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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	497-695-33
Winning Pct.	42%
Vacated Wins	0
Forfeit Games	0
Adjusted Record	497-695-33
Winning Pct.	42%
National Championships	0
Conference Titles	2
Division Titles	2
Conference Record	161-351-5
All American Players
NFL Players (#2)
Home Record	284-270-16
Away Record	201-414-17

By The Numbers
Seasons	123
Winning Seasons (#1)	46
Losing Seasons (#1)	72
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	31-29
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

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	6-40 L
Sat., Sep. 21	OPEN
Sat., Sep. 28	vs. Louisiana	38-41 L
Sat., Oct. 5	@ North Carolina State	34-30 W
Sat., Oct. 12	vs. Clemson	14-49 L
Sat., Oct. 19	@ Connecticut	23-20 W
Sat., Oct. 26	@ Stanford	27-24 W
Sat., Nov. 2	OPEN
Fri., Nov. 8	vs. California	36-46 L
Sat., Nov. 16	@ North Carolina	24-31 L
Sat., Nov. 23	@ Miami	14-42 L
Sat., Nov. 30	vs. Duke	17-23 L

2024 Season Totals
Record	4-8
Scoring	308-390
Conference Record	2-6
Home Record	1-6
Away Record	3-2

2024 Atlantic Coast Standings
Season		Conference
Southern Methodist	11-2	8-0
Clemson	10-3	7-1
Miami	10-2	6-2
Duke	9-3	5-3
Georgia Tech	7-5	5-3
Louisville	8-4	5-3
Syracuse	9-3	5-3
Boston College	7-5	4-4
Virginia Tech	6-6	4-4
North Carolina	6-6	3-5
North Carolina State	6-6	3-5
Pittsburgh	7-5	3-5
Virginia	5-7	3-5
California	6-6	2-6
Stanford	3-9	2-6
Wake Forest	4-8	2-6
Florida State	2-10	1-7

Longest Running Rivalry
Wake Forest & North Carolina State have played 117 games.
Wake Forest has won 43 games.
North Carolina State has won 69 games.
with 5 tie games.

Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
Scoring	Record
less than 10	4-28
10 or more	142-132
20 or more	136-69
30 or more	91-20
40 or more	44-6

Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
Points Allowed	Record
less than 10	21-0
10 or more	125-160
20 or more	65-146
30 or more	25-102
40 or more	5-51

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

The first college football game was broadcast on television in 1939. The teams involved were Fordham University and Waynesburg College.