Wake Forest

FBS

Atlantic Coast · Winston Salem, Greensboro-Winston Salem, North Carolina

495-693-31

All-time

0.406

Win %

National titles

Conf titles

Major bowls

Playoff apps

Weeks at #1

Heismans

Greatest games

Wake Forest's top games of all time by Game Score.

#	Date	Season	Bowl	Match	Designation	Game Score
1	Jan 2, 2007	2006	Orange Bowl	#15 Wake Forest 13-24 #5 Louisville Dolphins Stadium, Miami, Florida Major Bowl	Major Bowl	0.67
2	Oct 28, 1950	1950		#17 Wake Forest 12-13 #15 Clemson Groves Stadium, Greensboro, North Carolina Conf Game	Conf Game	0.59
3	Sep 24, 2022	2022		#21 Wake Forest 45-51 #5 Clemson (2OT) BB&T Field, Greensboro-Winston Salem, North Carolina Conf Game	Conf Game	0.58
4	Oct 25, 1947	1947		#11 Wake Forest 6-13 #15 Duke Groves Stadium, Greensboro, North Carolina Conf Game	Conf Game	0.58
5	Sep 29, 1979	1979		Wake Forest 14-17 #16 North Carolina State Carter-Finley Stadium, Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Conf Game	Conf Game	0.57
6	Oct 19, 1946	1946		Wake Forest 6-14 North Carolina State Groves Stadium, Greensboro, North Carolina Conf Game	Conf Game	0.56
7	Oct 3, 1925	1925		Wake Forest 7-7 Davidson Charlotte, North Carolina		0.55
8	Nov 13, 1948	1948		#19 Wake Forest 14-21 #10 Clemson Winston-Salem, North Carolina Conf Game	Conf Game	0.55
9	Oct 11, 1924	1924		Wake Forest 10-8 Washington & Lee Washington & Lee		0.54
10	Sep 17, 2022	2022		#19 Wake Forest 37-36 Liberty BB&T Field, Greensboro-Winston Salem, North Carolina		0.53

Season by season (major seasons)

