BB&T Field

Opened in 1968

About BB&T Field

BB&T Field is a former name of Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium, used 2007–2019. Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium is a College Football stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It opened in 1968. It seats 31,500. Its current tenant is Wake Forest Demon Deacons (College Football), since 1968. By capacity it ranks 96th of 256 current College Football venues, counting only venues with a known capacity. On our ranked lists it ranks 143rd oldest of 368 stadiums and arenas still in use and 19th for most name changes among 125 venues with 3 or more names. It has also been known as Groves Stadium (1968–2006) and Truist Field at Wake Forest (2020–2022).

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Photo of BB&T Field
Photo by BobHWS. License: CC BY-SA 3.0. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Venue Information

Capacity

31,500

Source: Wikidata

Year Opened

1968

Location

Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27109

Elevation

930 ft

283 m above sea level

Location derived from the venue's coordinates using data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).

Elevation of the venue's coordinates from USGS and NASA SRTM elevation data, via Open Topo Data.

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Teams

Home seasons at BB&T Field by team, 1968–2026. Bars use each team's colors at the time; the table below lists every season.
Team League Years
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
While based here: 59 seasons · 273-386-4 regular season · 16 postseason trips · 2026 in progress
College Football · 1968–present
ACC 1968–2026 · FBS (Division I-A)
  1. Home venue unknown 1908–1921
  2. Home venue unknown 1922–1939
  3. Groves Stadium 1940–1955
  4. Bowman Gray Stadium 1956–1967
  5. Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium 1968–present
College Football 1968–present

Records are each team's full-season results while it was based here, home and away games alike, from final scores. They are not records of games played at this venue.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the capacity of BB&T Field?

The capacity of BB&T Field is 31,500.

When was BB&T Field built?

BB&T Field opened in 1968.

Who plays at BB&T Field?

BB&T Field is the home venue of Wake Forest Demon Deacons.

Where did the Wake Forest Demon Deacons play before BB&T Field?

Before moving to BB&T Field in 1968, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons played at Bowman Gray Stadium from 1956 to 1967.

Sources

Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.

Historical Names

BB&T Field

2007 - 2019

Current

Groves Stadium

1968 - 2006

Location

Coordinates: 36.1306, -80.2547
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Nearby Venues

VenueYearsDistance
Bowman Gray Stadium 1938– 3.8 mi
First Horizon Coliseum 1959– 24 mi
Truist Stadium 1981– 27 mi
Rhodes Stadium 2001– 42 mi

Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.

References

Read more on Wikipedia

Teams on Wikipedia

Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.

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