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Wake Forest Football Coaches
Career records, seasons, ranked finishes, quality scores, and profile links for coaches connected to Wake Forest.
- Indexed coaches
- 30
- Coach seasons
- 195
- Wins leader
- Bill Dooley
Coach record table
Sorted by career wins among coaches with at least one indexed game and one indexed season.
| Coach | Years | Record | Win % | Top-10 Finishes | Peak SRS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Dooley Longevity Coach, Defense-First | 1967-1992 · 26 seasons | 161-127-5 | 55.8% | 0 | 18.5 |
| Jim Grobe Longevity Coach | 1995-2016 · 20 seasons | 117-121-1 | 49.2% | 0 | 8.0 |
| Dave Clawson Longevity Coach | 2009-2024 · 16 seasons | 99-101 | 49.5% | 0 | 13.8 |
| John Mackovic Longevity Coach, Journeyman | 1978-2003 · 16 seasons | 95-82-3 | 53.6% | 1 | 16.2 |
| Al Groh Longevity Coach | 1981-2009 · 15 seasons | 85-93 | 47.8% | 0 | 16.6 |
| DC Walker Volatile Builder, Longevity Coach | 1937-1950 · 14 seasons | 77-51-6 | 59.7% | 0 | 13.8 |
| Cal Stoll Longevity Coach, Defense-First | 1969-1978 · 10 seasons | 54-56 | 49.1% | 0 | 9.9 |
| Chuck Mills Longevity Coach, Defense-First | 1967-1977 · 11 seasons | 49-66-2 | 42.7% | 0 | 10.9 |
| Jake Dickert Balanced | 2021-2025 · 5 seasons | 32-24 | 57.1% | 0 | 6.2 |
| Jim Caldwell Offense-First | 1993-2000 · 8 seasons | 26-63 | 29.2% | 0 | 6.5 |
| Tom Rogers Balanced | 1951-1955 · 5 seasons | 21-25-4 | 46.0% | 0 | 6.6 |
| Hank Garrity Balanced | 1923-1925 · 3 seasons | 19-7-1 | 72.2% | 0 | -3.2 |
| FS Miller Balanced | 1929-1932 · 4 seasons | 18-15-4 | 54.0% | 0 | -3.3 |
| George Levene Longevity Coach | 1907-1922 · 4 seasons | 18-15-5 | 53.9% | 0 | -2.5 |
| William Tate Balanced | 1964-1968 · 5 seasons | 17-32-1 | 35.0% | 0 | 5.6 |
| James Baldwin Balanced | 1922-1927 · 4 seasons | 16-17-5 | 48.7% | 0 | 9.1 |
| Jim Weaver Longevity Coach, Defense-First | 1933-1974 · 5 seasons | 13-28-1 | 32.1% | 0 | -0.3 |
| Paul Amen Balanced | 1956-1959 · 4 seasons | 11-26-3 | 31.3% | 0 | 4.2 |
| Billy Hildebrand Balanced | 1960-1963 · 4 seasons | 7-33 | 17.5% | 0 | -0.2 |
| WC Smith Balanced | 1914-1915 · 2 seasons | 6-10 | 37.5% | 0 | -18.3 |
| Frank Thompson Balanced | 1911-1913 · 3 seasons | 5-19 | 20.8% | 0 | -15.2 |
| JL White Balanced | 1920-1921 · 2 seasons | 4-15 | 21.1% | 0 | -18.5 |
| GM Billings Balanced | 1916-1916 · 1 seasons | 3-3 | 50.0% | 0 | -19.3 |
| Harry Rabenhorst Balanced | 1918-1919 · 2 seasons | 3-8 | 27.3% | 0 | -19.6 |
| AT Myers Balanced | 1909-1909 · 1 seasons | 2-4 | 33.3% | 0 | -21.7 |
| Tom Harper Defense-First | 1972-1972 · 1 seasons | 2-9 | 18.2% | 0 | -17.7 |
| Stanley Cofall Balanced | 1928-1928 · 1 seasons | 2-6-2 | 30.0% | 0 | -24.5 |
| Reddy Rowe Balanced | 1910-1910 · 1 seasons | 2-7 | 22.2% | 0 | -31.8 |
| ET MacDonnell Balanced | 1917-1917 · 1 seasons | 1-6-1 | 18.8% | 0 | -12.0 |
| AP Hall Balanced | 1908-1908 · 1 seasons | 1-4 | 20.0% | 0 | -38.0 |