1976 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

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1976 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1976 record5–6 (3–3 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainBill Armstrong
Home stadiumGroves Stadium
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Maryland $ 5 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
North Carolina 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Wake Forest 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Duke 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
NC State 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 1
Virginia 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Clemson 0 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 2
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1976 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In their fourth season under head coach Chuck Mills, the Demon Deacons compiled a 5–6 record and finished in third place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4 Virginia Tech*
L 6–23 25,600 [3]
September 11 NC State
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
W 20–18 28,900
September 18 at Vanderbilt*
L 24–27 21,900
September 25 at Kansas State*
W 13–0 25,500
October 2 at No. 1 Michigan*
L 0–31 103,241
October 9 Clemson
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
W 20–14 18,000
October 16 at No. 5 Maryland
L 15–17 46,321
October 23 Virginia
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 17–18 18,300
October 30 North Carolina
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
L 14–3430,150
November 6 at Duke
W 38–17 23,600
November 13 at No. 20 South Carolina*
W 10–7 49,773
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team leaders[]

Category Team Leader Att/Cth Yds
Passing Mike McGlamrey 91/183 1,066
Rushing James McDougald 232 1,018
Receiving Steve Young 36 414

References[]

  1. ^ "1976 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  2. ^ "1976 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  3. ^ "Gobblers top Wake, 23–6". The Greenville News. September 5, 1976. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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