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Encyclopedia > Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Head Coach Jim Grobe
12th Year, 71–67–1
Home Stadium Groves Stadium
Capacity 31,500 - FieldTurf
Conference ACC - Atlantic
First Year 1888
Website WF Sports
Team Records
All-time Record 389–577–33 (.406)
Postseason
Bowl Record		 4–3–0
Awards
Wire National Titles 0
Conference Titles 2 (1970, 2006)
Heisman Winners 0
Pageantry
Colors Old Gold and Black            
Fight song O' Here's to Wake Forest
Mascot Demon Deacon
Marching Band The Spirit of the Old Gold & Black
Rivals Duke Blue Devils
North Carolina Tar Heels
NC State Wolfpack


The Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team represents Wake Forest University in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Wake Forest was ranked in the Top 25 in the nation by the AP Poll during most of the 2006 season. Wake Forest won the 2006 ACC Atlantic Division Title and the 2006 ACC Conference Championship by defeating Georgia Tech 9-6 on December 2 in the ACC Championship Game in Jacksonville, FL. The win sent Wake Forest to the Orange Bowl to play Big East champion Louisville, where they lost to the Cardinals. This made Wake Forest the smallest school to ever compete in the Bowl Championship Series. Of all schools that play Division I FBS football, only Rice and Tulsa have smaller undergraduate enrollments, and Wake Forest has the smallest undergraduate enrollment of any school in the BCS conferences. For his part in the record-setting season, coach Jim Grobe was unanimously selected ACC Coach of the Year, and handily won the AP Coach of the Year award several weeks later. Wake Forest plays its home football games in Groves Stadium. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Jim Grobe (b. ... The stadium hold 31,500 people and the Wake Forest faithful have filled it many times, including games in 2006. ... The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is one of the oldest collegiate athletic leagues in the United States. ... Old Gold is a dark yellow, which varies from light olive or olive brown to deep or strong yellow. ... This article is about the color black; for other uses, see Black (disambiguation). ... The Deamon Deacon riding in on his motorcycle, as has become traditional at many Wake Forest sporting events. ... Duke University is a private coeducational research university located in Durham, North Carolina, USA. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. ... This refers to the athletic teams for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC). The name Tar Heel is also often used to refer to individuals from the state of North Carolina, the Tar Heel State. ... The athletic teams of the North Carolina State University, known as the Wolfpack, compete in 24 intercollegiate varsity sports. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... Wake Forest University is a private, coeducational university located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. ... The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often pronounced N-C-Double-A or N-C-Two-A ) is a voluntary association of about 1,200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ... The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is one of the oldest collegiate athletic leagues in the United States. ... The Associated Press (AP) Poll, along with the USA Today Coaches Poll, ranks the top 25 NCAA Division I college football and basketball teams, weekly. ... The Yellow Jackets is the name used for all of the intercollegiate athletic teams that play for the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia. ... is the 336th day of the year (337th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Orange Bowl is an annual college football game that is usually played on January 1 in the Miami, Florida metro area, in the United States. ... BCS Logo 2006-Present with logo of Television Rightsholder Fox Broadcasting Company The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) is designed to pair the top two teams in college football against each other in the BCS National Championship Game, with the winner being the BCS national champion. ... Lovett Hall William Marsh Rice University (commonly called Rice University and opened in 1912 as The William Marsh Rice Institute for the Advancement of Letters, Science and Art) is a private, comprehensive research university located in Houston, Texas, USA, near the Museum District and adjacent to the Texas Medical Center. ... The University of Tulsa is a private, comprehensive university awarding bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. ... The BCS Conferences are the six major NCAA Division I-A conferences that receive an automatic bid into the Bowl Championship Series every year. ... Jim Grobe (b. ... The stadium hold 31,500 people and the Wake Forest faithful have filled it many times, including games in 2006. ...

Contents

History

Mascot, nicknames and colors

Like many other collegiate school colors and mascots, Wake Forest's traditional "Old Gold & Black" and "Demon Deacon" have distinctive, yet somewhat debated, origins.


As early as 1895, Wake Forest College was using its colors in athletic competition. The school's literary magazine, "The Wake Forest Student," described them in this manner:

"At last, Wake Forest has a college badge. It is a very neat button designed by Mr. John M. Heck and contains a tiger's head over the letters WFC. The colors are in old gold and black." [1]

As the 20th century opened, those colors became frequently associated with the college, particularly its athletic and debate teams. Most historians believe that their adoption comes from the connection with the tiger mascot, and not, as some have proposed, from any association with the Bible.


Sadly, Heck, who is credited by the magazine with the creation of the tiger/old gold and black badge, died of typhoid fever at the age of 19 -- just one year after making a contribution to Wake Forest history that has lasted now for nearly 100 years.


The tiger mascot, however, remained with the school for just more than two decades. Reports indicate that by the early 1920s, the college's nicknames were most commonly noted as the "Baptists," or simply "The Old Gold & Black."


