SMU vs. Wake Forest
SMU and Wake Forest first met in 1949 and have played 4 times; SMU leads the series 3–1. Over the last 4 meetings it’s SMU 3–1. Share
- SMU wins
- 3
- Wake Forest wins
- 1
- Ties
- 0
- First meeting
- 1949
- Longest streak
- 3 SMU
- Current streak
- 1 Wake Forest
- Last 10 meetings
- SMU 3–1
- Most recent
- 2025
The series at a glance
- Average margin
- 15 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At SMU
- 2–0 SMU’s record at home
- At Wake Forest
- 1–1 Wake Forest’s record at home
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
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.
On television
| 2025 | The CW | 0.3 million viewers |
Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.
Every game
| Nov 14, 2026 | Wake Forest at SMU upcoming | at SMU | ||
| Oct 25, 2025 | Wake Forest 13, SMU 12 | at Wake Forest | ||
| Sep 6, 1975 | SMU 14, Wake Forest 7 | at Wake Forest | ||
| Sep 16, 1972 | SMU 56, Wake Forest 10 | at SMU | ||
| Sep 24, 1949 | SMU 13, Wake Forest 7 | at SMU |
Every game is listed as played on the field.