ACC · FBS
Wake Forest 4-8
2023 season · Demon Deacons
No. 49 toughest schedule of 133 — see full rankings
Wake Forest is 4-8 under head coach Jake Dickert. Its twelve opponents were a combined 41-28 before playing the Demon Deacons and are 37-35 since. The best win was over Vanderbilt, which was 2-0 going in.
Data last updated
Open a row to see that opponent's season, split into games before Wake Forest, the game itself, and games after. Total includes the game vs. Wake Forest.
Wk 1·
Elon
Home · Coastal Athletic · FCS
W 37-17
- Before
- 0-0
- After
- 6-4
- Total
- 6-5
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Wk 1·
Elon
Home · Coastal Athletic · FCS
W 37-17
- Before
- 0-0
- After
- 6-4
- Total
- 6-5
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Wk 2·
Home · SEC
W 36-20
- Before
- 2-0
- After
- 0-9
- Total
- 2-10
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Wk 2·
Home · SEC
W 36-20
- Before
- 2-0
- After
- 0-9
- Total
- 2-10
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Wk 3·
Away · Sun Belt
W 27-24
- Before
- 1-1
- After
- 5-5
- Total
- 6-7
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Wk 3
W 27-24
1-1
5-5
6-7
Wk 3·
Away · Sun Belt
W 27-24
- Before
- 1-1
- After
- 5-5
- Total
- 6-7
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Wk 3
W 27-24
1-1
5-5
6-7
Wk 4·
Home · ACC
L 16-30
- Before
- 1-2
- After
- 5-4
- Total
- 7-6
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Wk 4
L 16-30
1-2
5-4
7-6
Wk 4·
Home · ACC
L 16-30
- Before
- 1-2
- After
- 5-4
- Total
- 7-6
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Wk 4
L 16-30
1-2
5-4
7-6
Wk 7·
Away · ACC
L 13-30
- Before
- 2-4
- After
- 4-2
- Total
- 7-6
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Wk 7
L 13-30
2-4
4-2
7-6
Wk 7·
Away · ACC
L 13-30
- Before
- 2-4
- After
- 4-2
- Total
- 7-6
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Wk 7
L 13-30
2-4
4-2
7-6
Wk 8·
Home · ACC
W 21-17
- Before
- 2-4
- After
- 1-4
- Total
- 3-9
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Wk 8·
Home · ACC
W 21-17
- Before
- 2-4
- After
- 1-4
- Total
- 3-9
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Wk 9·
Home · ACC
L 16-41
- Before
- 7-0
- After
- 5-1
- Total
- 13-1
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Wk 9
L 16-41
7-0
5-1
13-1
Wk 9·
Home · ACC
L 16-41
- Before
- 7-0
- After
- 5-1
- Total
- 13-1
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Wk 9
L 16-41
7-0
5-1
13-1
Wk 12·
Away · FBS Independents
L 7-45
- Before
- 7-3
- After
- 2-0
- Total
- 10-3
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Wk 12
L 7-45
7-3
2-0
10-3
Wk 12·
Away · FBS Independents
L 7-45
- Before
- 7-3
- After
- 2-0
- Total
- 10-3
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Wk 12
L 7-45
7-3
2-0
10-3
- Conference
- ACC
- Head coach
- Jake Dickert
- Stadium
- Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium, seats 31,500, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- NFL draft
- 2 picked in the 2026 NFL draft, earliest in round 5
Receipt insights
- Wake Forest's opponents were a combined 41-28 (.594) before playing Wake Forest.
- Best win by opponent record: Elon, finished 6-5 (won 37-17, Wk 1).
Combined opponents
Across 12 completed games
Before playing Wake Forest
41-28
59.4%
vs. Wake Forest
8-4
66.7%
After playing Wake Forest
37-35
51.4%
Total (including vs. Wake Forest)
86-67
56.2%
Teams we beat17-31total (35.4%)
Before playing Wake Forest 5-5 · after 12-22
Teams that beat us69-36total (65.7%)
Before playing Wake Forest 36-23 · after 25-13
How we count
Records are summed once per game on this schedule, so an opponent who shows up twice is counted twice. Before playing Wake Forest uses only that opponent's games completed before the kickoff. vs. Wake Forest is the opponents' combined record in those head-to-head games. After playing Wake Forest uses only games completed later. Total adds the three together. Canceled, postponed, and vacated games are excluded. Winning percentage counts a tie as half a win.