Wake Forest Demon Deacons

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).

Football

Wake Forest Demon Deacons college football

First Season
1888
Team History
Wake Forest Demon Deacons (1924-present) Wake Forest Baptists (1888-1923)
Conference
Atlantic Coast Conference (1953-present) Southern Conference (1936-52) Independent (1888-1935)
Venue
Truist Field at Wake Forest (1968-present) Bowman Gray Stadium (1956-67) Groves Stadium (1940-55) Gore Field (1922-39)
Key People
Players • Coaches

Programs by season

1940s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1940
October 5	vs. Furman	Groves Stadium
1941
October 18	at NC State	Riddick Stadium
1947
October 25	vs. Duke	Groves Stadium
November 8	at Boston College	Braves Field

1950s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1950
November 11	at Duke	Duke Stadium
1951
September 21	at Boston College	Braves Field
1953
September 26	at Duke	Duke Stadium
1954
September 25	at Virginia Tech	Victory Stadium
October 9	vs. Maryland	Bowman Gray Stadium
1955
October 8	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium
1956
October 13	vs. Clemson	Bowman Gray Stadium
1957
October 19	at Duke	Duke Stadium
1958
September 20	vs. Maryland	Bowman Gray Stadium
November 28	at South Carolina	Carolina Stadium

1960s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1960
September 24	vs. Clemson	Bowman Gray Stadium
1962
November 10	at Virginia Tech	Miles Stadium
1963
October 12	at Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium
October 19	at Army	Michie Stadium
1964
October 10	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field
October 24	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium
November 14	at South Carolina	Carolina Stadium
1965
September 18	at Virginia Tech	Victory Stadium
1966
September 24	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium
1967
September 23	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium
September 29	at Houston	Astrodome
1969
September 27	vs. Virginia Tech	Groves Stadium

1970s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1970
September 12	at Nebraska	Memorial Stadium
September 26	at Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium
November 7	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium
1972
October 7	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium
October 14	vs. NC State	Groves Stadium
October 21	vs. North Carolina	Groves Stadium
1973
October 6	at Texas	Memorial Stadium
1974
October 5	at Oklahoma	Owen Field
1975
September 13	at NC State	Carter Stadium
1976
September 4	vs. Virginia Tech	Groves Stadium
September 11	vs. NC State	Groves Stadium
October 16	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium
1977
October 29	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium
1979
September 22	vs. East Carolina	Groves Stadium
October 20	vs. Maryland	Groves Stadium
November 3	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium

1980s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1981
October 31	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium
1982
September 25	vs. Appalachian State	Groves Stadium
October 2	at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium
November 6	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium
1983
October 29	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium
1984
September 22	at NC State	Carter-Finley Stadium
November 3	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium
1988
September 24	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium
October 29	vs. Clemson	Groves Stadium
1989
September 23	at Army	Michie Stadium
October 28	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium

1990s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1991
November 2	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium
1992
December 31	vs. Oregon	Independence Stadium
1994
October 29	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium
1998
September 26	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium

2000s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
2002
December 30	vs. Oregon	Seahawks Stadium
2008
October 9	vs. Clemson	BB&T Field

2010s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
2014
November 6	vs. Clemson	BB&T Field
2016
December 27	vs. Temple	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
2017
December 29	vs. Texas A&M	Bank of America Stadium
2018
December 22	vs. Memphis	Legion Field
2019
December 27	vs. Michigan State	Yankee Stadium

Media guides and yearbooks by season

Media guides

1950s	1959
1960s	1960
1970s	1972
1980s	1982
2000s	2009
2010s	2019

Men's Basketball

Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's college basketball

First Season
1905-06
Team History
Wake Forest Demon Deacons (1905-present)
Conference
Atlantic Coast Conference (1953-present)
Venue
LJVM Coliseum (1989-present) Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum (1956-89) Reynolds Gymnasium (alternate, 1956-89) Greensboro Coliseum (alternate, 1959-89) Gore Gymnasium (1935-56)
Key People
Players • Coaches

Media guides and yearbooks

Media guides

1970s	1972-73