List of Wake Forest Demon Deacons football seasons

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With a capacity of 31,500, Truist Field has been the home of Wake Forest football since 1968.

This is a list of seasons completed by the Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team. Representing Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, the Demon Deacons are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference in the NCAA Division I FBS. They play their home games out of Truist Field, and are currently led by head coach Dave Clawson.

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The Demon Deacons began playing football in 1888, competing as an independent for several decades until joining the Southern Conference in 1936. After 17 years in the SoCon, the Deacons joined the ACC as a charter member in 1953, and have competed in the league ever since. Wake Forest won their first ACC championship in 1970, and captured their first Atlantic Division title in 2006, culminating with a victory over Georgia Tech in the 2006 ACC Championship Game. The Demon Deacons have competed in 16 bowl games as of 2021, having won ten, and have currently made a bowl game in six consecutive seasons, which is the longest streak in program history. Wake Forest has finished the season ranked in the AP Poll on five occasions, most recently in the 2021 campaign which was one of the most successful seasons in school history, as Wake posted an 11–3 mark and was the ACC runner-up.

Seasons

Legend

 †National Champions
 † Conference champions
 ‡ Division champions
  ^Bowl game berth/Playoff Result

List of Wake Forest Demon Deacons football seasons [1]
SeasonTeam Head coach ConferenceDivisionRegular season resultsPostseason resultsFinal ranking [2]
OverallConference [3] Bowl game/Playoff result AP Poll Coaches' Poll
WinLossTieWinLossTieFinish
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
1888 1888 W. C. Dowd Independent —100————
1889 1889 W. C. Riddick 330————
1890 1890No teamNo team
1891 1891 E. Walter Sikes 100————
1892 1892 401————
1893 1893 120————
1894 1894No teamNo team
1895 1895 Unknown001————
1908 1908 A. P. Hall Jr. 140————
1909 1909 A. T. Myers 240————
1910 1910 Reddy Rowe 270————
1911 1911 Frank Thompson 350————
1912 1912 260————
1913 1913 080————
1914 1914 Wilbur C. Smith 360————
1915 1915 340————
1916 1916 G. M. Billings 330————
1917 1917 E. T. MacDonnell 161————
1918 1918 Harry Rabenhorst 130————
1919 1919 260————
1920 1920 James L. White 270————
1921 1921 280————
1922 1922 George Levene 352————
1923 1923 Hank Garrity 630————
1924 1924 720————
1925 1925 621————
1926 1926 James A. Baldwin 541————
1927 1927 262————
1928 1928 Stan Cofall 262————
1929 1929 Pat Miller 651————
1930 1930 531————
1931 1931 440————
1932 1932 332————
1933 1933 Jim Weaver 051————
1934 1934 370————
1935 1935 270————
1936 1936 Southern 54023010th———
1937 1937 D. C. Walker 360140T–13th———
1938 1938 4513419th———
1939 1939 730330T–7th———
1940 1940 7304203rd———
1941 1941 5514217th———
1942 1942 6216113rd———
1943 1943 4503204th———
1944 1944 8106102nd———
1945 1945 5314112ndWon 1946 Gator Bowl against South Carolina, 26–14 ^19—
1946 1946 630230T–11th———
1947 1947 64034010th———
1948 1948 6405205thLost 1949 Dixie Bowl against Baylor, 7–20 ^20—
1949 1949 460330T–9th———
1950 1950 6126114th———
1951 1951 Tom Rogers 640530T–7th———
1952 1952 541510T–2nd———
1953 1953 ACC 361230T–3rd———
1954 1954 2711416th———
1955 1955 541331T–4th———
1956 1956 Paul Amen 2531517th———
1957 1957 01000708th———
1958 1958 3702406th———
1959 1959 640430T–4th———
1960 1960 Billy Hildebrand 280250T–6th———
1961 1961 460340T–5th———
1962 1962 01000708th———
1963 1963 1901507th———
1964 1964 Bill Tate 550430T–3rd———
1965 1965 3701508th———
1966 1966 3702406th———
1967 1967 4603405th———
1968 1968 2712316th———
1969 1969 Cal Stoll 3702507th———
1970 1970 †6505101st†———
1971 1971 650230T–3rd———
1972 1972 Tom Harper 290150T–6th———
1973 1973 Chuck Mills 1910517th———
1974 1974 11000607th———
1975 1975 3803304th———
1976 1976 5603303rd———
1977 1977 11000607th———
1978 1978 John Mackovic 11001506th———
1979 1979 840420T–2ndLost 1979 Tangerine Bowl against LSU, 10–34 ^——
1980 1980 560240T–4th———
1981 1981 Al Groh 4701506th———
1982 1982 3800607th———
1983 1983 470150T–6th———
1984 1984 6503304th———
1985 1985 4701608th———
1986 1986 5602508th———
1987 1987 Bill Dooley 740430T–3rd———
1988 1988 641430T–4th———
1989 1989 2811607th———
1990 1990 3800708th———
1991 1991 380160T–7th———
1992 1992 840440T–4thWon 1992 Independence Bowl against Oregon, 39–35 ^2525
1993 1993 Jim Caldwell 2901709th———
1994 1994 3801708th———
1995 1995 11000809th———
1996 [lower-alpha 1] 1996 38178th———
1997 1997 56357th———
1998 1998 38267th———
1999 1999 7535T–5thWon 1999 Aloha Bowl against Arizona State, 23–3 ^——
2000 2000 29178th———
2001 2001 Jim Grobe 65357th———
2002 2002 76357thWon 2002 Seattle Bowl against Oregon, 38–17 ^——
2003 2003 57357th———
2004 2004 4717T–10th———
2005 2005 Atlantic4735T–4th———
2006 2006 ‡113621st‡Lost 2007 Orange Bowl against Louisville, 13–24 ^1817
2007 2007 9453T–2ndWon 2007 Meineke Car Care Bowl against Connecticut, 24–10 ^——
2008 2008 8544T–3rdWon 2008 EagleBank Bowl against Navy, 29–19 ^——
2009 2009 57354th———
2010 2010 39176th———
2011 2011 6753T–2ndLost 2011 Music City Bowl against Mississippi State, 17–23 ^——
2012 2012 57354th———
2013 2013 48266th———
2014 2014 Dave Clawson 3917T–6th———
2015 2015 39176th———
2016 2016 7635T–4thWon 2016 Military Bowl against Temple, 34–26 ^——
2017 2017 8544T–3rdWon 2017 Belk Bowl against Texas A&M, 55–52 ^——
2018 2018 7635T–5thWon 2018 Birmingham Bowl against Memphis, 37–34 ^——
2019 2019 8544T–3rdLost 2019 Pinstripe Bowl against Michigan State, 21–27 ^——
2020 2020 453410thLost 2020 Duke's Mayo Bowl against Wisconsin, 28-42 ^——
2021 2021 113711st‡Won 2021 Gator Bowl against Rutgers, 38-10 ^1514
TotalsAll-time:
480–672–33
(.419)		Conference:
221–363–10
(.380)		—Postseason:
10–6
(.625)		——

Notes

  1. ↑ Overtime rules were added to college football in 1996, thereby eliminating ties.

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References

  1. ↑ "2018 Wake Forest Football Media Guide: Section 7 (Results & Series)" (PDF). WakeForestSports.com. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Wake Forest In the Polls". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 27, 2018. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  3. ↑ "2018 ACC Football Media Guide" (PDF). TheACC.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
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