Wake Forest Demon Deacons football, 1980–1989

Contents: 1980 - 1981 - 1982 - 1983 - 1984 - 1985 - 1986 - 1987 - 1988 - 1989

Note: * denotes conference game

1980

1980 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
1980 record 5-6-0 (2-4-0 ACC)
Head coach John Mackovic
Home stadium Groves Stadium
Seasons
« 1979 1981 »

Schedule

Date Opponent Location Result Attendance
09/06/1980 Virginia Tech Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC L 7-18
24,500
09/20/1980 Citadel Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC W 24-7
22,500
09/27/1980* at North Carolina State Carter-Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC W 27-7
47,800
10/04/1980 at William & Mary Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA W 27-7
15,800
10/11/1980* #8 North Carolina Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC L 9-27
37,411
10/18/1980* at Maryland Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD L 10-11
36,472
10/25/1980* Virginia Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC L 21-24
23,300
11/01/1980* Clemson Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC L 33-35
28,200
11/08/1980* at Duke Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC W 27-24
23,000
11/15/1980 at #14 South Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC L 38-39
55,583
11/22/1980 Appalachian State Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC W 28-16
23,000

Team Leaders

Category Team Leader Att/Cth Yds
Passing Jay Venuto 214/413 2,624
Rushing Wayne McMillan 152 694
Receiving Kenny Duckett 50 656

1981

1981 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
1981 record 4-7-0 (1-5-0 ACC)
Head coach Al Groh
Home stadium Groves Stadium
Seasons
« 1980 1982 »

Schedule

Date Opponent Location Result Attendance
09/05/1981 South Carolina Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC L 6-23
29,300
09/12/1981 North Carolina State Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC L 23-28
29,000
09/19/1981* at Auburn Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL W 24-21
63,000
09/26/1981 at Virginia Tech Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA L 14-30
42,200
10/03/1981* Appalachian State Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC W 15-14
24,500
10/10/1981* at #5 North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC L 10-48
51,692
10/17/1981* Maryland Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC L 33-45
24,500
10/24/1981* at Virginia Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA W 24-21
24,222
10/31/1981* at #3 Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC L 24-82
60,383
11/07/1981 Duke Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC L 10-31
22,000
11/14/1981 at Richmond UR Stadium • Richmond, VA W 34-22
15,285

Team Leaders

Category Team Leader Att/Cth Yds
Passing Gary Schofield 241/404 2,572
Rushing Wayne McMillan 90 407
Receiving Phil Denfeld 51 461

1982

1982 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
1982 record 3-8-0 (0-6-0 ACC)
Head coach Al Groh
Home stadium Groves Stadium
Seasons
« 1981 1983 »

Schedule

Date Opponent Location Result Attendance
09/04/1982 Western Carolina Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC W 31-10
25,476
09/11/1982 at Auburn Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL L 10-28
59,350
09/18/1982* at North Carolina State Carter-Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC L 0-30
44,800
09/25/1982* Appalachian State Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC W 31-22
29,100
10/02/1982 at Virginia Tech Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA W 13-10
37,300
10/09/1982* #12 North Carolina Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC L 7-24
36,200
10/16/1982* at Maryland Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD L 31-52
35,100
10/23/1982* at Virginia Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA L 27-34
24,105
11/06/1982* at Duke Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC L 28-46
21,500
11/13/1982 Georgia Tech Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC L 7-45
19,257
11/27/1982 #10 Clemson Korakuen Stadium • Tokyo, Japan L 17-21
80,000

Team Leaders

Category Team Leader Att/Cth Yds
Passing Gary Schofield 212/376 2,380
Rushing Michael Ramseur 245 966
Receiving Phil Denfeld 42 424

1983

1983 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
1983 record 4-7-0 (1-6-0 ACC)
Head coach Al Groh
Home stadium Groves Stadium
Seasons
« 1982 1984 »

