1972 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

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1972 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1972 record2–9 (1–5 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainBruce Reinert, Donnie Brown
Home stadiumGroves Stadium
Seasons
← 1971
1973 →
1972 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 North Carolina $ 6 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 17 NC State 4 – 1 – 1 8 – 3 – 1
Maryland 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Duke 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Clemson 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Virginia 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Wake Forest 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1972 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. In their first and only season under head coach Tom Harper, the Demon Deacons compiled a 2–9 record and finished in a tie for last place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9 Davidson*
W 26–2017,000
September 16 at SMU*
L 10–5620,175
September 23 at No. 5 Tennessee*
L 6–4566,266
October 7 at Maryland
L 0–2315,000
October 14 NC State
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
L 13–4225,000
October 21 North Carolina
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
L 0–2127,000
October 28 Clemson
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 0–3116,000
November 4 at South Carolina*
L 3–3538,689
November 11 at Duke
W 9–718,025
November 18 Virginia
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 12–1518,000
November 25 Virginia Tech
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 9–446,500[3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster[]

1972 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE 22 Kevin Byrnes Jr
RB 46 Edward Campbell Jr
QB 9 Andy Carlton Fr
RB 1 Ron DeBenedetti Jr
RB 40 Ken Garrett Sr
C 54 Vince Greco Jr
T 68 Randy Halsall Jr
FB 44 Frank Harsh Fr
RB 30 Clayton Heath Jr
G 67 Stuart Hughes Jr
G 66 Ron Lennon Jr
WR 20 Carl Lowe Sr
WR 7 Jim McMahen Sr
TE 81 Nick Ortega Jr
QB 15 Chuck Ramsey Jr
T 70 Bruce Reinert Sr
QB 10 Jim Ryan Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 23 Nick Arcaro Jr
DT 74 David Bailey So
LB 52 Donnie Brown Sr
S 36 Richard Carter Jr
DT 75 Neville Davis Jr
CB 3 Felix Glasco Jr
DE 95 Rich Gregory So
DL 92 John Hardin Jr
CB 5 James Hargrove So
DT 72 Steve Komondorea Sr
LB 73 Tony Mangiaracino Sr
LB 59 David Mebs So
S 11 Junior Moore Sr
S 43 Sammy Rothrock Sr
S 21 Rich Sievers Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Team leaders[]

Category Team Leader Att/Cth Yds
Passing Andy Carlton 24/70 268
Rushing Frank Harsh 157 663
Receiving Gary Johnson 9 135

References[]

  1. ^ "1972 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  2. ^ "1972 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  3. ^ "Strock wins passing title in 44–9 win over Deacons". The Charlotte Observer. November 26, 1972. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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