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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 2–7–1 (2–3–1 ACC) |
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Captain | Game captains |
Home stadium | Groves Stadium |
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NC State $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1968 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. In their fifth season under head coach Bill Tate, the Demon Deacons compiled a 2-7-1 record and finished in sixth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference. [2]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 14 | NC State | L 6–10 | 30,000 | ||||
September 21 | Clemson |
| T 20–20 | 20,221 | [3] | ||
October 5 | at Minnesota * | L 19–24 | 39,277 | ||||
October 12 | at VPI * | L 6–7 | 31,000 | ||||
October 19 | at No. 5 Purdue * | L 27–28 | 57,694 | ||||
October 26 | North Carolina |
| W 48–31 | 30,000 | |||
November 2 | Maryland |
| W 38–14 | 15,500 | |||
November 9 | South Carolina |
| L 21–34 | 16,000 | |||
November 16 | at Duke | L 3–18 | 17,500 | ||||
November 23 | at Florida State * | L 24–42 | 35,108 | ||||
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Category | Team Leader | Att/Cth | Yds |
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Passing | Freddie Summers | 125/250 | 1,664 |
Rushing | Freddie Summers | 159 | 439 |
Receiving | Ron Jurewicz | 28 | 451 |
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