![]() ![]() ![]() The press box is the centerpiece of the third of six levels of renovations set to take place at Truist Field. Deacon Tower opened prior to the 2008 season. In 2006, the Wake Forest Athletics Department announced plans to further the renovations on Truist Field (then Groves Stadium) with the construction of Deacon Tower which will house a new press box. The structure is located behind the northwest end zone. It opened midway through the 1997 football season. The Bridger Field House, originally built in 1968 with the stadium, was demolished in early 1996 and rebuilt during the 1996 football season. The southeast end zone is known as "Deacon Hill", and is used for berm seating during games. The current stadium consists of two bowed grandstands on either side of the field. The stadium is part of a larger complex east of the main campus at the corner of Deacon Boulevard and University Parkway, which includes Gene Hooks Field at Wake Forest Baseball Park and Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The former Groves Stadium became the home football field for Wake Forest High School and is today known as Trentini Stadium. It was not until 1966 that the final fundraising was done, and the stadium opened in September 1968, with the Deacons losing to old rival NC State. After moving to Winston-Salem, many games were played in Bowman Gray Stadium while the project to build a new stadium met with many setbacks. The old stadium was financed by Henry Groves, and when the school announced the move to Winston-Salem, he and his brother, Earl, decided to make a further contribution to the school to keep their name on any new stadium. ![]() The former stadium name of Groves Field goes back to the original stadium at the original location of Wake Forest ( Wake Forest, North Carolina). On June 21, 2023, the stadium name was changed to Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium after Allegacy became an official banking partner with Wake Forest Athletics. On July 8, 2020, the name of the stadium was changed to Truist Field at Wake Forest following a merger between BB&T and SunTrust. The deal was part of a larger development process to secure funds for stadium renovations and upgrades. Previously known as Groves Stadium, in September 2007, Wake Forest University and BB&T, which was headquartered in Winston-Salem, announced a 10-year deal to officially rename the stadium BB&T Field starting with the first 2007 home game against Nebraska. It is the smallest football stadium, by permanent capacity, in both the ACC and in all Power Five conferences. The stadium opened in 1968 and holds 31,500 people. It is primarily used for American football, and is the home field of the Wake Forest University Demon Deacons. The stadium is just west of Gene Hooks Field at Wake Forest Baseball Park, home of the Wake Forest baseball team. Wake Forest Demon Deacons football ( NCAA) (1968–present)Īllegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium is a football stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Walter Robbs Callahan & Pierce (renovations) ![]()
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