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Title chances

This side's chance in each title race we forecast, frozen and scored like every forecast here.

Season simulation · 1 Nov 2026

Who will win the national title?

1%Wake Forest's chance

From 20,000 simulated seasons, updated daily. The frozen, scored forecast names the leading sides only.

Full odds tableTrack record

Full odds: College Football · every title race

501-694-31
All-time
0.409
Win %
0
National titles
2
Conf titles
1
Major bowls
0
Playoff apps
0
Weeks at #1
0
Heismans

Greatest games

Wake Forest's top games of all time by Game Score.

1
Orange Bowl
#15 Wake Forest 13-24 #5 Louisville
Dolphins Stadium, Miami, Florida
Major Bowl
2006 · Jan 2, 2007
0.67
Game Score
2
#17 Wake Forest 12-13 #15 Clemson
Groves Stadium, Greensboro, North Carolina
Conf Game
1950 · Oct 28, 1950
0.59
Game Score
3
#21 Wake Forest 45-51 #5 Clemson (2OT)
BB&T Field, Greensboro-Winston Salem, North Carolina
Conf Game
2022 · Sep 24, 2022
0.58
Game Score
4
#11 Wake Forest 6-13 #15 Duke
Groves Stadium, Greensboro, North Carolina
Conf Game
1947 · Oct 25, 1947
0.58
Game Score
5
Carter-Finley Stadium, Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina
Conf Game
1979 · Sep 29, 1979
0.57
Game Score
6
Groves Stadium, Greensboro, North Carolina
Conf Game
1946 · Oct 19, 1946
0.56
Game Score
7
Charlotte, North Carolina
1925 · Oct 3, 1925
0.55
Game Score
8
#19 Wake Forest 14-21 #10 Clemson
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Conf Game
1948 · Nov 13, 1948
0.55
Game Score
9
Washington & Lee
1924 · Oct 11, 1924
0.54
Game Score
10
BB&T Field, Greensboro-Winston Salem, North Carolina
2022 · Sep 17, 2022
0.53
Game Score

Season by season

Covers NCAA major, I-AA/FCS and their NCAA precursors (College Division 1962-72, Division II 1973-77) only. NAIA, Division III and club seasons are not included.

