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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

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
  Record4-8
  Scoring308-390
  Conference Record2-6
  Home Record1-6
  Away Record3-2
 
2024 Atlantic Coast  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Southern Methodist 11-28-0
Clemson 10-37-1
Miami 10-26-2
Duke 9-35-3
Georgia Tech 7-55-3
Louisville 8-45-3
Syracuse 9-35-3
Boston College 7-54-4
Virginia Tech 6-64-4
North Carolina 6-63-5
North Carolina State 6-63-5
Pittsburgh 7-53-5
Virginia 5-73-5
California 6-62-6
Stanford 3-92-6
Wake Forest 4-82-6
Florida State 2-101-7
 
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

With its blue playing surface, Bronco Stadium (home of the Boise State Broncos) is the only non-green playing surface in the NCAA.