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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 493-687-33
 Winning Pct. 42%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Wins 0
 Adjusted Record 493-687-33
 Winning Pct. 42%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 2
 Division Titles 2
 Conference Record 159-345-5
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 283-264-16
 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  27-21
 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
 8/29/2024 (Thu)  
vs. North Carolina A&T in a Non-Conference Game
Last Time: Wake Forest won 42-3 in 2004.
All-Time:
 Wake Forest vs. North Carolina A&T 1-0-0 100.0% 
 
2024 Season
 Thu., Aug. 29  vs. North Carolina A&T
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Virginia
 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
  Record0-0
  Scoring0-0
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record0-0
  Away Record0-0
 
2024 Atlantic Coast  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Boston College 0-0
California 0-0
Clemson 0-0
Duke 0-0
Florida State 0-0
Georgia Tech 0-0
Louisville 0-0
Miami 0-0
North Carolina 0-0
North Carolina State 0-0
Pittsburgh 0-0
Southern Methodist 0-0
Stanford 0-0
Syracuse 0-0
Virginia 0-0
Virginia Tech 0-0
Wake Forest 0-0
 
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 138-125
 20 or more  132-65
 30 or more 89-17
 40 or more 43-6
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 21-0
 10 or more 121-152
 20 or more 62-138
 30 or more 24-95
 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

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.