Wake Forest record by year
Since 1908
499-694-31
Win %
.420
Bowl trips
18
Winning seasons
40
Best year
8-1 (1944)
| Season | W | L | T | Win % | PF | PA | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 183 | 115 | In progress |
| 2025 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 365 | 287 | Won Duke's Mayo Bowl |
| 2024 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 308 | 390 | No bowl |
| 2023 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 243 | 326 | No bowl |
| 2022 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 469 | 368 | Won Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl |
| 2021 | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 574 | 404 | Won TaxSlayer Gator Bowl |
| 2020 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 324 | 295 | Lost Duke's Mayo Bowl |
| 2019 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 414 | 378 | Lost NEW ERA PINSTRIPE BOWL |
| 2018 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 427 | 433 | Won JARED BIRMINGHAM BOWL |
| 2017 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 459 | 368 | Won Bowl game |
| 2016 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 265 | 288 | Won MILITARY BOWL PRESENTED BY NORTHROP GRUMMAN |
| 2015 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 209 | 295 | No bowl |
| 2014 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 178 | 317 | No bowl |
| 2013 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 220 | 289 | No bowl |
| 2012 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 222 | 382 | No bowl |
| 2011 | 6 | 7 | 0 | .462 | 338 | 356 | Lost FRANKLIN AMERICAN MORTGAGE MUSIC CITY BOWL |
| 2010 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 273 | 430 | No bowl |
| 2009 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 316 | 315 | No bowl |
| 2008 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 273 | 238 | Won Bowl game |
| 2007 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 362 | 289 | Won Bowl game |
| 2006 | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 302 | 215 | Lost ORANGE BOWL AT MIAMI FL |
| 2005 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 269 | 316 | No bowl |
| 2004 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 230 | 253 | No bowl |
| 2003 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 335 | 347 | No bowl |
| 2002 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 356 | 327 | Won Bowl game |
| 2001 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 292 | 311 | No bowl |
| 2000 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 181 | 362 | No bowl |
| 1999 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 266 | 209 | Won Bowl game |
| 1998 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 235 | 335 | No bowl |
| 1997 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 245 | 288 | No bowl |
| 1996 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 144 | 374 | No bowl |
| 1995 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 190 | 360 | No bowl |
| 1994 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 143 | 373 | No bowl |
| 1993 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 199 | 318 | No bowl |
| 1992 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 266 | 260 | Won Bowl game |
| 1991 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 195 | 300 | No bowl |
| 1990 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 247 | 351 | No bowl |
| 1989 | 2 | 8 | 1 | .227 | 194 | 319 | No bowl |
| 1988 | 6 | 4 | 1 | .591 | 282 | 238 | No bowl |
| 1987 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 201 | 185 | No bowl |
| 1986 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 325 | 295 | No bowl |
| 1985 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 212 | 249 | No bowl |
| 1984 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 205 | 232 | No bowl |
| 1983 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 257 | 281 | No bowl |
| 1982 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 200 | 322 | No bowl |
| 1981 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 217 | 365 | No bowl |
| 1980 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 251 | 213 | No bowl |
| 1979 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 240 | 283 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1978 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 104 | 274 | No bowl |
| 1977 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 113 | 270 | No bowl |
| 1976 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 177 | 206 | No bowl |
| 1975 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 221 | 264 | No bowl |
| 1974 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 74 | 348 | No bowl |
| 1973 | 1 | 9 | 1 | .136 | 73 | 326 | No bowl |
| 1972 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 88 | 339 | No bowl |
| 1971 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 218 | 178 | No bowl |
| 1970 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 191 | 241 | No bowl |
| 1969 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 125 | 279 | No bowl |
| 1968 | 2 | 7 | 1 | .250 | 212 | 228 | No bowl |
| 1967 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 175 | 256 | No bowl |
| 1966 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 90 | 162 | No bowl |
| 1965 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 88 | 204 | No bowl |
| 1964 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 172 | 178 | No bowl |
| 1963 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 | 37 | 318 | No bowl |
| 1962 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .000 | 66 | 278 | No bowl |
| 1961 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 103 | 159 | No bowl |
| 1960 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 119 | 215 | No bowl |
| 1959 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 218 | 178 | No bowl |
| 1958 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 124 | 163 | No bowl |
| 1957 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .000 | 64 | 225 | No bowl |
| 1956 | 2 | 5 | 3 | .350 | 91 | 102 | No bowl |
| 1955 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | 131 | 153 | No bowl |
| 1954 | 2 | 7 | 1 | .250 | 129 | 165 | No bowl |
| 1953 | 3 | 6 | 1 | .350 | 114 | 157 | No bowl |
| 1952 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | 162 | 133 | No bowl |
| 1951 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 200 | 142 | No bowl |
