The Wake Forest Demon Deacons college football team competes as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), representing the Wake Forest University in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Since the establishment of the team in 1888, Wake Forest has appeared in 17 bowl games .[ 1] The latest bowl occurred on December 23, 2022, with Wake Forest defeating Missouri in the 2022 Gasparilla Bowl. The Demon Deacons' overall bowl record is eleven wins and six losses.[ 1]
General
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Bowl game record attendance
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Former bowl game record attendance
List of bowl games showing bowl played in, score, date, season, opponent, stadium, location, attendance and head coach[ A 1]
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Bowl
Score[ A 2]
Date
Season[ A 3]
Opponent[ A 4]
Stadium
Location
Attendance[ 2]
Head coach
1
Gator Bowl
W 26–14
January 2, 1946
1945
South Carolina Gamecocks
Gator Bowl
Jacksonville
7,362 ‡
Peahead Walker
2
Dixie Bowl
L 7–20
January 1, 1949
1948
Baylor Bears
Legion Field
Birmingham
20,000
Peahead Walker
3
Tangerine Bowl
L 10–34
December 22, 1979
1979
LSU Tigers
Orlando Stadium
Orlando
38,666
John Mackovic
4
Independence Bowl
W 39–35
December 31, 1992
1992
Oregon Ducks
Independence Stadium
Shreveport
31,337
Bill Dooley
5
Aloha Bowl
W 23–3
December 25, 1999
1999
Arizona State Sun Devils
Aloha Stadium
Honolulu
40,974
Jim Caldwell
6
Seattle Bowl
W 38–17
December 30, 2002
2002
Oregon Ducks
Seahawks Stadium
Seattle
38,241
Jim Grobe
7
Orange Bowl
L 13–24
January 2, 2007
2006
Louisville Cardinals
Dolphin Stadium
Miami Gardens
74,470
Jim Grobe
8
Meineke Car Care Bowl
W 24–10
December 29, 2007
2007
Connecticut Huskies
Bank of America Stadium
Charlotte
53,126
Jim Grobe
9
EagleBank Bowl
W 29–19
December 20, 2008
2008
Navy Midshipmen
RFK Stadium
Washington
28,777 ‡
Jim Grobe
10
Music City Bowl
L 17–23
December 30, 2011
2011
Mississippi State Bulldogs
LP Field
Nashville
55,208
Jim Grobe
11
Military Bowl
W 34–26
December 27, 2016
2016
Temple Owls
Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Annapolis
26,656
Dave Clawson
12
Belk Bowl
W 55–52
December 29, 2017
2017
Texas A&M Aggies
Bank of America Stadium
Charlotte
32,784
Dave Clawson
13
Birmingham Bowl
W 37–34
December 22, 2018
2018
Memphis Tigers
Legion Field
Birmingham
25,717
Dave Clawson
14
Pinstripe Bowl
L 21–27
December 27, 2019
2019
Michigan State Spartans
Yankee Stadium
The Bronx
36,895
Dave Clawson
15
Duke's Mayo Bowl
L 28–42
December 30, 2020
2020
Wisconsin Badgers
Bank of America Stadium
Charlotte
1,500
Dave Clawson
16
Gator Bowl
W 38–10
December 31, 2021
2021
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
TIAA Bank Stadium
Jacksonville
28,508
Dave Clawson
17
Gasparilla Bowl
W 27–17
December 23, 2022
2022
Missouri Tigers
Raymond James Stadium
Tampa
34,370
Dave Clawson
^ Statistics correct as of 2011–12 NCAA football bowl games .
^ Results are sortable first by whether the result was a Wake Forest win, loss or tie and then second by the margin of victory .
^ Links to the season article for the Wake Forest team that competed in the bowl for that year.
^ Links to the season article for the opponent that Wake Forest competed against in the bowl for that year when available or to their general page when unavailable.
General
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "Bowl/All-Star Game Records" (PDF) . 2011 NCAA Division I Football Records . NCAA.org. Retrieved December 19, 2011 .
Specific
^ a b Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 29
^ Bowl/All-Star Game Records, pp. 32–38
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