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Wake Forest Football Team History

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Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC
Founded: 1834
Stadium: Groves Stadium
Capacity: 31,500
Colors: Gold & Black
Coach: Dave Clawson
Conference: Atlantic Coast-Atlantic

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1888 <-- 2019 <- 2020 -> 2021 --> 2024

2020 Season Highlights

Dave Clawson enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Wake Forest.

2020 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 12	vs. Clemson	13	37	L
Sat., Sep. 19	@ North Carolina State	42	45	L
Fri., Oct. 2	vs. Campbell	66	14	W
Sat., Oct. 17	vs. Virginia	40	23	W
Sat., Oct. 24	vs. Virginia Tech	23	16	W
Sat., Oct. 31	@ Syracuse	38	14	W
Sat., Nov. 14	@ North Carolina	53	59	L
Sat., Dec. 12	@ Louisville	21	45	L
Wed., Dec. 30	Wisconsin	28	42	L	@ Charlotte NC	Mayo Bowl

2020 Season Totals
Record	4-5
Points Scored	324
Scoring Average	36.0
Points Allowed	295
Defense Average	32.8
Opponents Record	45-41
Conference Record	3-4
Home Record	3-1
Away Record	1-3

2020 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2020 Atlantic Coast-Atlantic Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Clemson	10-2	522	242	Lost 28-49	8-1	411	183	Dabo Swinney
North Carolina State	8-4	363	350	Lost 21-23	7-3	327	313	Dave Doeren
Boston College	6-5	306	312		5-5	282	291	Jeff Hafley
Louisville	4-7	325	293		3-7	290	272	Scott Satterfield
Wake Forest	4-5	324	295	Lost 28-42	3-4	230	239	Dave Clawson
Florida State	3-6	232	324		2-6	191	300	Mike Norvell
Syracuse	1-10	196	360		1-9	175	322	Dino Babers

2020 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2020 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

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.