| 1950 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .778 | 168 | 54 | No bowl |
| 1949 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 207 | 183 | No bowl |
| 1948 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 224 | 168 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1947 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 133 | 101 | No bowl |
| 1946 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 156 | 92 | No bowl |
| 1945 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | 163 | 151 | Won Bowl game |
| 1944 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 178 | 75 | No bowl |
| 1943 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 165 | 101 | No bowl |
| 1942 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | 134 | 66 | No bowl |
| 1941 | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 218 | 168 | No bowl |
| 1940 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 193 | 113 | No bowl |
| 1939 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 257 | 89 | No bowl |
| 1938 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .450 | 161 | 98 | No bowl |
| 1937 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 67 | 220 | No bowl |
| 1936 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 110 | 72 | No bowl |
| 1935 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | 52 | 106 | No bowl |
| 1934 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 118 | 141 | No bowl |
| 1933 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .083 | 13 | 93 | No bowl |
| 1932 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .500 | 39 | 36 | No bowl |
| 1931 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 45 | 138 | No bowl |
| 1930 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | 125 | 77 | No bowl |
| 1929 | 6 | 5 | 1 | .542 | 107 | 155 | No bowl |
| 1928 | 2 | 6 | 2 | .300 | 64 | 203 | No bowl |
| 1927 | 2 | 6 | 2 | .300 | 65 | 223 | No bowl |
| 1926 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | 186 | 46 | No bowl |
| 1925 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | 185 | 40 | No bowl |
| 1924 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 207 | 62 | No bowl |
| 1923 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 125 | 64 | No bowl |
| 1922 | 3 | 5 | 2 | .400 | 66 | 144 | No bowl |
| 1921 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 66 | 222 | No bowl |
| 1920 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | 98 | 196 | No bowl |
| 1919 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 118 | 144 | No bowl |
| 1918 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 28 | 47 | No bowl |
| 1917 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .188 | 59 | 215 | No bowl |
| 1916 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 107 | 85 | No bowl |
| 1915 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 161 | 90 | No bowl |
| 1914 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 86 | 221 | No bowl |
| 1913 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 30 | 200 | No bowl |
| 1912 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 108 | 87 | No bowl |
| 1911 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 159 | 81 | No bowl |
| 1910 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | 53 | 154 | No bowl |
| 1909 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | 11 | 45 | No bowl |
| 1908 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | 21 | 183 | No bowl |
About this table
These are the Wake Forest records for every season since 1908, bowl and playoff games included, with the postseason result on the right. The numbers come straight from the game logs and update as each season plays out. For national titles and the program story, see the Wake Forest team page and the History Vault.
Wake Forest all-time record against every opponent
- NC State43-70-5
- North Carolina34-71-2
- Duke40-60-2
- Clemson17-72-1
- Maryland18-43-1
- South Carolina20-34-2
- Virginia18-34
- Florida State9-32-1
- Virginia Tech14-26-1
- Georgia Tech8-25
- Davidson11-16-4
- Boston College13-14-2
- App State15-7-1
- William & Mary10-9-1
- Army13-5
- Furman7-11
- Vanderbilt8-10
- Richmond7-7-1
- Elon12-0-1
- Miami3-10
- Presbyterian8-4-1
- Syracuse6-7
- George Washington9-3
- Guilford11-0-1
- Navy7-5
- Louisville4-7
- Auburn2-6
- East Carolina6-2
- Washington and Lee1-7
- Tennessee1-6
- VMI4-2-1
- Wofford6-0-1
- Baylor1-5
- Notre Dame0-6
- Purdue2-4
- Memphis3-2
- Florida0-4
- Mercer2-2
- Northwestern2-2
- Rice2-1-1
- SMU1-3
- Stanford3-1
- Tulane2-2
- UConn3-1
- Villanova2-2
- Western Carolina4-0
- Delaware3-0
- Duquesne3-0
- Erskine3-0
- Georgetown2-1
- Georgia2-1
- Hampden Sydney1-1-1
- Liberty3-0
- LSU0-3
- Lynchburg2-1
- Marshall2-1
- Nebraska0-3
- Ole Miss2-1
- Pittsburgh1-2
- Rutgers3-0
- The Citadel2-1
- Tulsa3-0
- USS Franklin2-1
- Utah State2-1
- Warrenton Preparatory3-0
- Boston University2-0
- Camp Davis1-1
- Catholic0-2
- Gallaudet1-1
- Gardner-Webb2-0
- Horner2-0
- Houston0-2
- Indiana1-1
- Kansas State1-1
- McDaniel1-1
- Michigan0-2
- Mississippi State1-1
- North Carolina A&T2-0
- North Carolina Medical1-1
- Northern Illinois1-1
- Old Dominion2-0
- Oregon2-0
- Roanoke2-0
- Temple1-1
- Texas Tech0-2
- UL Monroe0-2
- West Virginia0-2
- Air Force0-1
- Akron1-0
- Arizona State1-0
- Atlantic Christian1-0
- Baltimore1-0
- California0-1
- Campbell1-0
- Carson Newman1-0
- Catawba1-0
- Chattanooga1-0
- Emory & Henry0-1
- Florence YMCA1-0
- Greensboro Field0-1
- High Point1-0
- Illinois State1-0
- Kennesaw State1-0
- Lenoir Rhyne1-0
- Louisiana0-1
- Maryville (TN)1-0
- Michigan State0-1
- Minnesota0-1
- Missouri1-0
- Norfolk Blues0-1
- Norfolk State1-0
- North Carolina Pre-Flight1-0
- Oglethorpe0-1
- Oklahoma0-1
- Oregon State1-0
- Penn State0-1
- Quantico Marines0-1
- Randolph Macon1-0
- Richmond Blues1-0
- Sewanee Club (Virginia)1-0
- TCU0-1
- Texas0-1
- Texas A&M1-0
- Towson1-0
- UAB1-0
- Virginia Medical0-1
- William Jewell1-0
- Wisconsin0-1
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Frequently asked questions
What is the Wake Forest record since 1908?
Wake Forest is 499-694-31 since 1908, a .420 win percentage, with 18 bowl or playoff appearances.
What was the best Wake Forest season since 1908?
Wake Forest went 8-1 in 1944, the best record since 1908.
How many bowl games has Wake Forest played since 1908?
Wake Forest has played in the postseason 18 times since 1908.