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1911 Wake Forest

3–⁠5, coached by Frank Thompson.

Schedule and results

Wake Forest in 1911, game by game: won vs. Warrenton Preparatory 52–0; lost at North Carolina 3–12; won vs. Roanoke 62–0; lost at Washington and Lee 5–18; lost at Virginia 6–29; lost at Davidson 0–9; lost vs. NC State 5–13; won vs. USS Franklin 26–0+62−23Won 52–0 vs. Warrenton Preparatory+52Warrenton Prepa…Lost 3–12 at North Carolina-9North CarolinaWon 62–0 vs. Roanoke+62RoanokeLost 5–18 at Washington and Lee-13Washington and …Lost 6–29 at Virginia-23VirginiaLost 0–9 at Davidson-9DavidsonLost 5–13 vs. NC State-8NC StateWon 26–0 vs. USS Franklin+26USS Franklin
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsWarrenton PreparatoryW 52–⁠076%
Oct 7atNorth CarolinaL 3–⁠1226%
Oct 14vsRoanokeW 62–⁠079%
Oct 21atWashington and LeeL 5–⁠1828%
Nov 2atVirginiaL 6–⁠2915%
Nov 11atDavidsonL 0–⁠921%
Nov 18vsNC StateL 5–⁠1325%
Nov 23vsUSS FranklinW 26–⁠071%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat USS Franklin 26–⁠0.

In program history: The 97th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Record
3–⁠5
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
159–⁠81
Coach
Frank Thompson
Elo
1338 −1 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−15.2 No. 61 of 71 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Carl Betts