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1908 Wake Forest

1–⁠5, coached by A.P. Hall. The season’s Wikipedia article records 1–⁠4, over five games to the six on file here.

Schedule and results

Wake Forest in 1908, game by game: lost at North Carolina 0–17; lost at NC State 0–76; won vs. Warrenton Preparatory 21–0; lost at Davidson 0–34; lost at Davidson 0–31; lost vs. NC State 0–25+21−76Lost 0–17 at North Carolina-17North CarolinaLost 0–76 at NC State-76NC StateWon 21–0 vs. Warrenton Preparatory+21Warrenton Prepa…Lost 0–34 at Davidson-34DavidsonLost 0–31 at Davidson-31DavidsonLost 0–25 vs. NC State-25NC State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26atNorth CarolinaL 0–⁠1744%
Sep 30atNC StateL 0–⁠7636%
Oct 3vsWarrenton PreparatoryW 21–⁠085%
Oct 10atDavidsonL 0–⁠3432%
Nov 14atDavidsonL 0–⁠3127%
Nov 21vsNC StateL 0–⁠2534%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to NC State 25–⁠0.

In program history: The 77th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Record
1–⁠5
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
21–⁠183
Coach
A.P. Hall
Elo
1393 −107 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−38.0 No. 67 of 67 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
W.H. Hipps