2021 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football | |
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ACC Atlantic Division champion Gator Bowl champion | |
ACC Championship Game, L 21–45 vs. Pittsburgh | |
Gator Bowl, W 38–10 vs. Rutgers | |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Atlantic Division | |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 14 |
AP | No. 15 |
Record | 11–3 (7–1 ACC) |
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Offensive coordinator | Warren Ruggiero (8th season) |
Offensive scheme | Slow mesh |
Defensive coordinator | Lyle Hemphill (3rd season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | Truist Field at Wake Forest |
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No. 15 Wake Forest xy | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 NC State | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Clemson | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisville | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida State | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 2 | – | 6 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 13 Pittsburgh xy$ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 0 | – | 8 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Pittsburgh 45, Wake Forest 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2021 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team represented Wake Forest University during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by eighth-year head coach Dave Clawson, and played their home games at Truist Field at Wake Forest in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The Demon Deacons clinched the Atlantic Division for the first time since 2006 and appeared in the ACC Championship game against Pittsburgh.
The ACC media days were held on July 26, 2021. In the conference preseason polls, the Demon Deacons were predicted to finish in fifth place in the Atlantic Division. [1]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Clemson | 1,028 (146) |
2 | NC State | 804 (1) |
3 | Boston College | 638 |
4 | Florida State | 510 |
5 | Wake Forest | 472 |
6 | Louisville | 462 |
7 | Syracuse | 202 |
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 7:00 p.m. | Old Dominion * | ACCN | W 42–10 | 25,673 | ||
September 11 | 12:00 p.m. | Norfolk State * |
| ACCNX/ESPN+ | W 41–16 | 21,896 | |
September 18 | 3:30 p.m. | Florida State |
| ESPN | W 35–14 | 29,564 | |
September 24 | 7:00 p.m. | at Virginia | ESPN2 | W 37–17 | 38,699 | ||
October 2 | 12:30 p.m. | Louisville | No. 24 |
| ACCRSN | W 37–34 | 29,077 |
October 9 | 3:30 p.m. | at Syracuse | No. 19 | ESPN2 | W 40–37 OT | 38,554 | |
October 23 | 12:00 p.m. | at Army * | No. 16 | CBSSN | W 70–56 | 38,019 | |
October 30 | 4:00 p.m. | Duke | No. 13 |
| ACCN | W 45–7 | 31,613 |
November 6 | 12:00 p.m. | at North Carolina * | No. 9 | ABC | L 55–58 | 50,500 | |
November 13 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 16 NC State | No. 12 |
| ACCN | W 45–42 | 34,503 |
November 20 | 12:00 p.m. | at Clemson | No. 10 | ESPN | L 27–48 | 81,048 | |
November 27 | 12:00 p.m. | at Boston College | No. 18 | ESPN2 | W 41–10 | 25,854 | |
December 4 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. No. 15 Pittsburgh | No. 16 | ABC | L 21–45 | 57,856 | |
December 31 | 12:00 p.m. | vs. Rutgers * | No. 17 | ESPN | W 38–10 | 28,508 | |
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^ The game against North Carolina, a fellow member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, was played as a non-conference game and did not count in the league standings. [3] This was done because the two rivals otherwise only play once every six years due to conference divisional alignment.
