About Groves Stadium
Groves Stadium is recorded as a College Football stadium in Wake Forest, North Carolina. It opened in 1940. Its recorded capacity is 20,000. Its only tenant was Wake Forest Demon Deacons (College Football, 1940–1955).
Venue Information
Year Opened
Location
Elevation
90 m above sea level
Operator
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.
Architect and operator credits from Wikidata.
Teams
| Team | League | Years |
|---|---|---|
|
Wake Forest Demon Deacons While based here: 16 seasons · 83-61-9 regular season · 2 postseason trips
College Football · 1940–1955
ACC 1953–1955 · Southern 1940–1952 · Major College
|
College Football | 1940–1955 |
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the capacity of Groves Stadium?
The capacity of Groves Stadium is 20,000.
When was Groves Stadium built?
Groves Stadium opened in 1940.
Who operates Groves Stadium?
Groves Stadium is operated by Wake Forest University.
Where did the Wake Forest Demon Deacons play after Groves Stadium?
After leaving Groves Stadium in 1955, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons moved to Bowman Gray Stadium in 1956. They played there until 1967.
Sources
Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.
- Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
- OpenStreetMap Nominatim (ODbL): Location.
- VenueStats compilation: Opening and closing years, name history and teams (compiled by VenueStats from Sports Reference and Wikipedia).
- Wikidata (CC0): Capacity, Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 3 m of this point), Architect and operator.
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Riddick Stadium | 1907–1965 | 16 mi |
| Lenovo Center | 1999– | 17 mi |
| Carter–Finley Stadium | 1966– | 17 mi |
| O'Kelly-Riddick Stadium | 1975– | 21 mi |
| Wallace Wade Stadium | 1929– | 24 mi |
| Bryson Field at Boshamer Stadium | 1972– | 30 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.