Wake Forest Demon Deacons

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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
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
1980
September 13 vs. Rice Memorial Stadium
October 18 vs. Duke Memorial Stadium
1981
October 31 vs. Wake Forest Memorial Stadium
January 1, 1982 vs. Nebraska Orange Bowl
1982
September 18 vs. Boston College Memorial Stadium
1983
September 10 at Boston College Alumni Stadium
September 24 vs. Georgia Tech Memorial Stadium
October 8 vs. Virginia Memorial Stadium
October 22 vs. NC State Memorial Stadium
October 29 vs. Wake Forest Memorial Stadium
1984
September 8 at Virginia Scott Stadium
November 3 vs. Wake Forest Memorial Stadium
November 24 vs. South Carolina Memorial Stadium
1985
October 5 at Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium
November 16 vs. Maryland Memorial Stadium
1986
October 4 vs. The Citadel Memorial Stadium
November 22 vs. South Carolina Memorial Stadium
December 27 vs. Stanford Gator Bowl
1987
January 1, 1988 vs. Penn State Florida Citrus Bowl
1988
September 3 vs. Virginia Tech Memorial Stadium
September 10 vs. Furman Memorial Stadium
October 22 at NC State Carter-Finley Stadium
October 29 at Wake Forest Groves Stadium
November 5 vs. North Carolina Memorial Stadium
January 2, 1989 vs. Oklahoma Florida Citrus Bowl
1989
September 9 at Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium
October 21 vs. NC State Memorial Stadium
October 28 vs. Wake Forest Memorial Stadium
December 30 vs. West Virginia Gator Bowl

1990s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1990
September 8 at Virginia Scott Stadium
September 29 vs. Duke Memorial Stadium
October 6 vs. Georgia Memorial Stadium
1991
September 28 vs. Georgia Tech Memorial Stadium
October 12 vs. Virginia Memorial Stadium
November 2 vs. Wake Forest Memorial Stadium
January 1, 1992 vs. California Florida Citrus Bowl
1992
September 12 vs. Florida State Memorial Stadium
1993
September 4 vs. UNLV Memorial Stadium
1994
October 29 vs. Wake Forest Memorial Stadium
1995
January 1, 1996 vs. Syracuse Jacksonville Municipal Stadium
1996
November 9 at Virginia Scott Stadium
1997
January 2, 1998 vs. Auburn Georgia Dome
1998
September 26 vs. Wake Forest Memorial Stadium
1999
September 11 vs. Virginia Memorial Stadium
December 30 vs. Mississippi State Georgia Dome

2000s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
2000
September 23 at Virginia Scott Stadium
2001
October 20 vs. North Carolina Memorial Stadium
2005
November 5 vs. Duke Memorial Stadium
2006
December 29 vs. Kentucky LP Field
2008
September 6 vs. The Citadel Memorial Stadium
October 9 at Wake Forest BB&T Field
November 1 at Boston College Alumni Stadium
November 8 at Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium
January 1, 2009 vs. Nebraska Gator Bowl
2009
December 5 vs. Georgia Tech Raymond James Stadium

2010s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
2010
October 9 at North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium
October 10 vs. Maryland Memorial Stadium
December 31 vs. South Florida Bank of America Stadium
2011
December 3 vs. Virginia Tech Bank of America Stadium
2012
November 10 vs. Maryland Memorial Stadium
2013
January 3, 2014 vs. Ohio State Sun Life Stadium
2014
November 6 at Wake Forest BB&T Field
2015
October 17 vs. Boston College Memorial Stadium
December 31 vs. Oklahoma Sun Life Stadium
January 11, 2016 vs. Alabama University of Phoenix Stadium
2016*
September 10 vs. Troy Memorial Stadium
September 17 vs. South Carolina State Memorial Stadium
October 1 vs. Louisville Memorial Stadium
October 15 vs. NC State Memorial Stadium
October 29 at Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium
November 5 vs. Syracuse Memorial Stadium
November 12 vs. Pittsburgh Memorial Stadium
November 26 vs. South Carolina Memorial Stadium
December 3 vs. Virginia Tech Camping World Stadium
December 31 vs. Ohio State University of Phoenix Stadium
January 9, 2017 vs. Alabama Raymond James Stadium
2017
January 1, 2018 vs. Alabama Louisiana Superdome
2018
December 29 vs. Notre Dame AT&T Stadium
January 7, 2019 vs. Alabama Levi's Stadium
2019
December 28 vs. Ohio State State Farm Stadium

Media guides and yearbooks

Media guides

1950s 1957
1960s 1961 • 1964 • 1967 • 1968
1970s 1970 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1979
1980s 1980 • 1982 • 1987
1990s 1996
2010s 2016 • 2017 • 2019
2020s 2020 • 2021

Men's Basketball

Clemson Tigers men's college basketball
First Season
1911-12
Team History
Clemson Tigers (1911-present)
Conference
Atlantic Coast Conference (1953-present)
Southern Conference (1922-52)
SIAA (1911-21)
Venue
Littlejohn Coliseum (1968-present)
Civic Center of Anderson (alternate, 2002)
Bon Secours Wellness Arena (alternate, 2015-16)
Fike Field House (1930-68)
Riggs Field House (1922-30)
YMCA Building (1916-22)
Key People
Players • Coaches


Programs by season

1970s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1977-78
January 11, 1978 vs. Duke Littlejohn Coliseum

1980s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1982-83
1982-83 n/a Littlejohn Coliseum

Media guides and yearbooks

Media guides

1980s 1982-83 • 1984-85
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Former Members South Carolina Gamecocks • Maryland Terrapins
Basketball Venues Littlejohn Coliseum
Football Venues Alumni Stadium • Bobby Dodd Stadium • Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Hard Rock Stadium • Kenan Memorial Stadium • Lane Stadium • Scott Stadium • Stanford Stadium • Wallace Wade Stadium