Position | Name | First Year at Wake |
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Head coach | Dave Clawson | 2014 |
Asst head coach / Receivers | Kevin Higgins | 2014 |
AHC Defense/defensive line | Dave Cohen | 2014 |
Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks | Warren Ruggiero | 2014 |
Defensive coordinator / Safeties | Lyle Hemphill | 2017 |
Special teams coordinator / tight ends | Wayne Lineburg | 2017 |
Assistant special teams coordinator / Nickelbacks | Ryan Crawford | 2018 |
Running backs | John Hunter | 2014 |
Offensive Line | Nick Tabacca | 2014 |
Cornerbacks | Paul Williams | 2020 |
Linebackers | Greg Jones | 2016 |
Special teams analyst | LaTroy Lewis | 2021 |
Source: [4] |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Monarchs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
Demon Deacons | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
Statistics
Statistics | ODU | WAKE |
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First downs | 17 | 20 |
Total yards | 272 | 352 |
Rushing yards | 145 | 164 |
Passing yards | 127 | 188 |
Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
Time of possession | 32:19 | 27:41 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Old Dominion | Passing | Hayden Wolff | 11/17, 88 yards, TD |
Rushing | Elijah Davis | 12 rushes, 69 yards | |
Receiving | Stone Smartt | 3 receptions, 26 yards | |
Wake Forest | Passing | Sam Hartman | 18/27, 188 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Christian Beal-Smith | 11 rushes, 74 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | A. T. Perry | 4 receptions, 81 yards, TD |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Spartans | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
Demon Deacons | 7 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 41 |
Statistics
Statistics | NORF | WAKE |
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First downs | 19 | 22 |
Total yards | 336 | 413 |
Rushing yards | 141 | 161 |
Passing yards | 195 | 252 |
Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
Time of possession | 38:39 | 21:21 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Norfolk State | Passing | Juwan Carter | 19/31, 195 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | J. J. Davis | 6 rushes, 42 yards | |
Receiving | Justin Smith | 5 receptions, 66 yards | |
Wake Forest | Passing | Sam Hartman | 17/25, 244 yards, TD |
Rushing | Christian Beal-Smith | 9 rushes, 60 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Jaquarii Roberson | 4 receptions, 97 yards, TD |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Seminoles | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Demon Deacons | 14 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 35 |
Statistics
Statistics | FSU | WAKE |
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First downs | 16 | 27 |
Total yards | 317 | 484 |
Rushing yards | 91 | 225 |
Passing yards | 226 | 259 |
Turnovers | 6 | 2 |
Time of possession | 20:47 | 39:13 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Florida State | Passing | McKenzie Milton | 11/16, 119 yards, 2 INT |
Rushing | Treshaun Ward | 6 rushes, 48 yards | |
Receiving | Ontaria Wilson | 3 receptions, 91 yards, TD | |
Wake Forest | Passing | Sam Hartman | 22/31, 259 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Christian Beal-Smith | 19 rushes, 95 yards, TD | |
Receiving | A. T. Perry | 7 receptions, 155 yards, TD |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Demon Deacons | 10 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 37 |
Cavaliers | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
Statistics
Statistics | WAKE | UVA |
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First downs | 24 | 31 |
Total yards | 473 | 506 |
Rushing yards | 203 | 99 |
Passing yards | 270 | 407 |
Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
Time of possession | 29:27 | 30:33 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Wake Forest | Passing | Sam Hartman | 17/29, 270 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Justice Ellison | 13 rushes, 86 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Jaquarii Roberson | 4 receptions, 91 yards | |
Virginia | Passing | Brennan Armstrong | 33/59, 407 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Mike Hollins | 6 rushes, 36 yards | |
Receiving | Dontayvion Wicks | 8 receptions, 114 yards, TD |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cardinals | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 34 |
No. 24 Demon Deacons | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 37 |
Statistics
Statistics | LOU | WAKE |
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First downs | 25 | 26 |
Total yards | 517 | 501 |
Rushing yards | 208 | 177 |
Passing yards | 309 | 324 |
Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
Time of possession | 34:36 | 25:24 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Louisville | Passing | Malik Cunningham | 19/26, 309 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Jalen Mitchell | 17 rushes, 89 yards | |
Receiving | Tyler Harrell | 1 reception, 75 yards, TD | |
Wake Forest | Passing | Sam Hartman | 23/40, 324 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Justice Ellison | 15 rushes, 67 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Jaquarii Roberson | 6 receptions, 135 yards |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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No. 19 Demon Deacons | 3 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 40 |
Orange | 7 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 37 |
Statistics
Statistics | WAKE | SYR |
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First downs | 21 | 33 |
Total yards | 426 | 514 |
Rushing yards | 96 | 354 |
Passing yards | 330 | 160 |
Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
Time of possession | 26:10 | 33:50 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Wake Forest | Passing | Sam Hartman | 19/32, 330 yards, 3 TD, INT |
Rushing | Christian Beal-Smith | 17 rushes, 63 yards, TD | |
Receiving | A. T. Perry | 3 receptions, 137 yards, 3 TD | |
Syracuse | Passing | Garrett Shrader | 15/27, 160 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Garret Shrader | 29 rushes, 178 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Courtney Jackson | 5 receptions, 64 yards |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 16 Demon Deacons | 14 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 70 |
