Wake Forest Athletic History

athleticsOn October 18, 1888, Wake Forest defeated the University of North Carolina 3-2 in the first college football game played in the state of North Carolina.

Sport Began First Coach Current Coach ACC Titles NCAA Titles
Football 1888 W.C. Dowd Jim Grobe 2 0
Baseball 1891 unknown Tom Walter 7 1
Men's Track 1903 C.C. Crittenden John Millar 0 0
Men's Basketball 1906 J.R.Crozier Jeff Bzdelik 4 0
Men's Cross Country 1923 Hank Garrity John Millar 4 0
Men's Golf 1933 H.M. Poteat Jerry Haas 18 3
Men's Tennis 1954 James Nicholson Jeff Zinn 0 0
Field Hockey 1971 Nora Lynn Finch Jen Averill 2 3
Volleyball 1971 Nora Lynn Finch Heather Kahl Holmes 0 0
Women's Basketball 1971 Nora Lynn Finch Mike Petersen 0 0
Women's Golf 1971 Marge Crisp Dianne Dailey 5 0
Women's Tennis 1972 Nora Lynn Finch Jeff Wyshner 0 0
Women's Cross Country 1976 Bill Dellastatious John Millar 1 0
Men's Soccer 1980 George Kennedy Jay Vidovich 3 1
Women's Track 1983 Ramsay Thomas John Millar 0 0
Women's Soccer 1994 Chris Turner Tony da Luz 1 0