The 2013 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team represented

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during the

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. The team was coached by

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, who coached his 13th season at the school, and played its home games at

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. Wake Forest competed in the

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, as they have since the league's inception in 1953, and were in the Atlantic Division. They finished the season 4–8, 2–6 in ACC play to finish in sixth place in the Atlantic Division. The team introduced two new helmets, a matte black with a gold "WF" logo and a white version of the normal black helmet. The white helmet made its debut against Boston College on September 6. The matte black helmet made its debut on October 5 against rival NC State. After posting a fifth consecutive losing season, head coach Jim Grobe resigned at the end of the season after a 13-year record of 77–82. On December 10, Wake Forest hired

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head coach

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as Grobe's replacement.

Recruiting

On national signing day, the Demon Deacons received letters of intent from 25 players.

Schedule

Roster

Coaching staff

Game summaries

Presbyterian

''12th meeting. 6–4–1 all time. Last meeting 2010, 53–13 Demon Deacons in Winston-Salem.''

Boston College

''21st meeting. 8–10–2 all time. Last meeting 2012, 28–14 Demon Deacons in Winston-Salem.''

Louisiana-Monroe

''1st meeting''

Army

''13th meeting. 8–4 all time. Last meeting 2012, 49–37 Demon Deacons in Winston-Salem.''

Clemson

''79th meeting. 17–60–1 all time. Last meeting 2012, 42–13 Tigers in Winston-Salem.''

NC State

''107th meeting. 37–63–6 all time. Last meeting 2012, 37–6 Wolfpack in Raleigh.''

Maryland

''62nd meeting. 17–43–1 all time. Last meeting 2012, 19–14 Terrapins in College Park.''

Miami

''11th meeting. 3–7 all time. Last meeting 2009, 28–27 Hurricanes in Winston-Salem.''

Syracuse

''3rd meeting. 1–1 all time. Last meeting 2011, 36–29 Orange in Syracuse.''

Florida State

''32nd meeting. 6–24–1 all time. Last meeting 2012, 52–0 Seminoles in Tallahassee.''

Duke

''94th meeting. 37–54–2 all time. Last meeting 2012, 34–27 Blue Devils in Durham.''

Vanderbilt

''16th meeting. 6–9 all time. Last meeting 2012, 55–21 Commodores in Winston-Salem.''

Statistics

Scores by quarter

Offense

Rushing

Passing

Receiving

Scoring

References

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