Wake Forest to Learn Bowl Destination on Sunday
12/3/2011 12:00:00 AM | Football
Dec. 3, 2011
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - After finishing the 2011 regular season with six wins, the Wake Forest football team is bowl-bound for the first time since 2008. The Demon Deacons will learn their postseason destination on Sunday. Fans can check back to WakeForestSports.com for the official announcement that evening.
Wake Forest finished the season 6-6 overall and 5-3 in the ACC. The Deacons were a win over Clemson away from playing in today's ACC Championship game in Charlotte. Still, Wake Forest finished second in the ACC Atlantic Division, a great improvement from last year's sixth-place showing.
The ACC has eight bowl tie-ins for 2011, and Wake Forest will be heading off to play at one of the conference's bowl partners.
The Deacons are making their first postseason appearance since winning the inaugural EagleBank Bowl (now the Military Bowl) in 2008. Wake Forest has won each of its past two bowl games, as well as five of its past six bowl appearances since the 1992 Independence Bowl.
Current ACC bowl partners that the Deacons have previously played in include the Advocare Independence Bowl (1992), the Discover Orange Bowl (2007), the Belk Bowl (2007 when it was the Meineke Car Care Bowl) and the Military Bowl (2008 when it was the EagleBank Bowl).
Once the Deacons' bowl destination has been set, be sure to check back to WakeForestSports.com for all ticket and travel information.
Wake Forest's Bowl History (6-3 in nine appearances):
1946 Gator Bowl - Wake Forest 26, South Carolina 14
1949 Dixie Bowl - Baylor 20, Wake Forest 7
1979 Tangerine Bowl - LSU 34, Wake Forest 10
1992 Independence Bowl - Wake Forest 39, Oregon 35
1999 Jeep Aloha Bowl - Wake Forest 23, Arizona State 3
2002 Seattle Bowl - Wake Forest 38, Oregon 17
2007 FedEx Orange Bowl - Louisville 24, Wake Forest 13
2007 Meineke Car Care Bowl - Wake Forest 24, Connecticut 10
2008 EagleBank Bowl - Wake Forest 29, Navy 19