Black Knights | 7 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 56 |
Statistics
Statistics | WAKE | ARMY |
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First downs | 22 | 31 |
Total yards | 638 | 595 |
Rushing yards | 180 | 416 |
Passing yards | 458 | 179 |
Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
Time of possession | 17:17 | 42:43 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Wake Forest | Passing | Sam Hartman | 23/29, 458 yards, 5 TD |
Rushing | Christian Beal-Smith | 8 rushes, 71 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Jaquarii Roberson | 8 receptions, 157 yards, 3 TD | |
Army | Passing | Jabari Laws | 9/11, 140 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Tyhier Tyler | 15 rushes, 104 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Isaiah Alston | 6 receptions, 107 yards, 2 TD |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Blue Devils | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
No. 13 Demon Deacons | 14 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 45 |
Statistics
Statistics | DUKE | WAKE |
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First downs | 12 | 29 |
Total yards | 315 | 677 |
Rushing yards | 160 | 266 |
Passing yards | 155 | 411 |
Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
Time of possession | 23:55 | 36:05 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Duke | Passing | Gunnar Holmberg | 10/18, 110 yards |
Rushing | Mataeo Durant | 20 rushes, 103 yards | |
Receiving | Jalon Calhoun | 3 receptions, 50 yards | |
Wake Forest | Passing | Sam Hartman | 24/37, 402 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Christian Turner | 10 rushes, 75 yards | |
Receiving | A.T. Perry | 7 receptions, 116 yards |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 9 Demon Deacons | 10 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 55 |
Tar Heels | 14 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 58 |
Statistics
Statistics | WAKE | UNC |
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First downs | 35 | 31 |
Total yards | 615 | 546 |
Rushing yards | 217 | 330 |
Passing yards | 398 | 216 |
Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
Time of possession | 26:27 | 33:33 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Wake Forest | Passing | Sam Hartman | 25/51, 398 yards, 5 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Justice Ellison | 13 carries, 81 yards | |
Receiving | Jaquarii Roberson | 7 receptions, 111 yards, 2 TD | |
North Carolina | Passing | Sam Howell | 16/26, 216 yards, TD |
Rushing | Ty Chandler | 22 carries, 213 yards, 4 TD | |
Receiving | Antoine Green | 6 receptions, 83 yards, TD |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 16 Wolfpack | 6 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 42 |
No. 12 Demon Deacons | 7 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 45 |
Statistics
Statistics | NCST | WAKE |
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First downs | 25 | 27 |
Total yards | 482 | 406 |
Rushing yards | 74 | 116 |
Passing yards | 408 | 290 |
Turnovers | 3 | 3 |
Time of possession | 28:20 | 31:40 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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NC State | Passing | Devin Leary | 37/59, 408 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Ricky Person Jr. | 8 rushes, 40 yards | |
Receiving | Emeka Emezie | 10 receptions, 133 yards, 2 TD | |
Wake Forest | Passing | Sam Hartman | 20/47, 290 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT |
Rushing | Justice Ellison | 17 rushes, 57 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | A. T. Perry | 5 receptions, 73 yards, TD |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 10 Demon Deacons | 0 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 27 |
Tigers | 10 | 7 | 21 | 10 | 48 |
Statistics
Statistics | WAKE | CLEM |
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First downs | 24 | 25 |
Total yards | 406 | 543 |
Rushing yards | 36 | 333 |
Passing yards | 370 | 210 |
Turnovers | 3 | 3 |
Time of possession | 26:08 | 33:52 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Wake Forest | Passing | Sam Hartman | 27/43, 312 yards, TD, INT |
Rushing | Quinton Cooley | 8 rushes, 41 yards, TD | |
Receiving | A. T. Perry | 5 reception, 113 yards | |
Clemson | Passing | DJ Uiagalelei | 11/19, 208 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Kobe Pace | 24 rushes, 191 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Beaux Collins | 4 reception, 137 yards, TD |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 18 Demon Deacons | 14 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 41 |
Eagles | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Statistics
Statistics | WAKE | BC |
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First downs | 25 | 9 |
Total yards | 413 | 182 |
Rushing yards | 177 | 163 |
Passing yards | 236 | 19 |
Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
Time of possession | 36:13 | 23:47 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Wake Forest | Passing | Sam Hartman | 20/32, 236 yards, 3 TD, INT |
Rushing | Christian Turner | 18 rushes, 54 yards, TD | |
Receiving | A. T. Perry | 4 receptions, 81 yards, 2 TD | |
Boston College | Passing | Phil Jurkovec | 3/11, 19 yards, TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Phil Jurkovec | 11 rushes, 85 yards | |
Receiving | Trae Berry | 1 reception, 15 yards, TD |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
AP | — | — | — | RV | 24 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 15 |
Coaches | — | — | — | RV | 25 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 14 |
CFP | Not released | 9 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 17 | Not released |
Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
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4 | 140 | Zach Tom | OG | Green Bay Packers |
6 | 214 | Ja'Sir Taylor | CB | Los Angeles Chargers |
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team represents Wake Forest University in the sport of American football. The Demon Deacons compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Wake Forest plays its home football games at Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium and is coached by Dave Clawson.
