1977 Wake Forest
1–10 (0–6 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Chuck Mills. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Furman 24–13Sep 10
By 11 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs Furman | W 24–13 | 58% |
| Sep 17 | vs Vanderbilt | L 0–3 | 67% |
| Sep 24 | at NC State | L 14–41 | 38% |
| Oct 1 | at Purdue | L 17–26 | 38% |
| Oct 8 | at North Carolina | L 3–24 | 29% |
| Oct 15 | vs Maryland | L 7–35 | 33% |
| Oct 22 | at Virginia | L 10–12 | 60% |
| Oct 29 | at 16Clemson | L 0–26 | 21% |
| Nov 5 | vs Duke | L 14–38 | 37% |
| Nov 12 | vs South Carolina | L 14–24 | 37% |
| Nov 19 | at Virginia Tech | L 10–28 | 30% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Virginia Tech 28–10; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
In program history: The 102nd-best 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 1977.
- Record
- 1–10
- Conference
- 0–6 7th in Atlantic Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 113–270
- Coach
- Chuck Mills
- Elo
- 1312 −160 this season
- SP+ rating
- -18.5 No. 127 of 140; offense No. 135, defense No. 106
- SRS
- −8.8 No. 110 of 145 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Don Cervi, Mike McGlamry and Larry Tearry
Drafted in 1978
The 1978 draft| Rd 4 | Larry Tearry C | Detroit Lions |
All-ACC
3 first teamFirst team
Larry TearryCAP-1- Steve YoungTEAP-1
- James McDougaldBAP-1
From Wikipedia’s 1977 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1977 Atlantic Coast Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 5–0–1 | 8–3–1 | 17 |
| Clemson | 4–1–1 | 8–3–1 | 19 |
| Maryland | 4–2 | 8–4 | |
| NC State | 4–2 | 8–4 | |
| Duke | 2–4 | 5–6 | |
| Virginia | 1–5 | 1–9–1 | |
| Wake Forest | 0–6 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.