1984 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team
American college football season
1984 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football | |
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 6–5 (3–3 ACC) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Ronnie Burgess, Tony Coates, Ken McAllister, Mike Nesselt |
Home stadium | Groves Stadium |
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Team | W | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 8 | Virginia Tech* | L 20–21 | 26,543 | [3] | ||
September 15 | Appalachian State* |
| W 17–13 | 22,700 | [4] | |
September 22 | at NC State | W 24–15 | 34,300 | [5] | ||
September 29 | at Maryland | L 17–38 | 32,700 | [6] | ||
October 6 | at Richmond* |
| W 29–16 | 15,126 | [7] | |
October 13 | North Carolina |
| W 14–3 | 33,778 | [8] | |
October 20 | at Virginia | ABC | L 9–28 | 38,671 | [9] | |
October 27 | William & Mary* |
| W 34–21 | 23,712 | [10] | |
November 3 | at Clemson*A |
| L 14–37 | 71,697 | [11] | |
November 10 | at Duke |
| W 20–16 | 28,000 | [12] | |
November 17 | Georgia Tech |
| L 7–24 | 22,700 | [13] | |
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- 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
Category | Team Leader | Att/Cth | Yds |
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Passing | Foy White | 143/252 | 1,544 |
Rushing | Michael Ramseur | 214 | 961 |
Receiving | Duane Owens | 30 | 420 |
References
- ^ a b Williams, Larry (2012). The Danny Ford Years at Clemson.
- ^ "1984 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
- ^ "Hunter's late scoring burst shoves Virginia Tech by Wake". The State. September 9, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ramseur helps Deacs get past Apps, 17–13". The News and Observer. September 16, 1984. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Deacons run past slumping Wolfpack". The Rocky Mount Telegram. September 23, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Badanjek, Terps wear down Deacs". The News and Observer. September 30, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ramseur, White lead Decons past Spiders". The Charlotte Observer. October 7, 1984. Retrieved November 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Deacons finally end famine, top Tar Heels 14–3". The State. October 14, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cavaliers put the word of Wake Forest, 28–9". Durham Morning Herald. October 21, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ramseur's 4 touchdowns carry Wake". The Charlotte Observer. October 28, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "With a shove from Perry, Clemson buries Deacons". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. November 4, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Demon Deacons deny Duke, 20–16". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 11, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lavette leads Wreck over Deacons". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 18, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.