List of Wake Forest Demon Deacons bowl games

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]

Bowl games

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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

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  1. ^ Statistics correct as of 2011–12 NCAA football bowl games.
  2. ^ Results are sortable first by whether the result was a Wake Forest win, loss or tie and then second by the margin of victory.
  3. ^ Links to the season article for the Wake Forest team that competed in the bowl for that year.
  4. ^ 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

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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
  1. ^ a b Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 29
  2. ^ Bowl/All-Star Game Records, pp. 32–38