The 2018 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team represented Wake Forest University during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by fifth-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 7âÂÂ6, 3âÂÂ5 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fifth place in the Atlantic Division. They were invited to the Birmingham Bowl where they defeated Memphis.
<small>Listed in the order that they were released.</small>
The ACC media poll was released on July 24, 2018.
Wake Forest announced their schedule for the 2018 season on January 17, 2018. The Demon Deacons' schedule consisted of 7 home games and 5 away games. Wake Forest hosted conference opponents Boston College, Clemson, Pittsburgh, and Syracuse, and traveled to Duke, Florida State, Louisville, and NC State. The Demon Deacons played out of conference games against Tulane of the AAC, Towson of the Division I FCS CAA, Notre Dame who competes as an Independent, and Rice of C-USA.
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