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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-

Wake Forest

Team Timeline
First Team: 1888

Championships
National Championships
None
Conference Championships
1970, 2006
Division Championships
2006, 2021

Team Records
Overall Record	494-688-33
Winning Pct.	42%
Vacated Wins	0
Forfeit Games	0
Adjusted Record	494-688-33
Winning Pct.	42%
National Championships	0
Conference Titles	2
Division Titles	2
Conference Record	159-346-5
All American Players
NFL Players (#2)
Home Record	284-265-16
Away Record	198-412-17

By The Numbers
Seasons	123
Winning Seasons (#1)	46
Losing Seasons (#1)	71
Most Wins in A Season	11 (2021)
Most Loses in A Season	10 (1995)
10 Win Seasons	2
Most Points Scored in a Game	80 (9/25/1915)
Most Points Scored in a Season	574 (2021)
Most Points Allowed in a Game	82 (10/31/1981)
Most Points Allowed in a Season	433 (2018)
Largest Margin of Victory	80 (9/25/1915)
Largest Margin of Defeat	76 (9/30/1908)
Most Points Both Teams in a Game	126 (10/23/2021)
Last Shutout	10/10/2015
Last Time Shutout	11/2/2013
Shutouts All-Time	128
Been Shutout All-Time	181

Streaks
Longest Win	8 (9/3/2021-10/30/2021)
Longest Losing	18 (9/22/1962-11/9/1963)

Bowl Records
Overall Record	11-6-0
Rose	0-0-0
Cotton	0-0-0
Orange	0-1-0
Fiesta	0-0-0
Sugar	0-0-0

By the Decade
2020-29	28-22
2010-19	54-71
2000-09	61-60
1990-99	38-74
1980-89	46-62-2
1970-79	34-76-1
1960-69	27-72-1
1950-59	38-52-9
1940-49	57-36-3
1930-39	36-47-5
1920-29	41-48-9

Next Game
9/14/2024 (Sat) vs. Mississippi in a Non-Conference Game
Last Time: Wake Forest won 30-28 in 2008.
All-Time:
Wake Forest vs. Mississippi	2-0-0	100.0%

2024 Season

Thu., Aug. 29	vs. North Carolina A&T	45-13 W
Sat., Sep. 7	vs. Virginia	30-31 L
Sat., Sep. 14	vs. Mississippi
Sat., Sep. 21	OPEN
Sat., Sep. 28	vs. Louisiana
Sat., Oct. 5	@ North Carolina State
Sat., Oct. 12	vs. Clemson
Sat., Oct. 19	@ Connecticut
Sat., Oct. 26	@ Stanford
Sat., Nov. 2	OPEN
Fri., Nov. 8	vs. California
Sat., Nov. 16	@ North Carolina
Sat., Nov. 23	@ Miami
Sat., Nov. 30	vs. Duke

2024 Season Totals
Record	1-1
Scoring	75-44
Conference Record	0-1
Home Record	1-1
Away Record	0-0

2024 Atlantic Coast Standings
Season		Conference
Georgia Tech	2-1	1-0
Syracuse	2-0	1-0
Virginia	2-0	1-0
Boston College	1-0
California	2-0
Clemson	1-1
Duke	2-0
Florida State	0-2	0-2
Louisville	2-0
Miami	2-0
North Carolina	2-0
North Carolina State	1-1
Pittsburgh	2-0
Southern Methodist	2-1
Stanford	1-1
Virginia Tech	1-1
Wake Forest	1-1	0-1

Longest Running Rivalry
Wake Forest & North Carolina State have played 116 games.
Wake Forest has won 42 games.
North Carolina State has won 69 games.
with 5 tie games.

Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
Scoring	Record
less than 10	4-27
10 or more	139-126
20 or more	133-66
30 or more	90-18
40 or more	44-6

Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
Points Allowed	Record
less than 10	21-0
10 or more	122-153
20 or more	62-139
30 or more	24-96
40 or more	5-46

Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in College Football History

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.