Program history
Wake Forest Record vs Ranked Teams
Every opponent's AP Top 25 rank is taken from the time of the game—not the final poll—with all-time, site, decade, and season splits.
ACCAllegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium
- Overall record
- 25-151-1
- Win percentage
- 14.4%
- Current streak
- 1W
AP-ranked opponent summary
All Top 25
25-151-1
177 games · 14.4%
Against Top 10
1-68
69 games · 1.4%
Against Top 5
0-48
48 games · 0%
Streaks
1W
Current ranked-opponent streak · longest win streak 2
Record by site
| Site | Record | Games | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 14-57 | 71 | 19.7% |
| Road | 9-88-1 | 98 | 9.7% |
| Neutral | 2-6 | 8 | 25% |
Record by decade
| Decade | Record | Games | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 4-11 | 15 | 26.7% |
| 2010s | 4-26 | 30 | 13.3% |
| 2000s | 7-19 | 26 | 26.9% |
| 1990s | 5-24 | 29 | 17.2% |
| 1980s | 0-17 | 17 | 0% |
| 1970s | 3-20 | 23 | 13% |
| 1960s | 0-6 | 6 | 0% |
| 1950s | 0-15-1 | 16 | 3.1% |
| 1940s | 2-9 | 11 | 18.2% |
| 1930s | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
Record by season
| Season | Record | Games | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1-1 | 2 | 50% |
| 2024 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2023 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 2022 | 1-3 | 4 | 25% |
| 2021 | 1-1 | 2 | 50% |
| 2020 | 1-1 | 2 | 50% |
| 2019 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 2018 | 1-3 | 4 | 25% |
| 2017 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 2016 | 1-3 | 4 | 25% |
| 2015 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2014 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 2013 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 2012 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2011 | 1-3 | 4 | 25% |
| 2010 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 2009 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 2008 | 1-0 | 1 | 100% |
| 2007 | 2-2 | 4 | 50% |
| 2006 | 2-3 | 5 | 40% |
| 2005 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2004 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 2003 | 1-1 | 2 | 50% |
| 2002 | 1-3 | 4 | 25% |
| 2001 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 2000 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1999 | 3-1 | 4 | 75% |
| 1998 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1997 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 1996 | 1-3 | 4 | 25% |
| 1995 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1994 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1993 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 1992 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1991 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1990 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1989 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1988 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1987 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1986 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1985 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1983 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1982 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1981 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1980 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1979 | 2-4 | 6 | 33.3% |
| 1978 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 1977 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1976 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1975 | 1-1 | 2 | 50% |
| 1974 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1973 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1972 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1970 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1969 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1968 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1967 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1960 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1959 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1958 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1957 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1956 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1955 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1954 | 0-0-1 | 1 | 50% |
