What does Wake Forest coaching history show?
Wake Forest coaching history on this page spans 30 tracked head coaches, led by D.C. Walker with 77 wins from 1937-1950.
Program overview
Wake Forest
2025 finish: 9-4-0 across 13 games. Jump into coaching history, title years, and long-view program trends.
Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium • Winston-Salem • NC
ACCAllegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium
All-Time Wins
495
All-Time Losses
693
Win %
42%
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Wake Forest football program guide
This overview connects the core facts behind Wake Forest football: conference home, stadium context, all-time record, title seasons, Heisman winners, coaching tenures, and the recent season baseline. It is meant to be the starting point before moving into the deeper team tabs.
The latest indexed season is 2025, when Wake Forest finished 9-4. Use the related links to compare Wake Forest against national title lists, all-time wins, rankings, rivalries, recruiting, and transfer activity.
Program Snapshot
Program essentials
Core program details, venue context, and team visuals in one place.
Conference
ACC
Division
Not listed
Home field
Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium
Location
Winston-Salem, NC
Capacity
31,500
Venue type
Outdoor
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Program Dashboard
This season and next actions
Start from the latest season record, then jump into the team history, coaching, and title surfaces most fans usually need next.
Current read
2025: 9-4-0
13 games tracked with a 69% win rate.
Current Season
Performance pulse
Wins
9
Losses
4
Ties
0
Games
13
Win %
69%
Conference Timeline
Realignment context
- Atlantic Coast Conference1953-
- Southern Conference1937-1952
- Big Five Conference1932-1936
- NCAA Division I FBS independent schools1888-1931
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Coaching History
Sideline eras
| Jake Dickert | 2025 | 0-0-0 |
| Dave Clawson | 2014-2024 | 67-69-0 |
| Jim Grobe | 2001-2013 | 77-82-0 |
| Jim Caldwell | 1993-2000 | 26-63-0 |
| Bill Dooley | 1987-1992 | 29-36-2 |
| Al Groh | 1981-1986 | 26-40-0 |
| John Mackovic | 1978-1980 | 14-20-0 |
| Chuck Mills | 1973-1977 | 11-43-1 |
| Tom Harper | 1972 | 2-9-0 |
| Cal Stoll | 1969-1971 | 15-17-0 |
| William Tate | 1964-1968 | 17-32-1 |
| Billy Hildebrand | 1960-1963 | 7-33-0 |
| Paul Amen | 1956-1959 | 11-26-3 |
| Tom Rogers | 1951-1955 | 21-25-4 |
| D.C. Walker | 1937-1950 | 77-51-6 |
| Jim Weaver | 1933-1936 | 10-23-1 |
| F.S. Miller | 1929-1932 | 18-15-4 |
| Stanley Cofall | 1928 | 2-6-2 |
| James Baldwin | 1926-1927 | 7-10-3 |
| Hank Garrity | 1923-1925 | 19-7-1 |
| George Levene | 1922 | 3-5-2 |
| J.L. White | 1920-1921 | 4-15-0 |
| Harry Rabenhorst | 1918-1919 | 3-8-0 |
| E.T. MacDonnell | 1917 | 1-6-1 |
| G.M. Billings | 1916 | 3-3-0 |
| W.C. Smith | 1914-1915 | 6-10-0 |
| Frank Thompson | 1911-1913 | 5-19-0 |
| Reddy Rowe | 1910 | 2-7-0 |
| A.T. Myers | 1909 | 2-4-0 |
| A.P. Hall | 1908 | 1-4-0 |
National Championships
Title profile
No national championships recorded.
Heisman Trophy Winners
Award lineage
No Heisman Trophy winners from this school.