Those were difficult times for the Wake Forest athletic squads. But a gentleman by the name of Hank Garrity took over as head football and basketball coach in 1923 and for a brief period reversed those fortunes. Garrity led the football team, which had never had a winning record in the 1900s, to three straight winning seasons. And in two seasons on the hardwood, his clubs compiled a 33-14 mark.


The current nicknames of the time were not descriptive enough of this new-found athletic spirit, school newspaper editor Mayon Parker ('24) felt. After Wake Forest defeated rival Trinity (now Duke) in Garrity's first football season (1923), Parker first referred to the team as "Demon Deacons," in recognition of what he termed their "devilish" play and fighting spirit.


Wake Forest's news director Henry Belk and Garrity liked the title and began using it extensively. The name has, of course, remained as one of the most unique in America.


Wake Forest head football coaches

Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1888 W.C. Dowd 1 1-0 1.000
1889 W.C. Riddick 1 3-3 .500
1891-93 W.E. Sikes 3 6-2-1 .722
1908 A.P. Hall Jr. 1 1-5 .167
1909 A.T. Myers 1 2-4 .333
1910 Reddy Rowe 1 2-7 .222
1911-13 Frank Thompson 3 5-19 .206
1914-15 W.C. Smith 2 6-10 .375
1916 C.M. Billings 1 3-3 .500
1917 E.T. MacDonnell 1 1-6-1 .188
1918-19 Harry Rabenhorst 2 3-8 .273
1920-21 J.L. White 2 4-15 .211
1922 George Levene 1 3-5-2 .400
1923-25 Hank Garrity 3 19-7-1 .722
1926-27 James A. Baldwin 2 7-10-3 .425
1928 Stanley B. Cofall 1 2-6-2 .300
1929-32 F.S. Miller 4 18-15-4 .541
1933-36 James H. Weaver 4 10-23-1 .309
1937-50 D.C. Walker 14 77-51-6 .597
1951-55 Tom Rogers 5 21-25-4 .460
1956-59 Paul Amen 4 11-26-3 .313
1960-63 Billy Hildebrand 4 7-33 .175
1964-68 Bill Tate 5 17-32-1 .350
1969-71 Cal Stoll 1 15-17 .469
1972 Tom Harper 1 2-9 .182
1973-77 Chuck Mills 5 11-43-1 .209
1978-80 John Mackovic 3 14-20 .412
1981-86 Al Groh 6 26-40 .394
1987-92 Bill Dooley 6 29-36-2 .448
1993-00 Jim Caldwell 7 26-63 .292
2001- Jim Grobe 6 38-34 .527
1888-2006 31 coaches 100 389-576-33 .402

Championships

Conference Championships

Conference Affiliations Israel George Levene or Izzy Levene (May 1, 1885 - November 12, 1930) was the head coach of the Tennessee Volunteers football team from 1907 to 1909. ... Hank Garrity was the head football coach of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons football program from 1923 to 1924. ... James A. Baldwin served as the head football coach at Wake Forest from 1926 to 1927. ... James H. Weaver (1903-1970) was the first commissioner (1957-1970) of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), head football coach (1933-1936) and athletic director (1937-1954) at Wake Forest University. ... Thomas Danger Rogers (January 17, 1803 - March 7, 247) was a Major League Baseball pitcher from 1917 to 1921 for the St. ... Cal Stoll(1923 to 2000) was the head football coach at Wake Forest University from 1969 to 1971. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Al Groh (born July 13, 1944 in New York City, New York) is the current head coach of the University of Virginia college football team and the former head coach of the New York Jets of the NFL. Groh has over 38 years of professional and collegiate coaching experience; This... Bill Dooley at Wake Forest Bill Dooley was a head football coach, most noteably of the University of North Carolina Tar Heels from 1967 to 1977. ... Jim Caldwell is the current quarterback coach for the NFLs Indianapolis Colts. ... Jim Grobe (b. ...

  • 1947: Independent
  • 1948-1950: Dixie Conference
  • 1951-1952: Independent
  • 1953: ACC
Year Conference Overall Record Conference Record
1970 ACC 6-5 6-1
2006 ACC 11-2 7-2
Total conference championships 2

Records

All-time bowl record

Wake Forest has played in just seven bowls in its history and owns a 4-3 record in those games. In 2006, the school earned a bid to its first ever BCS game, with an Orange Bowl match-up against Louisville. The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is one of the oldest collegiate athletic leagues in the United States. ... BCS Logo 2006-Present with logo of Television Rightsholder Fox Broadcasting Company The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) is designed to pair the top two teams in college football against each other in the BCS National Championship Game, with the winner being the BCS national champion. ... Head Coach Steve Kragthorpe 1st Year, 2-0 Home Stadium Papa Johns Cardinal Stadium Capacity 42,000 - FieldTurf Conference Big East First Year 1912 Website UofL Sports Team Records All-time Record 427-405-17 Postseason Bowl Record 6-7-1 Awards Conference Titles 6 Pageantry Colors Red and...