Year	School	Record	Conference	Div	Conf	Champ App	Conf Champ	AP	Coach	High	Bowl
2026	Wake Forest	0-0	Atlantic Coast
2025	Wake Forest	9-4	Atlantic Coast		4-4						Duke's Mayo Bowl (W)
2024	Wake Forest	4-8	Atlantic Coast		2-6
2023	Wake Forest	4-8	Atlantic Coast		1-7
2022	Wake Forest	8-5	Atlantic Coast	Atlantic	3-5					#11	Gasparilla Bowl (W)
2021	Wake Forest	11-3	Atlantic Coast	Atlantic	7-2	✓		#15	#14	#10	Gator Bowl (W)
2020	Wake Forest	4-5	Atlantic Coast	West	3-4						Duke's Mayo Bowl (L)
2019	Wake Forest	8-5	Atlantic Coast	Atlantic	4-4					#19	Pinstripe Bowl (L)
2018	Wake Forest	7-6	Atlantic Coast	Atlantic	3-5						Birmingham Bowl (W)
2017	Wake Forest	8-5	Atlantic Coast	Atlantic	4-4						Belk Bowl (W)
2016	Wake Forest	7-6	Atlantic Coast	Atlantic	3-5						Military Bowl (W)
2015	Wake Forest	3-9	Atlantic Coast	Atlantic	1-7
2014	Wake Forest	3-9	Atlantic Coast	Atlantic	1-7
2013	Wake Forest	4-8	Atlantic Coast	Atlantic	2-6
2012	Wake Forest	5-7	Atlantic Coast	Atlantic	3-5
2011	Wake Forest	6-7	Atlantic Coast	Atlantic	5-3						Music City Bowl (L)
2010	Wake Forest	3-9	Atlantic Coast	Atlantic	1-7
2009	Wake Forest	5-7	Atlantic Coast	Atlantic	3-5
2008	Wake Forest	8-5	Atlantic Coast	Atlantic	4-4					#16	EagleBank Bowl (W)
2007	Wake Forest	9-4	Atlantic Coast	Atlantic	5-3					#21	Meineke Car Care Bowl (W)
2006	Wake Forest	11-3	Atlantic Coast	Atlantic	6-2	✓	★	#18	#17	#14	Orange Bowl (L)MajorBCS
2005	Wake Forest	4-7	Atlantic Coast	Atlantic	3-5
2004	Wake Forest	4-7	Atlantic Coast		1-7
2003	Wake Forest	5-7	Atlantic Coast		3-5					#20
2002	Wake Forest	7-6	Atlantic Coast		3-5						Seattle Bowl (W)
2001	Wake Forest	6-5	Atlantic Coast		3-5
2000	Wake Forest	2-9	Atlantic Coast		1-7
1999	Wake Forest	7-5	Atlantic Coast		3-5						Aloha Bowl (W)
1998	Wake Forest	3-8	Atlantic Coast		2-6
1997	Wake Forest	5-6	Atlantic Coast		3-5
1996	Wake Forest	3-8	Atlantic Coast		1-7
1995	Wake Forest	1-10	Atlantic Coast		0-8
1994	Wake Forest	3-8	Atlantic Coast		1-7
1993	Wake Forest	2-9	Atlantic Coast		1-7
1992	Wake Forest	8-4	Atlantic Coast		4-4			#25	#25	#25	Independence Bowl (W)
1991	Wake Forest	3-8	Atlantic Coast		1-6
1990	Wake Forest	3-8	Atlantic Coast		0-7
1989	Wake Forest	2-8-1	Atlantic Coast		1-6
1988	Wake Forest	6-4-1	Atlantic Coast		4-3
1987	Wake Forest	7-4	Atlantic Coast		4-3
1986	Wake Forest	5-6	Atlantic Coast		2-5
1985	Wake Forest	4-7	Atlantic Coast		1-6
1984	Wake Forest	6-5	Atlantic Coast		3-4
1983	Wake Forest	4-7	Atlantic Coast		1-6
1982	Wake Forest	3-8	Atlantic Coast		0-6
1981	Wake Forest	4-7	Atlantic Coast		1-5
1980	Wake Forest	5-6	Atlantic Coast		2-4
1979	Wake Forest	8-4	Atlantic Coast		3-2					#14	Tangerine Bowl (L)
1978	Wake Forest	1-10	Atlantic Coast		1-5
1977	Wake Forest	1-10	Atlantic Coast		0-6
1976	Wake Forest	5-6	Atlantic Coast		3-3
1975	Wake Forest	3-8	Atlantic Coast		3-3
1974	Wake Forest	1-10	Atlantic Coast		0-6
1973	Wake Forest	1-9-1	Atlantic Coast		0-5-1
1972	Wake Forest	2-9	Atlantic Coast		1-5
1971	Wake Forest	6-5	Atlantic Coast		2-3
1970	Wake Forest	6-5	Atlantic Coast		5-1		★
1969	Wake Forest	3-7	Atlantic Coast		2-5
1968	Wake Forest	2-7-1	Atlantic Coast		2-3-1
1967	Wake Forest	4-6	Atlantic Coast		3-4
1966	Wake Forest	3-7	Atlantic Coast		2-4
1965	Wake Forest	3-7	Atlantic Coast		1-5
1964	Wake Forest	5-5	Atlantic Coast		4-3
1963	Wake Forest	1-9	Atlantic Coast		1-5
1962	Wake Forest	0-10	Atlantic Coast		0-7
1961	Wake Forest	4-6	Atlantic Coast		3-4
1960	Wake Forest	2-8	Atlantic Coast		2-5
1959	Wake Forest	6-4	Atlantic Coast		4-3
1958	Wake Forest	3-7	Atlantic Coast		2-4
1957	Wake Forest	0-10	Atlantic Coast		0-7
1956	Wake Forest	2-5-3	Atlantic Coast		1-5-1
1955	Wake Forest	5-4-1	Atlantic Coast		3-3-1
1954	Wake Forest	2-7-1	Atlantic Coast		1-4-1
1953	Wake Forest	3-6-1	Atlantic Coast		2-3
1952	Wake Forest	5-4-1	Southern		5-1
1951	Wake Forest	6-4	Southern		5-3
1950	Wake Forest	6-1-2	Southern		6-1-1					#15
1949	Wake Forest	4-6	Southern		3-3					#18
1948	Wake Forest	6-4	Southern		5-2			#20		#18	Dixie Bowl (L)
1947	Wake Forest	6-4	Southern		3-4					#11
1946	Wake Forest	6-3	Southern		2-3					#12
1945	Wake Forest	5-3-1	Southern		4-1-1			#19		#19	Gator Bowl (W)
1944	Wake Forest	8-1	Southern		6-1					#12
1943	Wake Forest	4-5	Southern		3-2
1942	Wake Forest	6-2-1	Southern		6-1-1
1941	Wake Forest	5-5-1	Southern		4-2-1
1940	Wake Forest	7-3	Southern		4-2
1939	Wake Forest	7-3	Southern		3-3
1938	Wake Forest	4-5-1	Southern		3-4-1
1937	Wake Forest	3-6	Southern		1-4
1936	Wake Forest	5-4	Southern		2-3
1935	Wake Forest	2-7	Independent
1934	Wake Forest	3-7	Independent
1933	Wake Forest	0-5-1	Independent
1932	Wake Forest	3-3-2	Independent
1931	Wake Forest	4-4	Independent
1930	Wake Forest	5-3-1	Independent
1929	Wake Forest	6-5-1	Independent
1928	Wake Forest	2-6-2	Independent
1927	Wake Forest	2-6-2	Independent
1926	Wake Forest	5-4-1	Independent
1925	Wake Forest	6-2-1	Independent
1924	Wake Forest	7-2	Independent
1923	Wake Forest	6-3	Independent
1922	Wake Forest	3-5-2	Independent
1921	Wake Forest	2-8	Independent
1920	Wake Forest	2-7	Independent
1919	Wake Forest	2-6	Independent
1918	Wake Forest	1-2	Independent
1917	Wake Forest	1-6-1	Independent
1916	Wake Forest	3-3	Independent
1915	Wake Forest	3-4	Independent
1914	Wake Forest	3-6	Independent
1913	Wake Forest	0-8	Independent
1912	Wake Forest	2-6	Independent
1911	Wake Forest	3-5	Independent
1910	Wake Forest	2-7	Independent
1909	Wake Forest	2-4	Independent
1908	Wake Forest	1-5	Independent

Award winners

7 major award winners and consensus All-Americans.

Year	Player	Pos	Award
2008	Alphonso Smith	DB	Consensus All-American
2008	Aaron Curry	LB	Dick Butkus Award
2007	Steve Justice	OL	Consensus All-American
2006	Jim Grobe	Coach	AFCA Coach of the Year Award
2005	Ryan Plackemeier	P	Consensus All-American
2005	Ryan Plackemeier	P	Ray Guy Award
1976	Bill Armstrong	DB	Consensus All-American