BB&T Field (formerly Groves Stadium) is a stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It is primarily used for American football, and is the home field of the Wake Forest University Demon Deacons. It opened in 1968 and holds 31,500 people.

	Capacity		31,500
	Opened		September 21, 1968
	Owner		Wake Forest University
	Operator		Wake Forest University
	Surface		FieldTurf
	Location		411 Deacon Blvd, Winston-Salem, NC 27105
	Construction cost		$4,000,000 USD

The stadium name goes back to the original stadium at the original location of Wake Forest (Wake Forest, North Carolina). 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. 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. It was not until 1966 that the final fundraising was done, and the stadium opened in September of 1968, with the Deacons losing to old rival NC State. The former Groves Stadium became the home football field for Wake Forest-Rolesville High School and is today known as Trentini Stadium.

The stadium consists of two bowed grandstands on either side of the field. The southeast endzone is known as “Deacon Hill,” and is used for berm seating during games. The Bridger Field House, built in 1998, is located in the northwest endzone. In the summer of 2006 the natural grass surface was replaced with FieldTurf.

The stadium is part of a larger complex east of the main campus at the corner of Deacon Boulevard and University Parkway, which includes Ernie Shore Field and Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

In 2006, the Wake Forest Athletics Department announced plans to further the renovations on Groves Stadium, including the construction of a new press box set to open in 2008 as part of a construction project named “Deacon Tower.” Previous renovations included the bricking of the facade of the grandstand in 2005 and the implementation of FieldTurf in 2006.

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