1967 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

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1967 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1967 record4–6 (3–4 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumBowman Gray Stadium
Seasons
← 1966
1968 →
1967 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Clemson $   6 0     6 4  
NC State   5 1     9 2  
South Carolina   4 2     5 5  
Virginia   3 3     5 5  
Wake Forest   3 4     4 6  
Duke   2 4     4 6  
North Carolina   2 5     2 8  
Maryland   0 6     0 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1967 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. In their fourth season under head coach Bill Tate, the Demon Deacons compiled a 4–6 record and finished in fifth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16 vs. DukeL 13–3122,450
September 23 at ClemsonL 6–2336,000
September 29 at No. 3 Houston*L 6–5041,769
October 7 VirginiaL 12–1411,000
October 14 at Memphis State*L 10–4217,030
October 21 at No. 5 NC State
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
L 7–2430,300
October 28 at North CarolinaW 20–1036,000
November 4 South Carolina
  • Bowman Gray Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
W 35–2113,000
November 11 at Tulsa*W 31–2423,500
November 17 Maryland
  • Bowman Gray Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
W 35–1714,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team leaders[]

Category Team Leader Att/Cth Yds
Passing Freddie Summers 77/159 909
Rushing Freddie Summers 179 510
Receiving Rick Decker 29 352

References[]

  1. ^ "1967 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  2. ^ "1967 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
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