Week Four Know Your Opponent: Wake Forest Brings a Stout Defense in Bloomington

Week Four Know Your Opponent: Wake Forest Brings a Stout Defense in Bloomington

Written By Sammy Jacobs (@Hoosier_Huddle)

Head Coach: Dave Clawson (3rd Year)
Overall: 99-97 (.505) 17th year
At Wake Forest 9-18 (3-14)
Bowl Appearances: 3
Last Year’s Record: 3-9 (1-7)
This Year’s Record: 3-0 (1-0)
Bowl Appearances Since 2000: 5 Appearances (3-2 Record)
Mascot: Demon Deacon
Colors: Gold and Black
Outfitter: Nike
National Titles: 0
Conference Titles: 10
Heisman Winners: 0

Fun Fact

Originally, Wake Forest's athletic teams were known as the Fighting Baptists, due to its association with the Baptist Convention (from which it later separated itself). However, in 1923, after a particularly impressive win against the Duke Blue Devils, a newspaper reporter wrote that the Deacons "fought like Demons", giving rise to the current team name, the "Demon Deacons."

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