1981 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

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1981 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1981 record4–7 (1–5 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorEd Zaunbrecher (2nd season)
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumGroves Stadium
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Clemson $ 6 – 0 – 0 12 – 0 – 0
No. 9 North Carolina 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Maryland 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
Duke 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
NC State 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Wake Forest 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Virginia 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Al Groh, the Demon Deacons compiled a 4–7 record and finished in sixth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5 South Carolina*
L 6–23 29,300
September 12 NC State
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, North Carolina (rivalry)
L 23–28 29,000
September 19 at Auburn*
W 24–21 63,000
September 26 at Virginia Tech*
L 14–30 42,200 [2]
October 3 Appalachian State*
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, North Carolina
W 15–14 24,500 [3]
October 10 at No. 5 North Carolina
L 10–48 51,692
October 17 Maryland
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, North Carolina
L 33–45 24,500
October 24 at Virginia
W 24–21 24,222
October 31 at No. 2 Clemson
L 24–82 60,383
November 7 Duke
L 10–31 22,000
November 14 at Richmond*
W 34–22 15,285
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster[]

1981 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 23 Wayne McMillan
WR 88 Tim Ryan
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
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 Gary Schofield 241/404 2,572
Rushing Wayne McMillan 90 407
Receiving Phil Denfeld 51 461

References[]

  1. ^ "1981 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  2. ^ "Va. Tech passing throws Deacons for a 30–14 loss". The Charlotte Observer. September 27, 1981. Retrieved December 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Deacs' comeback stops Apps". The News and Observer. October 4, 1981. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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