List of Wake Forest Demon Deacons football seasons
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 BB&T Field, and are currently led by head coach Dave Clawson.
With a capacity of 31,500, BB&T Field has been the home of Wake Forest football since 1968.
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 and only ACC Atlantic Division title in 2006, culminating with a victory over Georgia Tech in the 2006 ACC Championship Game. The Demon Deacons have competed in 13 bowl games as of 2018, having won nine, and have currently made a bowl game in three consecutive seasons, which is tied for the longest streak in program history. Wake Forest has finished the season ranked in the AP Poll on four occasions, most recently in the 2006 campaign which was the most successful season in school history, as Wake posted an 11–3 mark.
Seasons
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| Season | Team | Head coach | Conference | Division | Regular season results | Postseason results | Final ranking[2] | |||||||
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| Overall | Conference[3] | Bowl game/Playoff result | AP Poll | Coaches' Poll | ||||||||||
| Win | Loss | Tie | Win | Loss | Tie | Finish | ||||||||
| Wake Forest Demon Deacons | ||||||||||||||
| 1888 | 1888 | W. C. Dowd | Independent | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1889 | 1889 | W. C. Riddick | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1890 | 1890 | No team | No team | |||||||||||
| 1891 | 1891 | E. Walter Sikes | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1892 | 1892 | 4 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1893 | 1893 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1894 | 1894 | No team | No team | |||||||||||
| 1895 | 1895 | Unknown | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1908 | 1908 | A. P. Hall Jr. | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1909 | 1909 | A. T. Myers | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1910 | 1910 | Reddy Rowe | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1911 | 1911 | Frank Thompson | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1912 | 1912 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1913 | 1913 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1914 | 1914 | Wilbur C. Smith | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1915 | 1915 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1916 | 1916 | G. M. Billings | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1917 | 1917 | E. T. MacDonnell | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1918 | 1918 | Harry Rabenhorst | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1919 | 1919 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1920 | 1920 | James L. White | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1921 | 1921 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1922 | 1922 | George Levene | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1923 | 1923 | Hank Garrity | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1924 | 1924 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1925 | 1925 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1926 | 1926 | James A. Baldwin | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1927 | 1927 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1928 | 1928 | Stan Cofall | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1929 | 1929 | Pat Miller | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1930 | 1930 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1931 | 1931 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1932 | 1932 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1933 | 1933 | Jim Weaver | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1934 | 1934 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1935 | 1935 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1936 | 1936 | Southern | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10th | — | — | — | ||
| 1937 | 1937 | D. C. Walker | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | T–13th | — | — | — | ||
| 1938 | 1938 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9th | — | — | — | |||
| 1939 | 1939 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | T–7th | — | — | — | |||
| 1940 | 1940 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3rd | — | — | — | |||
| 1941 | 1941 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7th | — | — | — | |||
| 1942 | 1942 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3rd | — | — | — | |||
| 1943 | 1943 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4th | — | — | — | |||
| 1944 | 1944 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2nd | — | — | — | |||
| 1945 | 1945 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2nd | Won 1946 Gator Bowl against South Carolina, 26–14 ^ | 19 | — | |||
| 1946 | 1946 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | T–11th | — | — | — | |||
| 1947 | 1947 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10th | — | — | — | |||
| 1948 | 1948 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5th | Lost 1949 Dixie Bowl against Baylor, 7–20 ^ | 20 | — | |||
| 1949 | 1949 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | T–9th | — | — | — | |||
| 1950 | 1950 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4th | — | — | — | |||
| 1951 | 1951 | Tom Rogers | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | T–7th | — | — | — | ||
| 1952 | 1952 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | T–2nd | — | — | — | |||
| 1953 | 1953 | ACC | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | T–3rd | — | — | — | ||
| 1954 | 1954 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6th | — | — | — | |||
| 1955 | 1955 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | T–4th | — | — | — | |||
| 1956 | 1956 | Paul Amen | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7th | — | — | — | ||
| 1957 | 1957 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8th | — | — | — | |||
| 1958 | 1958 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6th | — | — | — | |||
| 1959 | 1959 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | T–4th | — | — | — | |||
| 1960 | 1960 | Billy Hildebrand | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | T–6th | — | — | — | ||
| 1961 | 1961 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | T–5th | — | — | — | |||
| 1962 | 1962 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8th | — | — | — | |||