2026In progress7-1
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
5-1
AP, as of Nov 1
#14
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20259-4
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
4-4
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Duke's Mayo Bowl (W)
20244-8
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
2-6
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20234-8
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
1-7
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20228-5
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast (Atlantic)
Conf record
3-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#11
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Gasparilla Bowl (W)
202111-3
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast (Atlantic)
Conf record
7-2
AP final
#15
Coach final
#14
AP high
#10
Champ game
✓
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Gator Bowl (W)
20204-5
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast (West)
Conf record
3-4
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Duke's Mayo Bowl (L)
20198-5
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast (Atlantic)
Conf record
4-4
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#19
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Pinstripe Bowl (L)
20187-6
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast (Atlantic)
Conf record
3-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Birmingham Bowl (W)
20178-5
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast (Atlantic)
Conf record
4-4
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Belk Bowl (W)
20167-6
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast (Atlantic)
Conf record
3-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Military Bowl (W)
20153-9
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast (Atlantic)
Conf record
1-7
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20143-9
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast (Atlantic)
Conf record
1-7
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20134-8
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast (Atlantic)
Conf record
2-6
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20125-7
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast (Atlantic)
Conf record
3-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20116-7
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast (Atlantic)
Conf record
5-3
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Music City Bowl (L)
20103-9
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast (Atlantic)
Conf record
1-7
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20095-7
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast (Atlantic)
Conf record
3-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20088-5
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast (Atlantic)
Conf record
4-4
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#16
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
EagleBank Bowl (W)
20079-4
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast (Atlantic)
Conf record
5-3
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#21
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Meineke Car Care Bowl (W)
200611-3
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast (Atlantic)
Conf record
6-2
AP final
#18
Coach final
#17
AP high
#14
Champ game
✓
Conf champ
★
Bowl
Orange Bowl (L)MajorBCS
20054-7
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast (Atlantic)
Conf record
3-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20044-7
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
1-7
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20035-7
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
3-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#20
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20027-6
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
3-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Seattle Bowl (W)
20016-5
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
3-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20002-9
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
1-7
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19997-5
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
3-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Aloha Bowl (W)
19983-8
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
2-6
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19975-6
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
3-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19963-8
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
1-7
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19951-10
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
0-8
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19943-8
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
1-7
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19932-9
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
1-7
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19928-4
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
4-4
AP final
#25
Coach final
#25
AP high
#25
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Independence Bowl (W)
19913-8
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
1-6
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19903-8
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
0-7
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19892-8-1
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
1-6
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19886-4-1
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
4-3
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19877-4
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
4-3
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19865-6
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
2-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19854-7
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
1-6
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19846-5
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
3-4
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19834-7
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
1-6
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19823-8
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
0-6
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19814-7
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
1-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19805-6
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
2-4
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19798-4
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
3-2
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#14
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Tangerine Bowl (L)
19781-10
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
1-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19771-10
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
0-6
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19765-6
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
3-3
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19753-8
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
3-3
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19741-10
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
0-6
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19731-9-1
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
0-5-1
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19722-9
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
1-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19716-5
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
2-3
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19706-5
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
5-1
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
★
19693-7
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
2-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19682-7-1
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
2-3-1
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19674-6
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
3-4
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19663-7
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
2-4
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19653-7
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
1-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19645-5
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
4-3
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19631-9
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
1-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19620-10
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
0-7
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19614-6
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
3-4
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19602-8
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
2-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19596-4
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
4-3
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19583-7
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
2-4
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19570-10
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
0-7
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19562-5-3
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
1-5-1
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19555-4-1
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
3-3-1
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19542-7-1
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
1-4-1
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19533-6-1
Wake Forest · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
2-3
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19525-4-1
Wake Forest · Southern
Conf record
5-1
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19516-4
Wake Forest · Southern
Conf record
5-3
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19506-1-2
Wake Forest · Southern
Conf record
6-1-1
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#15
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19494-6
Wake Forest · Southern
Conf record
3-3
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#18
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19486-4
Wake Forest · Southern
Conf record
5-2
AP final
#20
Coach final
—
AP high
#18
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Dixie Bowl (L)
19476-4
Wake Forest · Southern
Conf record
3-4
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#11
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19466-3
Wake Forest · Southern
Conf record
2-3
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#12
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19455-3-1
Wake Forest · Southern
Conf record
4-1-1
AP final
#19
Coach final
—
AP high
#19
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Gator Bowl (W)
19448-1
Wake Forest · Southern
Conf record
6-1
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#12
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19434-5
Wake Forest · Southern
Conf record
3-2
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19426-2-1
Wake Forest · Southern
Conf record
6-1-1
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19415-5-1
Wake Forest · Southern
Conf record
4-2-1
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19407-3
Wake Forest · Southern
Conf record
4-2
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19397-3
Wake Forest · Southern
Conf record
3-3
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19384-5-1
Wake Forest · Southern
Conf record
3-4-1
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19373-6
Wake Forest · Southern
Conf record
1-4
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19365-4
Wake Forest · Southern
Conf record
2-3
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19352-7
Wake Forest · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19343-7
Wake Forest · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19330-5-1
Wake Forest · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19323-3-2
Wake Forest · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19314-4
Wake Forest · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19305-3-1
Wake Forest · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19296-5-1
Wake Forest · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19282-6-2
Wake Forest · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19272-6-2
Wake Forest · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19265-4-1
Wake Forest · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19256-2-1
Wake Forest · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19247-2
Wake Forest · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19236-3
Wake Forest · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19223-5-2
Wake Forest · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19212-8
Wake Forest · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19202-7
Wake Forest · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19192-6
Wake Forest · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19181-2
Wake Forest · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19171-6-1
Wake Forest · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19163-3
Wake Forest · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19153-4
Wake Forest · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19143-6
Wake Forest · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19130-8
Wake Forest · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19122-6
Wake Forest · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19113-5
Wake Forest · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19102-7
Wake Forest · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19092-4
Wake Forest · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19081-5
Wake Forest · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—

Award winners

7 major award winners and consensus All-Americans.

Alphonso Smith2008
Consensus All-AmericanDB
Aaron Curry2008
Dick Butkus AwardLB
Steve Justice2007
Consensus All-AmericanOL
Jim Grobe2006
AFCA Coach of the Year AwardCoach
Ryan Plackemeier2005
Consensus All-AmericanP
Ryan Plackemeier2005
Ray Guy AwardP
Bill Armstrong1976
Consensus All-AmericanDB