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Wake Forest

latest conference era: ACC

Loaded Seasons57
Latest Season2026
Peak Power2026 | +27.4
Best Finish#30 in 2021
Program Explorer

Program arc

Win rate shows the results layer. End-of-season power shows the strength layer. A serious history page needs both.

Bars: win rate Line: public power vs average team
100% 50% 0% PWR +27.4 PWR +2.3 2017: 8-5, margin +91, power +9.3, resume 93 / 100, final rank #462018: 7-6, margin -6, power +8.9, resume 82 / 100, final rank #512019: 8-5, margin +36, power +7.3, resume 75 / 100, final rank #612020: 4-5, margin +29, power +2.3, resume 67 / 100, final rank #552021: 11-3, margin +170, power +16.6, resume 96 / 100, final rank #302022: 8-5, margin +101, power +22.0, resume 94 / 100, final rank #442023: 4-8, margin -83, power +16.2, resume 71 / 100, final rank #1042024: 4-8, margin -82, power +14.2, resume 89 / 100, final rank #1272025: 9-4, margin +78, power +23.1, resume 94 / 100, final rank #402026: 7-1, margin +170, power +27.4, resume 99 / 100, final rank #17 2017: 8-5, margin +91, power +9.3, resume 93 / 100, final rank #46+9.32018: 7-6, margin -6, power +8.9, resume 82 / 100, final rank #51+8.92019: 8-5, margin +36, power +7.3, resume 75 / 100, final rank #61+7.32020: 4-5, margin +29, power +2.3, resume 67 / 100, final rank #55+2.32021: 11-3, margin +170, power +16.6, resume 96 / 100, final rank #30+16.62022: 8-5, margin +101, power +22.0, resume 94 / 100, final rank #44+22.02023: 4-8, margin -83, power +16.2, resume 71 / 100, final rank #104+16.22024: 4-8, margin -82, power +14.2, resume 89 / 100, final rank #127+14.22025: 9-4, margin +78, power +23.1, resume 94 / 100, final rank #40+23.12026: 7-1, margin +170, power +27.4, resume 99 / 100, final rank #17+27.4 20178-520187-620198-520204-5202111-320228-520234-820244-820259-420267-1

Historical snapshot

A fast read on what this program usually is, what its peak looks like, and how the latest season compares.

Loaded Seasons 57

The number of fully modeled seasons currently attached to this program.

Program Baseline +17.8

A recent multi-year closing-power average. This is the kind of anchor that should matter in preseason priors.

Current Vs. Baseline +9.6

How the current season's closing power stacks up against the program's recent standard.

Gap To Peak 0.0

How far the current season finished below the strongest loaded team in program history.

Peak Loaded Season 2026 | +27.4

The strongest closing power this program has posted in the loaded archive.

Best Power Since Best loaded season

No earlier loaded season beat the current closing power.

Best Resume Since Best loaded season

No earlier loaded season beat the current resume.

Best Finish 2021 | #30

The highest loaded all-level board finish currently attached to this program.

Best Resume Season 2026 | 99 / 100

The strongest body-of-work season currently attached to this program in the loaded archive.

Current Season Standing Resume #1 | Power #1

Where the current season sits inside this program's loaded history on the two main scales.

Program Percentile Resume 100th | Power 100th

A cleaner fan-facing answer to the question: is this near the top of the program's arc or just another solid year?

Best Record 2006 | 11-3

The cleanest results season in the loaded archive, regardless of whether it was also the strongest by power.

Current context

The premium fan question is not only "how good is this team?" It is "how good is this season relative to the program I know?"

Current board #17 Where the latest loaded season sits on today's all-level board.
Latest season 2026 7-1
Program baseline +17.8 Recent multi-year closing-power standard.
Gap to peak 0.0 How far the latest season sits below the program's strongest loaded team.

Program signals

The clearest historical takeaways, written for scan speed.

Strongest Loaded Team

2025 Season

Ended at power +23.1, record 9-4, and final loaded-board rank #40.

Best Loaded Resume

2021 Season

Resume 96 / 100 with 11 wins and a 79% win rate.

Best Record

11-3

The cleanest loaded season by results came in 2006, with a margin of +87.

Roughest Loaded Season

1973 Season

1-9 with power -- and margin -253.

Best resume season

2026 | 99 / 100

Latest versus standard

+9.6

Season explorer

Every loaded season, with conference era attached to the correct year and filters built for the questions fans actually ask.

