Opportunity Awaits: Demon Deacons 2024 Schedule Set; Future Non-Conference Opponents Announced
1/10/2024 10:00:00 AM | Football
Opening Night at Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium this fall will take place on Thursday, Aug. 29 when the Demon Deacons host North Carolina A&T.
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Deacon Nation and the entire Winston-Salem and Triad Community can begin making their plans for the 2024 football season now following Wake Forest's announcement on Tuesday of its full list of opponents for this fall, including home game dates for three non-conference games.
2024 Opening Night at Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium is set for Thursday, Aug. 29 as the Demon Deacons will take on North Carolina A&T. It will mark the first meeting against the Aggies since 2004 and just the second meeting all-time. Additionally, Wake Forest will host Ole Miss on Saturday, Sept. 14 and Louisiana on Saturday, Sept. 28.
The Deacs will play their final non-conference game of the regular season at UConn on Saturday, Oct. 19.
As previously announced on Oct. 30, 2023, Wake Forest will host Clemson, Duke, Virginia and Cal-Berkeley this fall. Meanwhile, the Deacs will hit the road for ACC away games at Stanford, NC State, North Carolina and Miami.
"We are fired up to confirm an exciting seven game 2024 home schedule for Wake Forest football in Allegacy Stadium," director of athletics John Currie said. "To start by hosting our Triad partner N.C. A&T is a great honor and we look forward to welcoming Aggie fans to Winston-Salem for Opening Night at Allegacy Stadium on Thursday, August 29. Ole Miss is likely to be ranked in the preseason top 10 and I know our fans have been looking forward to that September 14 game for years. And, because of Army's move to the American Athletic Conference we had to do some juggling and I appreciate associate athletic director Jordan Jarry's excellent work to bring traditional Sun Belt Conference power Louisiana to Winston-Salem on September 28. UConn AD David Benedict showed gracious partnership in agreeing to a site flip of our previously scheduled series and we'll now visit Hartford and Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field on October 19, which will be a great opportunity for northeast Wake fans to catch the Deacs on the road. With our ACC home opponents Virginia, Cal-Berkeley, Clemson, and Duke rounding out our home schedule, I appreciate our fans making plans now to purchase season tickets and help create the Best Fan Experience in North Carolina in Allegacy Stadium this fall!"
In addition to all opponents now being finalized, Wake Forest football has announced several non-conference contests that will take place over the next six seasons, including five season-openers. With that, the program has already announced a home-and-home series against SEC opponent Ole Miss (2024-2025), as well as Big Ten schools Purdue (2026, 2028) and Maryland (2030-2031).
Thanks to the leadership of Coach Dave Clawson and his staff, along with talented play on the field by Wake Forest's student-athletes, the Demon Deacons are an astounding 23-7 at home inside Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium since 2019. Additionally, the Deacs have been fueled by tremendous and passionate crowds, including record-breaking student attendance over the past few years.
Future Non-Conference Schedules
Season tickets are the best way for fans to optimize the value of all of Allegacy Stadium's seating options and pricing. There are multiple exclusive benefits and renewal prizes for those who purchase season tickets that include access to the team, tickets to various away football games and much more.
Wake Forest Athletics is excited to raise the standard of success and looking forward to an exciting 2024 season. Currently a season ticket holder from this past year? Renew your tickets for the season by clicking here. Looking to become a season ticket holder? Season tickets are available starting at just $149. Call the ticket office today at 336.758.3322 ext. 1 or visit godeacs.com/tickets to secure your seat for the upcoming season.
Wake Forest Football Overview
Under the leadership of head coach Dave Clawson, Wake Forest has had historic success as a program.
Since the start of the 2016 season, the Deacs have the third-most wins in the ACC not counting the COVID-shortened 2020 season.
The Demon Deacons are in the winningest stretch of football in their program's history with the 35 wins from the 2019-23 season ranking fifth in a five-year span in program history.
With record-setting crowds, multiple sellouts and the best student attendance in school history, playing at home over the past five seasons has given Wake Forest a huge edge. The Demon Deacons hold a 23-7 (.767) record in home contests since the start of the 2019 season which included a program-record 11-game winning streak spanning from the 2020 to 2022 seasons. The 76.7 percent win rate ranks second in the ACC during that time period.
The Demon Deacons recorded their ninth sellout since 2021 and fourth of the season when Florida State came to Winston-Salem on Oct. 28, 2023.
Since 2016, the Demon Deacons have found a winning formula in one-score ball games, capturing three or more wins by one score in five of those seasons with a total of 21 wins in 38 such games. The Deacs hold the fourth-best winning percentage in those games since 2016 in the ACC.
All the aforementioned victories are due to having great players who perform well each week. The Deacs 54 All-ACC honors is the fifth most overall in the ACC since the 2019 season and Wake Forest is one of just six schools to have more than 50 honorees in that time span.
One player that garnered All-ACC honors last fall is junior defensive end Jasheen Davis as he has recorded at least 0.5 tackles-for-loss in the 20 of his last 21 games. Over the last two seasons, Davis has collected 30.0 tackles for loss and 14.5 sacks. With 7.5 sacks in 2023, Davis has now tallied 20.0 sacks in his career and that ranks fifth in program history.
Offensively since the start of the 2017 season, Wake Forest's 198 touchdown passes are the most of any school in the ACC and that total is 13th nationally during that span. Additionally during that span, the Deacs 361 total touchdowns are the third-most in the ACC and 21st nationally. North Carolina (192) and Clemson (181) trail the Deacs in passing touchdowns during that span. The Tigers enter the final week of the regular season with 448 total touchdowns and the Tar Heels rank second with 366. Wake Forest's 94 touchdown passes from 2021-23 ranks eighth nationally in that time period and is seven more than any other ACC team (North Carolina, 87).
During the Deacs run of bowl appearances from 2016-22, Wake Forest has defeated two SEC teams (Texas A&M, 2017; Missouri, 2022) and a Big Ten program (Rutgers, 2021). 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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As fans have questions, feedback or ideas, Wake Forest Athletics encourages you to email wfsports@wfu.edu with those thoughts.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Deacon Nation and the entire Winston-Salem and Triad Community can begin making their plans for the 2024 football season now following Wake Forest's announcement on Tuesday of its full list of opponents for this fall, including home game dates for three non-conference games.
2024 Opening Night at Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium is set for Thursday, Aug. 29 as the Demon Deacons will take on North Carolina A&T. It will mark the first meeting against the Aggies since 2004 and just the second meeting all-time. Additionally, Wake Forest will host Ole Miss on Saturday, Sept. 14 and Louisiana on Saturday, Sept. 28.
The Deacs will play their final non-conference game of the regular season at UConn on Saturday, Oct. 19.
As previously announced on Oct. 30, 2023, Wake Forest will host Clemson, Duke, Virginia and Cal-Berkeley this fall. Meanwhile, the Deacs will hit the road for ACC away games at Stanford, NC State, North Carolina and Miami.
"We are fired up to confirm an exciting seven game 2024 home schedule for Wake Forest football in Allegacy Stadium," director of athletics John Currie said. "To start by hosting our Triad partner N.C. A&T is a great honor and we look forward to welcoming Aggie fans to Winston-Salem for Opening Night at Allegacy Stadium on Thursday, August 29. Ole Miss is likely to be ranked in the preseason top 10 and I know our fans have been looking forward to that September 14 game for years. And, because of Army's move to the American Athletic Conference we had to do some juggling and I appreciate associate athletic director Jordan Jarry's excellent work to bring traditional Sun Belt Conference power Louisiana to Winston-Salem on September 28. UConn AD David Benedict showed gracious partnership in agreeing to a site flip of our previously scheduled series and we'll now visit Hartford and Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field on October 19, which will be a great opportunity for northeast Wake fans to catch the Deacs on the road. With our ACC home opponents Virginia, Cal-Berkeley, Clemson, and Duke rounding out our home schedule, I appreciate our fans making plans now to purchase season tickets and help create the Best Fan Experience in North Carolina in Allegacy Stadium this fall!"
In addition to all opponents now being finalized, Wake Forest football has announced several non-conference contests that will take place over the next six seasons, including five season-openers. With that, the program has already announced a home-and-home series against SEC opponent Ole Miss (2024-2025), as well as Big Ten schools Purdue (2026, 2028) and Maryland (2030-2031).
Thanks to the leadership of Coach Dave Clawson and his staff, along with talented play on the field by Wake Forest's student-athletes, the Demon Deacons are an astounding 23-7 at home inside Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium since 2019. Additionally, the Deacs have been fueled by tremendous and passionate crowds, including record-breaking student attendance over the past few years.
Future Non-Conference Schedules
- A first-time clash with Kennesaw State of Conference USA is slated as the season opener for the Deacs in 2025, and the University of Delaware will visit Allegacy Stadium on Sept. 27 in its inaugural season at the FBS level.
