1968 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

1968 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
1968 record 2-7-1 (2-3-1 ACC)
Head coach Bill Tate (5th season)
Home stadium Groves Stadium
1968 ACC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
NC State $ 6 1 0  6 4 0
Clemson 4 1 1  4 5 1
Virginia 3 2 0  7 3 0
South Carolina 4 3 0  4 6 0
Duke 3 4 0  4 6 0
Wake Forest 2 3 1  2 7 1
Maryland 2 5 0  2 8 0
North Carolina 1 6 0  3 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1968 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1968 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Bill Tate, the Demon Deacons compiled a 2-7-1 record and finished in sixth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentLocationResult
09/14/1968*NC StateWinston-Salem, North CarolinaL 6-10
09/21/1968*ClemsonWinston-Salem, North CarolinaT 20-20
10/05/1968at MinnesotaMinneapolisL 19-24
10/12/1968at Virginia TechBlacksburg, VirginiaL 6-7
10/19/1968at #5 PurdueWest Lafayette, IndianaL 27-28
10/26/1968*UNCWinston-Salem, North CarolinaW 48-31
11/02/1968*MarylandWinston-Salem, North CarolinaW 38-14
11/09/1968*South CarolinaWinston-Salem, North CarolinaL 21-34
11/16/1968*at DukeDurham, North CarolinaL 3-18
11/23/1968at Florida StateTallahassee, FloridaL 24-42

Team leaders

CategoryTeam LeaderAtt/CthYds
PassingFreddie Summers125/2501,664
RushingFreddie Summers159439
ReceivingRon Jurewicz28451

References

  1. "1968 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  2. "1968 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
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