| 1963 | 1963 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7th | — | — | — | |||
| 1964 | 1964 | Bill Tate | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | T–3rd | — | — | — | ||
| 1965 | 1965 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8th | — | — | — | |||
| 1966 | 1966 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6th | — | — | — | |||
| 1967 | 1967 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5th | — | — | — | |||
| 1968 | 1968 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6th | — | — | — | |||
| 1969 | 1969 | Cal Stoll | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7th | — | — | — | ||
| 1970 | 1970† | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1st† | — | — | — | |||
| 1971 | 1971 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | T–3rd | — | — | — | |||
| 1972 | 1972 | Tom Harper | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | T–6th | — | — | — | ||
| 1973 | 1973 | Chuck Mills | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7th | — | — | — | ||
| 1974 | 1974 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7th | — | — | — | |||
| 1975 | 1975 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4th | — | — | — | |||
| 1976 | 1976 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3rd | — | — | — | |||
| 1977 | 1977 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7th | — | — | — | |||
| 1978 | 1978 | John Mackovic | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6th | — | — | — | ||
| 1979 | 1979 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | T–2nd | Lost 1979 Tangerine Bowl against LSU, 10–34 ^ | — | — | |||
| 1980 | 1980 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | T–4th | — | — | — | |||
| 1981 | 1981 | Al Groh | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6th | — | — | — | ||
| 1982 | 1982 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7th | — | — | — | |||
| 1983 | 1983 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | T–6th | — | — | — | |||
| 1984 | 1984 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4th | — | — | — | |||
| 1985 | 1985 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 8th | — | — | — | |||
| 1986 | 1986 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8th | — | — | — | |||
| 1987 | 1987 | Bill Dooley | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | T–3rd | — | — | — | ||
| 1988 | 1988 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | T–4th | — | — | — | |||
| 1989 | 1989 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7th | — | — | — | |||
| 1990 | 1990 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8th | — | — | — | |||
| 1991 | 1991 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | T–7th | — | — | — | |||
| 1992 | 1992 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | T–4th | Won 1992 Independence Bowl against Oregon, 39–35 ^ | 25 | 25 | |||
| 1993 | 1993 | Jim Caldwell | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 9th | — | — | — | ||
| 1994 | 1994 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 8th | — | — | — | |||
| 1995 | 1995 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9th | — | — | — | |||
| 1996[lower-alpha 1] | 1996 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8th | — | — | — | |||||
| 1997 | 1997 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7th | — | — | — | |||||
| 1998 | 1998 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 7th | — | — | — | |||||
| 1999 | 1999 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | T–5th | Won 1999 Aloha Bowl against Arizona State, 23–3 ^ | — | — | |||||
| 2000 | 2000 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 8th | — | — | — | |||||
| 2001 | 2001 | Jim Grobe | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7th | — | — | — | ||||
| 2002 | 2002 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7th | Won 2002 Seattle Bowl against Oregon, 38–17 ^ | — | — | |||||
| 2003 | 2003 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 7th | — | — | — | |||||
| 2004 | 2004 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 7 | T–10th | — | — | — | |||||
| 2005 | 2005 | Atlantic | 4 | 7 | 3 | 5 | T–4th | — | — | — | ||||
| 2006 | 2006‡ | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1st‡ | Lost 2007 Orange Bowl against Louisville, 13–24 ^ | 18 | 17 | |||||
| 2007 | 2007 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | T–2nd | Won 2007 Meineke Car Care Bowl against Connecticut, 24–10 ^ | — | — | |||||
| 2008 | 2008 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | T–3rd | Won 2008 EagleBank Bowl against Navy, 29–19 ^ | — | — | |||||
| 2009 | 2009 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4th | — | — | — | |||||
| 2010 | 2010 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 6th | — | — | — | |||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | T–2nd | Lost 2011 Music City Bowl against Mississippi State, 17–23 ^ | — | — | |||||
| 2012 | 2012 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4th | — | — | — | |||||
| 2013 | 2013 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 6th | — | — | — | |||||
| 2014 | 2014 | Dave Clawson | 3 | 9 | 1 | 7 | T–6th | — | — | — | ||||
| 2015 | 2015 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 6th | — | — | — | |||||
| 2016 | 2016 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | T–4th | Won 2016 Military Bowl against Temple, 34–26 ^ | — | — | |||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | T–3rd | Won 2017 Belk Bowl against Texas A&M, 55–52 ^ | — | — | |||||
| 2018 | 2018 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | T–5th | Won 2018 Birmingham Bowl against Memphis, 37–34 ^ | — | — | |||||
| 2019 | 2019 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | T–3rd | Lost 2019 Pinstripe Bowl against Michigan State, 21–27 ^ | — | — | |||||
| Totals | All-time: 465–665–33 (.414) |
Conference: 211–358–10 (.373) |
— | Postseason: 9–5 (.643) |
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Notes
- Overtime rules were added to college football in 1996, thereby eliminating ties.
References
- "2018 Wake Forest Football Media Guide: Section 7 (Results & Series)" (PDF). WakeForestSports.com. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- "Wake Forest In the Polls". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- "2018 ACC Football Media Guide" (PDF). TheACC.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
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