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Wake Forest

2023 Season Performance

#103
Rank
4-8
Record
-30.8
Points
0.614
SOS

Current Form

L5 streak
Last 3 0-3
Last 5 0-5

Key Games

Best W @ #48 Old Dominion 27-24
Worst L @ #80 Syracuse 31-35

Record Splits

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

Rank Progression

#14
#39
#64
#89
#115
Pre
#43
W3
#22
W6
#72
W9
#83
W12
#105
W15
#103

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 15
1
08/31
W
NR vs FCS Elon
37-17
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
2
09/09
W
#55 vs #48 Vanderbilt
36-20
+10.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-2.1 6.9
Margin Scaling
+3.6 10.6
Total 10.6 pts
3
09/16
W
#19 @ #48 Old Dominion
27-24
+12.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-2.1 11.4
Margin Scaling
+0.8 12.2
Total 12.2 pts
4
09/23
L
#22 vs #95 Georgia Tech
16-30
-10.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.8 -9.6
Loss Record Modifier
+0.3 -9.3
Margin Scaling
-1.2 -10.5
Total -10.5 pts
6
10/07
L
#57 @ #41 Clemson
12-17
-6.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+1.0 -5.0
Loss Record Modifier
+0.6 -4.4
Margin Scaling
-0.8 -5.2
Recency Weighting
-0.9 -6.1
Total -6.1 pts
7
10/14
L
#72 @ #83 Virginia Tech
13-30
-7.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.5 -5.5
Loss Record Modifier
+0.0 -5.4
Margin Scaling
-1.8 -7.2
Total -7.2 pts
8
10/21
W
#81 vs #89 Pittsburgh
21-17
+7.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-2.7 6.3
Margin Scaling
+1.4 7.7
Total 7.7 pts
9
10/28
L
#73 vs #4 Florida State
16-41
-9.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+2.4 -8.0
Loss Record Modifier
+2.7 -5.3
Margin Scaling
-2.6 -7.9
Recency Weighting
-1.4 -9.3
Total -9.3 pts
10
11/02
L
#83 @ #47 Duke
21-24
-6.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+1.0 -5.0
Loss Record Modifier
+0.4 -4.7
Margin Scaling
-0.5 -5.2
Recency Weighting
-0.9 -6.2
Total -6.2 pts
11
11/11
L
#91 vs #52 NC State
6-26
-10.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+1.7 -8.7
Loss Record Modifier
+1.3 -7.3
Margin Scaling
-1.9 -9.2
Recency Weighting
-1.7 -10.9
Total -10.9 pts
12
11/18
L
#98 @ #25 Notre Dame
7-45
-7.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+2.0 -4.0
Loss Record Modifier
+0.5 -3.5
Margin Scaling
-3.1 -6.6
Recency Weighting
-1.2 -7.8
Total -7.8 pts
13
11/25
L
#105 @ #80 Syracuse
31-35
-6.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.4 -5.6
Loss Record Modifier
-0.0 -5.6
Margin Scaling
-0.7 -6.4
Total -6.4 pts
Total
4-8 Record
-33.9

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 -