Vanderbilt vs. Wake Forest

Vanderbilt and Wake Forest have 18 meetings on file, the first in 1964; Vanderbilt leads the series 10–⁠8 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s even at 5–⁠5, and Wake Forest has won the last 2.

Vanderbilt wins
10
Wake Forest wins
8
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1964
Longest streak
4 Vanderbilt
Current streak
2 Wake Forest
Last 10 meetings
even at 5–⁠5
Most recent
2023

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1960s1–⁠1
1970s2–⁠0
1990s2–⁠2
2000s2–⁠2
2010s3–⁠1
2020s0–⁠2
Average margin
15.5 points; 7 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Vanderbilt
4–⁠5 Vanderbilt’s record at home
At Wake Forest
3–⁠6 Wake Forest’s record at home
Shutouts
2

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Vanderbilt’s biggest win2012: Vanderbilt 55, Wake Forest 21by 34 points
  2. Wake Forest’s biggest win1992: Wake Forest 40, Vanderbilt 6by 34 points
  3. Upset1993: Vanderbilt 27, Wake Forest 12Vanderbilt had a 31% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1992: Wake Forest 40, Vanderbilt 6Wake Forest had a 31% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset1977: Vanderbilt 3, Wake Forest 0Vanderbilt had a 33% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsVanderbiltSeriesWake Forest
2005–⁠2008Bobby Johnson1–⁠2Jim Grobe
2011–⁠2013James Franklin3–⁠0Jim Grobe

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Vanderbilt’s side (Johnson 1–⁠2 against Grobe). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Vanderbilt and Wake Forest, 1964 on130015001700197019801990200020102020

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

Biggest days

Micah Andrews Wake Forest34 carries, 254 yards2005 Rushing

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).

Every game

Sep 9, 2023Wake Forest 36, Vanderbilt 20at Wake Forest
Sep 10, 202223Wake Forest 45, Vanderbilt 25at Vanderbilt
Nov 30, 2013Vanderbilt 23, Wake Forest 21at Vanderbilt
Nov 24, 2012Vanderbilt 55, Wake Forest 21at Wake Forest
Nov 26, 2011Vanderbilt 41, Wake Forest 7at Wake Forest
Nov 27, 2010Wake Forest 34, Vanderbilt 13at Vanderbilt
Nov 29, 2008Wake Forest 23, Vanderbilt 10at Wake Forest
Nov 24, 2007Wake Forest 31, Vanderbilt 17at Vanderbilt
Sep 1, 2005Vanderbilt 24, Wake Forest 20at Wake Forest
Oct 7, 2000Vanderbilt 17, Wake Forest 10at Wake Forest
Sep 3, 1994Vanderbilt 35, Wake Forest 14at Vanderbilt
Sep 4, 1993Vanderbilt 27, Wake Forest 12at Wake Forest
Oct 10, 1992Wake Forest 40, Vanderbilt 6at Vanderbilt
Nov 24, 1990Wake Forest 56, Vanderbilt 28at Vanderbilt
Sep 17, 1977Vanderbilt 3, Wake Forest 0at Wake Forest
Sep 18, 1976Vanderbilt 27, Wake Forest 24at Vanderbilt
Oct 2, 1965Wake Forest 7, Vanderbilt 0at Wake Forest
Oct 10, 1964Vanderbilt 9, Wake Forest 6at Vanderbilt

Every game is listed as played on the field.