ACCDemon Deacons

Wake Forest

45th of 1307–6

Rank

45th

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

+5.6

90% range −3.6 to 14.8

Offense

34.6

25th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

29.0

66th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

7–6

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

13 games, 7–6

Schedule

Ranks are retrospective TEMPO estimates, not poll rankings or ranks saved before kickoff.

Wk 1Aug 30 · 8:00 PM ET at

Tulane W 23–17

Rating change+0.5

Wk 2Sep 8 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Towson W 51–20

Rating change−0.9

Wk 3Sep 13 · 5:30 PM ET vs#24

Boston College L 34–41

Rating change−0.3

Wk 4Sep 22 · 12:00 PM ET vs#21

Notre Dame L 27–56

Rating change−4.2

Wk 5Sep 29 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Rice W 56–24

Rating change+1.6

Wk 6Oct 6 · 3:30 PM ET vs#5

Clemson L 3–63

Rating change−4.3

Wk 8Oct 20 · 3:30 PM ET at

Florida State L 17–38

Rating change−1.3

Wk 9Oct 27 · 12:00 PM ET at

Louisville W 56–35

Rating change+2.5

Wk 10Nov 3 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Syracuse L 24–41

Rating change0.0

Wk 11Nov 8 · 7:30 PM ET at

NC State W 27–23

Rating change+1.9

Wk 12Nov 17 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Pittsburgh L 13–34

Rating change−1.6

Wk 13Nov 24 · 12:30 PM ET at

Duke W 59–7

Rating change+4.7

PostDec 22 · 12:00 PM ET vs

MemphisJARED BIRMINGHAM BOWL W 37–34

Rating change+0.5

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2018

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Estimates of how good the team was, not forecasts to grade

Past seasons

Season	Conference	Rank#	Rating	Off.	Def.	RecordW–L	CFP entryCFP
2017	ACC	28 of 130	10.3	38.7	28.4	8–5	—
2016	ACC	61 of 128	1.8	26.1	24.2	7–6	—
2015	ACC	82 of 128	−3.1	21.1	24.3	3–9	—

Adjusted for opponents; outward is better on both sides

Profile

WAKE offenseFBS average

MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles