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Wake Forest Football Team History

Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC
Founded: 1834
Stadium: Groves Stadium
Capacity: 31,500
Colors: Gold & Black
Coach: Dave Clawson
Conference: Atlantic Coast-Atlantic

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1888 <-- 2016 <- 2017 -> 2018 --> 2024

2017 Season Highlights

Dave Clawson enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Wake Forest.

2017 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Thu., Aug. 31	vs. Presbyterian	51	7	W
Sat., Sep. 9	@ Boston College	34	10	W
Sat., Sep. 16	vs. Utah State	46	10	W
Sat., Sep. 23	@ Appalachian State	20	19	W
Sat., Sep. 30	vs. Florida State	19	26	L
Sat., Oct. 7	@ Clemson	14	28	L
Sat., Oct. 21	@ Georgia Tech	24	38	L
Sat., Oct. 28	vs. Louisville	42	32	W
Sat., Nov. 4	@ Notre Dame	37	48	L
Sat., Nov. 11	@ Syracuse	64	43	W
Sat., Nov. 18	vs. North Carolina State	30	24	W
Sat., Nov. 25	vs. Duke	23	31	L
Fri., Dec. 29	Texas A&M	55	52	W	@ Charlotte, NC	Belk Bowl

2017 Season Totals
Record	8-5
Points Scored	459
Scoring Average	35.3
Points Allowed	368
Defense Average	28.3
Opponents Record	91-63
Conference Record	4-4
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	3-3

2017 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2017 Atlantic Coast-Atlantic Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Clemson	12-2	466	190	Lost 6-24	7-1	257	141	Dabo Swinney
North Carolina State	9-4	419	328	Won 52-31	6-2	239	191	Dave Doeren
Louisville	8-5	495	356	Lost 27-31	4-4	292	267	Bobby Petrino
Wake Forest	8-5	459	368	Won 55-52	4-4	250	232	Dave Clawson
Boston College	7-6	334	297	Lost 20-27	4-4	204	177	Steve Addazio
Florida State	7-6	362	276	Won 42-13	3-5	156	201	Jimbo Fisher
Syracuse	4-8	329	386		2-6	189	297	Dino Babers

2017 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2017 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).