BOWL CENTRAL

SELECTION ON SUNDAY, DEC. 7

After a big win over Virginia, the Demon Deacons are now bowl eligible! Though it's not yet confirmed where the Deacs will be going this year, we want you to be the first to know. Fill out the form below to be notified when the Deacs find out what bowl they'll be playing in and ticket information for that bowl game.
 
 
Where the Deacs Might Go
ACC Bowl Ties
Friday, December 14, 2025
LA Bowl Hosted by Gronk
Los Angeles, California
9:00 p.m. ET
ESPN
Friday, December 19, 2025
Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl
Tampa, Florida
3:30 p.m. ET
ESPN
Saturday, December 27, 2025
Go Bowling Military Bowl
Washington DC
11:00 a.m. ET
ESPN
Saturday, December 27, 2025
Pinstripe Bowl
The Bronx, New York
12:00 p.m. ET
ABC
Saturday, December 27, 2025
Fenway Bowl
Boston, Massachusetts
2:15 p.m. ET
ESPN
Saturday, December 27, 2025
Pop-Tarts Bowl
Orlando, Florida
3:30 p.m. ET
ABC
Saturday, December 27, 2025
Gator Bowl
Jacksonville, Florida
7:30 p.m. ET
ESPN
Monday, December 29, 2025
JLab Birmingham Bowl
Birmingham, Alabama
2:00 p.m. ET
ESPN
Tuesday, December 30, 2025
Valero Alamo Bowl
San Antonio, Texas
9:00 p.m. ET
ESPN
Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl
El Paso, Texas
2:00 p.m. ET
CBS
Friday, January 2, 2026
Duke’s Mayo Bowl
Charlotte, North Carolina
8:00 p.m. ET
ESPN
Friday, January 2, 2026
DIRECTV Holiday Bowl
Charlotte, North Carolina
8:00 p.m. ET
FOX
Jake Dickert Leading the Way
The Demon Deacons are headed bowling once again — this time under first-year head coach Jake Dickert. In his debut season in Winston-Salem, Dickert has already made history, becoming the first coach in program history to lead Wake Forest to a bowl berth in his inaugural campaign.

Embracing the Built in the Dark ethos, Dickert’s team battled through narrow setbacks early in the season and responded with a dominant October—highlighted by a win at Virginia Tech for the first time since 1983, a road victory at Oregon State in the programs’ first-ever meeting, and a dramatic Homecoming triumph over SMU that snapped the Mustangs’ 20-game regular-season conference winning streak and marked their first ACC loss since joining the league in 2024.

Now, after defeating Virginia the Demon Deacons have secured their eighth bowl appearance in the last 10 seasons and 18th overall. With 11 bowl victories already in program history, Coach Dickert and his team now look to add a new chapter to Wake Forest football’s proud postseason tradition.
Recent Bowl History
  • 2016 Military Bowl - Facing No. 23 Temple, Wake Forest was in search of its first bowl win in nine years. With the help of holding the Owls to -20 rushing yards, the Deacs came away with a 34-26 victory in Annapolis, Md.
  • 2017 Belk Bowl - Trailing 52-48 to Texas A&M with 5:52 left, Wake Forest answered with a 13-play, 69-yard drive, capped off by a 1-yard run by Matt Colburn II to take the lead for good with 2:18 to play in the game. Current LA Rams quarterback John Wolford earned MVP honors with 400 yards passing and four touchdowns.
  • 2018 Birmingham Bowl - With the help of a career-high performance of 171 receiving yards from wide receiver and current New York Giant Alex Bachman, the Deacs pulled out their third consecutive bowl victory, defeating Memphis, 37-34.
  • 2019 New Era Pinstripe Bowl - The game against Michigan State garnered 3.8 million viewers on ESPN, which was the highest national TV viewership of any North Carolina bowl team — outpacing the next closest team by more than 1.7 million viewers.
  • 2020 Duke’s Mayo Bowl - It marked the third time in program history the Demon Deacons played in a bowl game in Charlotte with the others coming in the 2017 Belk Bowl and 2008 Car Care Bowl.
  • 2021 TaxSlayer Gator Bowl - Sam Hartman earned MVP honors after throwing three touchdown passes in the game for 304 yards. It brought his season total touchdowns to 50 which puts him in elite company among Atlantic Coast Conference quarterbacks. Deshaun Watson (Clemson) and Lamar Jackson (Louisville) were the only other quarterbacks to have 50 or more touchdowns in a single season.
  • 2022 Gasparilla Bowl - Behind a three-touchdown performance from Sam Hartman as he earned MVP honors, Wake Forest defeated Southeastern Conference representative Missouri 27-17 to win the Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla. The win marked Wake Forest's fifth in a seven-year stretch since the Deacs began the bowl streak from 2016-22.
Our Path to the Bowl Game
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