Deacs Begin Spring Ball
3/16/2023 12:35:00โฏPM | Football
The Demon Deacon football team returned to the practice field Wednesday morning to begin their preparations for the 2023 season.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. โ The Wake Forest football team took their first steps onto the Doc Martin Practice Field for 2023 spring ball Thursday morning.
The Demon Deacons recently completed the first quarter of their schedule with the final aWAKEning coming to a close on Wednesday, March 1.ย
The second quarter of the schedule, spring ball, continues over the next month with the culmination of spring coming on Saturday, April 15 with the annual spring game. Kickoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. For those not attending at Truist Field, the game will also air on ACC Network Extra.
After winning their second-straight bowl game and extending the bowl streak to seven-straight seasons, Wake Forest will officially return to the field in 168 days, facing Elon on Opening Night at Truist Field. The exciting schedule features six games at home to see your Demon Deacons.
Claim your spot to see the Deacs at GoDeacs.com/Tickets.
Wake Forest Football Overview
The Demon Deacons defeated Southeastern Conference representative Missouri 27-17 in the Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla. on Dec. 23, 2022. The win marked Wake Forest's fifth in the last seven years since the Deacs began the Atlantic Coast Conference's second-longest bowl streak and the country's tied for the 10th-longest back in 2016.ย
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During the Deacs current run of bowl appearances, Wake Forest has defeated two SEC teams (Texas A&M, 2017; Missouri, 2022) and a Big Ten team (Rutgers).ย
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Head coach Dave Clawson's five bowl victories, which is the most in school history, ranks tied for fifth in ACC history for postseason wins. Clawson ranks behind Bobby Bowden (Florida State, 11), Dabo Swinney (Clemson, 11), Frank Beamer (Virginia Tech, 6) and Danny Ford (Clemson, 6). Meanwhile, he is now tied with Jimbo Fisher (Florida State, 5) and Ralph Friedgen (Maryland, 5).
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The 2022 Wake Forest football team (8-5 Overall) was just the 10th in program history to win eight games in a season in the 115-year history of the program. Four of the 10 eight-win seasons have come in the Dave Clawson era (40 percent).
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Since the start of the 2016 season, the Deacs are tied for the second-most wins in the ACC not counting the COVID-shortened 2020 season entering bowl season. Additionally over the last five years, the Deacs have the second-most wins in a single five-year period.
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With that, the Deacs have set a new standard for success in the win column with a record of 19-8 over the last two seasons. The 19 wins in a two-year period are the second most in school history and three away from the program record of 21 set in 2006 & 2007. Additionally, Wake Forest's 19-8 record is tied for the ninth-best mark in all of Power-5 in the last two seasons.
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Offensively, Wake Forest finished the 2022 season averaging 36.1 points per game, helping the Deacs post its sixth consecutive season of averaging 30 or more points a game. This is the longest active streak and the fourth longest in ACC history. Additionally, the Deacons threw for a program record 43 touchdowns during the 2022 season.
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Under Warren Ruggiero and Dave Clawson's tutelage, the last three starting quarterbacks at Wake Forest have earned All-ACC honors when they were a starter (John Wolford, 2017; Jamie Newman, 2019; Sam Hartman, 2021 & 2022).
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Finally, Wake Forest is an astounding 20-4 at home since the start of the 2019 season thanks to the incredible atmosphere created by Wake Forest's fans and students inside Truist Field over the past few seasons.
The Demon Deacons recently completed the first quarter of their schedule with the final aWAKEning coming to a close on Wednesday, March 1.ย
First quarter completed ๐๏ธโโ๏ธ
— Wake Forest Football (@WakeFB) March 15, 2023
Second quarter starts tomorrow ๐ pic.twitter.com/RSdp2D4lQe
The second quarter of the schedule, spring ball, continues over the next month with the culmination of spring coming on Saturday, April 15 with the annual spring game. Kickoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. For those not attending at Truist Field, the game will also air on ACC Network Extra.
See you in two months at ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐, Deacon Nation ๐ฉ#GoDeacs ๐ฉ pic.twitter.com/ImWLOYC4IZ
— Wake Forest Football (@WakeFB) February 15, 2023
After winning their second-straight bowl game and extending the bowl streak to seven-straight seasons, Wake Forest will officially return to the field in 168 days, facing Elon on Opening Night at Truist Field. The exciting schedule features six games at home to see your Demon Deacons.
Claim your spot to see the Deacs at GoDeacs.com/Tickets.
2023 is locked in ๐ค๐๐ฉ
— Wake Forest Football (@WakeFB) January 31, 2023
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๐๏ธ: https://t.co/3U2mK5GJwi pic.twitter.com/LpglrFmfH4
Wake Forest Football Overview
The Demon Deacons defeated Southeastern Conference representative Missouri 27-17 in the Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla. on Dec. 23, 2022. The win marked Wake Forest's fifth in the last seven years since the Deacs began the Atlantic Coast Conference's second-longest bowl streak and the country's tied for the 10th-longest back in 2016.ย
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During the Deacs current run of bowl appearances, Wake Forest has defeated two SEC teams (Texas A&M, 2017; Missouri, 2022) and a Big Ten team (Rutgers).ย
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Head coach Dave Clawson's five bowl victories, which is the most in school history, ranks tied for fifth in ACC history for postseason wins. Clawson ranks behind Bobby Bowden (Florida State, 11), Dabo Swinney (Clemson, 11), Frank Beamer (Virginia Tech, 6) and Danny Ford (Clemson, 6). Meanwhile, he is now tied with Jimbo Fisher (Florida State, 5) and Ralph Friedgen (Maryland, 5).
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The 2022 Wake Forest football team (8-5 Overall) was just the 10th in program history to win eight games in a season in the 115-year history of the program. Four of the 10 eight-win seasons have come in the Dave Clawson era (40 percent).
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Since the start of the 2016 season, the Deacs are tied for the second-most wins in the ACC not counting the COVID-shortened 2020 season entering bowl season. Additionally over the last five years, the Deacs have the second-most wins in a single five-year period.
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With that, the Deacs have set a new standard for success in the win column with a record of 19-8 over the last two seasons. The 19 wins in a two-year period are the second most in school history and three away from the program record of 21 set in 2006 & 2007. Additionally, Wake Forest's 19-8 record is tied for the ninth-best mark in all of Power-5 in the last two seasons.
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Offensively, Wake Forest finished the 2022 season averaging 36.1 points per game, helping the Deacs post its sixth consecutive season of averaging 30 or more points a game. This is the longest active streak and the fourth longest in ACC history. Additionally, the Deacons threw for a program record 43 touchdowns during the 2022 season.
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Under Warren Ruggiero and Dave Clawson's tutelage, the last three starting quarterbacks at Wake Forest have earned All-ACC honors when they were a starter (John Wolford, 2017; Jamie Newman, 2019; Sam Hartman, 2021 & 2022).
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Finally, Wake Forest is an astounding 20-4 at home since the start of the 2019 season thanks to the incredible atmosphere created by Wake Forest's fans and students inside Truist Field over the past few seasons.
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