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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 494-688-33
 Winning Pct. 42%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 494-688-33
 Winning Pct. 42%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 2
 Division Titles 2
 Conference Record 159-346-5
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 284-265-16
 Away Record 198-412-17
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 123
 Winning Seasons (#1) 46
 Losing Seasons (#1)71
 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  28-22
 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
 9/14/2024 (Sat)  
vs. Mississippi in a Non-Conference Game
Last Time: Wake Forest won 30-28 in 2008.
All-Time:
 Wake Forest vs. Mississippi 2-0-0 100.0% 
 
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  
 Sat., Sep. 21  OPEN 
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Louisiana  
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ North Carolina State  
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Clemson  
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Connecticut  
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Stanford  
 Sat., Nov. 2  OPEN 
 Fri., Nov. 8  vs. California  
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ North Carolina  
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Miami  
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. Duke  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record1-1
  Scoring75-44
  Conference Record0-1
  Home Record1-1
  Away Record0-0
 
2024 Atlantic Coast  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Georgia Tech 2-11-0
Syracuse 2-01-0
Virginia 2-01-0
Boston College 1-0
California 2-0
Clemson 1-1
Duke 2-0
Florida State 0-20-2
Louisville 2-0
Miami 2-0
North Carolina 2-0
North Carolina State 1-1
Pittsburgh 2-0
Southern Methodist 2-1
Stanford 1-1
Virginia Tech 1-1
Wake Forest 1-10-1
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Wake Forest & North Carolina State have played 116 games.
Wake Forest has won 42 games.
North Carolina State has won 69 games.
with 5 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 4-27
 10 or more 139-126
 20 or more  133-66
 30 or more 90-18
 40 or more 44-6
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 21-0
 10 or more 122-153
 20 or more 62-139
 30 or more 24-96
 40 or more 5-46
 
  
 
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 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.