Date Bowl W/L Opponent PF PA
January 1, 1945 Gator Bowl W South Carolina 25 14
January 1, 1948 Dixie Bowl L Baylor 7 20
December 22, 1979 Tangerine Bowl L LSU 10 34
December 31, 1992 Independence Bowl W Oregon 39 35
December 25, 1999 Aloha Bowl W Arizona State 23 3
December 30, 2002 Seattle Bowl W Oregon 38 17
January 2, 2007 Orange Bowl L Louisville 13 24
Total 7 bowl games 4-3

Rivalries

Wake Forest's traditional rivals have been the North Carolina Tar Heels, and the NC State Wolfpack. Unfortunately, both schools have dominated the rivalries, although Wake Forest did win both games in the 2006 edition. Wake's current rival for scheduling purposes are the Duke Blue Devils. WF sometimes referred to as being a part of "Tobacco Road" or the Big Four, terms that refer to the four North Carolina schools that compete heatedly against each other within the ACC. Wake's all-time records against the members of Tobacco Road are 33-67-2 against UNC, 34-60-6 against NCSU, and 32-53-2 against Duke.[1] The Toyota Gator Bowl is an annual college football bowl game that is played at ALLTEL Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida. ... The 2007 edition of the South Carolina Gamecocks football squad, coached by the legendary Steve Spurrier and company, will take the field first on September 1 at Williams-Brice Stadium Spring / Preseason Entering the 2007 season, the future looks bright for the Gamecocks. ... is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Baylor Bears is the name for sports teams of Baylor University. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... Champs Sports Bowl is an annual college football game that is played in Orlando, Florida. ... City Baton Rouge, Louisiana Team Mascot Mike the Tiger Team Colors Purple and gold Head Coach Les Miles Home Stadium Tiger Stadium League/Conference affiliations Independent (1893-1895) Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1896-1921) Southern Conference (1922-1932) Southeastern Conference (1932-present) Western Division (1992-present) Team history All-Time... is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... The PetroSun Independence Bowl is a post-season NCAA-sanctioned Division I college football bowl game that is played annually at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana, so named because it was inaugurated in the United States bicentennial year, 1976. ... The University of Oregon Ducks football team is the best in the Pacific Ten Conference. ... This article is about the year. ... The Aloha Classic is a now_defunct National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I_A college football bowl game played in Honolulu, Hawaii at Aloha Stadium. ... Head Coach Dennis Erickson First Season 0-0 Home Stadium Sun Devil Stadium Capacity 73,379 - Grass Outfitter Nike Conference Affiliation Independent 1897 - 1930 Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association 1931 - 1961 Western Athletic Conference 1962 - 1977 Pacific Ten Conference 1978 - Present Team Records All-Time: 526-329-24 Bowl: 12-10... Also see: 2002 (number). ... The Seattle Bowl was a college football bowl game played in 2001 and 2002 between teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Pacific Ten Conference in Seattle, Washington. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... The Orange Bowl is an annual college football game that is usually played on January 1 in the Miami, Florida metro area, in the United States. ... Head Coach Steve Kragthorpe 1st Year, 2-0 Home Stadium Papa Johns Cardinal Stadium Capacity 42,000 - FieldTurf Conference Big East First Year 1912 Website UofL Sports Team Records All-time Record 427-405-17 Postseason Bowl Record 6-7-1 Awards Conference Titles 6 Pageantry Colors Red and... The North Carolina football team is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. ... As an Atlantic Coast Conference founding member, North Carolina State University competes in 24 intercollegiate varsity sports. ... The 2006 NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) football season, or the college football season, began on August 31, 2006 and, aside from all-star exhibition games that follow, concluded with the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) National Championship Game on January 8, 2007 in Glendale, Arizona, USA, where the... Duke Universitys 26 varsity sports teams, known as the Blue Devils, compete in the Atlantic Coast Conference. ... Tobacco Road is a term that refers to the tobacco producing area of North Carolina, and is often used when referring to sports (particularly basketball) played between rival North Carolina universities. ...

Individual Award Winners

Player

ACC PLAYERS OF THE YEAR

  • Brian Piccolo
  • Jay Venuto 1979
Ryan Plackemeier - 2005
  • ACC Rookie of the Year
  • James McDougald 1976
Riley Skinner - 2006

Coaches

  • ACC Coach of the Year
Paul Amen - 1956
Paul Amen - 1959
Bill Tate - 1964
Cal Stoll - 1970
John Mackovic - 1979
Bill Dooley - 1987
Bill Dooley - 1992
Jim Grobe - 2006
  • Associated Press Coach of the Year
Jim Grobe - 2006
  • Bobby Dodd Award
Jim Grobe - 2006

Current NFL Players

Other Famous Players

External links

  • Wake Forest Sports tradition page

References

  1. ^ Wake Forest Opponents


 

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