1973 Wake Forest
1–9–1 (0–5–1 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Chuck Mills. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Florida State 9–7Sep 15
By 2 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15 | vs Florida State | W 9–7 | 34% |
| Sep 22 | vs William & Mary | L 14–15 | 46% |
| Sep 29 | at Richmond | L 0–41 | 27% |
| Oct 6 | at 13Texas | L 0–41 | 11% |
| Oct 13 | vs South Carolina | L 12–28 | 39% |
| Oct 20 | vs Maryland | L 0–37 | 31% |
| Oct 27 | at Virginia | L 10–21 | 38% |
| Nov 3 | at Clemson | L 8–35 | 26% |
| Nov 10 | vs Duke | T 7–7 | 43% |
| Nov 17 | at North Carolina | L 0–42 | 18% |
| Nov 24 | at 16NC State | L 13–52 | 8% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to NC State 52–13; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
In program history: The tied 115th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).
- Record
- 1–9–1
- Conference
- 0–5–1 7th in Atlantic Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 73–326
- Coach
- Chuck Mills
- Elo
- 1257 −109 this season
- SP+ rating
- -20.8 No. 112 of 123; offense No. 118, defense No. 97
- SRS
- −16.9 No. 111 of 129 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- John Hardin, Clayton Heath and Ron Lennon
Drafted in 1974
The 1974 draft| Rd 6 | Chuck Ramsey K | New England Patriots |
All-ACC
1 first teamFirst team
From Wikipedia’s 1973 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1973 Atlantic Coast Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| NC State | 6–0 | 9–3 | 16 |
| Maryland | 5–1 | 8–4 | 20 |
| Clemson | 4–2 | 5–6 | |
| Virginia | 3–3 | 4–7 | |
| Duke | 1–4–1 | 2–8–1 | |
| North Carolina | 1–5 | 4–7 | |
 Wake Forest | 0–5–1 | 1–9–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.