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The 2023 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team represented Wake Forest University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Demon Deacons were led by Dave Clawson in his tenth year as head coach. They played their home games at Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina .
Offseason
Players drafted into the NFL
Transfers
Outgoing
[ 2]
Incoming
Schedule
Wake Forest and the ACC announced the 2023 football schedule on January 30, 2023.[ 3] [ 4] The 2023 season will be the conference's first season since 2004 , that its scheduling format just includes one division. The new format sets Wake Forest with three set conference opponents, while playing the remaining ten teams twice in an (home and away) in a four–year cycle. The Demon Deacons three set conference opponents for the next four years is; Duke , Georgia Tech , and Virginia Tech .[ 5] [ 6]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance 7:00 p.m. Elon * ACCN W 37–1730,028
September 9 11:00 a.m. Vanderbilt * Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium Winston-Salem, NC ACCN W 36–2028,363
September 16 12:00 p.m. at Old Dominion * ESPN2 W 27–2418,276
September 23 6:30 p.m. Georgia Tech Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium Winston-Salem, NC The CW L 16–3032,528
October 7 3:30 p.m. at Clemson ACCN L 12–1780,810
October 14 3:30 p.m. at Virginia Tech ACCN L 13–3065,632
October 21 3:30 p.m. Pittsburgh Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium Winston-Salem, NC ACCN W 21–1731,855
October 28 12:00 p.m. No. 4 Florida State Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium Winston-Salem, NC ABC L 16–4131,288
7:30 p.m. at Duke ESPN L 21–2418,277
November 11 2:00 p.m. NC State Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry ) The CW L 6–2629,591
November 18 3:30 p.m. at No. 19 Notre Dame * NBC L 7–4577,622
November 25 2:00 p.m. at Syracuse The CW L 31–3535,018
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Game summaries
Elon
Elon Phoenix at Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Phoenix
0
0
14 3 17
Demon Deacons
10
14
6 7 37
at Truist Field , Winston-Salem, NC
Date : August 31, 2023Game time : TBATV : TBA
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Win Probability
Line
Over/Under
Statistics
ELON
WAKE
First downs
13
22
Total yards
251
427
Rushing yards
104
98
Passing yards
149
327
Turnovers
2
1
Time of possession
31:50
28:10
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Elon
Passing
Justin Allen
18/29, 130 yards, 2 INT
Rushing
Jalen Hampton
15 carries, 89 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Jordan Bonner
7 catches, 58 yards
Wake Forest
Passing
Mitch Griffis
19/30, 329, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Demond Claiborne
13 carries, 70 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Jahmal Banks
6 catches, 108 yards, 1 TD
Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt Commodores at Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Commodores
0
14
0 6 20
Demon Deacons
3
21
3 9 36
at Truist Field , Winston-Salem, NC
Date : September 9, 2023Game time : TBATV : TBA
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Win Probability
Line
Over/Under
Statistics
VAN
WAKE
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Vanderbilt
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Wake Forest
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
References
^ Markowski, Jack (October 19, 2023). "Pitt Panthers Preparing For Wake Forest's RPO-Heavy Offense" . Sports Illustrated . Retrieved October 26, 2023 .
^ "2023 College Football Transfer Portal" . 247Sports . Retrieved December 27, 2022 .
^ "Wake Forest will play three of its first four football games this fall at home" . News & Record. January 30, 2023. Retrieved February 3, 2023 .
^ Bergin, Mark (January 30, 2023). "Here are the 2023 football schedules for NC State, North Carolina and Duke" . WRAL. Retrieved February 3, 2023 .
^ "ACC Announces Football Schedule Model for 2023–26" (Press release). Atlantic Coast Conference. June 28, 2022. Retrieved February 3, 2023 .
^ Murphy, Brian (June 28, 2022). "ACC eliminates football divisions, adopts new schedule model in 2023" . WRAL. Retrieved February 3, 2023 .
^ "2023 Wake Forest Football Schedule" . FBSchedules.com . Retrieved December 23, 2022 .
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