1983 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

1983 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
1983 record 4–7 (1–5 ACC)
Head coach Al Groh (3rd season)
Home stadium Groves Stadium
1983 ACC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Maryland $ 5 –0 –0  8 –4 –0
North Carolina 4 –2 –0  8 –4 –0
Georgia Tech 3 –2 –0  3 –8 –0
Virginia 3 –3 –0  6 –5 –0
Duke 3 –3 –0  3 –8 –0
Wake Forest 1 –5 –0  4 –7 –0
NC State 1 –5 –0  3 –8 –0
No. 11 Clemson 0 –0 –0*  9 –1 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • *Clemson was under NCAA and ACC probation and was ineligible for the ACC title. As a result, their ACC games did not count in the league standings.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Al Groh, the Demon Deacons compiled a 4–7 record and finished in a tie for last place in the Atlantic Coast Conference, disregarding ACC-sanctioned Clemson.[2]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 3 Appalachian State* Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina L 25–27   25,711
September 10 at Virginia Tech* Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia W 13–6   26,300
September 17 Western Carolina* Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina W 21–0   21,351
September 24 at Richmond* University of Richmond Stadium • Richmond, Virginia W 31–6   6,923
October 1 NC State Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina L 15–38   28,450
October 8 at No. 4 North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina (Rivalry) L 10–30   51,711
October 15 No. 16 Maryland Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina L 33–36   22,300
October 22 Virginia Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina W 38–34   17,500
October 29 at Clemson*A Memorial Stadium • Clemson, South Carolina L 17–24   65,475
November 5 Duke Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina L 21–31   21,400
November 12 at Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta L 33–49   26,330
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

^ Clemson was under NCAA probation, and was ineligible for the ACC title. Therefore, this game did not count in the league standings.[1]

Team leaders

CategoryTeam LeaderAtt/CthYds
PassingGary Schofield187/3332,253
RushingMichael Ramseur125629
ReceivingDuane Owens46447

References

  1. 1 2 Williams, Larry (2012). The Danny Ford Years at Clemson.
  2. ↑ "1983 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
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