The 2009 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team represented Wake Forest University during the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Jim Grobe during his ninth season at the school and played its home games at BB&T Field. Wake Forest competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference, as they have since the league's inception in 1953. The Deacons finished the season with a record of 5–7 and 3–5 in ACC play. The Deacons missed out on a bowl game for the first time since the 2005 season.

Before the season

Recruiting

On National Signing Day, the Demon Deacons received letters of intent from 21 players. Preferred Walk-Ons: Spencer Bishop TE/LB 6-2 200 FR (HS) Pinehurst, NC (Pinecrest) Roger Khouri Fullback 6-1 230 FR (HS) Key Biscayne, FL (Ransom Everglades) Zach Massey TE/FB/LS 6-1 195 FR (HS) Kannapolis, NC (A.L. Brown) Gray Mazzone Wide Receiver 5-9 170 FR (HS) Cary, NC (Panther Creek) Josh Strickland Wide Receiver 6-2 185 FR (HS) Winston-Salem, NC (Forsyth Country Day) Alex Wulfeck Punter 5-9 170 FR (HS) Orange Park, FL (Bolles School)

Schedule

Roster

Coaching staff

Game summaries

Baylor

5 all-time meetings: Baylor 4–1 Last meeting: 2008 at Baylor (Wake Forest 41, Baylor 13)

Stanford

First all–time meeting.

Elon

9 all-time meetings: Wake Forest 8–0–1 Last meeting: 1939 in Greensboro (Wake Forest 34, Elon 0)

@ Boston College

16 all-time meetings: Boston College 8–6–2 Last meeting: 2008 at Wake Forest (Boston College 24, Wake Forest 21)

North Carolina State

102 all-time meetings: NC State 61–35–6 Last meeting: 2008 at NC State (NC State 21, Wake Forest 17)

Maryland

57 all-time meetings: Maryland 41–15–1 Last meeting: 2008 at Maryland (Maryland 26, Wake Forest 0)

@ Clemson

74 all-time meetings: Clemson 56–17–1 Last meeting: 2008 at Wake Forest (Wake Forest 12, Clemson 7)

@ Navy

10 all-time meetings: Wake Forest 7–3 Last meeting: 2008 in Washington DC (Wake Forest 29, Navy 19)

Miami

9 all-time meetings: Miami 6–3 Last meeting: 2008 at Miami (Miami 16, Wake Forest 10)

@ Georgia Tech

28 all-time meetings: Georgia Tech 20–8 Last meeting: 2006 in Jacksonville (Wake Forest 9, Georgia Tech 6)

Florida State

27 all-time meetings: Florida State 21–5–1 Last meeting: 2008 at Florida State (Wake Forest 12, Florida State 3)

@ Duke

88 all-time meetings: Duke 53–34–2 Last meeting: 2008 at Wake Forest (Wake Forest 33, Duke 30 OT)

Scores by quarter