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1927 Wake Forest

2–⁠6–⁠2, coached by James Baldwin.

Schedule and results

Wake Forest in 1927, game by game: won at North Carolina 9–8; tied vs. Elon 0–0; lost at Presbyterian 7–14; lost at NC State 7–30; tied vs. Davidson 13–13; lost vs. Duke 6–32; lost vs. Furman 0–53; lost at Quantico Marines 10–39; won vs. High Point 13–0; lost vs. Mercer 0–34+13−53Won 9–8 at North Carolina+1North CarolinaTied 0–0 vs. Elon0ElonLost 7–14 at Presbyterian-7PresbyterianLost 7–30 at NC State-23NC StateTied 13–13 vs. Davidson0DavidsonLost 6–32 vs. Duke-26DukeLost 0–53 vs. Furman-53FurmanLost 10–39 at Quantico Marines-29Quantico MarinesWon 13–0 vs. High Point+13High PointLost 0–34 vs. Mercer-34Mercer
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24atNorth CarolinaW 9–⁠838%
Oct 1vsElonT 0–⁠094%
Oct 7atPresbyterianL 7–⁠1466%
Oct 13atNC StateL 7–⁠3044%
Oct 22vsDavidsonT 13–⁠1339%
Oct 29vsDukeL 6–⁠3258%
Nov 5vsFurmanL 0–⁠5327%
Nov 11atQuantico MarinesL 10–⁠3962%
Nov 19vsHigh PointW 13–⁠074%
Nov 24vsMercerL 0–⁠3446%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Mercer 34–⁠0.

In program history: The 105th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Record
2–⁠6–⁠2
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
65–⁠223
Coach
James Baldwin
Elo
1307 −177 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−18.0 No. 92 of 99 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Austin G. Ober