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: Jim Caldwell
 Conference: Atlantic Coast-
 
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| 1997 Season Highlights |  | Jim Caldwell enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Wake Forest. |  |  |  |  | | 
| 1997 Season |  | 
| Date | Opponent | Score |  |  | Sat., Sep. 6 | vs.
Northwestern | 27 | 20 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 13 | @
East Carolina | 24 | 25 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 20 | vs.
Georgia Tech | 26 | 28 | L |  |  |  | Thu., Sep. 25 | vs.
North Carolina State | 19 | 18 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 4 | @
Virginia | 13 | 21 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 11 | @
North Carolina | 12 | 30 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 18 | vs.
Maryland | 35 | 17 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 25 | @
Duke | 38 | 24 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 1 | vs.
Clemson | 16 | 33 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 8 | @
Rutgers | 28 | 14 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 15 | @
Florida State | 7 | 58 | L |  |  |  |  | 
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| 1997 Season Totals |  | Record | 5-6 |  | Points Scored | 245 |  | Scoring Average | 22.3 |  | Points Allowed | 288 |  | Defense Average | 26.2 |  | Opponents Record | 63-63 |  | Conference Record | 3-5 |  | Home Record | 3-2 |  | Away Record | 2-4 |  | 
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| 1997 NCAA Final Rankings |  
| Rank | Record | Source |  | was not ranked. |  | 
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| 1997 All American Awards |  
| Player | Position | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Award | Team | Source |  | Coming Someday |  
 
| 1997 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players |  
| Player | Position | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Team | Source |  | Coming Someday |  |  | 
 
 
	|  |  | Some records may be incomplete. 
 
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      Great Moments in College Football History
	  
The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.