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1992 Wake Forest

8–⁠4 (4–⁠4 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Bill Dooley, finished No. 25 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Wake Forest in 1992, game by game: lost vs. North Carolina 17–35; won vs. App State 10–7; lost at No. 3 Florida State 7–35; lost vs. No. 14 Virginia 17–31; won at Vanderbilt 40–6; won at Maryland 30–23; won vs. Army 23–7; won vs. Clemson 18–15; won at Duke 28–14; won at Georgia Tech 23–10; lost at No. 13 NC State 14–42; won vs. Oregon 39–35+34−28Lost 17–35 vs. North Carolina-18North CarolinaWon 10–7 vs. App State+3App StateLost 7–35 at No. 3 Florida State-28No. 3 Florida StateLost 17–31 vs. No. 14 Virginia-14No. 14 VirginiaWon 40–6 at Vanderbilt+34VanderbiltWon 30–23 at Maryland+7MarylandWon 23–7 vs. Army+16ArmyWon 18–15 vs. Clemson+3ClemsonWon 28–14 at Duke+14DukeWon 23–10 at Georgia Tech+13Georgia TechLost 14–42 at No. 13 NC State-28No. 13 NC StateWon 39–35 vs. Oregon+4Oregon
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsNorth CarolinaL 17–⁠3542%
Sep 12vsApp StateW 10–⁠768%
Sep 26at3Florida StateL 7–⁠358%
Oct 3vs14VirginiaL 17–⁠3122%
Oct 10atVanderbiltW 40–⁠631%
Oct 17atMarylandW 30–⁠2345%
Oct 24vsArmyW 23–⁠769%
Oct 31vsClemsonW 18–⁠1539%
Nov 7atDukeW 28–⁠1451%
Nov 14atGeorgia TechW 23–⁠1036%
Nov 21at13NC StateL 14–⁠4226%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvsOregonIndependence BowlW 39–⁠3551%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Oregon 39–⁠35 in the Independence Bowl; No. 25 in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 18th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 13: 25
  2. Final: 25
Record
8–⁠4
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 4th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
No. 25 peak No. 25
Points
266–⁠260
Coach
Bill Dooley
Elo
1551 +140 this season
SP+ rating
6.2 No. 40 of 105; offense No. 43, defense No. 53
SRS
5.7 No. 33 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Eddie Williamson
Defensive coordinator
Bob Brush
Captains
George Coghill, Ben Coleman and Maurice Miller

Drafted in 1993

The 1993 draft
Rd 2Ben Coleman OTPhoenix Cardinals
Rd 5John Henry Mills TEHouston Oilers
Rd 7Mike McCrary DESeattle Seahawks

All-ACC

4 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

  • Michael McCraryDLAP-2
  • Maurice MillerLBAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1992 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1992 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida State8–⁠011–⁠12
NC State6–⁠29–⁠3–⁠117
North Carolina5–⁠39–⁠319
Wake Forest4–⁠48–⁠425
Virginia4–⁠47–⁠4
Georgia Tech4–⁠45–⁠6
Clemson3–⁠55–⁠6
Maryland2–⁠63–⁠8
Duke0–⁠82–⁠9

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