| 1953 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1952 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1951 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1950 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1949 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1948 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1947 | 1-1 | 2 | 50% |
| 1946 | 1-0 | 1 | 100% |
| 1945 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1942 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1941 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1940 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1939 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1938 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1937 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
Highest-ranked wins
Win over No. 7
Tennessee, 1946
19-6 · Road · Wake Forest was unranked
Win over No. 12
Virginia, 2025
16-9 · Road · Wake Forest was unranked
Win over No. 13
Northwestern, 1996
28-27 · Home · Wake Forest was unranked
Win over No. 14
NC State, 2003
38-24 · Home · Wake Forest was unranked
Win over No. 14
Georgia Tech, 1999
26-23 · Home · Wake Forest was unranked
Win over No. 15
NC State, 1975
30-22 · Road · Wake Forest was unranked
Win over No. 16
Boston College, 2006
21-14 · Home · Wake Forest was No. 22
Win over No. 18
North Carolina, 1947
19-7 · Road · Wake Forest was unranked
Win over No. 19
Virginia Tech, 2020
23-16 · Home · Wake Forest was unranked
Win over No. 19
North Carolina, 1979
24-19 · Road · Wake Forest was unranked
All 177 qualifying games
| Season | Result | Opponent at game time | Team rank | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | W 16-9 | No. 12 Virginia | Unranked | Road |
| 2025 | L 29-30 | No. 16 Georgia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 2024 | L 14-42 | No. 11 Miami | Unranked | Road |
| 2024 | L 14-49 | No. 10 Clemson | Unranked | Home |
| 2024 | L 6-40 | No. 5 Ole Miss | Unranked | Home |
| 2023 | L 7-45 | No. 20 Notre Dame | Unranked | Road |
| 2023 | L 16-41 | No. 4 Florida State | Unranked | Home |
| 2022 | L 34-36 | No. 15 North Carolina | Unranked | Home |
| 2022 | L 21-30 | No. 21 NC State | No. 20 | Road |
| 2022 | W 31-21 | No. 23 Florida State | No. 22 | Road |
| 2022 | L 45-51 | No. 5 Clemson | No. 21 | Home |
| 2021 | L 21-45 | No. 17 Pittsburgh | No. 18 | Neutral |
| 2021 | W 45-42 | No. 21 NC State | No. 13 | Home |
| 2020 | L 28-42 | No. 25 Wisconsin | Unranked | Neutral |
| 2020 | W 23-16 | No. 19 Virginia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 2019 | L 21-27 | No. 25 Michigan State | No. 22 | Neutral |
| 2019 | L 3-52 | No. 3 Clemson | Unranked | Road |
| 2018 | W 27-23 | No. 22 NC State | Unranked | Road |
| 2018 | L 24-41 | No. 22 Syracuse | Unranked | Home |
| 2018 | L 3-63 | No. 4 Clemson | Unranked | Home |
| 2018 | L 27-56 | No. 8 Notre Dame | Unranked | Home |
| 2017 | W 30-24 | No. 25 NC State | Unranked | Home |
| 2017 | L 37-48 | No. 5 Notre Dame | Unranked | Road |
| 2017 | L 14-28 | No. 2 Clemson | Unranked | Road |
| 2016 | W 34-26 | No. 23 Temple | Unranked | Neutral |
| 2016 | L 13-35 | No. 5 Clemson | Unranked | Home |
| 2016 | L 12-44 | No. 5 Louisville | Unranked | Road |
| 2016 | L 6-17 | No. 14 Florida State | Unranked | Road |
| 2015 | L 13-33 | No. 1 Clemson | Unranked | Road |
| 2015 | L 7-28 | No. 6 Notre Dame | Unranked | Road |
| 2015 | L 16-24 | No. 11 Florida State | Unranked | Home |
| 2014 | L 20-34 | No. 19 Clemson | Unranked | Home |
| 2014 | L 3-43 | No. 1 Florida State | Unranked | Road |
| 2013 | L 21-28 | No. 25 Duke | Unranked | Home |
| 2013 | L 3-59 | No. 3 Florida State | Unranked | Home |
| 2013 | L 21-24 | No. 7 Miami | Unranked | Road |
| 2013 | L 7-56 | No. 3 Clemson | Unranked | Road |
| 2012 | L 0-38 | No. 3 Notre Dame | Unranked | Road |
| 2012 | L 13-42 | No. 14 Clemson | Unranked | Home |
| 2012 | L 0-52 | No. 5 Florida State | Unranked | Road |
