1968 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

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1968 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record2–7–1 (2–3–1 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadium Groves Stadium
Seasons
←  1967
1969  →
1968 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
NC State $ 6 –1 –06 –4 –0
Clemson 4 –1 –14 –5 –1
Virginia 3 –2 –07 –3 –0
South Carolina 4 –3 –04 –6 –0
Duke 3 –4 –04 –6 –0
Wake Forest 2 –3 –12 –7 –1
Maryland 2 –5 –02 –8 –0
North Carolina 1 –6 –03 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll [1]

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]

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Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14 NC State
L 6–1030,000
September 21 Clemson
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
T 20–2020,221 [3]
October 5 at Minnesota *
L 19–2439,277
October 12 at VPI *
L 6–731,000
October 19 at No. 5 Purdue *
L 27–2857,694
October 26 North Carolina
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
W 48–3130,000
November 2 Maryland
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
W 38–1415,500
November 9 South Carolina
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 21–3416,000
November 16 at Duke
L 3–1817,500
November 23 at Florida State *
L 24–4235,108
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team leaders

CategoryTeam LeaderAtt/CthYds
PassingFreddie Summers125/2501,664
RushingFreddie Summers159439
ReceivingRon Jurewicz28451

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References

  1. ↑ "1968 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  2. ↑ "1968 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Clemson Football Media Guide - 1969". Clemson University. 1968. p. 9. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
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