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
2021 Season Highlights
Dave Clawson enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Wake Forest.
The Demon Deacons won the Atlantic Coast Conference Atlantic Championship.
2021 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Fri., Sep. 3 vs.
Old Dominion
42
10
W
Sat., Sep. 11 vs. Norfolk State
41
16
W
Sat., Sep. 18 vs.
Florida State
35
14
W
Fri., Sep. 24 @
Virginia
37
17
W
Sat., Oct. 2 vs.
Louisville
37
34
W
Sat., Oct. 9 @
Syracuse
40
37
W (OT)
Sat., Oct. 23 @
Army
70
56
W
Sat., Oct. 30 vs.
Duke
45
7
W
Sat., Nov. 6 @
North Carolina
55
58
L
Sat., Nov. 13 vs.
North Carolina State
45
42
W
Sat., Nov. 20 @
Clemson
27
48
L
Sat., Nov. 27 @
Boston College
41
10
W
Sat., Dec. 4
Pittsburgh
21
45
L
@ Charlotte, NC
Fri., Dec. 31
Rutgers
38
10
W
@ Jacksonville, FL
2021 Season Totals
Record 11-3
Points Scored 574
Scoring Average 41.0
Points Allowed 404
Defense Average 28.9
Opponents Record 87-77
Conference Record 7-2
Home Record 6-0
Away Record 4-2
2021 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
15 (11-3)
AP
14 (11-3)
Coaches
17 (10-3)
CFP
2021 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2021 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
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.