1984 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

1984 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
1984 record 6–5 (3–3 ACC)
Head coach Al Groh (4th season)
Home stadium Groves Stadium
1984 ACC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 12 Maryland $ 5 –0 –0  9 –3 –0
No. 20 Virginia 3 –1 –2  8 –2 –2
North Carolina 3 –2 –1  5 –5 –1
Wake Forest 3 –3 –0  6 –5 –0
Georgia Tech 2 –2 –1  6 –4 –1
NC State 1 –5 –0  3 –8 –0
Duke 1 –5 –0  2 –9 –0
Clemson 0 –0 –0*  7 –4 –0
  • $ – 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 1984 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Al Groh, the Demon Deacons compiled a 6–5 record and finished in fourth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[2]

The season is notable in being the first season current United States Senator from North Carolina, Richard Burr lettered.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 8 Virginia Tech* Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina L 20–21   26,543
September 15 Appalachian State* Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina W 17–13   22,700
September 22 at NC State Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina W 24–15   34,300
September 29 at Maryland Byrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland L 17–38   32,700
October 6 at Richmond* City Stadium • Richmond, Virginia W 29–16   15,126
October 13 North Carolina Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina (Rivalry) W 14–3   33,778
October 20 at Virginia Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia L 9–28   38,671
October 27 William & Mary* Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina W 34–21   23,712
November 3 at Clemson*A Memorial Stadium • Clemson, South Carolina L 14–37   71,697
November 10 at Duke Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, North Carolina W 20–16   28,000
November 17 Georgia Tech Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina L 7–24   22,700
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.
A.^ 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
PassingFoy White143/2521,544
RushingMichael Ramseur214961
ReceivingDuane Owens30420

References

  1. 1 2 Williams, Larry (2012). The Danny Ford Years at Clemson.
  2. ↑ "1984 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
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