
10/27
W
#95 @ #115 Louisville
56-35
+11.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-5.5 8.0
Margin Scaling
+3.0 11.0
Total 11.0 pts
10
11/03
L
#86 vs #38 Syracuse
24-41
-11.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+1.7 -8.7
Loss Record Modifier
+1.1 -7.5
Margin Scaling
-1.9 -9.4
Recency Weighting
-1.7 -11.2
Total -11.2 pts
11
11/09
W
#96 @ #38 NC State
27-23
+20.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+5.3 18.8
Margin Scaling
+1.6 20.4
Total 20.4 pts
12
11/17
L
#76 vs #43 Pittsburgh
13-34
-10.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+1.4 -9.0
Loss Record Modifier
+0.4 -8.6
Margin Scaling
-1.8 -10.5
Total -10.5 pts
13
11/24
W
#91 @ #25 Duke
59-7
+27.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+4.7 18.2
Margin Scaling
+5.5 23.6
Recency Weighting
+4.2 27.9
Total 27.9 pts
Total
6-6 Record
23.5

All-Time Summary (2016-2026)

11
Seasons
69-54
Record
56%
Win Rate
#58
Avg Rank
#7
Best Rank
0.599
Avg SOS

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#74
2017
#41
2018
#70
2019
#48
2020
#79
2021
#25
2022
#35
2023
#103
2024
#101
2025
#46
2026
#13

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 ACC 5-1 (83%) #13 #13 81.0 0.611 -
2025 ACC 8-4 (67%) #46 #37 62.6 0.560 -
2024 ACC 4-8 (33%) #101 #39 -20.3 0.647 -
2023 ACC 4-8 (33%) #103 #19 -30.8 0.614 -
2022 ACC 7-5 (58%) #35 #7 77.1 0.671 -
2021 ACC 10-3 (77%) #25 #11 121.0 0.580 -
2020 ACC 4-4 (50%) #79 #19 4.0 0.578 -
2019 ACC 8-4 (67%) #48 #11 50.6 0.539 -
2018 ACC 6-6 (50%) #70 #22 25.1 0.591 -
2017 ACC 7-5 (58%) #41 #9 61.7 0.608 -
2016 ACC 6-6 (50%) #74 #10 11.3 0.591 -