| Year: | 2019 |
| Team: | Wake Forest Demon Deacons |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Division: | Atlantic Division |
| Short Conf: | ACC |
| Record: | 8–5 |
| Conf Record: | 4–4 |
| Head Coach: | Dave Clawson |
| Hc Year: | 6th |
| Off Coach: | Warren Ruggiero |
| Oc Year: | 6th |
| Off Scheme: | Slow mesh |
| Def Coach: | Lyle Hemphill |
| Dc Year: | 1st |
| Def Scheme: | 4–3 |
| Captain: | Essang Bassey, Cade Carney, Jack Freudenthal, Justin Herron, Justin Strnad |
| Stadium: | BB&T Field |
| Bowl: | Pinstripe Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | L 21-27 vs. Michigan State |
The 2019 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team represented Wake Forest University during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Dave Clawson, and played their home games at BB&T Field in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. They competed in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
In the preseason ACC media poll, Wake Forest was predicted to finish in sixth in the Atlantic Division.[1]
| Media poll (Atlantic Division) | |||
| 1 | Clemson | 1209 (171) | |
| 2 | Syracuse | 913 (2) | |
| 3 | Florida State | 753 | |
| 4 | NC State | 666 | |
| 5 | Boston College | 588 | |
| 6 | Wake Forest | 462 | |
| 7 | Louisville | 253 | |
Wake Forest's 2019 schedule began with four non-conference games: at home against Utah State of the Mountain West Conference, on the road against Rice of Conference USA, at home against North Carolina, and at home against Elon of the Colonial Athletic Association. The game against North Carolina, a fellow member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, was played as a non-conference game and therefore did not count in the league standings.[2] This was done because the two rivals otherwise only play once every six years due to the current ACC divisional alignment.
In ACC play, Wake Forest played the other members of the Atlantic Division, as well as Virginia Tech and Duke from the Coastal Division.
See also: 2019 Utah State Aggies football team.
See also: 2019 Rice Owls football team.
See also: 2019 North Carolina Tar Heels football team.
See also: 2019 Elon Phoenix football team.
See also: 2019 Boston College Eagles football team.
See also: 2019 Louisville Cardinals football team.
See also: 2019 Florida State Seminoles football team.
See also: 2019 NC State Wolfpack football team.
See also: 2019 Virginia Tech Hokies football team.
See also: 2019 Clemson Tigers football team.
See also: 2019 Duke Blue Devils football team.
See also: 2019 Syracuse Orange football team.
See also: 2019 Michigan State Spartans football team and 2019 Pinstripe Bowl.
| Head coach | Dave Clawson | 2014 | |
| Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks | Warren Ruggiero | 2014 | |
| Defensive coordinator / Safeties | Lyle Hemphill | 2017 | |
| Asst head coach / Receivers | Kevin Higgins | 2014 | |
| Special teams coordinator / tight ends | Wayne Lineburg | 2017 | |
| Defensive Line | Dave Cohen | 2014 | |
| Running backs | John Hunter | 2014 | |
| Offensive Line | Nick Tabacca | 2014 | |
| Outside Linebackers | Brad Sherrod | 2017 | |
| Cornerbacks | Ryan Crawford | 2018 | |
| Inside Linebackers | Tyler Santucci | 2019 | |
| Source:[4] | |||
See also: 2020 NFL draft.
| 5 | 178 | OLB | Denver Broncos | ||
| 6 | 195 | OT | New England Patriots |
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