1983 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

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]

1983 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1983 record4–7 (1–5 ACC)
Head coachAl Groh (3rd season)
Offensive coordinatorEd Zaunbrecher (4th season)
Home stadiumGroves Stadium
1983 Atlantic Coast Conference 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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 3Appalachian State*L 25–2725,711
September 10at Virginia Tech*W 13–626,300
September 17Western Carolina*
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, North Carolina
W 21–021,351
September 24at Richmond*W 31–66,923
October 1NC State
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, North Carolina
L 15–3828,450
October 8at No. 4 North CarolinaL 10–3051,711
October 15No. 16 Maryland
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, North Carolina
L 33–3622,300
October 22Virginia
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, North Carolina
W 38–3417,500
October 29at Clemson*AL 17–2465,475
November 5Duke
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, North Carolina
L 21–3121,400
November 12at Georgia Tech
L 33–4926,330
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^ 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. 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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