1984 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

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1984 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1984 record6–5 (3–3 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainRonnie Burgess, Tony Coates, Ken McAllister, Mike Nesselt
Home stadiumGroves Stadium
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Maryland $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 20 Virginia 3 – 1 – 2 8 – 2 – 2
North Carolina 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Wake Forest 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Georgia Tech 2 – 2 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
NC State 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Duke 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Clemson 0 – 0 – 0* 7 – 4 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Clemson was under NCAA and ACC probation and was ineligible for the ACC title. As a result, their ACC games did not count in the league standings.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Al Groh, the Demon Deacons compiled a 6–5 record and finished in fourth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8Virginia Tech*
L 20–2126,543
September 15Appalachian State*
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
W 17–1322,700[3]
September 22at NC State
W 24–1534,300
September 29at Maryland
L 17–3832,700
October 6at Richmond*
W 29–1615,126
October 13North Carolina
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
W 14–333,778
October 20at Virginia
L 9–2838,671
October 27William & Mary*
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
W 34–2123,712
November 3at Clemson*A
L 14–3771,697
November 10at Duke
W 20–1628,000
November 17Georgia Tech
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 7–2422,700
  • *Non-conference game
A.^ Clemson was under NCAA probation, and was ineligible for the ACC title. Therefore this game did not count in the league standings.[1]

Team leaders[]

Category Team Leader Att/Cth Yds
Passing Foy White 143/252 1,544
Rushing Michael Ramseur 214 961
Receiving Duane Owens 30 420

References[]

  1. ^ a b Williams, Larry (2012). The Danny Ford Years at Clemson.
  2. ^ "1984 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  3. ^ "Ramseur helps Deacs get past Apps, 17–13". The News and Observer. September 16, 1984. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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