57 seasons visible
Season Conference Lens Record Final Rank End Power End Resume Margin Season Page
2026 ACCFBS CurrentThis season anchors the current board. 7-1 #17 +27.4 99 +170 Open team page
2025 ACCFBS Above recent levelClosed well above the program's recent baseline. 9-4 #40 +23.1 94 +78 Program view
2024 ACCFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 4-8 #127 +14.2 89 −82 Program view
2023 ACCFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 4-8 #104 +16.2 71 −83 Program view
2022 ACCFBS Above recent levelClosed well above the program's recent baseline. 8-5 #44 +22.0 94 +101 Program view
2021 ACCFBS Best finishHighest loaded final board finish. 11-3 #30 +16.6 96 +170 Program view
2020 ACCFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 4-5 #55 +2.3 67 +29 Program view
2019 ACCFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 8-5 #61 +7.3 75 +36 Program view
2018 ACCFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 7-6 #51 +8.9 82 −6 Program view
2017 ACCFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 8-5 #46 +9.3 93 +91 Program view
2016 ACCFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 7-6 #79 +5.0 83 −23 Program view
2015 ACCFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 3-9 #102 +3.1 66 −86 Program view
2014 ACCFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 3-9 #117 +2.3 31 −139 Program view
2013 ACCFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 4-8 #76 +6.7 60 −69 Program view
2012 ACCFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 5-7 #117 +1.5 48 −160 Program view
2011 ACCFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 6-7 #81 +6.2 70 −18 Program view
2010 ACCFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 3-9 #96 +4.7 28 −157 Program view
2009 ACCFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 5-7 #58 +8.3 71 +1 Program view
2008 ACCFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 8-5 #52 +9.9 82 +35 Program view
2007 ACCFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 9-4 #35 +12.1 87 +73 Program view
2006 ACCFBS Best recordCleanest win-loss season in the loaded archive. 11-3 #42 +11.4 96 +87 Program view
2005 ACCFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 4-7 #69 +7.8 58 −47 Program view
2004 ACCFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 4-7 #88 +6.0 61 −23 Program view
2003 ACCFBS In range 5-7 #-- -- -- −12 Program view
2002 ACCFBS In range 7-6 #-- -- -- +29 Program view
2001 ACCFBS In range 6-5 #-- -- -- −19 Program view
2000 ACCFBS In range 2-9 #-- -- -- −181 Program view
1999 ACCFBS In range 7-5 #-- -- -- +57 Program view
1998 ACCFBS In range 3-8 #-- -- -- −100 Program view
1997 ACCFBS In range 5-6 #-- -- -- −43 Program view
1996 ACCFBS In range 3-8 #-- -- -- −230 Program view
1995 ACCFBS In range 1-10 #-- -- -- −170 Program view
1994 ACCFBS In range 3-8 #-- -- -- −230 Program view
1993 ACCFBS In range 2-9 #-- -- -- −119 Program view
1992 ACCFBS In range 8-4 #-- -- -- +6 Program view
1991 ACCFBS In range 3-8 #-- -- -- −105 Program view
1990 ACCFBS In range 3-8 #-- -- -- −104 Program view
1989 ACCFBS In range 2-8 #-- -- -- −125 Program view
1988 ACCFBS In range 6-4 #-- -- -- +44 Program view
1987 ACCFBS In range 7-4 #-- -- -- +16 Program view
1986 ACCFBS In range 5-6 #-- -- -- +30 Program view
1985 ACCFBS In range 4-7 #-- -- -- −37 Program view
1984 ACCFBS In range 6-5 #-- -- -- −27 Program view
1983 ACCFBS In range 4-7 #-- -- -- −24 Program view
1982 ACCFBS In range 3-8 #-- -- -- −122 Program view
1981 ACCFBS In range 4-7 #-- -- -- −148 Program view
1980 ACCFBS In range 5-6 #-- -- -- +38 Program view
1979 ACCFBS In range 8-4 #-- -- -- −43 Program view
1978 ACCFBS In range 1-10 #-- -- -- −170 Program view
1977 ACCFBS In range 1-10 #-- -- -- −157 Program view
1976 ACCFBS In range 5-6 #-- -- -- −29 Program view
1975 ACCFBS In range 3-8 #-- -- -- −43 Program view
1974 ACCFBS In range 1-10 #-- -- -- −274 Program view
1973 ACCFBS In range 1-9 #-- -- -- −253 Program view
1972 ACCFBS In range 2-9 #-- -- -- −251 Program view
1971 ACCFBS In range 6-5 #-- -- -- +40 Program view
1970 ACCFBS In range 6-5 #-- -- -- −50 Program view