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Wake Forest 7-1
2026 season · Demon Deacons
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Wake Forest is 7-1 under head coach Jake Dickert. Its eight opponents were a combined 17-12 before playing the Demon Deacons and are 14-16 since. The best win was over Louisville, which was 2-1 and ranked No. 16 going in.
Next game: vs. Merrimack,
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 4·
W 30-27
- Before
- 2-1
- After
- 3-1
- Total
- 5-3
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Wk 4
W 30-27
2-1
3-1
5-3
Wk 4·
W 30-27
- Before
- 2-1
- After
- 3-1
- Total
- 5-3
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Wk 4
W 30-27
2-1
3-1
5-3
Wk 7·
Away · ACC
W 41-7
- Before
- 3-3
- After
- 0-2
- Total
- 3-6
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Wk 7·
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W 41-7
- Before
- 3-3
- After
- 0-2
- Total
- 3-6
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Wk 10·
Merrimack
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- Before
- 4-5
- After
- —
- Total
- 4-5
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Wk 10
Merrimack
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4-5
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4-5
Wk 10·
Merrimack
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- Before
- 4-5
- After
- —
- Total
- 4-5
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Wk 10
Merrimack
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4-5
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4-5
Wk 12·
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- Before
- 2-6
- After
- —
- Total
- 2-6
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Wk 12
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2-6
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2-6
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- 2-6
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- —
- Total
- 2-6
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Wk 12
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2-6
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2-6
- 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
- Best win by opponent record: Louisville, now 5-3 (won 30-27, Wk 4).
- Wake Forest is 0-1 vs. currently ranked teams.
Combined opponents
Across 8 completed games · 4 upcoming left out
1-1 vs. teams ranked that week
Before playing Wake Forest
17-12
58.6%
vs. Wake Forest
1-7
12.5%
After playing Wake Forest
14-16
46.7%
Total (including vs. Wake Forest)
32-35
47.8%
Teams we beat24-35total (40.7%)
Before playing Wake Forest 15-12 · after 9-16
Teams that beat us8-0total (100.0%)
Before playing Wake Forest 2-0 · after 5-0
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.
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