1963 Wake Forest
1–9 (1–5 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Billy Hildebrand. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat South Carolina 20–19Nov 16
By 1 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | at East Carolina | L 10–20 | 55% |
| Sep 28 | vs Virginia Tech | L 0–27 | 42% |
| Oct 5 | vs North Carolina | L 0–21 | 36% |
| Oct 12 | at Florida State | L 0–35 | 15% |
| Oct 19 | at Army | L 0–47 | 12% |
| Oct 26 | vs Maryland | L 0–32 | 31% |
| Nov 2 | at Clemson | L 0–36 | 13% |
| Nov 9 | at Duke | L 7–39 | 9% |
| Nov 16 | vs South Carolina | W 20–19 | 35% |
| Nov 22 | at NC State | L 0–42 | 10% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to NC State 42–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
In program history: The worst season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1963.
- Record
- 1–9
- Conference
- 1–5 7th in Atlantic Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 37–318
- Coach
- Billy Hildebrand
- Elo
- 1227 −123 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −22.7 No. 115 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Bill Faircloth
1963 Atlantic Coast Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 6–1 | 9–2 | |
| NC State | 6–1 | 8–3 | |
| Duke | 5–2 | 5–4–1 | |
| Clemson | 5–2 | 5–4–1 | |
| Maryland | 2–5 | 3–7 | |
| South Carolina | 1–5–1 | 1–8–1 | |
 Wake Forest | 1–5 | 1–9 | |
 Virginia | 0–5–1 | 2–7–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.