2006 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

2006 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ACC champion
ACC Atlantic Division champion
Orange Bowl, L 13–24 vs. Louisville
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionAtlantic Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 18
Record11–3 (6–2 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSteed Lobotzke (4th season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorDean Hood (6th season)
Base defense4–3
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumGroves Stadium
Seasons
← 2005
2007 →
2006 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Atlantic Division
No. 18 Wake Forest x$   6 2     11 3  
No. 20 Boston College   5 3     10 3  
Maryland   5 3     9 4  
Clemson   5 3     8 5  
Florida State   3 5     7 6  
NC State   2 6     3 9  
Coastal Division
Georgia Tech x   7 1     9 5  
No. 19 Virginia Tech   6 2     10 3  
Virginia   4 4     5 7  
Miami (FL)   3 5     7 6  
North Carolina   2 6     3 9  
Duke   0 8     0 12  
Championship: Wake Forest 9, Georgia Tech 6
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team represented Wake Forest University during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Jim Grobe, in his fifth season at the school, and played its home games at Groves Stadium (now known as BB&T Field). The Deacons finished the regular season with a 10–2 record, giving them the first 10-win season in their history,[1] and won the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The subsequent victory in the conference championship game gave Wake Forest their first conference championship in 36 years.[2][3] As such, they represented the ACC in the Orange Bowl. The team ended the season with an 11–3 record and a number 17 ranking in the nation. The team and its star linebacker Jon Abbate would become the subject of a 2011 feature film, The 5th Quarter. They did not win the Atlantic Division again until 2021.

  1. ^ Milan, Jorge (November 30, 2006). "Unlikeliest of foes meet in ACC championship". ESPN. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
  2. ^ "Skinner, Swank lift Wake to ACC title; next stop: Orange Bowl". ESPN. Associated Press. December 2, 2006. Archived from the original on July 14, 2012. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
  3. ^ "Wake Forest Wins First ACC Title Since 1970". Archived from the original on May 27, 2007. Retrieved July 16, 2007.