Schedule

Date Opponent Location Result Attendance
09/03/1983 Appalachian State Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC L 25-27
25,711
09/10/1983 at Virginia Tech Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA W 13-6
26,300
09/17/1983 Western Carolina Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC W 21-0
21,351
09/24/1983 at Richmond UR Stadium • Richmond, VA W 31-6
6,923
10/01/1983* North Carolina State Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC L 15-38
28,450
10/08/1983* at #4 North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC L 10-30
51,711
10/15/1983* #16 Maryland Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC L 33-36
22,300
10/22/1983* Virginia Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC W 38-34
17,500
10/29/1983* at Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC L 17-24
65,475
11/05/1983* Duke Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC L 21-31
21,400
11/12/1983* at Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta, GA L 33-49
26,330

Team Leaders

Category Team Leader Att/Cth Yds
Passing Gary Schofield 187/333 2,253
Rushing Michael Ramseur 125 629
Receiving Duane Owens 46 447

1984

1984 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
1984 record 6-5-0 (3-4-0 ACC)
Head coach Al Groh
Home stadium Groves Stadium
Seasons
« 1983 1985 »

Schedule

Date Opponent Location Result Attendance
09/08/1984 Virginia Tech Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC L 20-21
26,543
09/15/1984 Appalachian State Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC W 17-13
22,700
09/22/1984* at North Carolina State Carter-Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC W 24-15
34,300
09/29/1984* at Maryland Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD L 17-38
32,700
10/06/1984 at Richmond UR Stadium • Richmond, VA W 29-16
15,126
10/13/1984* North Carolina Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC W 14-3
33,778
10/20/1984* at Virginia Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA L 9-28
38,671
10/27/1984 William & Mary Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC W 34-21
23,712
11/03/1984* at Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC L 14-37
71,697
11/10/1984* at Duke Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC W 20-16
28,000
11/17/1984* Georgia Tech Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC L 7-24
22,700

Team Leaders

Category Team Leader Att/Cth Yds
Passing Foy White 143/252 1,544
Rushing Michael Ramseur 214 961
Receiving Duane Owens 30 420

1985

1985 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
1985 record 4-7-0 (1-6-0 ACC)
Head coach Al Groh
Home stadium Groves Stadium
Seasons
« 1984 1986 »

Schedule

Date Opponent Location Result Attendance
09/07/1985 William & Mary Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC W 30-23
22,300
09/14/1985 at Boston University Nickerson Field • Boston, MA W 30-0
12,062
09/21/1985* North Carolina State Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC L 17-20
26,700
09/28/1985* Appalachian State Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC W 24-21
27,300
10/05/1985 at #16 Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN L 29-31
93,345
10/12/1985* at North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC L 14-34
49,000
10/19/1985* Maryland Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC L 3-26
23,700
10/26/1985 Virginia Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC L 18-20
19,400
11/02/1985* at Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC L 10-26
71,179
11/09/1985* Duke Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC W 27-7
19,800
11/16/1985* at Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta, GA L 10-41
28,575

Team Leaders

Category Team Leader Att/Cth Yds
Passing Foy White 132/210 1,322
Rushing Topper Clemons 164 916
Receiving Micheal Ramseur 54 450

1986

1986 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
1986 record 5-6-0 (2-5-0 ACC)
Head coach Al Groh
Home stadium Groves Stadium
Seasons
« 1985 1987 »

Schedule

Date Opponent Location Result Attendance
09/06/1986 Appalachian State Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC W 21-13
28,700
09/13/1986 Boston University Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC W 31-0
17,800
09/20/1986* at North Carolina State Carter-Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC L 38-42
37,400
09/27/1986 at Army Michie Stadium • West Point, NY W 49-14
40,853
10/04/1986* Virginia Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC L 28-30
25,400
10/11/1986* North Carolina Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC L 30-40
31,350
10/18/1986* at Maryland Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD W 27-21
39,650
11/01/1986* Clemson Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC L 20-28
20,370
11/08/1986* at Duke Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC L 36-38
36,200
11/15/1986 at South Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC L 21-48
64,186
11/22/1986* Georgia Tech Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC W 24-21
17,300

