2012 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

The 2012 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team represents Wake Forest University during the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team is coached by Jim Grobe, who is coaching his twelfth season at the school, and plays its home games at BB&T Field. Wake Forest competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference, as they have since the league's inception in 1953, and are in the Atlantic Division.

Previous season
They finished the 2011 season 6–7, 5–3 in ACC play to finish in a tie for second place in the Atlantic Division. They were invited to the Music City Bowl where they were defeated by Mississippi State 23–17.

Recruiting
On national signing day, the Demon Deacons received letters of intent from 19 players.

Liberty
''2nd meeting. 1–0 all time. Last meeting 2006, 34–14 Demon Deacons in Winston-Salem.''

North Carolina
''105th meeting. 34–68–2 all time. Last meeting 2011, 49–24 Tar Heels in Chapel Hill.''

Florida State
''31st meeting. 6–23–1 all time. Last meeting 2011, 35–30 Demon Deacons in Winston-Salem.''

Army
''12th meeting. 7–4 all time. Last meeting 2007, 21–10 Demon Deacons in Winston-Salem.''

Duke
''93rd meeting. 37–53–2 all time. Last meeting 2011, 24–23 Demon Deacons in Durham.''

Maryland
''61st meeting. 17–42–1 all time. Last meeting 2011, 31–10 Demon Deacons in Winston-Salem.''

Virginia
''48th meeting. 13–34–0 all time. Last meeting 2008, 28–17 Demon Deacons in Winston-Salem.''

Clemson
''78th meeting. 17–59–1 all time. Last meeting 2011, 31–28 Tigers in Clemson.''

Boston College
''20th meeting. 7–10–2 all time. Last meeting 2011, 27–19 Demon Deacons in Chestnut Hill.''



NC State
''106th meeting. 37–62–6 all time. Last meeting 2011, 34–27 Demon Deacons in Winston-Salem.''

Notre Dame
''2nd meeting. 0–1 all time. Last meeting 2011, 24–17 Fighting Irish in Winston-Salem.''

Vanderbilt
''15th meeting. 6–8 all time. Last meeting 2011, 41–7 Commodores in Winston-Salem.''