- Meetings with in-state foes Campbell and Elon will serve as the openers in 2027 and 2028, respectively. UConn will make its first trip to Winston-Salem since 2003 on Sept. 16 during the 2028 season to complete the home-and-home series.
- Finally, the 2029 campaign will kickoff against Norfolk State. It will mark the second all-time meeting between the two schools after the inaugural clash in 2021.
- Breakdown for confirmed future non-conference opponents (some previously announced):
- 2024
- Thursday, Aug. 29 – vs. NC A&T (Opening Night at Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium)
- Saturday, Sept. 14 – vs. Ole Miss
- Saturday, Sept. 28 – vs. Louisiana
- Saturday, Oct.19 – at UConn
- 2025
- Aug. 28-30 – vs. Kennesaw State (Opening Night at Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium)
- Exact date to be determined prior to complete 2025 schedule release from the ACC.
- Sept. 6 – vs. Western Carolina
- Sept. 13 – at Ole Miss
- Sept. 27 – vs. Delaware
- Aug. 28-30 – vs. Kennesaw State (Opening Night at Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium)
- 2026 - 2031 Currently scheduled home opponents (subject to change) include:
- Army, East Carolina, Elon, UConn, Campbell, Tulane, Purdue, Norfolk State, Georgia State, Maryland.
- Future matchups with Notre Dame will be announced by the ACC.
Season tickets are the best way for fans to optimize the value of all of Allegacy Stadium's seating options and pricing. There are multiple exclusive benefits and renewal prizes for those who purchase season tickets that include access to the team, tickets to various away football games and much more.
Wake Forest Athletics is excited to raise the standard of success and looking forward to an exciting 2024 season. Currently a season ticket holder from this past year? Renew your tickets for the season by clicking here. Looking to become a season ticket holder? Season tickets are available starting at just $149. Call the ticket office today at 336.758.3322 ext. 1 or visit godeacs.com/tickets to secure your seat for the upcoming season.
Wake Forest Football Overview
Under the leadership of head coach Dave Clawson, Wake Forest has had historic success as a program.
Since the start of the 2016 season, the Deacs have the third-most wins in the ACC not counting the COVID-shortened 2020 season.
The Demon Deacons are in the winningest stretch of football in their program's history with the 35 wins from the 2019-23 season ranking fifth in a five-year span in program history.
With record-setting crowds, multiple sellouts and the best student attendance in school history, playing at home over the past five seasons has given Wake Forest a huge edge. The Demon Deacons hold a 23-7 (.767) record in home contests since the start of the 2019 season which included a program-record 11-game winning streak spanning from the 2020 to 2022 seasons. The 76.7 percent win rate ranks second in the ACC during that time period.
The Demon Deacons recorded their ninth sellout since 2021 and fourth of the season when Florida State came to Winston-Salem on Oct. 28, 2023.
Since 2016, the Demon Deacons have found a winning formula in one-score ball games, capturing three or more wins by one score in five of those seasons with a total of 21 wins in 38 such games. The Deacs hold the fourth-best winning percentage in those games since 2016 in the ACC.
All the aforementioned victories are due to having great players who perform well each week. The Deacs 54 All-ACC honors is the fifth most overall in the ACC since the 2019 season and Wake Forest is one of just six schools to have more than 50 honorees in that time span.
One player that garnered All-ACC honors last fall is junior defensive end Jasheen Davis as he has recorded at least 0.5 tackles-for-loss in the 20 of his last 21 games. Over the last two seasons, Davis has collected 30.0 tackles for loss and 14.5 sacks. With 7.5 sacks in 2023, Davis has now tallied 20.0 sacks in his career and that ranks fifth in program history.
Offensively since the start of the 2017 season, Wake Forest's 198 touchdown passes are the most of any school in the ACC and that total is 13th nationally during that span. Additionally during that span, the Deacs 361 total touchdowns are the third-most in the ACC and 21st nationally. North Carolina (192) and Clemson (181) trail the Deacs in passing touchdowns during that span. The Tigers enter the final week of the regular season with 448 total touchdowns and the Tar Heels rank second with 366. Wake Forest's 94 touchdown passes from 2021-23 ranks eighth nationally in that time period and is seven more than any other ACC team (North Carolina, 87).
During the Deacs run of bowl appearances from 2016-22, Wake Forest has defeated two SEC teams (Texas A&M, 2017; Missouri, 2022) and a Big Ten program (Rutgers, 2021). 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).
Feedback
As fans have questions, feedback or ideas, Wake Forest Athletics encourages you to email wfsports@wfu.edu with those thoughts.
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