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1921 Wake Forest

2–⁠8, coached by J.L. White.

Schedule and results

Wake Forest in 1921, game by game: lost at Georgia Tech 0–42; lost at North Carolina 0–21; lost at VMI 0–20; won vs. Davidson 10–7; lost at William & Mary 14–21; won vs. Guilford 28–0; lost at Richmond 0–41; lost vs. Duke 0–17; lost vs. NC State 0–14; lost at Hampden Sydney 14–39+28−42Lost 0–42 at Georgia Tech-42Georgia TechLost 0–21 at North Carolina-21North CarolinaLost 0–20 at VMI-20VMIWon 10–7 vs. Davidson+3DavidsonLost 14–21 at William & Mary-7William & MaryWon 28–0 vs. Guilford+28GuilfordLost 0–41 at Richmond-41RichmondLost 0–17 vs. Duke-17DukeLost 0–14 vs. NC State-14NC StateLost 14–39 at Hampden Sydney-25Hampden Sydney
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24atGeorgia TechL 0–⁠4214%
Oct 1atNorth CarolinaL 0–⁠2137%
Oct 8atVMIL 0–⁠2015%
Oct 15vsDavidsonW 10–⁠743%
Oct 22atWilliam & MaryL 14–⁠2136%
Oct 29vsGuilfordW 28–⁠080%
Nov 5atRichmondL 0–⁠4139%
Nov 11vsDukeL 0–⁠1736%
Nov 19vsNC StateL 0–⁠1431%
Nov 24atHampden SydneyL 14–⁠3956%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Hampden Sydney 39–⁠14.

In program history: The tied 115th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Record
2–⁠8
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
66–⁠222
Coach
J.L. White
Elo
1257 −127 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−25.7 No. 96 of 102 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Fitzhugh L. Fulton