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Welcome to the Wake Forest Demon Deacons football schedule hub on NC Football News. This page serves as a central reference for Wake Forest football schedules, featuring the most current season’s slate along with past and future schedules as they become available.
Wake Forest competes in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Below, you’ll find game dates, opponents, locations and available TV/streaming information, with schedules organized by season for easy reference.
Wake Forest Football Schedule 2026
Wake Forest Football Schedule 2026| Date | H/A | Opponent | Score | Time | TV/Stream | W-L (Conf) | Notes | Week # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat,4/18 | Spring Game | Spring Football Fan Fest | Spring | |||||
| Sat,8/29 | BYE | Week 0 | ||||||
| Thu,9/3 | vs | Akron | Week 1 | |||||
| Sat,9/12 | at | Purdue | Week 2 | |||||
| Fri,9/18 | vs | Miami* | UNRIVALED Weekend | Week 3 | ||||
| Sat,9/26 | at | Louisville* | Week 4 | |||||
| Sat,10/3 | vs | Stanford* | Family Weekend | Week 5 | ||||
| Sat,10/10 | at | NC State* | Week 6 | |||||
| Sat,10/17 | at | California* | Week 7 | |||||
| Sat,10/24 | BYE | Week 8 | ||||||
| Sat,10/31 | vs | Virginia* | Week 9 | |||||
| Sat,11/7 | vs | Merrimack | Homecoming | Week 10 | ||||
| Sat,11/14 | at | SMU* | Week 11 | |||||
| Sat,11/21 | at | Georgia Tech* | Week 12 | |||||
| Sat,11/28 | vs | Duke* | Senior Day | Week 13 |
Wake Forest Football Schedule 2025: Scores & Final Results
| Date | @ | Opponent | Score | Time | TV/Stream | Total | Conf. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 29 | vs | Kennesaw State | W, 10-9 | 7 p.m. | ACCN | 1-0 | 0-0 | |
| Sept. 6 | vs | Western Carolina | W, 42-10 | 2 p.m. | ACCNX | 2-0 | 0-0 | |
| Sept. 11 | vs | NC State* | L, 24-34 | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN | 2-1 | 0-1 | |
| Sept. 27 | vs | Georgia Tech* | L, 29-30 | 12 p.m. | ESPN | 2-2 | 0-2 | |
| Oct. 4 | at | Virginia Tech* | W, 30-23 | 1 p.m. | The CW | 3-2 | 1-2 | |
| Oct. 11 | at | Oregon State | W, 39-14 | 3:30 p.m. | The CW | 4-2 | 1-2 | |
| Oct. 25 | vs | SMU* | W, 13-12 | 12 p.m. | The CW | 5-2 | 2-2 | |
| Nov. 1 | at | Florida State* | L, 7-42 | 7:30 p.m. | ACCN | 5-3 | 2-3 | |
| Nov. 8 | at | Virginia* | W, 16-9 | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN | 6-3 | 3-3 | |
| Nov. 15 | vs | North Carolina* | W, 28-12 | 4:30 p.m. | The CW | 7-3 | 4-3 | |
| Nov. 22 | vs | Delaware | W, 52-14 | 12 p.m. | ACCN | 8-3 | 4-3 | |
| Nov. 29 | at | Duke* | L, 32-49 | 3:30 p.m. | ACCN | 8-4 | 4-4 | |
| Jan. 2 | vs | Mississippi State | W, 43-29 | 8 p.m. | ESPN | 9-4 | 4-4 | Duke’s Mayo Bowl, Charlotte |
| * ACC game |
Future Wake Forest Non-Conference Opponents
2026: Akron (Sept. 3), at Purdue (Sept. 12), Merrimack (Nov. 7)
2027: Campbell (Sept. 2, 3 or 4), Tulane (Sept. 18), Notre Dame (Oct. 9 in Charlotte)
2028: Elon (Aug. 31 or Sept. 1), Purdue (Sept. 9), Connecticut (Sept. 16), East Carolina (Sept. 23)
2029: Norfolk State (Aug. 30), Georgia State (Sept. 15), Oregon State (Sept. 29), at Notre Dame (TBA)
2030: Maryland (Sept. 7), at Georgia State (Sept. 14)
2031: at Maryland (Sept. 6)
2032: at Notre Dame (TBA)
2037: Notre Dame (TBA)
- Source: Wake Forest athletics, FBSchedules.com
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