1980 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

1980 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
1980 record 5–6 (2–4 ACC)
Head coach John Mackovic (3rd season)
Home stadium Groves Stadium
1980 ACC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 10 North Carolina $ 6 –0 –0  11 –1 –0
Maryland 5 –1 –0  8 –4 –0
NC State 3 –3 –0  6 –5 –0
Clemson 2 –4 –0  6 –5 –0
Wake Forest 2 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Virginia 2 –4 –0  4 –7 –0
Duke 1 –5 –0  2 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its third season under head coach John Mackovic, the team compiled a 5–6 record and finished in a three-way tie for fourth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentLocationResultAttendance
09/06/1980Virginia TechGroves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North CarolinaL 7-18
24,500
09/20/1980CitadelGroves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North CarolinaW 24-7
22,500
09/27/1980*at North Carolina StateCarter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, North CarolinaW 27-7
47,800
10/04/1980at William & MaryZable Stadium • Williamsburg, VirginiaW 27-7
15,800
10/11/1980*#8 North CarolinaGroves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North CarolinaL 9-27
37,411
10/18/1980*at MarylandByrd Stadium • College Park, MarylandL 10-11
36,472
10/25/1980*VirginiaGroves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North CarolinaL 21-24
23,300
11/01/1980*ClemsonGroves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North CarolinaL 33-35
28,200
11/08/1980*at DukeWallace Wade Stadium • Durham, North CarolinaW 27-24
23,000
11/15/1980at #14 South CarolinaWilliams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South CarolinaL 38-39
55,583
11/22/1980Appalachian StateGroves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North CarolinaW 28-16
23,000

Team leaders

CategoryTeam LeaderAtt/CthYds
PassingJay Venuto214/4132,624
RushingWayne McMillan152694
ReceivingKenny Duckett50656

References

  1. ↑ "1980 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
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