| 2011 | L 17-23 | No. 25 Mississippi State | Unranked | Neutral |
| 2011 | L 28-31 | No. 9 Clemson | Unranked | Road |
| 2011 | L 17-38 | No. 19 Virginia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 2011 | W 35-30 | No. 23 Florida State | Unranked | Home |
| 2010 | L 24-68 | No. 19 Stanford | Unranked | Road |
| 2009 | L 27-30 | No. 10 Georgia Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 2009 | L 27-28 | No. 18 Miami | Unranked | Home |
| 2008 | W 12-3 | No. 24 Florida State | No. 18 | Road |
| 2007 | W 24-10 | No. 20 UConn | No. 21 | Home |
| 2007 | L 10-44 | No. 20 Clemson | Unranked | Road |
| 2007 | W 24-21 | No. 21 Florida State | Unranked | Home |
| 2007 | L 17-20 | No. 16 Nebraska | Unranked | Home |
| 2006 | L 13-24 | No. 6 Louisville | No. 16 | Home |
| 2006 | W 9-6 | No. 23 Georgia Tech | No. 16 | Road |
| 2006 | L 6-27 | No. 19 Virginia Tech | No. 14 | Home |
| 2006 | W 21-14 | No. 16 Boston College | No. 22 | Home |
| 2006 | L 17-27 | No. 15 Clemson | Unranked | Home |
| 2005 | L 17-47 | No. 3 Miami | Unranked | Home |
| 2005 | L 30-35 | No. 14 Boston College | Unranked | Road |
| 2005 | L 24-41 | No. 4 Florida State | Unranked | Road |
| 2004 | L 7-52 | No. 12 Miami | Unranked | Road |
| 2004 | L 17-20 | No. 5 Florida State | Unranked | Home |
| 2003 | L 24-48 | No. 6 Florida State | Unranked | Road |
| 2003 | W 38-24 | No. 14 NC State | Unranked | Home |
| 2002 | W 38-17 | No. 23 Oregon | Unranked | Home |
| 2002 | L 14-32 | No. 25 Maryland | Unranked | Road |
| 2002 | L 21-34 | No. 18 Florida State | Unranked | Home |
| 2002 | L 13-32 | No. 19 NC State | Unranked | Road |
| 2001 | L 24-48 | No. 18 Florida State | Unranked | Road |
| 2000 | L 6-35 | No. 3 Florida State | Unranked | Home |
| 2000 | L 7-55 | No. 16 Clemson | Unranked | Road |
| 1999 | W 23-3 | No. 22 Arizona State | Unranked | Neutral |
| 1999 | W 26-23 | No. 14 Georgia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 1999 | L 10-33 | No. 1 Florida State | Unranked | Road |
| 1999 | W 31-7 | No. 25 NC State | Unranked | Home |
| 1998 | L 35-63 | No. 17 Georgia Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 1998 | L 7-24 | No. 5 Florida State | Unranked | Home |
| 1998 | L 17-38 | No. 12 Virginia | Unranked | Home |
| 1997 | L 7-58 | No. 2 Florida State | Unranked | Road |
| 1997 | L 12-30 | No. 5 North Carolina | Unranked | Road |
| 1997 | W 27-20 | No. 21 Northwestern | Unranked | Home |
| 1996 | L 7-44 | No. 3 Florida State | Unranked | Road |
| 1996 | L 6-45 | No. 15 North Carolina | Unranked | Home |
| 1996 | L 7-42 | No. 20 Virginia | Unranked | Home |
| 1996 | W 28-27 | No. 13 Northwestern | Unranked | Home |
| 1995 | L 13-72 | No. 1 Florida State | Unranked | Road |
| 1995 | L 17-35 | No. 11 Virginia | Unranked | Road |
| 1994 | L 26-51 | No. 20 Duke | Unranked | Home |
| 1994 | L 14-56 | No. 3 Florida State | Unranked | Home |
| 1993 | L 9-21 | No. 21 Virginia | Unranked | Road |
| 1993 | L 0-54 | No. 1 Florida State | Unranked | Road |
| 1993 | L 35-45 | No. 15 North Carolina | Unranked | Road |
| 1993 | L 16-34 | No. 18 NC State | Unranked | Home |
| 1992 | L 14-42 | No. 13 NC State | No. 25 | Road |
| 1992 | L 17-31 | No. 14 Virginia | Unranked | Home |
| 1992 | L 7-35 | No. 3 Florida State | Unranked | Road |
| 1991 | L 10-28 | No. 16 Clemson | Unranked | Road |
| 1990 | L 7-42 | No. 3 Georgia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 1990 | L 6-24 | No. 18 Clemson | Unranked | Home |
| 1990 | L 14-49 | No. 1 Virginia | Unranked | Home |
| 1989 | L 10-44 | No. 22 Clemson | Unranked | Road |
| 1989 | L 17-27 | No. 19 NC State | Unranked | Home |
| 1988 | L 21-38 | No. 15 Clemson | Unranked | Home |
| 1988 | L 9-19 | No. 19 Michigan | Unranked | Road |
| 1987 | L 0-30 | No. 12 South Carolina | Unranked | Home |
| 1987 | L 17-31 | No. 10 Clemson | Unranked | Road |
| 1986 | L 20-28 | No. 20 Clemson | Unranked | Home |
| 1986 | L 30-40 | No. 18 North Carolina | Unranked | Home |
| 1985 | L 29-31 | No. 16 Tennessee | Unranked | Road |
| 1983 | L 33-36 | No. 15 Maryland | Unranked | Home |
| 1983 | L 10-30 | No. 3 North Carolina | Unranked | Road |
| 1982 | L 17-21 | No. 10 Clemson | Unranked | Road |
