ACCDemon Deacons

Wake Forest

45th of 1369–4

Rank

45th

of 136 FBS teams

Rating

+7.9

90% range −1.5 to 17.4

Offense

29.6

48th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

21.7

41st: points allowed vs an average team

Record

9–4

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

13 games, 9–4

Schedule

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

Wk 1Aug 29 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Kennesaw State W 10–9

Rating change−1.9

Wk 2Sep 6 · 2:00 PM ET vs

Western Carolina W 42–10

Rating change+0.6

Wk 3Sep 11 · 7:30 PM ET vs

NC State L 24–34

Rating change−0.4

Wk 5Sep 27 · 12:00 PM ET vs#23

Georgia Tech L 29–30

Rating change+2.3

Wk 6Oct 4 · 1:00 PM ET at

Virginia Tech W 30–23

Rating change+2.2

Wk 7Oct 11 · 3:30 PM ET at

Oregon State W 39–14

Rating change+3.1

Wk 9Oct 25 · 12:00 PM ET vs

SMU W 13–12

Rating change+1.3

Wk 10Nov 1 · 7:30 PM ET at

Florida State L 7–42

Rating change−1.9

Wk 11Nov 8 · 7:00 PM ET at

Virginia W 16–9

Rating change+0.6

Wk 12Nov 15 · 4:30 PM ET vs

North Carolina W 28–12

Rating change−0.3

Wk 13Nov 22 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Delaware W 52–14

Rating change+1.7

Wk 14Nov 29 · 3:30 PM ET at

Duke L 32–49

Rating change−0.3

PostJan 2 · 8:00 PM ET vs

Mississippi StateDuke's Mayo Bowl W 43–29

Rating change+1.6

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2025

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
2024	ACC	92 of 134	−7.2	23.4	30.7	4–8	—
2023	ACC	69 of 133	−1.1	25.6	26.7	4–8	—
2022	ACC	36 of 131	7.3	35.7	28.4	8–5	—
2021	ACC	37 of 130	6.8	37.6	30.9	11–3	—
2020	ACC	54 of 127	2.9	34.3	31.3	4–5	—
2019	ACC	63 of 130	0.0	30.7	30.6	8–5	—
2018	ACC	45 of 130	5.6	34.6	29.0	7–6	—
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