2020 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

The 2020 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team represented Wake Forest University during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by seventh-year head coach Dave Clawson, and played their home games at Truist Field at Wake Forest in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

2020 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2020 record4–5 (3–4 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorWarren Ruggiero (7th season)
Defensive coordinatorLyle Hemphill (2nd season)
Home stadiumTruist Field at Wake Forest
(Capacity: 31,500, FieldTurf)
2020 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 5 Notre Dame y^  9 0     10 2  
No. 3 Clemson y$^  8 1     10 2  
No. 22 Miami (FL)  7 2     8 3  
No. 18 North Carolina  7 3     8 4  
NC State  7 3     8 4  
Boston College  5 5     6 5  
Pittsburgh  5 5     6 5  
Virginia Tech  5 5     5 6  
Virginia  4 5     5 5  
Wake Forest  3 4     4 5  
Georgia Tech  3 6     3 7  
Louisville  3 7     4 7  
Florida State  2 6     3 6  
Duke  1 9     2 9  
Syracuse  1 9     1 10  
Championship: Clemson 34, Notre Dame 10
  • ^ College Football Playoff participant
  • $ Conference champion
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll.

Schedule

Wake Forest had games scheduled against Appalachian State, Old Dominion, Villanova, Duke, Miami, Norte Dame, and Florida State which were all canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 12 7:30 p.m. No. 1 Clemson ABC L 13–37 68
September 19 8:00 p.m. at NC State ACCN L 42–45 350
October 2 7:00 p.m. Campbell*
  • Truist Field at Wake Forest
  • Winston-Salem, NC
ACCN W 66–14 2,058
October 17 4:00 p.m. Virginia
  • Truist Field at Wake Forest
  • Winston-Salem, NC
ACCN W 40–23 2,186
October 24 3:30 p.m. No. 19 Virginia Tech
  • Truist Field at Wake Forest
  • Winston-Salem, NC
ACCRSN W 23–16 2,135
October 31 Noon at Syracuse ACCN W 38–14 0
November 14 Noon at North Carolina ACCN L 53–59 3,535
December 12 Noon at Louisville ACCN L 21–45 10,959
December 30 Noon Wisconsin* ESPN L 28–42 1,500

The ACC released their schedule on July 29, with specific dates selected at a later date.[1]

References

  1. "ACC Announces Plans for Football and Fall Olympic Sports". TheACC.com. July 29, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  2. Singelais, Mark (16 July 2020). "Reports: CAA football won't play this fall". Times Union. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
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