demon deacon football HEAD COACHES MOST COACHING WINS Name Years W L T Pct Bowl Wins NATIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR D. C. Walker 1937-50 (14) 77 51 6 .597 1 (1946 Gator) Jim Grobe 2001-13 (13) 77 82 0 .484 3 (2002 Seattle, 2007 Meineke, 2008 EagleBank) Bill Dooley 1987-92 (6) 29 36 2 .448 1 (1992 Independence) Jim Caldwell 1993-00 (8) 26 63 0 .292 1 (1999 Aloha) Al Groh 1981-86 (6) 26 40 0 .394 LONGEST TENURES Name Years W L T Pct Bowl Games D. C. Walker 1937-50 (14) 77 51 6 .597 1946 Gator, 1949 Dixie JIM GROBE Jim Grobe 2001-13 (13) 77 82 0 .484 2002 Seattle, 2007 FedEx Orange, 2007 Meineke, 2006 2008 EagleBank, 2011 Music City American Football Coaches Association Jim Caldwell 1993-00 (8) 26 63 0 .292 1999 Aloha Associated Press Al Groh 1981-86 (6) 26 40 0 .394 Bobby Dodd Foundation Bill Dooley 1987-92 (6) 29 36 2 .448 1992 Independence CBS Sportsline Sporting News OVERALL RECORD ACC RECORD Name Years W L T Pct W L T Pct W. C. Dowd* (Wake Forest ‘89) 1888 (1) 1 0 0 1.000 W. C. Riddick (Lehigh ‘90) 1889 (1) 3 3 0 .500 W. E. Sikes (Wake Forest ‘91) 1891-93 (3) 6 2 1 .722 Unknown 1895 (1) 0 0 1 .500 A. P. Hall, Jr. (Pennsylvania) 1908 (1) 1 4 0 .250 JOHN MACKOVIC A. T. Myers (Harvard) 1909 (1) 2 4 0 .333 1979 Reddy Rowe 1910 (1) 2 7 0 .222 Walter Camp Frank Thompson (NC State) 1911-13 (3) 5 19 0 .208 Dr. W. C. Smith 1914-15 (2) 6 10 0 .375 G. M. Billings (Wake Forest ‘15) 1916 (1) 3 3 0 .500 E. T. MacDonnell (Colgate ‘10) 1917 (1) 1 6 1 .188 Harry Rabenhorst* (Wake Forest ‘19) 1918-19 (2) 3 8 0 .273 ACC COACH OF THE YEAR J. L. White (Wake Forest ‘99) 1920-21 (2) 4 15 0 .210 George Levene (Penn ‘07) 1922 (1) 3 5 2 .211 Hank Garrity (Princeton ‘22) 1923-25 (3) 19 7 1 .722 James Baldwin (Lehigh) 1926-27 (2) 7 10 3 .425 Stanley B. Cofall (Notre Dame ‘17) 1928 (1) 2 6 2 .300 F. S. Miller (Fordham) 1929-32 (4) 18 15 4 .540 James H. Weaver (Centenary ‘24) 1933-36 (4) 10 23 1 .309 D. C. Walker (Samford ‘22) 1937-50 (14) 77 51 6 .597 Tom Rogers (Duke ‘34) 1951-55 (5) 21 25 4 .460 6 10 2 .389 PAUL AMEN Paul Amen (Nebraska ‘38) 1956-59 (4) 11 26 3 .313 7 19 1 .278 BILL TATE 1956, 1959 1964 Billy Hildebrand (Mississippi St ‘47) 1960-63 (4) 7 33 0 .175 6 21 0 .222 Bill Tate (Illinois ‘53) 1964-68 (5) 17 32 1 .350 12 19 1 .391 Cal Stoll (Minnesota ‘50) 1969-71 (3) 15 17 0 .469 9 9 0 .500 Tom Harper (Kentucky ‘55) 1972 (1) 2 9 0 .182 1 5 0 .167 Chuck Mills (Illinois State ‘50) 1973-77 (5) 11 43 1 .209 6 23 1 .216 John Mackovic (Wake Forest ‘65) 1978-80 (3) 14 20 0 .412 7 11 0 .389 Al Groh (Virginia ‘67) 1981-86 (6) 26 40 0 .394 8 30 0 .211 Bill Dooley (Mississippi St ‘56) 1987-92 (6) 29 36 2 .448 14 29 0 .326 Jim Caldwell (Iowa ‘77) 1993-00 (8) 26 63 0 .292 12 52 0 .188 Jim Grobe (Virginia ‘75) 2001-13 (13) 77 82 0 .484 42 62 0 .404 Dave Clawson (Williams ‘89) 2014-pr. (4) 21 29 0 .420 9 23 0 .281 CAL STOLL JOHN MACKOVIC Totals 1888-2017 (116) 450 654 33 .410 139 313 5 .310 1970 1979 No team: 1890, 1894, 1896-1907 / *Also served as team captain BILL DOOLEY JIM GROBE 1987, 1992 2006 94 #GoDeacs demon deacon football ASSISTANT COACHES Name Years Name Years Name Years Name Years Name Years Chris Allen..........................1993-96 Harry Elliott ........................1973-77 Dean Hood .........................2001-07 Jerry McManus .................1986-95 Kevin Sherman ..................2001-05 Dick Anderson ...................1964-68 Mike Ellison........................1973-74 Dick Hunter ........................1960-61 Jim McNally ......................1978-79 Ray Sherman .................1979-1980 Wright Anderson ...............1970-72 Tom Elrod...........................2003-13 John Hunter ......... 2014-present Bernie Menapace ..............1981-86 Brad Sherrod ....... 2017-present Teryl Austin ........................1993-95 Ed Emory................................. 1968 Cecil Ingram ............................ 1960 Kenneth Meyer ..................1958-59 Hank Small.........................1995-98 Elmer Barbour ....................1956-60 Bill Faircloth .......................1978-82 Derrick Jackson .................2012-16 Brad Mills ...........................1971-72 Ralph Smith ............................ 1970 Dr. Jamie Barresi ...............1993-00 Beattie Feathers ................1961-77 Oval Jaynes .......................1969-72 Bill Mitchell ........................1971-72 Ron Stark ...........................1969-71 Warren Belin ......................2013-15 W.D. Fesperman................1961-62 John Jett ...........................1946-47 Billy Mitchell ......................2001-13 Skip Stress ........................1989-92 James Bell .........................1996-99 Pat Flaherty ........................1993-98 Steve Jones............................ 1977 Tom Moore ............................. 