The 2004 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Jim Grobe, the Demon Deacons compiled a 4–7 record (1–7 in conference games, were outscored by a total of 253 to 230, and finished in a tie for last place in the ACC.^[1]

The teams statistical leaders included Cory Randolph (1,010 passing yards), Chris Barclay (1,010 rushing yards and 54 points scored), and Nate Morton (391 receiving yards).^[2]

The team played its home games at Groves Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	3:30 pm	at No. 15 Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	ABC	L 30–37 2OT	78,624
September 11	7:00 pm	at East Carolina*	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC		W 31–17	38,141
September 18	6:30 pm	North Carolina A&T*	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC		W 42–3	27,893
September 25	12:00 pm	Boston College*	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	ESPN2	W 17–14	29,461
October 2	12:00 pm	at NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	JPS	L 21–27 OT	55,600
October 9	12:00 pm	Virginia Tech	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	JPS	L 10–17	32,433
October 23	3:30 pm	No. 5 Florida State	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	ABC	L 17–20	31,403
October 30	12:00 pm	Duke	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)	JPS	W 24–22	25,762
November 13	12:00 pm	North Carolina	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)	JPS	L 24–31	37,623
November 20	12:00 pm	at No. 12 Miami (FL)	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	ESPN	L 7–52	41,315
November 27	12:00 pm	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	ESPN	L 7–13	48,226
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time