1966 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

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1966 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1966 record3–7 (2–4 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumBowman Gray Stadium
Seasons
← 1965
1967 →
1966 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Clemson $   6 – 1     6 – 4  
NC State   5 – 2     5 – 5  
Maryland   3 – 3     4 – 6  
Virginia   3 – 3     4 – 6  
Duke   2 – 3     5 – 5  
Wake Forest   2 – 4     3 – 7  
South Carolina   1 – 3     1 – 9  
North Carolina   1 – 4     2 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1966 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In their third season under head coach Bill Tate, the Demon Deacons compiled a 3–7 record and finished in sixth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17 at Virginia
L 10–2417,000
September 24 at Maryland
L 7–3426,500
October 1 NC State
L 12–1511,000
October 8 at Auburn*
L 6–1422,000
October 15 at South Carolina
W 10–626,593
October 22 at North Carolina
W 3–037,000
October 29 Clemson
  • Bowman Gray Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 21–2315,700
November 5 VPI*
  • Bowman Gray Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 0–1113,000
November 12 Memphis State*
  • Bowman Gray Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
W 21–78,000
November 19 at Florida State*
L 0–2829,176
  • *Non-conference game

Team leaders[]

Category Team Leader Att/Cth Yds
Passing Ken Erickson 57/126 787
Rushing Andy Heck 127 608
Receiving Ken Henry 20 279

References[]

  1. ^ "1966 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  2. ^ "1966 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
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