| 1987 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football | |
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 7–4 (4–3 ACC) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Bob Pruett (3rd season) |
| Captain | Chip Rives, Jimmie Simmons |
| Home stadium | Groves Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Clemson $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1987 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its first season under head coach Bill Dooley, the team compiled a 7–4 record and finished in a tie for third place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 12 | Richmond* | W 24–0 | 14,250 | [2] | |||
| September 19 | NC State |
| W 21–3 | 23,600 | |||
| September 26 | Appalachian State* |
| W 16–12 | 33,400 | [3] | ||
| October 3 | at Army* | W 17–13 | 36,690 | ||||
| October 10 | at North Carolina | W 22–14 | 50,000 | ||||
| October 17 | Maryland |
| L 0–14 | 25,175 | |||
| October 24 | at Virginia | L 21–35 | 32,500 | ||||
| October 31 | at No. 14 Clemson | L 17–31 | 69,711 | ||||
| November 7 | Duke |
| W 30–27 | 23,500 | |||
| November 14 | No. 14 South Carolina* |
| L 0–30 | 34,720 | |||
| November 21 | at Georgia Tech | W 33–6 | 21,114 | ||||
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Roster
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Team leaders
| Category | Team Leader | Att/Cth | Yds |
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| Passing | Mike Elkins | 169/317 | 1,915 |
| Rushing | Mark Young | 179 | 795 |
| Receiving | Ricky Proehl | 54 | 788 |
References
- ↑ "1987 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
- ↑ "Deacons give Dooley victory over Spiders". The Charlotte Observer. September 13, 1987. Retrieved November 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Deacon special teams down Appalachian". The Charlotte Observer. September 27, 1987. Retrieved November 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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