Wake Forest Demon DeaconsHead coach Jake Dickert
88 Overall rating steady
Jake Dickert has led Wake Forest since 2025, going 13-5 across 2 seasons with 1 bowl trip.
- Record since 2025
- 13-5
- Seasons
- 2
- Bowl trips
- 1
Coaching profile Updated weekly
Strategy & scheme
Offensive scheme12
Defensive scheme14
Game planning14
Situational management20
Leadership & results
Comeback factor20
Underdog edge18
Recent form18
Win rate17
Grades on a 0-20 scale, recalculated each week from Jake Dickert's most recent 18 games. Offensive and defensive scheme track scoring for and against, game planning the average margin, situational management the one-score record, comeback factor the bounce-back after a loss, underdog edge the road record. The arrows are the week-over-week move. Frost is 17 or higher, violet 14 or higher.
Wake Forest record by season
| Season | Record | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4-1 | In progress |
| 2025 | 9-4 | Won Duke's Mayo Bowl |
Records with Wake Forest since 2025, bowl and playoff games included, from the CollegeFootballData game log.
Wake Forest games under Jake Dickert
Result
Season
3 FINAL September 26, 2026
Wake Forest 30 : 27
Louisville
30 : 27 Louisville FINAL September 18, 2026
Miami 
33 : 20 Wake Forest
33 : 20 Wake Forest FINAL September 12, 2026
Wake Forest 38 : 36
Purdue
38 : 36 Purdue FINAL September 3, 2026
Akron 
16 : 38 Wake Forest
16 : 38 Wake Forest 
14
12
FINAL November 1, 2025
Wake Forest 7 : 42
Florida State
7 : 42 Florida State 
12
FINAL October 4, 2025
Wake Forest 30 : 23
Virginia Tech
30 : 23 Virginia Tech 
30 FINAL September 11, 2025
NC State 
34 : 24 Wake Forest
34 : 24 Wake Forest 
10 FINAL August 29, 2025
Kennesaw State 
9 : 10 Wake Forest
9 : 10 Wake Forest FINAL November 23, 2024
Wake Forest 14 : 42 Miami
14 : 42 Miami FINAL November 8, 2024
California 
46 : 36 Wake Forest
46 : 36 Wake Forest FINAL October 19, 2024
Wake Forest 23 : 20
UConn
23 : 20 UConn FINAL October 12, 2024
Clemson 
49 : 14 Wake Forest
49 : 14 Wake Forest FINAL October 5, 2024
Wake Forest 34 : 30 NC State
34 : 30 NC State FINAL September 28, 2024
Louisiana 
41 : 38 Wake Forest
41 : 38 Wake Forest FINAL September 14, 2024
Ole Miss 
40 : 6 Wake Forest
40 : 6 Wake Forest 
13 Wake Forest 30 Louisville 27 Miami 33 Wake Forest 20 Wake Forest 38 Purdue 36 Akron 16 Wake Forest 38 Wake Forest 7 Florida State 42 Wake Forest 30 Virginia Tech 23 NC State 34 Wake Forest 24 Kennesaw State 9 Wake Forest 10 Wake Forest 14 Miami 42 California 46 Wake Forest 36 Wake Forest 23 UConn 20 Clemson 49 Wake Forest 14 Wake Forest 34 NC State 30 Louisiana 41 Wake Forest 38 Ole Miss 40 Wake Forest 6No games match these filters.
Jake Dickert: Wake Forest head coach profile
Jake Dickert is the Wake Forest head coach. This profile covers Jake Dickert's record and season-by-season results with Wake Forest, and connects to the Wake Forest program, the Big 12 teams and the live conference standings. Follow the race for the Big 12 Championship Game on the Big 12 title race page.
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