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In the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both programs, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (1-1, 0-1 ACC) and Virginia Cavaliers (2-0, 1-0 ACC) battled on Saturday night inside Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium among a near-capacity crowd of 30,012 fans and over 4,000 Screamin’ Demons as the Deacs dropped a heartbreaker to the Hoos, 31-30.
"Our guys competed really hard, and we’re proud of the effort, but we didn't make enough plays." – Coach Clawson#GoDeacs 🎩
— Wake Forest Football (@WakeFB) September 8, 2024
Wake seems to have the game in hand after being up 30-17 going into the fourth quarter, but Virginia went on a 14-point unanswered run and won 31-30 and get their first ACC win of the year and go 2-0 overall, while Wake took their first ACC loss and hope to bounce back next week.
Meet you in the endzone 🤝 pic.twitter.com/VxDjnocXF4
— Wake Forest Football (@WakeFB) September 8, 2024
Wake Forest continues its home stand when the Demon Deacons welcome No. 6 Ole Miss to Allegacy Stadium for Homecoming Weekend and a 6:30 p.m. kickoff on The CW. Overall, Coach Clawson is 4-0 against SEC opponents while at Wake Forest. Coach Dave Clawson’s squad is an astounding 24-8 inside Allegacy Stadium since the start of the 2019 season and plays its next two games in Winston-Salem.
Courtesy: Godeacs.com
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