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1938 Wake Forest

4–⁠5–⁠1 (3–⁠4–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by D.C. Walker.

Schedule and results

Wake Forest in 1938, game by game: won vs. Randolph Macon 57–6; lost at North Carolina 6–14; won vs. The Citadel 31–0; won at South Carolina 20–19; lost at NC State 7–19; lost vs. No. 9 Duke 0–7; lost vs. Clemson 0–7; tied at VMI 6–6; lost vs. McDaniel 13–20; won vs. Davidson 21–0+51−12Won 57–6 vs. Randolph Macon+51Randolph MaconLost 6–14 at North Carolina-8North CarolinaWon 31–0 vs. The Citadel+31The CitadelWon 20–19 at South Carolina+1South CarolinaLost 7–19 at NC State-12NC StateLost 0–7 vs. No. 9 Duke-7No. 9 DukeLost 0–7 vs. Clemson-7ClemsonTied 6–6 at VMI0VMILost 13–20 vs. McDaniel-7McDanielWon 21–0 vs. Davidson+21Davidson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 17vsRandolph MaconW 57–⁠684%
Sep 24atNorth CarolinaL 6–⁠1419%
Sep 30vsThe CitadelW 31–⁠062%
Oct 8atSouth CarolinaW 20–⁠1945%
Oct 15atNC StateL 7–⁠1941%
Oct 22vs9DukeL 0–⁠726%
Oct 28vsClemsonL 0–⁠742%
Nov 5atVMIT 6–⁠637%
Nov 12vsMcDanielL 13–⁠2081%
Nov 24vsDavidsonW 21–⁠053%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Davidson 21–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 71st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Record
4–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠4–⁠1 9th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
161–⁠98
Coach
D.C. Walker
Elo
1405 −18 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
2.5 No. 57 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
George Wirtz

All-Southern Conference

1 first team, 1 second team

First team

  • Louis TrunzoOGAP-1; UP-1

Second team

  • Marshall EdwardsBAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1938 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1938 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Duke5–⁠09–⁠13
Clemson3–⁠0–⁠17–⁠1–⁠1
North Carolina4–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
VMI4–⁠0–⁠36–⁠1–⁠4
Richmond3–⁠2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
NC State3–⁠3–⁠13–⁠7–⁠1
South Carolina2–⁠26–⁠4–⁠1
Washington and Lee2–⁠24–⁠4–⁠1
Wake Forest3–⁠4–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
Virginia Tech2–⁠3–⁠23–⁠5–⁠2
The Citadel2–⁠36–⁠5
Maryland1–⁠22–⁠7
Davidson2–⁠64–⁠6
Furman0–⁠4–⁠12–⁠7–⁠1
William & Mary0–⁠43–⁠7

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