1981 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team
American college football season
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 4–7 (1–5 ACC) |
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Offensive coordinator | Ed Zaunbrecher (2nd season) |
Captain | Game captains |
Home stadium | Groves Stadium |
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Conf | Overall | |||||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||
No. 1 Clemson $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||
No. 9 North Carolina | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||
Maryland | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||
Duke | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||
NC State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||
Wake Forest | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||
Virginia | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||
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The 1981 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season . In their first season under head coach Al Groh , the Demon Deacons compiled a 4–7 record and finished in sixth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference . [1]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 5 | South Carolina * | L 6–23 | 29,300 | ||
September 12 | NC State |
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L 23–28 | 29,000 | |
September 19 | at Auburn * | W 24–21 | 63,000 | ||
September 26 | at Virginia Tech * | L 14–30 | 42,200 | [2] | |
October 3 | Appalachian State * |
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W 15–14 | 24,500 | [3] |
October 10 | at No. 5 North Carolina | L 10–48 | 51,692 | ||
October 17 | Maryland |
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L 33–45 | 24,500 | |
October 24 | at Virginia | W 24–21 | 24,222 | ||
October 31 | at No. 2 Clemson | L 24–82 | 60,383 | ||
November 7 | Duke | L 10–31 | 22,000 | ||
November 14 | at Richmond * | W 34–22 | 15,285 | [4] | |
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Roster
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Defense
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Special teams
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Team leaders
Category | Team Leader | Att/Cth | Yds |
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Passing | Gary Schofield | 241/404 | 2,572 |
Rushing | Wayne McMillan | 90 | 407 |
Receiving | Phil Denfeld | 51 | 461 |
References
- ↑ "1981 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC . Retrieved December 24, 2015 .
- ↑ "Va. Tech passing throws Deacons for a 30–14 loss" . The Charlotte Observer . September 27, 1981 . Retrieved December 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Deacs' comeback stops Apps" . The News and Observer . October 4, 1981 . Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Deacs outscore Richmond" . Rocky Mount Telegram . November 16, 1981 . Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
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