The Wake Forest Demon Deacons college football team competes as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), representing the Wake Forest University in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Since the establishment of the team in 1888, Wake Forest has appeared in 17 bowl games.[1] The latest bowl occurred on December 23, 2022, with Wake Forest defeating Missouri in the 2022 Gasparilla Bowl. The Demon Deacons' overall bowl record is eleven wins and six losses.[1]
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Bowl games
List of bowl games showing bowl played in, score, date, season, opponent, stadium, location, attendance and head coach[A 1] # | Bowl | Score[A 2] | Date | Season[A 3] | Opponent[A 4] | Stadium | Location | Attendance[2] | Head coach |
1 | Gator Bowl | W 26–14 | January 2, 1946 | 1945 | South Carolina Gamecocks | Gator Bowl | Jacksonville | 7,362‡ | Peahead Walker |
2 | Dixie Bowl | L 7–20 | January 1, 1949 | 1948 | Baylor Bears | Legion Field | Birmingham | 20,000 | Peahead Walker |
3 | Tangerine Bowl | L 10–34 | December 22, 1979 | 1979 | LSU Tigers | Orlando Stadium | Orlando | 38,666 | John Mackovic |
4 | Independence Bowl | W 39–35 | December 31, 1992 | 1992 | Oregon Ducks | Independence Stadium | Shreveport | 31,337 | Bill Dooley |
5 | Aloha Bowl | W 23–3 | December 25, 1999 | 1999 | Arizona State Sun Devils | Aloha Stadium | Honolulu | 40,974 | Jim Caldwell |
6 | Seattle Bowl | W 38–17 | December 30, 2002 | 2002 | Oregon Ducks | Seahawks Stadium | Seattle | 38,241 | Jim Grobe |
7 | Orange Bowl | L 13–24 | January 2, 2007 | 2006 | Louisville Cardinals | Dolphin Stadium | Miami Gardens | 74,470 | Jim Grobe |
8 | Meineke Car Care Bowl | W 24–10 | December 29, 2007 | 2007 | Connecticut Huskies | Bank of America Stadium | Charlotte | 53,126 | Jim Grobe |
9 | EagleBank Bowl | W 29–19 | December 20, 2008 | 2008 | Navy Midshipmen | RFK Stadium | Washington | 28,777‡ | Jim Grobe |
10 | Music City Bowl | L 17–23 | December 30, 2011 | 2011 | Mississippi State Bulldogs | LP Field | Nashville | 55,208 | Jim Grobe |
11 | Military Bowl | W 34–26 | December 27, 2016 | 2016 | Temple Owls | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium | Annapolis | 26,656 | Dave Clawson |
12 | Belk Bowl | W 55–52 | December 29, 2017 | 2017 | Texas A&M Aggies | Bank of America Stadium | Charlotte | 32,784 | Dave Clawson |
13 | Birmingham Bowl | W 37–34 | December 22, 2018 | 2018 | Memphis Tigers | Legion Field | Birmingham | 25,717 | Dave Clawson |
14 | Pinstripe Bowl | L 21–27 | December 27, 2019 | 2019 | Michigan State Spartans | Yankee Stadium | The Bronx | 36,895 | Dave Clawson |
15 | Duke's Mayo Bowl | L 28–42 | December 30, 2020 | 2020 | Wisconsin Badgers | Bank of America Stadium | Charlotte | 1,500 | Dave Clawson |
16 | Gator Bowl | W 38–10 | December 31, 2021 | 2021 | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | TIAA Bank Stadium | Jacksonville | 28,508 | Dave Clawson |
17 | Gasparilla Bowl | W 27–17 | December 23, 2022 | 2022 | Missouri Tigers | Raymond James Stadium | Tampa | 34,370 | Dave Clawson |
Notes
- ^ Statistics correct as of 2011–12 NCAA football bowl games.
- ^ Results are sortable first by whether the result was a Wake Forest win, loss or tie and then second by the margin of victory.
- ^ Links to the season article for the Wake Forest team that competed in the bowl for that year.
- ^ Links to the season article for the opponent that Wake Forest competed against in the bowl for that year when available or to their general page when unavailable.
References
- General
- National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "Bowl/All-Star Game Records" (PDF). 2011 NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA.org. Retrieved December 19, 2011.
- Specific
- ^ a b Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 29
- ^ Bowl/All-Star Game Records, pp. 32–38
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