The 2013 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team represented
Wake Forest University
Wake Forest University is a private research university in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Founded in 1834, the university received its name from its original location in Wake Forest, north of Raleigh, North Carolina. The Reynolda Campus, the un ...
during the
2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by
Jim Grobe
Jim Britt Grobe (born February 17, 1952) is an American football coach and former player who was most recently the defensive coordinator of the San Antonio Commanders of the Alliance of American Football. His previous position to that was as head ...
, who coached his 13th season at the school, and played its home games at
BB&T Field
Truist Field at Wake Forest is a football stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The stadium is just west of Gene Hooks Field at Wake Forest Baseball Park, home of the Wake Forest baseball team. It is primarily used for American football, and ...
. Wake Forest competed in the
Atlantic Coast Conference, as they have since the league's inception in 1953, and were in the Atlantic Division. They finished the season 4–8, 2–6 in ACC play to finish in sixth place in the Atlantic Division.
The team introduced two new helmets, a matte black with a gold "WF" logo and a white version of the normal black helmet. The white helmet made its debut against Boston College on September 6. The matte black helmet made its debut on October 5 against rival NC State.
After posting a fifth consecutive losing season, head coach Jim Grobe resigned at the end of the season after a 13-year record of 77–82. On December 10, Wake Forest hired
Bowling Green
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Before 1830, when Edwin Beard Budding of Thrupp, near Stroud, UK, invented the lawnmower, lawns were often kept cropped by grazing sheep ...
head coach
Dave Clawson
David Paul Clawson (born August 16, 1967) is an American football coach and former player. He currently serves as the head football coach at Wake Forest University, where he was named the 2021 ACC Coach of the Year. Clawson previously served a ...
as Grobe's replacement.
Recruiting
On national signing day, the Demon Deacons received letters of intent from 25 players.
Schedule
Roster
Coaching staff
Game summaries
Presbyterian
''12th meeting. 6–4–1 all time. Last meeting 2010, 53–13 Demon Deacons in Winston-Salem.''
Boston College
''21st meeting. 8–10–2 all time. Last meeting 2012, 28–14 Demon Deacons in Winston-Salem.''
Louisiana-Monroe
''1st meeting''
Army
''13th meeting. 8–4 all time. Last meeting 2012, 49–37 Demon Deacons in Winston-Salem.''
Clemson
''79th meeting. 17–60–1 all time. Last meeting 2012, 42–13 Tigers in Winston-Salem.''
NC State
''107th meeting. 37–63–6 all time. Last meeting 2012, 37–6 Wolfpack in Raleigh.''
Maryland
''62nd meeting. 17–43–1 all time. Last meeting 2012, 19–14 Terrapins in College Park.''
Miami
''11th meeting. 3–7 all time. Last meeting 2009, 28–27 Hurricanes in Winston-Salem.''
Syracuse
''3rd meeting. 1–1 all time. Last meeting 2011, 36–29 Orange in Syracuse.''
Florida State
''32nd meeting. 6–24–1 all time. Last meeting 2012, 52–0 Seminoles in Tallahassee.''
Duke
''94th meeting. 37–54–2 all time. Last meeting 2012, 34–27 Blue Devils in Durham.''
Vanderbilt
''16th meeting. 6–9 all time. Last meeting 2012, 55–21 Commodores in Winston-Salem.''
Statistics
Scores by quarter
Offense
Rushing
Passing
Receiving
Scoring
References
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The Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team represents Wake Forest University in the sport of American football. The Demon Deacons compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Atl ...