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Mark Your Calendars! Wake Forest Game Times Announced for Early-Season Contests

5/26/2022 2:30:00 PM | Football

The Demon Deacons learned their kickoff times for the first three games of the 2022 season.

Season Tickets | Four Pack Ticket Packages 

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Get excited, Deacon Nation! Kickoff for the 2022 Wake Forest football season is less than 100 days away and the Atlantic Coast Conference and ESPN/ACC Network announced the kickoff times for Wake Forest's first three games of the season on Thursday afternoon.

The Demon Deacons are set to host VMI on Opening Night, Presented by Pepsi at ACC Network on Thursday, Sept. 1 on 7:30 p.m. ET. 

Week two on Saturday, Sept. 10 features a SEC Network kickoff at Vanderbilt on Noon ET. 

The Deacs return home a week later to Truist Field, hosting Liberty on Saturday, Sept. 17, which is scheduled for a 5:00 p.m. ET start on ACC Network.

Date

Time

Opponent

Network

Thursday, Sept. 1

7:30 p.m. ET

VMI

ACC Network

Saturday, Sept. 10

Noon ET

at Vanderbilt

SEC Network

Saturday, Sept. 17

5:00 p.m. ET

Liberty

ACC Network

Riding the ACC's second-longest streak consecutive bowl game streak and capturing Gator Bowl and ACC Atlantic titles in 2021, Wake Forest football will begin the 2022 season with national primetime exposure with ACC Network/SEC Network now set for the Demon Deacons' first three contests.

Fans can secure their seats for the first two home contests through Wake Forest's innovative and affordable four-pack of tickets. Ticket locations are on the east side of the stadium and include an LJVM Coliseum lot parking pass. 

Four-pack tickets are also available for the Demon Deacons home games against Army ($79), Boston College ($69) and Syracuse ($69).

The Wake Forest and Winston-Salem community has shown its excitement to come back together and enjoy an exciting ACC and Wake Forest college football season inside Truist Field. Season tickets sales are at historic pace, the most sold year to date since the 2011 season. Additionally, there are very limited quantities for the Flow/Lexus Club and the Touchdown Club. Premium club tables in McCreary Tower and the Touchdown Club are sold out. 

These four-pack prices will increase on June 15 and season tickets for Wake Forest Football begin at only $125. The quickest and most efficient way to order tickets is to visit GoDeacs.com/Tickets and purchase online or call the Wake Forest Ticket Office at 336-758-3322 ext. 1. Office hours are Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

DEACTOWN Fan Zone, Presented by North Carolina Farm Bureau Insurance 

Opening Night festivities begin at the DEACTOWN Fan Zone on the lawn outside McCreary Tower. DEACTOWN Fan Zone is a great destination for all fans with premium tailgating options, live music, video screens, local drink options, fun and a variety of food trucks.  Children will be entertained with inflatable games, balloon artist, face painters and more!

The DEACTOWN Fan Zone will open three hours prior to the game and close 45 minutes before kickoff as fans make their way inside Truist Field to see the Deacons take on the Monarchs! 

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