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1929 Wake Forest

6–⁠5–⁠1, coached by F.S. Miller.

Schedule and results

Wake Forest in 1929, game by game: won vs. Catawba 20–0; lost at North Carolina 0–48; won at Richmond 19–0; won vs. Elon 25–6; lost at NC State 6–8; won vs. Davidson 6–0; lost at Furman 0–12; won at Wofford 18–0; lost at Navy 0–61; tied vs. Presbyterian 0–0; lost at Duke 0–20; won vs. Mercer 13–0+20−61Won 20–0 vs. Catawba+20CatawbaLost 0–48 at North Carolina-48North CarolinaWon 19–0 at Richmond+19RichmondWon 25–6 vs. Elon+19ElonLost 6–8 at NC State-2NC StateWon 6–0 vs. Davidson+6DavidsonLost 0–12 at Furman-12FurmanWon 18–0 at Wofford+18WoffordLost 0–61 at Navy-61NavyTied 0–0 vs. Presbyterian0PresbyterianLost 0–20 at Duke-20DukeWon 13–0 vs. Mercer+13Mercer
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21vsCatawbaW 20–⁠080%
Sep 28atNorth CarolinaL 0–⁠4825%
Oct 5atRichmondW 19–⁠039%
Oct 11vsElonW 25–⁠690%
Oct 17atNC StateL 6–⁠839%
Oct 26vsDavidsonW 6–⁠064%
Nov 2atFurmanL 0–⁠1233%
Nov 9atWoffordW 18–⁠079%
Nov 16atNavyL 0–⁠6125%
Nov 19vsPresbyterianT 0–⁠080%
Nov 23atDukeL 0–⁠2032%
Nov 28vsMercerW 13–⁠052%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Mercer 13–⁠0.

In program history: The 74th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Record
6–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
107–⁠155
Coach
F.S. Miller
Elo
1397 +17 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−18.1 No. 86 of 100 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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