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1937 Wake Forest

3–⁠6 (1–⁠4 Southern Conference), coached by D.C. Walker.

Schedule and results

Wake Forest in 1937, game by game: lost at Tennessee 0–32; lost at George Washington 6–34; won vs. Erskine 18–0; lost vs. North Carolina 0–28; lost vs. NC State 0–20; lost at Clemson 0–32; lost at No. 11 Duke 0–67; won vs. Wofford 24–0; won vs. Davidson 19–7+24−67Lost 0–32 at Tennessee-32TennesseeLost 6–34 at George Washington-28George Washingt…Won 18–0 vs. Erskine+18ErskineLost 0–28 vs. North Carolina-28North CarolinaLost 0–20 vs. NC State-20NC StateLost 0–32 at Clemson-32ClemsonLost 0–67 at No. 11 Duke-67No. 11 DukeWon 24–0 vs. Wofford+24WoffordWon 19–7 vs. Davidson+12Davidson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25atTennesseeL 0–⁠3228%
Oct 1atGeorge WashingtonL 6–⁠3429%
Oct 8vsErskineW 18–⁠074%
Oct 16vsNorth CarolinaL 0–⁠2827%
Oct 23vsNC StateL 0–⁠2050%
Oct 30atClemsonL 0–⁠3226%
Nov 6at11DukeL 0–⁠678%
Nov 12vsWoffordW 24–⁠090%
Nov 25vsDavidsonW 19–⁠745%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Davidson 19–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; 14th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 80th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Record
3–⁠6
Conference
1–⁠4 14th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
67–⁠220
Coach
D.C. Walker
Elo
1384 −58 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−18.4 No. 117 of 126 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
A.M. Munford

1937 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Maryland2–⁠08–⁠2
North Carolina4–⁠0–⁠17–⁠1–⁠119
Duke5–⁠17–⁠2–⁠120
Clemson2–⁠0–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
VMI4–⁠25–⁠5
NC State4–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
South Carolina2–⁠2–⁠15–⁠6–⁠1
The Citadel2–⁠37–⁠4
Richmond2–⁠35–⁠4–⁠1
Washington and Lee2–⁠34–⁠5
Furman1–⁠2–⁠24–⁠3–⁠2
Virginia Tech2–⁠45–⁠5
William & Mary1–⁠34–⁠5
Wake Forest1–⁠43–⁠6
Davidson1–⁠62–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.