American college football season
The 1988 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its second season under head coach Bill Dooley, the team compiled a 6–4–1 record and finished in a tie for fourth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1]
Schedule[edit]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 3 | at Villanova* | | W 31–11 | 11,624 | [2] |
September 10 | Illinois State* | | W 35–0 | 20,225 | [3] |
September 17 | at NC State | | L 6–14 | 48,000 | [4] |
September 24 | at No. 19 Michigan* | | L 9–19 | 102,776 | [5] |
October 8 | North Carolina | - Groves Stadium
- Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
| W 42–24 | 33,500 | [6] |
October 15 | at Maryland | | W 27–24 | 41,278 | [7] |
October 22 | Virginia | - Groves Stadium
- Winston-Salem, NC
| L 14–34 | 21,300 | [8] |
October 29 | No. 15 Clemson | - Groves Stadium
- Winston-Salem, NC
| L 21–38 | 27,300 | [9] |
November 5 | at Duke | | W 35–16 | 35,500 | [10] |
November 12 | Georgia Tech | - Groves Stadium
- Winston-Salem, NC
| W 28–24 | 21,500 | [11] |
November 19 | Appalachian State* | - Groves Stadium
- Winston-Salem, NC
| T 34–34 | 21,050 | [12] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1988 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured Redshirt |
Team leaders[edit]
Category | Team Leader | Att/Cth | Yds |
Passing | Mike Elkins | 165/280 | 2,205 |
Rushing | Mark Young | 165 | 711 |
Receiving | Ricky Proehl | 51 | 845 |
Team players in the NFL[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "1988 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
- ^ "Wake Forest's big first half beats Villanova". The Charlotte Observer. September 4, 1988. Retrieved April 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wake Forest blanks ISU, 35–0". The Pantagraph. September 11, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wolfpack's defense silences Deacons". The News and Observer. September 18, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Michigan rolls past Wake Forest". Wisconsin State Journal. September 25, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Deacons' explosion buries Tar Heels". The Charlotte Observer. October 9, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wake rallies past Terrapins". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 16, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cavaliers down Wake Forest, 34–14". The Daily News Leader. October 23, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Improving Tigers roar past Deacs, 38–21". The Herald. October 30, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wake Forest, Young rack up Duke 35–16". The Sun-News. November 6, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Deacons extinguish Tech's fire, 28–24". Durham Morning Herald. November 13, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tie ends Deacons' bowl hopes". The News and Observer. November 20, 1988. Retrieved November 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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