1986 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

1986 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
1986 record 5–6 (2–5 ACC)
Head coach Al Groh (6th season)
Home stadium Groves Stadium
1986 ACC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 17 Clemson $ 5 –1 –1  8 –2 –2
NC State 5 –2 –0  8 –3 –1
North Carolina 5 –2 –0  7 –4 –1
Georgia Tech 3 –3 –0  5 –5 –1
Maryland 2 –3 –1  5 –5 –1
Wake Forest 2 –5 –0  5 –6 –0
Duke 2 –5 –0  4 –7 –0
Virginia 2 –5 –0  3 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth and final season under head coach Al Groh, the Demon Deacons compiled a 5–6 record and finished in a three-way tie for last place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentLocationResultAttendance
09/06/1986Appalachian StateGroves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North CarolinaW 21-13
28,700
09/13/1986Boston UniversityGroves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North CarolinaW 31-0
17,800
09/20/1986*at North Carolina StateCarter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, North CarolinaL 38-42
37,400
09/27/1986at ArmyMichie Stadium • West Point, New YorkW 49-14
40,853
10/04/1986*VirginiaGroves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North CarolinaL 28-30
25,400
10/11/1986*North CarolinaGroves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North CarolinaL 30-40
31,350
10/18/1986*at MarylandByrd Stadium • College Park, MarylandW 27-21
39,650
11/01/1986*ClemsonGroves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North CarolinaL 20-28
20,370
11/08/1986*at DukeWallace Wade Stadium • Durham, North CarolinaL 36-38
36,200
11/15/1986at South CarolinaWilliams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South CarolinaL 21-48
64,186
11/22/1986*Georgia TechGroves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North CarolinaW 24-21
17,300

Team leaders

CategoryTeam LeaderAtt/CthYds
PassingMike Elkins205/3802,541
RushingDarryl McGill184859
ReceivingJames Brim66930

References

  1. ↑ "1986 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
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