2025 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

2025 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
2025 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	2–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Jake Dickert (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Rob Ezell (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Scottie Hazelton (1st season)
Home stadium	Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium
	Seasons ← 2024 2026 →

Last updated September 09, 2025

2025 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
California	0	–	0	2	–	0
No. 10 Florida State	0	–	0	2	–	0
Georgia Tech	0	–	0	2	–	0
Louisville	0	–	0	2	–	0
No. 5 Miami (FL)	0	–	0	2	–	0
NC State	0	–	0	2	–	0
Pittsburgh	0	–	0	2	–	0
Wake Forest	0	–	0	2	–	0
Boston College	0	–	0	1	–	1
No. 12 Clemson	0	–	0	1	–	1
Duke	0	–	0	1	–	1
North Carolina	0	–	0	1	–	1
SMU	0	–	0	1	–	1
Syracuse	0	–	0	1	–	1
Virginia	0	–	0	1	–	1
Stanford	0	–	0	0	–	2
Virginia Tech	0	–	0	0	–	2
Championship: December 6, 2025
As of September 9, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team will represent Wake Forest University in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Demon Deacons will be led by Jake Dickert in his first year as the head coach.^[1] The Demon Deacons will play their home games at Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Offseason

Transfers

Outgoing

Player	Position	Destination
Horatio Fields	WR	Auburn
Walker Merrill	WR	Austin Peay
Ameir Glenn	DL	Ball State
Chris Marable	DL	Boston College
Antonio Robinson Jr.	CB	Florida Atlantic
Luke Petitbon	OL	Florida State
Nick Ragano	WR	Furman
Harry Lodge	TE	Georgia Tech
Jeremy Hecklinski	QB	Iowa
Demarcus Rankin	DB	Lamar
Tyler Black	K	Liberty
Jamare Glasker	DB	Maryland
Matt Gulbin	OL	Michigan State
Keagen Trost	OL	Missouri
Deuce Alexander	WR	Ole Miss
Luca Puccinelli	TE	Purdue
Charlie Gilliam	QB	Samford
Nick Sharpe	OL	South Carolina
Sam Neely	CB	Stanford
Mitch Griffis	QB	Texas Tech
Donavon Greene	WR	Virginia Tech
Zach Vaughan	OL	Western Michigan
Busbee Phillips	CB	Unknown
Eldrick Robinson II	LB	Unknown
Jaydon Collins	OL	Unknown
Jason Woods	WR	Unknown
Ryan Dupont	TE	Unknown
Kennedy Fauntleroy	RB	Unknown
Tayshaun Burney	CB	Unknown
Trishstin Glass	WR	Unknown
Andrew Hines III	LB	Unknown
Jaydn Girard	WR	Unknown
Bailey Benson	LB	Unknown
AJ Hasson	IOL	Unknown
Demond Claiborne	RB	Withdrawn
Jacob Dennison	OT	Withdrawn

Incoming

Player	Position	Previous school
Deshawn Purdie	QB	Charlotte
Sterling Berkhalter	WR	Cincinnati
Nuer Gatkuoth	DE	Colorado State
Gabe Kirschke	DL	Colorado State
JaMario Clements	RB	Duquesne
Brandon Smiley	DL	Elon
Harry Lodge	TE	Georgia Tech
Dallas Afalava	DL	Idaho
Ja'Marion Kennedy	IOL	Louisiana Tech
Sawyer Racanelli	WR	Montana
Ashaad Williams	CB	North Alabama
Karon Prunty	DB	North Carolina A&T
Jacob Dennison	OL	Ohio
Lardarius Webb Jr.	S	South Alabama
Robby Ashford	QB	South Carolina
Melvin Siani	OL	Temple
Karate Brenson	WR	Tennessee State
Langston Hardy	DE	UConn
Kamrean Johnson	TE	Vanderbilt
Braylon Johnson	CB	Virginia Tech
Reginald Vick Jr.	WR	Virginia Union
Fa'alili Fa'amoe	OL	Washington State
AJ Hasson	OL	Washington State
Chris Barnes	WR	Washington State
Jaylon Edmond	DB	Washington State
Carlos Hernandez	WR	Washington State
Devin Kylany	OL	Washington State
Frank Cusano	LB	Washington State
Rodrick Tialavea	OT	Washington State
Connor Calvert	K	Washington State
Jayden Loving	DL	Western Kentucky
Sascha Garcia	DB	William & Mary

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Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:00 p.m.	Kennesaw State *	Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	ACCN	W 10–9	30,789
September 6	2:00 p.m.	Western Carolina *	Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	ACCNX/ESPN+	W 42–10	28,239
September 11	7:30 p.m.	NC State	Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)	ESPN
September 27		Georgia Tech	Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium Winston-Salem, NC
October 4		at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA
October 11	3:30 p.m.	at Oregon State *	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	The CW
October 25		SMU	Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium Winston-Salem, NC
November 1		at Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL
November 8		at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA
November 15		North Carolina	Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
November 22		Delaware *	Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium Winston-Salem, NC
November 29		at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (rivalry)
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

vs Kennesaw State

Pregame line	Over/under
Wake Forest –18.5	50.5

Game One – Kennesaw State Owls (0–0) at Wake Forest Demon Deacons (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	6	0	3	0	9
Demon Deacons	7	0	3	0	10

at Allegacy Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC

Date: Friday August 29, 2025
Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C)
Game attendance: 30,789
Referee: Nate Black
TV announcers (ACCN): Chuckie Kempf (play-by-play), Darius Walker (analyst), and Ashley Stroehlein (sideline)

