# 2025 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

The 2025 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team will represent Wake Forest University in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Demon Deacons will be led by Jake Dickert in his first year as the head coach. The Demon Deacons will play their home games at Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

## Offseason
### Transfers
#### Outgoing

| Player | Position | Destination |
| Horatio Fields | WR | Auburn |
| Walker Merrill | WR | Austin Peay |
| Luke Petitbon | OL | Florida State |
| Nick Ragano | WR | Furman |
| Harry Lodge | TE | Georgia Tech |
| Demarcus Rankin | DB | Lamar |
| Jamare Glasker | DB | Maryland |
| Matt Gulbin | OL | Michigan State |
| Keagen Trost | OL | Missouri |
| Deuce Alexander | WR | Ole Miss |
| Luca Puccinelli | TE | Purdue |
| Nick Sharpe | OL | South Carolina |
| Mitch Griffis | QB | Texas Tech |
| Zach Vaughan | OL | Western Michigan |
| Charlie Gilliam | QB | Samford |
| Donavon Greene | WR | Unknown |
| Busbee Phillips | CB | Unknown |
| Antonio Robinson Jr. | CB | Unknown |
| Eldrick Robinson II | LB | Unknown |
| Jaydon Collins | OL | Unknown |
| Jason Woods | WR | Unknown |
| Ryan Dupont | TE | Unknown |
| Kennedy Fauntleroy | RB | Unknown |
| Demond Claiborne | RB | Withdrawn |

#### Incoming

| Player | Position | Previous school |
| Nuer Gatkuoth | DE | Colorado State |
| Gabe Kirschke | DL | Colorado State |
| Dallas Afalava | DL | Idaho |
| Sawyer Racanelli | WR | Montana |
| Karon Prunty | DB | North Carolina A&T |
| Jacob Dennison | OL | Ohio |
| Robby Ashford | QB | South Carolina |
| Deshawn Purdie | QB | Charlotte |
| Melvin Siani | OL | Temple |
| Langston Hardy | DE | UConn |
| Reginald Vick Jr. | WR | Virginia Union |
| Fa'alili Fa'amoe | OL | Washington State |
| AJ Hasson | OL | Washington State |
| Chris Barnes | WR | Washington State |
| Jaylon Edmond | DB | Washington State |
| Carlos Hernandez | WR | Washington State |
| Devin Kylany | OL | Washington State |
| Frank Cusano | LB | Washington State |
| Jayden Loving | DL | Western Kentucky |
| Sascha Garcia | DB | William & Mary |

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Site |
| August 29 | Kennesaw State* | Allegacy Federal Credit Union StadiumWinston-Salem, NC |
| September 6 | Western Carolina* | Allegacy Federal Credit Union StadiumWinston-Salem, NC |
| September 11 | NC State | Allegacy Federal Credit Union StadiumWinston-Salem, NC (rivalry) |
| September 27 | Georgia Tech | Allegacy Federal Credit Union StadiumWinston-Salem, NC |
| October 4 | at Virginia Tech | Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA |
| October 11 | at Oregon State* | Reser StadiumCorvallis, OR |
| October 25 | SMU | Allegacy Federal Credit Union StadiumWinston-Salem, NC |
| November 1 | at Florida State | Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL |
| November 8 | at Virginia | Scott StadiumCharlottesville, VA |
| November 15 | North Carolina | Allegacy Federal Credit Union StadiumWinston-Salem, NC (rivalry) |
| November 22 | Delaware* | Allegacy Federal Credit Union StadiumWinston-Salem, NC |
| November 29 | at Duke | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC (rivalry) |
| *Non-conference game ||||

## Game summaries
### vs Kennesaw State

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Owls | | | 0 |
| Demon Deacons | | | 0 |
at Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina
* Date: August 30
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Kennesaw State | Passing |
| Kennesaw State | Rushing |
| Kennesaw State | Receiving |
| Wake Forest | Passing |
| Wake Forest | Rushing |
| Wake Forest | Receiving |

### vs Western Carolina

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Catamounts | | | 0 |
| Demon Deacons | | | 0 |
at Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina
* Date: September 6
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Western Carolina | Passing |
| Western Carolina | Rushing |
| Western Carolina | Receiving |
| Wake Forest | Passing |
| Wake Forest | Rushing |
| Wake Forest | Receiving |

### at Oregon State

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Demon Deacons | | | 0 |
| Beavers | | | 0 |
at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, Oregon
* Date: October 25
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Wake Forest | Passing |
| Wake Forest | Rushing |
| Wake Forest | Receiving |
| Oregon State | Passing |
| Oregon State | Rushing |
| Oregon State | Receiving |

### vs Delaware

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Fightin' Blue Hens | | | 0 |
| Demon Deacons | | | 0 |
at Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina
* Date: November 22
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Delaware | Passing |
| Delaware | Rushing |
| Delaware | Receiving |
| Wake Forest | Passing |
| Wake Forest | Rushing |
| Wake Forest | Receiving |