1983 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

1983 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record4–7 (1–5 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorEd Zaunbrecher (4th season)
Captains
  • Dan Dougherty
  • Danny Martin
  • Danny Rocco
  • Tim Salley
  • Gary Schofield
Home stadiumGroves Stadium
1983 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   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
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

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]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3Appalachian State*
L 25–2725,711[3]
September 10at Virginia Tech*
W 13–626,300[4]
September 17Western Carolina*
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
W 21–021,351[5]
September 24at Richmond*
W 31–66,923[6]
October 1NC State
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
L 15–3828,450[7]
October 8at No. 4 North Carolina
L 10–3051,711[8]
October 15No. 16 Maryland
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 33–3622,300[9]
October 22Virginia
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
W 38–3417,500[10]
October 29at Clemson*A
L 17–2465,475[11]
November 5Duke
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
L 21–3121,400[12]
November 12at Georgia Tech
L 33–4926,330[13]
  • *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

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

References

  1. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ "Apps shock Wake". The News and Observer. September 4, 1983. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Schofield rallies Wake to 13–6 win over VPI". The News and Observer. September 11, 1983. Retrieved January 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Wake Forest shuts out Catamounts". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 18, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Wake routs Richmond". Rocky Mount Telegram. September 25, 1983. Retrieved November 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Wolfpack corners Deacons, 38–15". Durham Morning Herald. October 2, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Heels whip Deacons 30–10". St. Petersburg Times. October 9, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Maryland trails early, rallies to nip Deacons". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 16, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Deacons earn first ACC win; Stop Cavs, 38–34". The Rocky Mount Telegram. October 23, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Tigers shade Wake Forest, 24–17". The Sun-News. October 20, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Surprising Duke ground game stops Wake Forest". The State. November 6, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Georgia Tech outscores Wake". The State. November 13, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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