1975 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

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1975 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1975 record3–8 (3–3 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainDoug Benfield, Clark Gaines, Lew Henderson
Home stadiumGroves Stadium
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Maryland $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 1
Duke 3 – 0 – 2 4 – 5 – 2
NC State 2 – 2 – 1 7 – 4 – 1
Wake Forest 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Clemson 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
North Carolina 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
Virginia 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1975 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In their third season under head coach Chuck Mills, the Demon Deacons compiled a 3–8 record and finished in fourth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6 SMU*
L 7–14 13,400
September 13 at No. 15 NC State
W 30–22 36,500
September 20 Appalachian State*
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 17–1924,300 [3]
September 27 Kansas State*
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 16–17 17,700
October 11 at Clemson
L 14–16 45,000
October 18 No. 19 Maryland
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 0–27 19,300
October 25 at Virginia
W 66–21 20,171
November 1 at North Carolina
W 21–9 43,000
November 8 Duke
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, North Carolina
L 14-42 28,900
November 15 at South Carolina*
L 26–37 37,656
November 22 at Virginia Tech*
L 10–40 29,000 [4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team leaders[]

Category Team Leader Att/Cth Yds
Passing Jerry McManus 77/152 950
Rushing Clark Gaines 238 929
Receiving Bill Millner 28 327

References[]

  1. ^ "1975 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  2. ^ "1975 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  3. ^ "Appalachian State beats Wake Forest". The Selma Times-Journal. September 21, 1975. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Gobblers fly past Deacons". The News and Observer. November 23, 1975. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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