Team Leaders

Category Team Leader Att/Cth Yds
Passing Mike Elkins 205/380 2,541
Rushing Darryl McGill 184 859
Receiving James Brim 66 930

1987

1987 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
1987 record 7-4-0 (4-3-0 ACC)
Head coach Bill Dooley
Home stadium Groves Stadium
Seasons
« 1986 1988 »

Schedule

Date Opponent Location Result Attendance
09/12/1987 Richmond Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC W 24-0
14,250
09/19/1987* North Carolina State Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC W 21-3
23,600
09/26/1987 Appalachian State Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC W 16-12
33,400
10/01/1987 at Army Michie Stadium • West Point, NY W 17-13
36,690
10/10/1987* at North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 22-14
50,000
10/17/1987* Maryland Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC L 0-14
25,175
10/24/1987* at Virginia Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA L 21-35
32,500
10/31/1987* at #14 Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC L 17-31
69,711
11/07/1987* Duke Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC W 30-27
23,500
11/14/1987 #14 South Carolina Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC L 0-30
34,720
11/21/1987* at Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta, GA W 33-6
21,114

Team Leaders

Category Team Leader Att/Cth Yds
Passing Mike Elkins 169/317 1,915
Rushing Mark Young 179 795
Receiving Ricky Proehl 54 788

1988

1988 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
1988 record 6-4-1 (4-3-0 ACC)
Head coach Bill Dooley
Home stadium Groves Stadium
Seasons
« 1987 1989 »

Schedule

Date Opponent Location Result Attendance
09/03/1988 at Villanova Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA W 31-11
11,624
09/10/1988 Illinois State Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC W 35-0
22,250
09/17/1988* at North Carolina State Carter-Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC L 6-14
48,000
09/24/1988 at #19 Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI L 9-19
102,776
10/08/1988* North Carolina Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC W 42-24
33,500
10/15/1988* at Maryland Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD W 27-24
41,278
10/22/1988* Virginia Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC L 14-34
21,300
10/29/1988* #15 Clemson Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC L 21-38
27,300
11/05/1988* at Duke Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC W 35-16
35,500
11/12/1988* Georgia Tech Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC W 28-24
21,500
11/19/1988 Appalachian State Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC T 34-34
21,050

Team Leaders

Category Team Leader Att/Cth Yds
Passing Mike Elkins 165/280 2,205
Rushing Mark Young 165 711
Receiving Ricky Proehl 51 845

1989

1989 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
1989 record 2-8-1 (1-6-0 ACC)
Head coach Bill Dooley
Home stadium Groves Stadium
Seasons
« 1988 1990 »

Schedule

Date Opponent Location Result Attendance
09/09/1989 Appalachian State Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC L 10-15
30,200
09/16/1989* #19 North Carolina State Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC L 17-27
25,250
09/23/1989 at Army Michie Stadium • West Point, NY L 10-14
35,898
09/30/1989 Rice Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC T 17-17
12,100
10/07/1989* at North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 17-16
47,500
10/14/1989* Maryland Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC L 7-27
17,500
10/21/1989* at Virginia Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA L 28-47
33,700
10/28/1989* at #22 Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC L 10-44
71,335
11/04/1989* Duke Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC L 35-52
18,600
11/11/1989 Tulsa Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC W 29-17
27,100
11/18/1989* at Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA L 14-43
28,732

Team Leaders

Category Team Leader Att/Cth Yds
Passing Phil Barnhill 182/377 2,454
Rushing Anthony Williams 119 430
Receiving Ricky Proehl 65 1,053

Notes

http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/wake/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/07-mg-sec13.pdf

ESPN College Football Encyclopedia pp. 975-979

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