2017 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

2017 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Division Atlantic Division
Head coach Dave Clawson (4th season)
Offensive coordinator Warren Ruggiero (4th season)
Defensive coordinator Jay Sawvel (1st season)
Home stadium BB&T Field
(Capacity: 31,500, FieldTurf)
2017 ACC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Atlantic Division
Boston College   0 0         0 0  
Clemson   0 0         0 0  
Florida State   0 0         0 0  
Louisville   0 0         0 0  
NC State   0 0         0 0  
Syracuse   0 0         0 0  
Wake Forest   0 0         0 0  
Coastal Division
Duke   0 0         0 0  
Georgia Tech   0 0         0 0  
Miami   0 0         0 0  
North Carolina   0 0         0 0  
Pittsburgh   0 0         0 0  
Virginia   0 0         0 0  
Virginia Tech   0 0         0 0  
Championship: December 2, 2017
As of August 12, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team will represent Wake Forest University during the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team will be led by fourth-year head coach Dave Clawson, and will play its home games at BB&T Field. Wake Forest competes in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 31 6:30 p.m. Presbyterian* BB&T FieldWinston-Salem, NC ACCN Extra    
September 9 1:00 p.m. at Boston College Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA ACCN Extra    
September 16 3:00 p.m. Utah State* BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC ACCN Extra    
September 23 TBA at Appalachian State* Kidd Brewer StadiumBoone, NC TBA    
September 30 TBA Florida State BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC TBA    
October 7 TBA at Clemson Memorial StadiumClemson, SC TBA    
October 21 TBA at Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd StadiumAtlanta, GA TBA    
October 28 TBA Louisville BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC TBA    
November 4 3:30 p.m. at Notre Dame* Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN NBC    
November 11 TBA at Syracuse Carrier DomeSyracuse, NY TBA    
November 18 TBA NC State BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC TBA    
November 25 TBA Duke BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC TBA    
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:[1].

Coaching staff and Roster

Coaching Staff

Position Name First Year at WFU
Head Coach Dave Clawson 2014
Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks Warren Ruggiero 2014
Asst Head Coach / Receivers Kevin Higgins 2014
Defensive Coordinator / Cornerbacks Jay Sawvel 2017
Special Teams Coordinator / Tight Ends Wayne Lineburg 2017
Defensive Line Dave Cohen 2014
Running Backs John Hunter 2014
Offensive Line Nick Tabacca 2014
Safeties Lyle Hemphill 2017
Linebackers Brad Sherrod 2017
Source:[2]

Game summaries

Presbyterian

Overall record Last meeting Result
7–4–1 2013 W 31–7
Presbyterian Blue Hose at Wake Forest Demon Deacons
1 2 34Total
Blue Hose - - --0
Demon Deacons - - --0

at BB&T FieldWinston-Salem, NC

Game information

First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter

Top Passers
  • PRES –
  • WAKE –
Top Rushers
  • PRES –
  • WAKE –
Top Receiving
  • PRES –
  • WAKE –

References

  1. 2017 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football schedule FBSchedules.com. Accessed April 14, 2017.
  2. "2017 Wake Forest Coaching Staff". The Official Site of Wake Forest Demon Deacons. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
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