1989 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

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1989 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record2–8–1 (1–6 ACC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorBob Pruett (5th season)
CaptainJames DuBose, Tony Mayberry
Home stadiumGroves Stadium
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 18 Virginia + 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
Duke + 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 12 Clemson 5 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Georgia Tech 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
NC State 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Maryland 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 1
Wake Forest 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 1
North Carolina 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1989 college football season. In their third season under head coach Bill Dooley, the Demon Deacons compiled a 2–8–1 record and finished in seventh place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9 Appalachian State*
L 10–15 30,200 [2]
September 16 No. 19 NC State
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
L 17–27 25,250
September 23 at Army*
L 10–14 35,898
September 30 Rice*
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, North Carolina
T 17–17 12,100
October 7 at North Carolina
W 17–16 47,500
October 14 Maryland
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 7–27 17,500
October 21 at Virginia
L 28–47 33,700
October 28 at No. 22 Clemson
L 10–44 71,335
November 4 Duke
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 35–52 18,600
November 11 Tulsa*
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
W 29–17 27,100
November 18 at Georgia Tech
L 14–43 28,732
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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

References

  1. ^ "1989 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  2. ^ "ASU plays the spoiler again, tops Deacons in opener, 15–10". The News and Observer. September 10, 1989. Retrieved November 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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