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1923 Wake Forest

6–⁠3, coached by Hank Garrity.

Schedule and results

Wake Forest in 1923, game by game: lost at North Carolina 0–22; won vs. Guilford 41–0; won vs. Lynchburg 25–0; won vs. Davidson 6–0; lost at Florida 7–16; won vs. Duke 16–6; won vs. Elon 9–6; won vs. NC State 14–0; lost at South Carolina 7–14+41−22Lost 0–22 at North Carolina-22North CarolinaWon 41–0 vs. Guilford+41GuilfordWon 25–0 vs. Lynchburg+25LynchburgWon 6–0 vs. Davidson+6DavidsonLost 7–16 at Florida-9FloridaWon 16–6 vs. Duke+10DukeWon 9–6 vs. Elon+3ElonWon 14–0 vs. NC State+14NC StateLost 7–14 at South Carolina-7South Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29atNorth CarolinaL 0–⁠2215%
Oct 6vsGuilfordW 41–⁠078%
Oct 13vsLynchburgW 25–⁠076%
Oct 20vsDavidsonW 6–⁠047%
Oct 27atFloridaL 7–⁠1623%
Nov 10vsDukeW 16–⁠649%
Nov 17vsElonW 9–⁠687%
Nov 24vsNC StateW 14–⁠056%
Nov 29atSouth CarolinaL 7–⁠1441%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to South Carolina 14–⁠7.

In program history: The 66th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Record
6–⁠3
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
125–⁠64
Coach
Hank Garrity
Elo
1410 +66 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−13.1 No. 88 of 109 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Pete Pegano