2017 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team information
American college football season
2017Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Belk Bowl champion
Belk Bowl, W 55–52 vs. Texas A&M
Conference
Atlantic Coast Conference
Division
Atlantic Division
Record
8–5 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach
Dave Clawson (4th season)
Offensive coordinator
Warren Ruggiero (4th season)
Offensive scheme
Slow mesh
Defensive coordinator
Jay Sawvel (1st season)
Base defense
4–3
Captain
Grant Dawson, Wendell Dunn, Cam Serigne, A'Lique Terry, Jaboree Williams, John Wolford
Home stadium
BB&T Field
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Atlantic Division
No. 4 Clemson xy$^
7
–
1
12
–
2
No. 23 NC State
6
–
2
9
–
4
Boston College
4
–
4
7
–
6
Louisville
4
–
4
8
–
5
Wake Forest
4
–
4
8
–
5
Florida State
3
–
5
7
–
6
Syracuse
2
–
6
4
–
8
Coastal Division
No. 13 Miami (FL) xy
7
–
1
10
–
3
No. 24 Virginia Tech
5
–
3
9
–
4
Georgia Tech
4
–
4
5
–
6
Duke
3
–
5
7
–
6
Pittsburgh
3
–
5
5
–
7
Virginia
3
–
5
6
–
7
North Carolina
1
–
7
3
–
9
Championship: Clemson 38, Miami 3
^ – College Football Playoff participant
$ – Conference champion
x – Division champion/co-champions
y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
The 2017 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team represented Wake Forest University during the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Dave Clawson, and played their home games at BB&T Field. Wake Forest competed in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference as they have since the league's inception in 1953. They finished the season 8–5, 4–4 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for third place in the Atlantic Division. They were invited to the Belk Bowl, where they defeated Texas A&M.
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