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]
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 7–4 (4–3 ACC) |
Head coach |
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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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Zeitplan
editDate | Opponent | Website | 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 | [3] | ||
September 26 | Appalachian State* |
| W 16–12 | 33,400 | [4] | ||
October 3 | at Army* | W 17–13 | 36,690 | [5] | |||
October 10 | at North Carolina | W 22–14 | 50,000 | [6] | |||
October 17 | Maryland |
| L 0–14 | 25,175 | [7] | ||
October 24 | at Virginia | L 21–35 | 32,500 | [8] | |||
October 31 | at No. 14 Clemson | L 17–31 | 69,711 | [9] | |||
November 7 | Duke |
| W 30–27 | 23,500 | [10] | ||
November 14 | No. 14 South Carolina* |
| L 0–30 | 34,720 | [11] | ||
November 21 | at Georgia Tech | W 33–6 | 21,114 | [12] | |||
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Roster
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Defense
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Special teams
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Team leaders
editKategorie | 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
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "Wake reserve propels win over N.C. State". The Times and Democrat. September 20, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Deacon special teams down Appalachian". The Charlotte Observer. September 27, 1987. Retrieved November 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Army loses game, quarterback Crawford". Poughkeepsie Journal. October 4, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hoyle kicks Deacons over UNC". Daily Press. October 11, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maryland hands Deacons first loss". The Greenville News. October 18, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Early spree sends Cavaliers past Wake, 35–21". The Daily News Leader. October 25, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Clemson terrorizes Wake Forest 31–17". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. November 2, 1987. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Deacons nip Devils, 30–27". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 8, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gamecocks overwhelm Deacons". The Charlotte Observer. November 15, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wake Forest buries Yellow Jackets". The Index-Journal. November 22, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.