1969 Archie Strimel ....................1978-80 George Belu .......................1997-99 Mel Foels ...........................1997-00 Whitey Jordan ...................1987-88 Jeff Mullen ........................2001-07 Taylor Stubblefield ....................... 2013 Steve Bernstein .................1973-77 Marty Galbraith ........ 1978-82, 89-90 Ken Karr .............................1964-66 Norman Parker...................1969-71 Nick Tabacca ...... 2014-present Tim Billings.........................2006-11 Lonnie Galloway ...............2011-12 Robert Kellogg ...................1947-49 Pat Peppler ............................. 1962 Ray Thornton .....................1960-62 Steve Bocko ........................... 1972 Gene Gibson ......................1965-57 Bobby Kennedy..................1995-00 Tony Pierce ............................. 2000 Tom Throckmorton ............1987-88 Jeff Bower .............................. 1987 Murray Greason ...........1934-49, 54 Buddy King.........................1984-86 Bob Popp ...........................1967-68 Sam Timer .............................. 1963 Don Brown .........................1976-77 John Gutekunst ...................... 1992 Sandy Kinney .....................1987-92 Joe Popp ...........................1965-68 Howard Tippett ....................... 1972 Bob Brush ..........................1989-92 Ted Guthard ............................ 1969 John Klacik ............................. 2000 Pat Preston ........................1951-53 Rick Tolley ............................... 1968 Troy Calhoun ......................2001-02 Dennis Haglan....................1978-82 Brian Knorr .........................2008-13 Bob Pruett ..........................1983-89 Ken Treadway....................1987-88 Gerald Carr .............................. 1999 Garth Hall ...........................1973-74 Charles Knox ......................1959-60 Jan Quarless ......................1993-96 Tony Trentini ........................... 1963 Russell Cerrato ....................... 1972 Tom Harper ........................1969-71 Brad Lambert .....................2001-10 Vito Ragazzo ......................1976-77 Bill Urbanik .........................1978-83 John (Red) Cochran ............. 1951-55 Bill Hayes ...........................1973-75 Tony Lanham .......................... 1972 Pride Ratterree...................1954-55 Jay Venuto ............................. 1986 Dave Cohen ......... 2014-present Win Headley ......................1975-77 Jim LaRue ..........................1974-75 Diron Reynolds ...................1999-00 Kenneth Wable ..................1956-57 Jess Cone ............................... 1973 Lyle Hemphill ....... 2017-present Clark Lea ................................. 2016 Charlie Rizzo .......................1981-85 Paul Wargo ........................1973-74 Mike Cook ............................... 1977 Jack Henry .........................1981-85 Theo Lemon .......................1996-00 Danny Rocco .......................... 1986 Pete Watson ......................1981-85 Ryan Crawford ..................2018 Keith Henry ........................2001-11 Bill Lewis ............................1969-70 Tom Rogers ..............1938-40, 46-50 James Webster .................1988-92 Bill Crutchfield ....................1958-59 Jim Hietikko .......................1956-58 Wayne Lineburg .. 2017-present James Royster ..................1980-86 Eddie Williamson .....1991-92, 2000 Dennis Darnell ......................... 1980 Kevin Higgins ....... 2014-present Steed Lobotzke ..................2001-13 Warren Ruggiero ..2014-present Eddie Wilson ......................1976-77 Gary Darnell .......................1986-87 Billy Hildebrand ..................1956-59 Bob Lord ............................1966-67 Steve Russ ........................2008-11 Alex Wood .........................1993-94 Bill Davis ............................1964-68 Jonathan Himebauch .................2012-13 Joe Madden ......................1965-67 R.J. Rychleski ....................1993-00 Walter Wood .......................... 1950 Babe Dimancheff ...............1962-63 Don Hipps ..........................1954-55 Ray Malavasi .......................... 1961 Taylor Sanford....................1949-55 Mike Workin ......................1978-79 Chuck Driesbach ................1984-86 Stan Hixon .........................1993-94 Bill Maskill ..........................1990-92 Jay Sawvel .......... 2017-present Cliff Yoshida ............1973-77, 87-92 Tim Duffie ............................... 2012 Jim Hofher ..............1979-80, 83-86 Ray McCartney ..................2001-13 Adam Scheier ....................2014-16 Ed Zaunbrecher..................1980-83 Mike Elko ...........................2014-16 Lawson Holland .................1988-91