| 1982 | L 7-24 | No. 12 North Carolina | Unranked | Home |
| 1981 | L 24-82 | No. 3 Clemson | Unranked | Road |
| 1981 | L 10-48 | No. 5 North Carolina | Unranked | Road |
| 1980 | L 38-39 | No. 14 South Carolina | Unranked | Road |
| 1980 | L 9-27 | No. 8 North Carolina | Unranked | Home |
| 1979 | L 10-34 | No. 13 LSU | No. 17 | Neutral |
| 1979 | L 14-35 | No. 19 South Carolina | Unranked | Road |
| 1979 | L 0-31 | No. 18 Clemson | No. 20 | Road |
| 1979 | W 42-38 | No. 20 Auburn | No. 14 | Home |
| 1979 | W 24-19 | No. 19 North Carolina | Unranked | Road |
| 1979 | L 14-17 | No. 14 NC State | Unranked | Road |
| 1978 | L 6-51 | No. 15 Clemson | Unranked | Home |
| 1978 | L 0-39 | No. 5 Maryland | Unranked | Road |
| 1978 | L 10-34 | No. 20 NC State | Unranked | Home |
| 1978 | L 11-13 | No. 11 LSU | Unranked | Road |
| 1977 | L 0-26 | No. 13 Clemson | Unranked | Road |
| 1976 | L 15-17 | No. 6 Maryland | Unranked | Road |
| 1976 | L 0-31 | No. 1 Michigan | Unranked | Road |
| 1975 | L 0-27 | No. 19 Maryland | Unranked | Home |
| 1975 | W 30-22 | No. 15 NC State | Unranked | Road |
| 1974 | L 0-47 | No. 18 Maryland | Unranked | Road |
| 1974 | L 0-55 | No. 15 Penn State | Unranked | Road |
| 1974 | L 0-63 | No. 2 Oklahoma | Unranked | Road |
| 1973 | L 13-52 | No. 16 NC State | Unranked | Road |
| 1973 | L 0-41 | No. 13 Texas | Unranked | Road |
| 1972 | L 6-45 | No. 5 Tennessee | Unranked | Road |
| 1970 | L 7-41 | No. 10 Tennessee | Unranked | Road |
| 1970 | L 12-36 | No. 8 Nebraska | Unranked | Road |
| 1969 | L 0-57 | No. 17 Auburn | Unranked | Road |
| 1968 | L 27-28 | No. 5 Purdue | Unranked | Road |
| 1967 | L 7-24 | No. 5 NC State | Unranked | Road |
| 1967 | L 6-50 | No. 2 Houston | Unranked | Road |
| 1960 | L 7-34 | No. 6 Duke | Unranked | Home |
| 1960 | L 7-28 | No. 7 Clemson | Unranked | Home |
| 1959 | L 31-33 | No. 14 Clemson | Unranked | Road |
| 1958 | L 7-21 | No. 2 Auburn | Unranked | Road |
| 1958 | L 12-14 | No. 17 Clemson | Unranked | Road |
| 1958 | L 7-26 | No. 17 North Carolina | Unranked | Road |
| 1957 | L 0-19 | No. 10 NC State | Unranked | Road |
| 1957 | L 7-34 | No. 4 Duke | Unranked | Road |
| 1956 | L 0-17 | No. 15 Clemson | Unranked | Home |
| 1955 | L 0-14 | No. 20 Duke | Unranked | Road |
| 1955 | L 7-28 | No. 1 Maryland | Unranked | Road |
| 1955 | L 0-46 | No. 13 West Virginia | Unranked | Road |
| 1954 | T 13-13 | No. 13 Maryland | Unranked | Road |
| 1953 | L 0-19 | No. 12 Duke | Unranked | Road |
| 1952 | L 7-14 | No. 13 Duke | Unranked | Home |
| 1952 | L 0-20 | No. 12 Villanova | Unranked | Road |
| 1951 | L 0-42 | No. 9 Baylor | Unranked | Road |
| 1950 | L 12-13 | No. 13 Clemson | Unranked | Home |
| 1949 | L 7-13 | No. 17 SMU | Unranked | Road |
| 1948 | L 7-20 | No. 20 Baylor | No. 19 | Neutral |
| 1948 | L 6-28 | No. 3 North Carolina | No. 18 | Home |
| 1947 | L 0-21 | No. 14 William & Mary | Unranked | Road |
| 1947 | W 19-7 | No. 18 North Carolina | Unranked | Road |
| 1946 | W 19-6 | No. 7 Tennessee | Unranked | Road |
| 1945 | L 19-26 | No. 20 Duke | Unranked | Home |
| 1945 | L 0-54 | No. 1 Army | Unranked | Road |
| 1942 | L 0-27 | No. 1 Boston College | Unranked | Road |
| 1941 | L 14-43 | No. 4 Duke | Unranked | Road |
| 1940 | L 0-23 | No. 20 Duke | Unranked | Home |
| 1939 | L 0-6 | No. 7 Duke | Unranked | Road |
| 1939 | L 6-36 | No. 9 North Carolina | Unranked | Road |
| 1938 | L 0-7 | No. 3 Duke | Unranked | Home |
| 1937 | L 0-28 | No. 17 North Carolina | Unranked | Home |
Methodology and coverage
A game qualifies when the opponent was ranked in the AP Top 25 at kickoff. Regular-season games use the poll recorded for that game week; postseason games use the last regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Final-season rankings never change qualification. Top 5 is a subset of Top 10, and Top 10 is a subset of Top 25. Games without a final score or a matching game-time poll row are excluded. Records use the final scores stored in the database and are not adjusted for wins or losses that were later vacated.
Next best actions
Keep exploring Wake Forest
Connect ranked-opponent results to the program's defining games, seasons, and long view.