Memphis vs. Wake Forest
Memphis and Wake Forest have 5 meetings on file, the first in 1964; Wake Forest leads the series 3–2 in the games on file. Over the last 5 meetings it’s Wake Forest 3–2. Share
- Memphis wins
- 2
- Wake Forest wins
- 3
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1964
- Longest streak
- 2 Wake Forest
- Current streak
- 1 Wake Forest
- Last 10 meetings
- Wake Forest 3–2
- Most recent
- 2018
The series at a glance
- Average margin
- 11.8 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Memphis
- 2–1 Memphis’s record at home
- At Wake Forest
- 1–0 Wake Forest’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 0–1 Memphis first
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Memphis’s biggest win1967: Memphis 42, Wake Forest 10by 32 points
- Wake Forest’s biggest win1966: Wake Forest 21, Memphis 7by 14 points
- Upset1965: Wake Forest 21, Memphis 20Wake Forest had a 17% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1966: Wake Forest 21, Memphis 7Wake Forest had a 28% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Coach against coach
| Years | Memphis | Series | Wake Forest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964–1967 | Billy Murphy | 2–2 | William Tate |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Memphis’s side (Murphy 2–2 against Tate). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.
Both programs through the years
Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.
Stars of the series
Named most valuable
| Jamie Newman Wake Forest | 2018 |
Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).
Every game
| Dec 22, 2018 | Wake Forest 37, Memphis 34 | Legion Field | Birmingham Bowl | |
| Oct 14, 1967 | Memphis 42, Wake Forest 10 | at Memphis | ||
| Nov 12, 1966 | Wake Forest 21, Memphis 7 | at Wake Forest | ||
| Nov 20, 1965 | Wake Forest 21, Memphis 20 | at Memphis | ||
| Oct 31, 1964 | Memphis 23, Wake Forest 14 | at Memphis |
Every game is listed as played on the field.