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2025 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football | |
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 0–0 (0–0 ACC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Rob Ezell (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Scottie Hazelton (1st season) |
Home stadium | Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida State | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisville | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: December 6, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
As of January 24, 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.
Player | Position | Destination |
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Horatio Fields | WR | Auburn |
Walker Merrill | WR | Austin Peay |
Luke Petitbon | OL | Florida State |
Nick Ragano | WR | Furman |
Harry Lodge | TE | Georgia Tech |
Demarcus Rankin | DB | Lamar |
Jamare Glasker | DB | Maryland |
Matt Gulbin | OL | Michigan State |
Keagen Trost | OL | Missouri |
Deuce Alexander | WR | Ole Miss |
Luca Puccinelli | TE | Purdue |
Nick Sharpe | OL | South Carolina |
Mitch Griffis | QB | Texas Tech |
Zach Vaughan | OL | Western Michigan |
Charlie Gilliam | QB | Unknown |
Donavon Greene | WR | Unknown |
Busbee Phillips | CB | Unknown |
Antonio Robinson Jr. | CB | Unknown |
Eldrick Robinson II | LB | Unknown |
Jaydon Collins | OL | Unknown |
Jason Woods | WR | Unknown |
Ryan Dupont | TE | Unknown |
Kennedy Fauntleroy | RB | Unknown |
Demond Claiborne | RB | Withdrawn |
Player | Position | Previous school |
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Nuer Gatkuoth | DE | Colorado State |
Gabe Kirschke | DL | Colorado State |
Dallas Afalava | DL | Idaho |
Sawyer Racanelli | WR | Montana |
Karon Prunty | DB | North Carolina A&T |
Jacob Dennison | OL | Ohio |
Robby Ashford | QB | South Carolina |
Melvin Siani | OL | Temple |
Langston Hardy | DE | UConn |
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 |
Jayden Loving | DL | Western Kentucky |
Sascha Garcia | DB | William & Mary |
Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
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August 29 | Kennesaw State * | ||
September 6 | Western Carolina * |
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September 11 | NC State |
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October 25 | at Oregon State * | ||
November 22 | Delaware * |
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TBA | Georgia Tech |
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TBA | North Carolina |
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TBA | SMU |
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TBA | at Duke | ||
TBA | at Florida State | ||
TBA | at Virginia | ||
TBA | at Virginia Tech | ||
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
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Owls | 0 | ||
Demon Deacons | 0 |
at Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Game information |
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Statistics | KSU | WF |
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Kennesaw State | Passing | ||
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Wake Forest | Passing | ||
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
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Catamounts | 0 | ||
Demon Deacons | 0 |
at Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Game information |
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Statistics | WCU | WF |
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Western Carolina | Passing | ||
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Wake Forest | Passing | ||
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Receiving |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
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Demon Deacons | 0 | ||
Beavers | 0 |
at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, Oregon
Game information |
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Statistics | WF | OSU |
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Passing: comp–att–int | ||
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Time of possession |
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Wake Forest | Passing | ||
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Oregon State | Passing | ||
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Receiving |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
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Fightin' Blue Hens | 0 | ||
Demon Deacons | 0 |
at Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Game information |
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Statistics | DEL | WF |
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Passing: comp–att–int | ||
Turnovers | ||
Time of possession |
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Delaware | Passing | ||
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Wake Forest | Passing | ||
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Receiving |
Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium is a football stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The stadium is just west of Gene Hooks Field at Wake Forest Baseball Park, home of the Wake Forest baseball team. It is primarily used for American football, and is the home field of the Wake Forest University Demon Deacons. The stadium opened in 1968 and holds 31,500 people. It is the smallest football stadium, by permanent capacity, in both the ACC and in all Power Five conferences. Previously known as Groves Stadium, in September 2007, Wake Forest University and BB&T, which was headquartered in Winston-Salem, announced a 10-year deal to officially rename the stadium BB&T Field starting with the first 2007 home game against Nebraska. The deal was part of a larger development process to secure funds for stadium renovations and upgrades. On July 8, 2020, the name of the stadium was changed to Truist Field at Wake Forest following a merger between BB&T and SunTrust. On June 21, 2023, the stadium name was changed to Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium after Allegacy became an official banking partner with Wake Forest Athletics.
The 2011 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team represented Wake Forest University during the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Jim Grobe, who was coaching his eleventh season at the school, and played its home games at BB&T Field. Wake Forest competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference, as they have since the league's inception in 1953, and are in the Atlantic Division. They finished the season 6–7, 5–3 in ACC play to finish in a tie for second place in the Atlantic Division. They were invited to the Music City Bowl where they were defeated by Mississippi State 17–23.
The 2012 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team represented Wake Forest University during the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Jim Grobe, who was coaching his twelfth season at the school, and played its home games at BB&T Field. Wake Forest competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference, as they have since the league's inception in 1953, and are in the Atlantic Division.
The 2013 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team represented Wake Forest University during the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Jim Grobe, who coached his 13th season at the school, and played its home games at BB&T Field. Wake Forest competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference, as they have since the league's inception in 1953, and were in the Atlantic Division. They finished the season 4–8, 2–6 in ACC play to finish in sixth place in the Atlantic Division.
The 2014 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team represented Wake Forest University during the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Dave Clawson, who was coaching his first season at the school, and played its home games at BB&T Field. Wake Forest competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference as part of the Atlantic Division, as they have since the league's inception in 1953. They finished the season 3–9, 1–7 in ACC play to finish in a tie for sixth place in the Atlantic Division.
The 2015 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team represented Wake Forest University during the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team is coached by Dave Clawson, who is coaching his second season at the school, and plays its home games at BB&T Field. Wake Forest competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference as part of the Atlantic Division, as they have since the league's inception in 1953. They finished the season 3–9, 1–7 in ACC play to finish in sixth place in the Atlantic Division.
The 2016 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team represented Wake Forest University during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Dave Clawson, who was in his third season at the school, and played its home games at BB&T Field. Wake Forest competed in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference, as they have since the league's inception in 1953. They finished the season 7–6, 3–5 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the Atlantic Division. They were invited to the Military Bowl where they defeated Temple.
The 2017 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team represented Wake Forest University during the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Dave Clawson, and played their home games at BB&T Field. Wake Forest competed in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference as they have since the league's inception in 1953. They finished the season 8–5, 4–4 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for third place in the Atlantic Division. They were invited to the Belk Bowl, where they defeated Texas A&M.
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 2018 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team represented Wake Forest University during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Dave Clawson, and played their home games at BB&T Field. Wake Forest competed in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference as they have since the league's inception in 1953. They finished the season 7–6, 3–5 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fifth place in the Atlantic Division. They were invited to the Birmingham Bowl where they defeated Memphis.
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 2022 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team 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 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by second-year head coach Marcus Freeman, the Fighting Irish compiled a record of 10–3. The season was highlighted by a blowout home win over No. 10 USC and a victory in the Sun Bowl against No. 19 Oregon State. The team played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana and drew an average home attendance of 77,622.
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. The Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team drew an average home attendance of 30,609 in 2023.
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The 2024 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cavaliers were led by Tony Elliott in his third year as head coach and played home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia.
The 2024 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team represented Wake Forest University in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Demon Deacons were led by Dave Clawson in his eleventh and final year as the head coach. The Demon Deacons played their home games at Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
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