Game information

First quarter

(7:58) WAKE – Robby Ashford 5 yard run, Connor Calvert kick (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 7:02; WAKE 7–0)
(4:38) KENN – Coleman Bennett 19 yard run (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:17; WAKE 7–6)

Second quarter

No scoring plays

Third quarter

(9:45) KENN – Daniel Kinney 29 yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 64 yards, 5:15; KENN 9–7)
(3:05) WAKE – Connor Calvert 22 yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 2:32; WAKE 10–9)

Fourth quarter

No scoring plays

Statistics	KENN	WAKE
First downs	18	20
Total yards	307	348
Rushing yards	158	130
Passing yards	149	218
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	12–33–0	20–28–0
Time of possession	24:59	35:01

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kennesaw State	Passing	Dexter Williams II	12/33, 149 yards
	Rushing	Coleman Bennett	17 carries, 66 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Gabriel Benyard	5 receptions, 103 yards
Wake Forest	Passing	Robby Ashford	20/28, 218 yards
	Rushing	Robby Ashford	18 carries, 42 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Eni Falayi	4 receptions, 52 yards

vs Western Carolina (FCS)

Pregame line	Over/under

Western Carolina Catamounts (FCS) (0–1) vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons (1–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Catamounts (FCS)			0
Demon Deacons			0

at Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Date: September 6
Game time: 2:00 p.m.
Game weather:
Game attendance:
Referee:
TV announcers (ACCNX/ESPN+): Doug Sherman (play-by-play) and Reggie Walker (analyst)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	WCU	WAKE
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Western Carolina	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Wake Forest	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs NC State (rivalry)

Pregame line	Over/under

NC State Wolfpack (0–0) vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Wolfpack			0
Demon Deacons			0

at Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Date: September 11
Game time: 7:30 p.m.
Game weather:
Game attendance:
Referee:
TV announcers (ESPN):

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	NCST	WAKE
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
NC State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Wake Forest	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Georgia Tech

Pregame line	Over/under

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (0–0) vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Yellow Jackets			0
Demon Deacons			0

at Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Date: September 27
Game time:
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Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	GT	WAKE
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Wake Forest	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Virginia Tech

Pregame line	Over/under

Wake Forest Demon Deacons (0–0) at Virginia Tech Hokies (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Demon Deacons			0
Hokies			0

at Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia

Date: October 4
Game time:
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Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	WAKE	VT
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Wake Forest	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Virginia Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Oregon State

Pregame line	Over/under

Wake Forest Demon Deacons (0–0) at Oregon State Beavers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Demon Deacons			0
Beavers			0

at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, Oregon

Date: October 11
Game time: 3:30 p.m.
Game weather:
Game attendance:
Referee:
TV announcers (The CW):

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	WAKE	ORST
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Wake Forest	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Oregon State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs SMU

Pregame line	Over/under

SMU Mustangs (0–0) vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Mustangs			0
Demon Deacons			0

at Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Date: October 25
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Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	SMU	WAKE
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
SMU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Wake Forest	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Florida State

Pregame line	Over/under

Wake Forest Demon Deacons (0–0) at Florida State Seminoles (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Demon Deacons			0
Seminoles			0

at Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida

Date: November 1
Game time:
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Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	WAKE	FSU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Wake Forest	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Florida State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Virginia

Pregame line	Over/under

Wake Forest Demon Deacons (0–0) at Virginia Cavaliers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Demon Deacons			0
Cavaliers			0

at Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia

Date: November 8
Game time:
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Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	WAKE	UVA
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Wake Forest	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Virginia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs North Carolina (rivalry)

Pregame line	Over/under

North Carolina Tar Heels (0–0) vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Tar Heels			0
Demon Deacons			0

at Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Date: November 15
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Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UNC	WAKE
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Carolina	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Wake Forest	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Delaware

Pregame line	Over/under

Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (0–0) vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Fightin' Blue Hens			0
Demon Deacons			0

at Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Date: November 22
Game time:
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Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	DEL	WAKE
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Delaware	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Wake Forest	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Duke (rivalry)

Pregame line	Over/under

Wake Forest Demon Deacons (0–0) at Duke Blue Devils (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Demon Deacons			0
Blue Devils			0

at Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, North Carolina

Date: November 29
Game time:
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Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	WAKE	DUKE
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Wake Forest	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Duke	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

↑ Feldman, Bruce; Russo, Ralph D. (December 18, 2024). "Wake Forest hiring Jake Dickert as coach after Dave Clawson's unexpected exit: Sources". The Athletic . ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved January 10, 2025.
↑ "Wake Forest Football Transfer Portal". ON3.
↑ "Wake Forest Demon Deacons 2025 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports.
↑ "2025 FBS-to-FCS Transfers". herosports. December 16, 2024.
↑ "2025 Wake Forest Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 5, 2025.

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[1] Feldman, Bruce; Russo, Ralph D. (December 18, 2024). "Wake Forest hiring Jake Dickert as coach after Dave Clawson's unexpected exit: Sources". The Athletic . ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved January 10, 2025.

[2] "Wake Forest Football Transfer Portal". ON3.

[3] "Wake Forest Demon Deacons 2025 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports.

[4] "2025 FBS-to-FCS Transfers". herosports. December 16, 2024.

[5] "2025 Wake Forest Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 5, 2025.

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2025 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

Contents

Offseason

Transfers

Outgoing

Incoming

Schedule

Game summaries

vs Kennesaw State

vs Western Carolina (FCS)

vs NC State (rivalry)

vs Georgia Tech

at Virginia Tech

at Oregon State

vs SMU

at Florida State

at Virginia

vs North Carolina (rivalry)

vs Delaware

at Duke (rivalry)

References