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Wake Forest University, located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. They compete at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
David Paul Clawson is an American football coach and former player. He currently serves as the head football coach at Wake Forest University, where he was named the 2021 ACC Coach of the Year. Clawson previously served as the head football coach at Fordham University from 1999 to 2003, at the University of Richmond from 2004 to 2007, and at Bowling Green State University from 2009 to 2013. At Wake Forest, his annual salary is $3.6 million.
The 2008–09 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Dino Gaudio. The team played its home games in the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
The North Carolina–Wake Forest rivalry is a series of athletic contests between the University of North Carolina Tar Heels and the Wake Forest University Demon Deacons. The first football game between the two institutions was played in 1888. As a consequence of ACC expansion in the 21st century, the two schools do not play each other annually in football, as they were placed in separate divisions and assigned different opponents for their "protected" cross-division games. North Carolina got rival NC State as their cross-divisional opponent, while Wake Forest got Duke, which allowed the Duke-Wake Forest rivalry to continue.
The 2014 Atlantic Coast Conference football season was the 62nd season of college football play for the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). It was played from August 2014 to January 2015. 2014 was first season of play in the ACC for former American Athletic Conference member Louisville, which replaced ACC charter member Maryland after their move to the Big Ten Conference. Although the Notre Dame football program is not a member of the ACC, it has an agreement to play five ACC schools per season in football starting in 2014. This is in return for access to the non-College Football Playoff ACC bowl line-up. The Irish are not eligible for the ACC Championship Game.
The 1994–95 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 1994–95 men's college basketball season. Led by head coach Dave Odom, the Demon Deacons played their home games at LJVM Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
The NC State–Wake Forest rivalry is a series of athletic contests between in-state rivals, the North Carolina State University Wolfpack and the Wake Forest University Demon Deacons. The first game was played in 1895 between the two institutions. Wake Forest was originally located in Wake Forest, North Carolina until it moved its campus across the state of North Carolina to Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 1956. The two universities are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, where they meet every year in football due to being aligned in the Atlantic Division. The schools play each other twice in basketball every season, due to being primary partners.
The 2019 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a member of Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by head coach Mack Brown, in the first season of his second stint at North Carolina and his 11th overall season, the team played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium. The Tar Heels finished the season 7–6 overall and 4–4 in ACC play to tied for third place in the Coastal Division. They were invited to the Military Bowl, where they defeated Temple.
The 2019 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team represented Wake Forest University during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Dave Clawson, and played their home games at BB&T Field in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. They competed in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The 2020 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team represented Wake Forest University during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by seventh-year head coach Dave Clawson, and played their home games at Truist Field at Wake Forest in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
The 2020 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team represented Wake Forest University during the 2020 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 74th season of the university fielding a program. It was the program's sixth season with Bobby Muuss as head coach. The Demon Deacons played their home matches at Spry Stadium.
The 2021 ACC Championship Game was a college football game played on December 4, 2021, at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was the 17th edition of the ACC Championship Game and determined the champion of the Atlantic Coast Conference for the 2021 season. The game began at 8:15 p.m. EST and aired on ABC. The game featured the Wake Forest Demon Deacons, the Atlantic Division champions, and the Pittsburgh Panthers, the Coastal Division champions. Sponsored by restaurant chain Subway, the game was known as the Subway ACC Championship Game.
The 2020–21 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2020, followed by the start of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play started in December 2020 and concluded in March with the 2021 ACC men's basketball tournament at Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. The season marked the 67th season of Atlantic Coast Conference basketball.
The 2020–21 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball team represented Wake Forest University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Demon Deacons, were led by ninth year head coach Jen Hoover, are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and played their home games at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
The 2021 Atlantic Coast Conference football season, part of the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season, was the 69th season of college football play for the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). It began on September 2, 2021, and ended on December 31, 2021. The ACC consists of 14 members in two divisions.
The 2021 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team represented Wake Forest University during the 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 75th season of the university fielding a program. It was the program's seventh season with Bobby Muuss as head coach. The Demon Deacons played their home matches at Spry Stadium.
The 2022 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football represented Wake Forest University during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Demon Deacons played their home games at Truist Field at Wake Forest in Winston–Salem, North Carolina, and competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They were led by head coach Dave Clawson, in his ninth season.
The 2023 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team represented Wake Forest University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Demon Deacons were led by Dave Clawson in his tenth year as head coach. They played their home games at Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.